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territory into the United States, or a capture
of or attack upon an American vessel, naval
or commercial. by a British man-of-war, or
an attack upon an American port by British
vessels, the city would be bombarded and de-
stroyed.
This message, which was, Of course, in
stantly transmitted TO London, placed the
British Government in the apparent position
of being held by the throat by the American
War Syndicate. But II the British Govern
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announcing that at n certain time n bomb
should be projected into II certain fort. Pre-
cisely at the spec fled time the fort had been
destroyed, but nobody believed that a bomb
La been fired.
Every opinion. Official or popular. concern
ing what II had. lone and what might be ex-
pected Of il, was promptly forwarded to the
Syndicate bv its agen =. and II was thus ena-
blcd 10 see very plainly indeed that the effect
duced. Unless the enemy could be made to
understand that any fort or ships within ten
miles of one of the Syndicate's cannon could
he simultaneously disSipated in the shape of
fine dust, this war could not be carried On
upon the principles adopted. and therefore
might as well pass out of the hands Of the
Syndicate.
Day by day and night by night the state Of
affairs was anxlously considered ut the office
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SYNOPSIS OF IHSTALMENTS L-TL

s year is the stimulated time within which a Syndicate agrees % bring to s sT sat so HMh M Ths
by m@nsOTr powerful SdmtlJ s tear on esmgT pantusa nd pCpdnGrh he English menotwsr
XEmdE ONT then ENTIRELY hasH 1ff p@sdR on I@M0t and the neg day n another
sdfSSn h@nRMSn H are s inclined the %Ss% That sp%%@a force are @% %E" "N "
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ing a smaller entrance to the port as we'll as
the larger one. and thus maintaining an eff
fective blockade. This was not q difficult
duty. for since the news of the extraordinary
performances of the crabs q been spread
abroad, no merchant vessel, large or small,
cared to approach that port; and strict
orders had been issued by the British Ad-
miralty that no vessel of the navy should.
until further instructed, engage in combat
with the peculiar craft Of the Syndicate.
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A nur1Iar Unw,,tiusIy Nabbcd.

William Thompson, alias Kid Thompson,
arrested in bed at l01 West Thirty-eiGhth
street, early this morning, for an assault on
Juan de PulmO, an Italian bOOthlack, with whom
he QUarrelled in broadway laRt night, was idcn-
titled i'll Jefferson Market Court as the burglar
who robbed the house of II. Braisted, & Perry
.~ftrcct, II few nights ago.
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Firm Lovers and an Angry Father.

William Van Allen, arrested in Long Island
City for the abduction of fifteen-year-old Lena
Muhlenberger, il out ons5oO bail. He declares he
will marry the girl at any risk. and Lena is
equally determined to 90 to him. The girls
father, however, remains irate and obstinate in
his prosecution of Van Allen.
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Fu,.r,I of m Tnmmauy Brave.

The funeral of Christopher keefe, OF 300
Third avenue, took place at st. Stephens
Church this morning. There was a very large
attendance. a great many of those present being
members of Tammany Hall. The pall-bearers
were James p. Heating, Capt. Thomas Feeley,
John Savage.
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ESPECIAL TO THE EVENING woRLD.l
HAvERsTRAw, N. Y, Jan. 21.-Abram Burras,
q fisherman, sixty-eight years of age and deaf.
was killed yesterday afternoon while walking on
the track by train No. 20, of the West Shore
road. at Tomkin's Cove.
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ESPECIAL TO THE EVENING WORLD
PITTsBuRG. Pa, Jan. GA branch Of the
Socialistic Labor Party of Great Britain was
organized here last night. Among other de-
mandB they want the Presidency, Vice-Presi-
dency and Senate abolished.
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COPYRIGHTED ALL RIGHTS BEsERvEDl
THE GREAT WAR SYNDICATE
Remarkable Story Of Hostllities Between the
United States and Great Britain.
How Wonderful War Was WaSed BY. Contract Near the Close
Of the Nineteenth Century.
BY FRANK r. STOCKTON,

Auhor IF Ruddr Orange" 4" The Lady or the TIGER" The Late Mrs. NM," III
Casting Amay of Mrs. L~ks amd Mrs. eshi"s" de-, q"
nupIBHED by sPEuAL.A ANGEM WITH MR. p F. coAIER' OF "oNcE A wEEE@
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FROM MONTANA.
HELENA, NJ. t.. Jan. 20, 1888.

