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Connecticut western news., 1889-01-09
A Strange Breed of Cattle.

A strange breed of wild cattle is found in the high hills skirtiug the Unqua valley, Oregon. In the moun- taius near Riddles and Rose bud, they are probably most plentiful but they do not venture down into tho valley much. They stay on tho hills and get water from the living springs which rise there. For the most part they arc concealed in tho denso growth of oak and fir on these mouatains. There is heavy underbrush, too. so that it is hard matter to get them. They go in bands of six or eight usually, but at night herd of forty or fifty get to- gethcr and lie down in tho same yard that i1, they sleep ia tho same spot, which is usually secluded spot among tho trees. A band of wili cattle have beon known to get together on clear space liko this every night for a couple of years. When feeding there arc al- ways a few bulls to act as sentinels. Whilo the cattle graze in bands of half dozen or so, they arc, nevertheless, close to bands, so that at an alarm from one of the bulls, which lcisurcy feed on higher ground, they all run away together. Tho cattle arc all colors and wilder than deer. It is hard matter to get shot at thpm, for tho rsason that their scent is SO keon. They can smell a man long distance eff They got wild in 1858, when tho old man Riddles and two or three others of tho old settlers cams to tho valley. Their cows wandered off and could not be found. After two or three years whom tho pioneers wanted becf all they had to do was to rig out pack animals and go up into the mountains. The ani- mals had to De killed on sight, the same as deer or bear, for thoy could no moro be driven down than deer could. Once killed they were quartered, packed on the horses, and carried down. They have been hunted good deal of late years, SO that there arc not so m my as there used to be. A peculiarly about theso cattle is that their eyes and horns arc jet black. Tho rotina, iris, and the whole apple of tho eyo is ono mass of black. You can't distinguish any difference in any part of it. The horns, too while being black as ink, are long and sharp. Brought to bay, the Oregon wild cattle are very wicked fighters. Chicago Times.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-09
CLARK UNIVERSITY.
It Will be Modelled After the Best
 German Universities.

Since the announcement year and half great university in Worcester, Mass, there has been great deal of speculation as to the scope of the institution. One large building has been practically completed, and another is well under way, and yet there has been no official announcement of the intention of Mr. Clark and the gentleman he has associated with himself in the management of the new university.
 The public generally has had an idea that the new institution was to be like the other colleges of New England, and considerable feeling has been expressed among profession al educators against Mir Clarks scheme on the ground that the money he proposes to tage by some of the institutions al. ready in existence. It has come to be understood, however. in educational circles hat the scope of Clark University will be much different from that of an ordinary college. In fact, for the present, at least, there will be no academic course in Clark University. It's aim will bcto meet the need Of graduates of other colleges who wish so pursue studies in special branches to the extent of the worlds at taincd knowledge
 Special attention will be paid to the branches of manual, medical, and physical science In short, it is hoped and expected by Mir. Clark and his associates that Clark University will eventually be able to furnish to advanced students facilities for study and original re search fully equal to those of the best Ger man universities. It is expected that the un- iversity will be open to students next Octo ober. Hopkins university, has been chosen prcsi-
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-09
Polling and Picking Hops.

When the hops reach a night of two or three feet the timo for ''poling' has arrived. Cedar poles about twenty feet in length arc used for this purpose, being driven into thu ground threo inches from thu plants. Tho sprigs are then trained around theso poles, caro- fully turning thom to tho right. It is a singular fact that they will grow no other way than toward the setting SUI. Another singular thing about the field, is the presence of tho male plant. Sev- eral of these will be found in every yard. In appearance they arc similar to tho females, except in tho very lm- portant particular that they do not bear hops. However, no field yields wcsl without it's quota of so-called "5arren hills" Carefully tended and reared by the evcr- watchful farmer, tho vines grow to night of eighteen or twenty feet, aud should Ceres prove propitiou, as she has this past season, tho harvest timo comes and the dark green branches yield plcn tiful supply of sweet sc,nt- ed luds.
 The hops arc picked into oblong wooden boxcs con taining four compart- ments. each of which holds about seven bushels Running between tho com partments and over the box i, ridge pole. Tn, box is movable and as the hops arc picked from around it it is trans fcrrcd to a new .'sct" further into the unpicked portion of the yard. To every two boxes there belongs pole butler, whose business it is to keep the pickcrs supplied with work. Ho cuts tho stalk of the vino at tho bottom and then with tho help of a "log" draws the polo with it's cliaging vines from tho ground. It is carried to the box, tho vines arc stripped and placed upon a tablo between two boxes and within easy reach of tho pickols. An average days picking is two boxe,, though some of the fast workers pick doublo that mum Der. - .troit Free Press.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-09
Japan's Crown Prince.