FILMING Bros.
GENTLEMEN, | have taken a great many Of DIR. G.
McLASE's CELEBRATED LIVER PILLS and find them to
be a wonderful pill-all that you claim for them. They
act like a charm in case of biliousness, sick headache.
dysentery, &c. MRS. HENRY WINkLEMAN.
Box ODD,
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"A Noble Son." Leonard Growers play,
goes from Philadelphia to some noble :" one
night stands" After that 1t come to New
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healthful repose during all stages Of teething. 25c. =,
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A Burglar In Hon wah,. Store.

Michael Welsh, nineteen years old, of 243
West Eleventh street, was held in 81, 600 bail by
Justice Ford, in the Yorkville Police Court this
morning, having been caught by Policeman
Wah, Dol East Sixteenth street, having stolen
1872 in bills,
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In the production of "A County Fair. " at
Proctor's new Twenty-third Street Theatre,
Puck" Fernandez will make his dramatic
debut. Puck is a dog owned by Mrs. Fernan-
dez, who says that she has ordered IA Worth
blanket for his first appearance.
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At Amberg's Theatre, Herr Junkermann
will remain during the present week. To-
"Onkel Braesig" will be given, tomorrow,
I" Unser Doctor" Wednesday, "Bemooste
Haupt;" Thursday. "Hasemann's Tochter;"
Friday evening and Saturday matine, " Unser
Doctor" and Saturday evening Amnestie."
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THE WORLD: MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY q, 1889.

York and will take a rest. Mr.. Berliner, the
manager, says that he shall then have the
play rewritten and hold II for an opening in
this city. He thinks that there is nothing
like n production in New York City to deter
mine the exact value Of a play.
L. j. Buckley, now with "A Noble Son."
has been offered an engagement TO support
Nat Goodwin in that gentleman's coming
season al the Fifth Avenue Theatre. Mr..
Goodwin is making an effort to secure O very
strong company.
Willard Tremayne is the name of an ex-
tremely esthetic-looking gentleman who is
busying himself in the interests of the new
museum to be started in Harlem. Mr.. IRE
mayno is quite interesting. He is the nephew
Of Gideon Wells. He studied law, and was
admitted to the Bar. But n strong desire to
try his fortunes upon the stage drove him IN
that direction. Mr.. Tremayne lectured Mt
the Monitor and Merrimac " panorama and
at the Mexican village.
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Jake Valinski is all broken up over his de.
feat by Gallagher, ne of the sluggers of the
Scottish American Athletic Climb, of Jersey
City. Jake says he thought no would surely
win, and this conviction was made all the
stronger when he split Gallagher's cheek
open early in the fight. but he could not stay
with Aleck in the last two rounds.
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The N. Four AS fixtures for 1889 comprise
twenty-one events, covering the period frou
March 2 to Dec. IA.
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sTRATroRp.

Dr Herbert l.. Northrop of Philadel- phia has been with his uncle, B. H. Mer- rick.
 Homer Wakelee, who has lived with his brother Charles, has moved into q new house built on his fathers land by Lee Curtiss and his brother Alfred.
 Benjamin Holmes expected to begin work, this week, on the house of George Richardson on Parrott street, for which Joe Daniels laid the foundation. MT Holmes has also built wire fence and made Improvements for Mrs Dewitt.
 It.is said that the Congregational la dies fed 800 visitors at last week quarto- millennial.
 Rev Alfred l.. Ives occupied his sons pulpit at the Congregational church, Sunday. Rev Mr Ives, ST, is living at Castine, Maine, where he was pastor for 8 years.
 Nathan and William B. Wilcoxson are seventh in the line of direct descent from William Wilcoxson, who settled in Strat- ford in 1o40. The original William came from England in the ship Planter in 1885 and settled at Concord before coming here.
 Mrs Elmer Beardsley was obliged te return from Brookfield, Saturday, on ac lcounts of the illness of her husband, ,whe I is all invalid.
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BRIDGEPORT.

For almost 20 years, the old stone block at North Bridgeport has been idle and lonely. \ few weeks ago, it was ru- mored that the property had passed into new ownership and, later, that Frank Armstrong of the Armstrong Manufac- turing Co. was the buyer and would in- mediately commence to improve the building and it's surroundings. Work men are taking out the old floor timbers and replacing them with new. The in- terior will be completely overhauled and remodeled and many eonveniences added. The time is not far distant ere the block will resume it's former appearance of life and activity. When completed, some 15 families can be accommodated with com. fortable rooms and good location. A barn belonging to the Dean estate near the North Bridgeport depot, occu pied by Mir Devannas, who has charge oi Beardsley park, was burned to thu ground, early Saturday morning, witt all it's contents, consisting of one horse ! wagon, harnesses, hay, etc; it was in sured.
 i Col Henry w. Wright of Great Bar
 rington, who engineered the excursion from the Housatonic and Naugatuck val [ leys to Coney Island, Saturday, died al the hospital here, Sunday. He was talk en with hemorrhage of the lungs as tho
 Sirius, on it's return, was coming into
 Bridgeport, which the World ascribes tt the abuse heaped on him by the crowds left behind by the Sirius, it's captain re fusing to take more than 2l00, the boat'' capacity. Several hundred from up tho
 Housatonic line were thus left behind. ! Sylvester Blinn, father-in-law of Officer Daniel Worcester, is at Noroton in charge of a gang of men at the Soldiers Home
 Alfred Skidmore has been sick for !; couple of weeks at his Chapel street res
 idence.
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TRUMBULL.

Rev c. H. Smith of BeIchertown. Mass, delivered two excellent sermons at the Congregational church, Sunday. He, with R. H. Smith of Newtown, Al. Smith of Bridgeport and A. F. Smith of Springfield were entertained at N. s. French's hospitable home.
 Lawyer Joseph J. Rose of Bridgeport, with his wife and child, is spending a couple of weeks at Nelson s. Frencfl's.
 William c. Sterling of the American Express Co.,, New York City, spent Sat- Iurday night and Sunday with his cousin, F. $. Sterling and with Mrs Frank Sher- man of Long Hill.
 Nelson $. French sets the farmers q good example in his methods of diversi- fled industry on the farm. Although sending milk to Bridgeport, he does not depend upon that as the only source for ready money. His peach orchard of about 100 trees is q sight to do sore eyes good. He has goodly number of Late Crawfords in his orchard and the trees are loaded with the luscious and beauti- ful fruit. Besides the Late Crawford, he has the Old Nixon, Shocks and variety of yellow peaches. A stroll through his orchard is enough to convince any man that peach raising in New England pays. Besides his peaches, he has considerable stuff, i'll the garden truck line. which he markets in Bridgeport. The latch-strins is always out to his friends in his hospit. able home and even drive by his place might teach some of our farmers d valu- able object lesson.
 Our townsman, H. N. .Ayres, Bridge ports popular boot and shoe dealer, wht is ever ready to satisfy the wants of tn, people with any article in his line, ha workmen extracting rocks and making other improvements about his farm.
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sEwrowS, CONN. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER IS
Nothing to Live rorY

Nothing to live fors soul, that cannot be- Though,when hearts break the world seems
 emptiness But nnto thee bring, in thy distress. A message, born of love and sympathy. And mny it prove, Soul, the golden key To all things beautiful and good, and bless Thy litc, which looks to thee so comtortlessl ! This is the word .Some one hath need of
 thee" some one-or who or where do not know; Knowest thou not? Then seek, Make no
 delay And thou shalt fli'd, in land of sun or snow, Who waits thee, little child or pilgrim gray For. since God keeps thee In His world below some one hath need ot thee, somewhere, to.
 day.--[ Emma c. Dowd
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LONG HILL