The heir to the throne of Japan is Prince Haru, boy of 9yeWs, says a San Francisco Chronicle correspondent. The next heir is Prince Aki, a half-bro- ther of Prince Haru, and now little over a year old. In the education of Raru all the traditions concerning Japanese imperial princes Ire ignored. He has his foreign tutors and pursues his studics>in English, and Is bright and ambitious boy.
 The princeiing is not kept in any seolusion, and goes everywhere with his suite of nobles. He wears military uni form, with miniature cap and sword, is bright black-eyed little fellow, with the fine, yellow, exquisitely smooth skin of Japanese childhood. He is already a hardened wording, and fast reaching the blase stage, and as critical judge of horse racing fencing, wrestling and sports as ever sat the supreme and cent ral figure in the imperial box of grand stand. Later it is intended to send Priuce Haru around the world and let him see all the countries and courts, and it Is prophesied that when this en- ergetic, emancipated and untrammeled young man comes to the throne there will be great change in the already changed order of things. The old con servative nobles shake their heads and even wiring their hands at the way in which the future emperor is kept in public and initiated into all the ad- vanced and foreign ideas of the day, but the young prince already exercises authority and has much of his own way and gives the full-grown and middle aged nobles of his suite plenty of movement and variety.
 Prince Haru seems to have nothing of the old idea of the sacredness of the imperial person, and plays and wrestles with plehian boys, and gets handled by 1 them in return,
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-09
GERMANY IN SAMOA.
The Native Patriot Army Have
 Fight with Her Sailors

Official advices from Apia, Samoa, confirm the announcement of an encounter between Mataafo's followers and the Germans. The German gunboat Adler, with the Ger man Consul on board, proceeded to Lanly, Mataafa's chief position, with the in tention of negotiating for the dsarming of the insurgents, in consequence of the destruction of German property and insults to German sailors. A party of men were landed, and, while on their way to the Naiee plantation they were suddenly attacked by a party of rebels, led by an American named Klein. The Olga, Adler and Eber landed more men, who succeeded in repellng the natives and destroying ,me of their villages: Lieut.. Sicger and fifteen men were killed, and Lients Spengler and Rurchard and thirty six men were wounded.
 Other accounts say that the Germans re- tired to Vailele and held it against the great est odds until reinforced. Mntaata' loss was ton killed and thirty wounded. The Germans bombarded Vailele. 1.etoga, Lanly, Mataraga, and Matafas. Mataata now holds a strongly intrenched position near Apia. Great excitement prevails.
 The European women and children have been placed on board the men-of-war Busi- ness is at a standstill. Expecting further German action, Mataafa has obtained SUD- ply of ammunition
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-09
A Novel Way to Sell an Article.

''I suppose you leave your place here every night and go home thinking your cash and stock js perfectly safe, " said well-dressed young man to the propri- etor of place over on Monroe street.
 "Of course do" returned the pro- prietor, wondering what the stranger was trying to get at.
 ''Well, you're wrong. see you have two locks and a bolt on that front door there. Now I'll bet you that you can lock it up securely and I can go outside and gain an entrance in five minutes"
 The proprietor did not want to bet, as he thought the young man was an ex- pert burglar, but he tried it, and the big door was opened in twinkling. The work was done with bit of ordinary wire, and the proprietor was astonished. Before he had recovered from his aston ishment the young man opened little box that he had brought in with him, and he said
 'I have here little patent which you can affix to your locks and prevent any one from opening them. I'll show you how it works"
 He did so. The proprietor invested in the patents and now goes home and sleeps soundly-when he goes home at au.-Chicago Herold.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-09
CONGRESS AT WORK.
The Senate.