X Gothic paneled door of natural ash has been placed at the right of the organ in Grace church. While taking nothing from the somewhat limited accommoda- tions of the organ loft and choir gallery, it gives the organ q more finished ap- pearance and may be locked to protect the interior of the organ. It was origin ally one large panel, but was made over by the w. +. Swords Lumber Go. and there are now two panels, opening in the center.
 \ fair audience gathered at the Meth odist church, last week Thursday even ing, to listen to speaking by Rev A. ", Holt and singing by Messrs Franklin and Smith. Mr Holt gave reasons why the constitutional prohibitory amendment should receive the votes of allat the next election and Messrs Franklin and Smitf sang temperance and Prohibition songs l in d pleasing manner. They are knowi
 as the Continental singers and Mr Smiti is an accomplished fiutist. When no
 engaged in singing for the cause, h makes his home here with his son-in-law
 Rev c. ". Boylston. The company, nov
 making tour of the State, was in Nor
 walk, Sunday.
 l Miss Murphy of Brooklyn is at 2. H
 Wilson's.
 Myrtle Wilson has visited in Bridge port and Fairfield.
 5. .. B. Hawley, ST, e 5. Hawlcy, Jl
 and c. II. Wilson were on scafiolding
 shingling Mr Hawley's barn, when tll
 scaffolding fell and Mr Wilson was hur about the head
 .. K. Madeline has begun the manu ], fracture of fine woolen horse blankets
 whose quality speaks tor itself.
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The Sermon.


 From the burning words of D. l.. Moody, we make this selection: The thing which the church of New England wants is holy enthusiasm. Do you know what holy enthusiasm is? It's being on fire day and night. remember, when was conyersed, a man said to me, "Go slow. You're going too quick gait. You won't hold out" That man was a false prophet. I get hotter and hotter every day. don't wan to live after my enthusiasm goes. Carry heaven along around with you. Why not live up there, to-day? To-day is the best day. Don't be afraid of too much fire. The world likes men of enthusiasm. It likes to see everything he does. Whatever you do, do it with all thy might. If was car Fpenter, l could make just as good Sun day school teacher out of piece of wood as some that have seen: Let minister creep up into the pulpit and when he looks off his sermon stick his finger on the place so he may not lose it.. Whats such a minister as that going to accom- plish? How much of hold will he get on the hardheaded infidel? Let it come red hot. One thing which made me ar admirer of Garibaldi was his fire and en. thusiasm and, whenever the papers had anything about Garibaldi, used to read every word of it. He placed the cause above Garibaldi. They could imprisor him, but not his enthusiasm. We want men like Garibaldi. Who were the sue cessful men ill the war? Men like Stone wall Jackson, who could cheer and en courage their men. That's the kind ol men we want to-day in the church. Keel sunny and bright and cheer on others That's better than croaking. Some mel are like the blast of the east wind of Bos ton. Others are wanting us to do as wt did 90 years ago. We don't want things as they were 50 years ago. We can die but we should never surrender. What does the Bible say: sOne man shal chase thousand and two men shall put 10000 to flight" May God kindle in u; the fire of enthusiasm.
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BETHEL,
COLE $ NEW BLOCK.

One of the finest buildings on Center pleted for Warden George NJ. Cole. It stands near Fountain place, close beside the drug store of A. ". Twiss', and is similar in construction to other buildings in the vicinity. The contract for the whole was taken by Arthur H. Senior, who sub-let the painting to his brother, D. c. Senior. He is now finishing his work, but the carpenters have been de- layed by the non-arrival of the floor tim bers. The outside is painted cream col or, with trimmings of Pompeiian red and dark green. The building is 24x50 feet, three stories high. Newsdealer George H. Cole will occupy the first floor, which consists of one large room, ceiled over head and on the sides with southern pine with flooring of cherry. He will move in about October l and has already pur- chased new show cases and other con- veniences. This floor has both outside and inside entrances to the staircase.
 The rooms above, also finished in nat ural wood, are nicely and conveniently arranged for tenants and will be occu- pied, as soon as completed, by George Platt, baker for D. k. Van Riper. A large hall, some 24x3S, is on the third floor and this will be occupied by the Knights of Pythias. Besides the main hall, which is partly finished in natural wood, there are ante and retiring rooms.
 Besides the front entrance, there is a staircase at the rear, by which one may pass from the third story to the cellar without going outside, as the stairs are protected from the weather. The build ing makes fine appearance and is an ornament to the locality.
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MONROE.

Wilbur Clark is on his guard against the Fall rains with new coat of shin gles on the roof of his house. He has found an obstacle in digging his well in the shape of ledge into which he has already blasted about eight feet.
 II. $. Botsford has built l2x50 hen nery and plans to have the building and yards divided for five flock of fowls; his l5o fowls are of no special breed, but he will probably add blooded birds.
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THE SECULAR PULPIT.
Rays from Heaven.