The Senate resumed work on the tariff bill after it's holiday recess. About tho usual number of Senator's were present. MT. Ali sons amendment making the duty on chains less than thrce-eighths of an inch in diameter 2 1-2 cents 0 pound instead of 3, was pass cd. The discussion was continued through out the entire day without any further actual work being done. Senator Sherman present. ed a memorial from tho National Board of Trade, asking Congress to provide by law for the suspension of the coinage of silver dol io-~
 Consideration of the tariff bill was re- sumed by the Senate. No amendments were passed, and when adjournment was or dered the paragraphs covering cotton thread and yarn, spool thread of cotton and cotton cloth had been acted upon. Senator Stewart introduced @ bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to refund all in come taxes which, upon principles subse- quently settled by decisions of the Supreme Court, are shown to have been illegally and unconsttutionally collected, and which have not heretofore been refunded. Mr. Hawley's bill authorizing the presentation of medals to the survivors of the forlorn hope storming party of Port Hudson was fuvorably report ed.
 MT. Vance's amendment to the tariff bill served for tho foundation of the whole day 8 discussion in the Senate. The amendment proposed to make the duty on Hamburg euSings, eIc-, fO per ccHG uu VulOreIl, IT, stead of 45 cents pound and 15 cents ad valorem. 1t was lost Tho rules were amended as to grant the privileges of the floor to the President elect and Vicc-Presi- dent elect.
 The Senate discussed the joint resolution from the committee on foreign relations, de- claring the sense of Congress in relation to the connection of European governments with any interoceanc canal. The House amendments to the Nicaragua Canal bill were referred to the committee on foreign re- lations.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-09
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Charity is not an action cit is life. Honesty is something that always bides it's time.
 The fattest cow did not always .stop at tho first gate.
 The desire to gamble and the desire to steal are twins.
 It is not what you'give SO much as tho way you give that counts.
 Tho one who sows the seed is more to be feared than the aIvester.
 The man who has the most money is often poorer than he who has but little. No matter if others do not under stand you, if you unde rstand yourself. The man who first bsgan to improve fruit was worth more to the world than to himself.
 Aman's cons cience ia his most faith full friend.
 Everybody who is somebody, can do something.
 When a man has no good reason for doing thing he has one good reason for letting it alone.
 No blindness or lack of opportunity to do great things deprives any of the right to bo good man.
 There is nothing that will tend so strongly to inc elevation and purifca- tion of young men as female society.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-09
The Treasurer's PenhOlders.

United States Treasurer Hyatt is @ Yankee, and like all Yankees, he has constantly got his eye open for labor saving devices. Everybody who enters his office in the Treasury Department, at Washington, notices lot of stubby penholders, about two inches long, on his desk and wonders how any man can write with them. MT. Hyatt is generally called upon for an explanation, and he explains by saying that he holds his pen between his first and second finger, and consequently has no use for long piece of wood sticking up in the air. That wood, he says, weighs something, and the additional and unnecessary weight imposes more labor in writing. To Q man who has to sigp his name several hundred times day rything that will tend to lessen labor is worth while taking into consideration. Perhaps this may be hint to people who do not write according to the Spencerian system. -Neao YorE IriJu,,e.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-09
Two Stea boats Collide.

A collision occurred on Pearl River, near Pennington, Miss, between the steamers Sarah and II. c. Yarmouth, resulting in the sinking of the latter and the drowning of Mrs. Sarah Gabriel, - passenger. The Sarah was coming down stream, heavily laden with lum Der, and the Yarmouth was going up. The engineer and the first mate of the Sarah de- clare that they signalled the Yarmouth, but no attention was paid to the warning until the two vessels got so close to each other that neither knew which course to take. The en- ginecr of the Yarmouth says he heard no whistle. The Yarmouth was struck on the port side, and her steam pipe exploded by tho collision, and in attempting to rescue the passengers Copt, Windom was badly scalded by the escaping steam. The boat sank ill few minutes. total loss.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-09
The House.

The House reassembled after the holiday recess. The committee on appropriations reported the fertilization appropriation bill. Mir. Springer introduced n joint resolution providing m enabling act for the admission of Arizona and Idaho as States. The bill also proposes Q constitutional amendment rela tive to the election of President, Vice Presid- cnt and Representatives to Congress. bill was passed granting an annual leave of ub- sence of thirty days to employees of the Bnrean of Engraving md Printing. A bill proving that omission to place the lawful postage on n letter bearing a special delivery stamp shall not delay its transmission was passed. The bill prohibit- ing any agent or attorney from receiving a Tee for securing an increase of pension on ac- count of an increase of tho disability for which the pension was originally granted, or for securing a special act of Congress in cas,,s where the pension might be obtained under the general pension law was passed. Mir. Morrow presented a memorial of the Cham Der of Commerce of san Francisco, conccrn- ing American interists in Samoa.
 In the House Mr. Toole got unani,nou consent to concur in d Senate amendment to a House bill approprating $33,OO0 to ena- ble the Secretary of War to issue to the Gov ernor of Montana arms for the use of it's mil tia. A Senate bill appropriating $3SOO for the relief of Win. R. Wheaton, Register, and Charles H. Chamberlain, eN-Rcceiver of the Land office at San Francisco, being clerk hire paid by them. was passed. The committee on rules reported in favor of discontinuing the introduction of bills on suspension days for the rest of this srssion After much dis cussion on this measure the adjournment was taken without any final action.
 The Nicaragua Canal bill was passed by the House after eleven amendments had been made to it. The resolution abolishing dur ing the remainder of the session the call of States for the introduction and reference ot Int,f tod nf great length, adjournment being finally taken without any final action.
 Little work was done in the House. A resolution authorizing the Secretary of War and Secretary of the Navy to lend the com mittce on inauguration ceremonies the flags. etc, of the Government for decorating the city March 4th was passed.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-09
Curiosit y Results in Death.

Noal Stropp, a 13-ycar- old white boy, was killed at his fathers home in New Orleans, La All the rear portion of his skull was blown away by charge of water fired from an old army musket, a relic of the war. The boy and his sister, younger than himself were playing together in the kitchen. Securing an old musket, which had not been fired for 27 years, he unscrewed the barrel from the stock filled the barrel with water, and placed the muzzle end in front of the stove. Calling his little sister to ''come and hear the water in the barrel boil, :" he leaned over and placed his car to the brcech of the weapon. As he did so the explosion occurred and the boy was instantly killed, being blown several feet away and having his head nearly carried of. The barrel of the musket contained n charge which had been placed in it during the war. The boy was not aware of this, and was mere ly ill search of fun.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-09
SURPLUS OF APPLES.
The Frait Spelling for Want of a
 Market.

Market.
 Reports from Lockport, N. Y., say that tine apple market is in a bad way. The weather is anything but conducive to tho keeping of the fruit, even in the best cold storage The growers who thought to hold their fruit until a rise in prices find it rot ting on their hands. and the prices lower than ever Quotations are from 70 to 90 cents for the best Bnldwins and Russets, sometimes $l being paid. Some of the best Greetings and Sptzenbergs bring $1 a barrel. Commission men who stored last fall are beginning to fesl shaky. The Eastern and foreign markets do not create a demand, for they are already ovcrstocked.
 NewIork is reported aS holding between OOO and 10000 barrels, Philadelphia nearly 40 ,OOO, and Boston and Providence are far in advance of either of the others. To show the condition of the foreign market all one has to say is that the exports this season up to the middle of December were more than double those of the season of 1SS7-S. The stock on hand at Liverpool and Glasgow will nearly equal 450,OOO barrels. This is being disposed of at ruinously low prices: The reports come from the West that there is no market there, as it is heavily stocked going to do with the stock on hand is the question: It is estimated that nearly 5O0,- GOO barrels are held in New York State, half of which is now dead loss. The weather has been damp and muggy all the winter, and bad for sortings in the best cold storage warehouses. If the weather changes and the commission men can carry enough stock over, there is some hope for them in the spring.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-09
FigE.tinG for Liberty.