There arc questions which nothing can answer but Gods love.-l Dewey. There are glimpses of Heaven granted to us by every act, or thought, or word, l which raises us above ourselves. Stan 1 ley.
 It is not from the tall crowded ware l house of prosperity that men first or dearest see the eternal stars of Heaven. -G Parker.
 When God afllicts thee, think he hews u rug l ged stone,
 Which must be shaped, or else aside as use less thrown."--l Trench. i Very much less than we think does ouI happiness depend npon what is external to us. If there be no heaven within, all the externalities of an outward heaven would be insufficient to produce happi. ness.-T Dr Reuen Thomas.
 There is little pleasure ill this world that is true and sincere besides the pleas ure of doing our duty and doing good. am sure no other is comparable to this Vi illOlson-
 In the course of long life, have ob served that when people are getting TO ligion they are full of self-abasement, ant are ever ready to condemn themselves but when they are losing it or have los it, they are often full of self-confidence and find their pleasure in censuring an, condemning other persons.-IDr New
 ton.
 If you would be strong in the Lord study your Bible. If you would escap the evil that is darkening around us study your Bible. While many are oper
 ly attacking it, while others are seekin
 covertly to undermine it's authority, D , ours to clasp it closer to our hearts, an
 give it all the greater love and reverence E -[ Faithful Witness.
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soUTHBuRY.

Martin " Lee was to return to Oma- ha, Nebraska, Tuesday, to resume his work in a wholesale dry goods house, af- ter several months spent with his moth- Ger.
 Miss kenworthy of Berk shire returned. Monday, to her Bennett's Bridge school.
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FAIRFIELD WOODS.

Thomas Burke, who has been sick about two weeks, is improving
 Miss Maggie Burke has returned to work in Bridgeport, after week at home.
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SHELTON.

Born, 5th, daughter to Arthur Zinmer- man; 9th, son to John E. Webb.
 Married, 5th, Miss Minnie \. Otis to k. H. Rapson of Ansonia.
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was brought home. last week. He wil]

was brought home, last week. He will lose a foot.
 Bethel masons accompanied Danbury brethren to Ridgefeld, last week, to at tend the fair given by Ridgetield lodge. Extensive repairs have been made about the grounds of Walker Ferry, Chestnut street
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New Steel Rails fer the Housatonic.
OTHER NOTES OF THE ROAD.

X quantity of heavy steel rails arrived at Bridgeport, last week, for the Housa- tonic road. They will be Tt once laid on the southern end of the road, replacing the first steel rails laid II years ago. Then, as now, the work began at Cham berlain's crossing and proceeded north- ward. These rails are of the best rail- road steel, 30 feet long, weighing GA pounds to the yard. They come from Pennsylvania and are made with the im- proved end joints, by which two rails are joined as perfectly as if in one solid mass, entirely obviating the jar caused by car wheels jumping from one rail to the next, as in the old style rails, which even now are in use on some roads.
 The rails which are taken up are not will be utilized, on different parts of the road Some will replace worn out rails further up the road, until the trackmen with the new steel can reach them, many will be required at the extensive sidings at Wilson Point; others for new sidings along the Derby; others again, to re- place worn out sidings along the main line. After rail has become so batter ed and worn as to be no longer service able. it is sold for old iron.
 This work, of course, is under the di- rection of Roadmaster Clark,a gentleman of wide experience and thorough capa- bilties; but Jerry Nolan personally su- pervises the men, of whom D to 30 are at work. With good luck and little in- terruption from extra or belated trains, such gang should be able to lay about half mile of track per day. Jerry, how ever, has wholesome fear of accidents and says that every rail shall be spiked down securely before he allows a train to pass over it. He is personally respon' sible for the job, he says, and he intends to sec that it is done in the best manner Fourteen years ago, when the present rails were laid, he had charge of the mel and he laughingly wonders who will lay the next rails.
 With these heavy new rails and the ex cellent road bed which it is conceded tt | possess, the Housatonic will be bette than ever equipped for handling, not on ly local and through freight, but expres and accommodation passenger trains.
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SYEpNEY.

E. 0 Hull. who has returped to his. Plymouth school, lias juHt been eleeted president Of tho ynionth z.
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SOUTH BRITAIN.

Miller Platt has ! milIWright putting in new Hume and making general re- pairs at the grist mill #