desperate, but unsuccessful attempt to escape from tbe State Criminal Insane Asy um of Auburn, NY, was made by five crim- nals. Thc attempt occurred while most of the attendants were at supper. One keeper hall. ant. Ut nn opportune moment they ;lttirkcd hiin, secured his keys, and reached the lower entrance leading to the asylum yard. Here they were met by an other attendant w:lo fought desperately with hrm. breaking his musket on their heads. With the keys they gained the open air. only to be met by a third attendant who cmptied his revolver into the gang dis abling one of them. The shooting aroused the remainder of the attendants, and the desperate men, after hard struggle. were captured
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-09
THE PORT HURON TUNNEL.
To be 8 Connecting Link Between
 Canada and the United States.

Preparations are now being made on both sides of the river to recommence work on the great railroad tunnel under the St. Clair River at Port Huron, Mich Early last year considerable preliminary work was done and $125,OO was expended, but, after two or three months work was suspended, and has remained in that condi- tion ever since It was found that the sinking of shafts on the bank of the river on either side presented great many difficulties, and finally the Grand Trunk Railway Company took the work out of the hands of the con tractors, and decided to take charge of the project itself.
 After looking the ground over the company has decided to go back from the river some distance and commence work on the tunnel proper. The work of excavation on the Am erican side will begin abont 2,5OO feet back from the river, and from this point there will be steady decline till the necessary depth under the bottom of the river, about 50 feet, is reached. The drift for the tunnel proper will be 22 feet in diameter and the distance from one river bank to the other is 2,2OO feet Tho tunnel will have drop of 90 feet to the mile, the lowest end being on the Can adian side.
 The work of excavating in the tunnel will be done with three large steel 'shields" 22 feet in diameter. These shields will be driven into the earth with 24 hydraulic jacks, each with pushing force of 125, ,OOO pounds. large hydraulic engine will be used to work the jacks. Five railway tracks for small trucks will be laid in the bottom of the tun- nel, and as fast as the earth is excavated it will be loaded on these trucks which are each capable of holding two cubic yards. cable running from 0 large hoist engine through the tunnel to the cars will pull them up to the surface, where the dirt will be loaded into other cars to be carried away.
 It is expected that the workmen from each side will come together about 700 feet from the Canadian side. The approach to the river is nearly q mile longer on the Canadian side than on the American, as the up grade is all on the land side in Canada. The ap- breaches will not be tunneled until the tun- nel under the river is completed. The tunnel, as finished, will consist of 2,5OO feet on the American side, 2,2OO under the river, and 4,OO0 feet on tho Canadian side. It is estimated that the work will cost $2,- 5OO,OOO, though well informed men predict that it will cost nearer $5,OOO,OOO
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-09
Gold in New York,

A practical miner, who has spent several years in the mining regions of the West, visited the new mine at Gen Falls, N. Y., q few days ago. He declares that nowhere east of Colorado is there such an immense quantity of silver-bearing rock Even in the stone walls there are traces of silver. he says, and all the region round about is rich in mineral deposits. Merritt Ames. an experienced min- eralogist. has made two chemical assays, His first assay was from piece of feldspar, containining carbonate of copper. from which he obtained d head of silver. This Mir. Ames says he has no doubt carries gold, but too small a bea1 for a test The other assay was from magnetism lime rock, which carri$s the sulphide of silver. From this he alsEo of- tained bead of silver. Mr Ames i% now treating a large quantity of the rock, and when his assay is completed he will be able to report as to gold. An assay is also being made in New York.