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Connecticut western news., 1889-01-30
An Amateur Bird Fancier.

I paid visit to friend of mine one day last week, a friend who is very fond of birds, and who is called bird fancier by his neighbors. What he is able to do is well worthy of mention when it is known with what skill he does it, and the modesty which keeps him from telling others of his handiwork. He has an apartment for his birds on the top of the house, with shelves placed here and there labeled 'Bird Seed," "Gravel," etc. In his collection of birds, which numbers forty, he has some of the finest breeds with all the loveliness of color characteristic of the canary. He never sells bird, but gives them to his friends as presents, and it costs him $3 week to keep his stock. This man of whom Iwrite makes his own cages, and neat and we'll constructed they are, cares for his birds and acts as surgeon in case of an acci- dent. He has in his collection four one- legged birds which, notwithstanding the aff1iction, are as merry as the rest. When asked if he provided crutches for the disabled he answered no, saying that unlike us mortals they can do with one leg and stand on it without wooden support. He has cut the legs off of these birds who have fallen and thus broken the bones which refused to knit together. Some of the birds suffer from asthma, sore legs and wings, shortness of breath, etc., and all are healed by this resident surgeon. A new branch of medical science he says is worthy the emulation of intelligent men and that is the healing of the afflicted canaries. He also believes in degree being given not exactly M. D., but presumably c. Q.-Canary Quack.- Brooklyn Citizen.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-30
WINTER WHEAT BELT.
Tho Condition of the Crop Below
 That of Last Year.

The winter season to date having been so open and the usual overcoat of snow being missing on tho fields in most districts, an un- usual interest exists to ascertain what effect the mild weather has had upon the winter wheat crop. As q rule, alternate freezing and thawing arc moro injurious to winter wheat than the lack of snow, and as some of that variety Of weather has been experienced, tho effect should now be partially apparent.
 While at this early date absolutely conciu- sivc estimates cannot be made as to the con- dtion of the wheat, yet the indications are that in the winter wheat belt the condition Of the crop is slightly below that of the same transpired, and the crop condition Is a great dcal better than might have been expected under the circumstances. The following est- m atc gives the present condition of the win ter wheat crop in the different States, as com pared with the condition at 0 corresponding time last year:
 Illinois - Thirty four counties report the present condition as compared with that ot last year, at 90 per ccnt. 35 counties report condition good; counties condition poor. Wisconsin-Six counties, condition IS 3-4 per cent; s counties condition good counties, poor. Michigan - Eight counties, 94 per cent; 12countics good; 4countics, poor. In. dianaTwcnty counties, 95 l-2 per cent; 2f counties, good; 5 counties, poor. Ohio Twenty seven counties, lO5 per cent; 22 counties, good; 3 counties, poor Missouri = Seventeen counties, 93 IT per cent: 27 counties, good; 5 counties, poor Kentucky Eight counties, 1O2 per cent; 16 counties, good 1 county, poor. Kansas-Elevcn counties, 1 l3 per cent; 2G counties, good; ! counties. poor
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-30
PRODUCTS OF THE MINES.
Tho Metal Product of the United
 States During 1888

During the year 1888 the States and Ter ritories west of the Missouri River, including British Columbia and the west coast States of Mexico. produced $50, ,46S, ,052 in gold. $54 ,34S 420 in silver, SIS, ,261 ,49Oin copper, and S11, ,263, ,63O inlcad California leads all the States in gold production with over S9,- 900, 900 to it's credit.
 The total products of all the metals mined in the United States, West of the Missouri was SIP ,66o, ,569, an excess of over 80 000.- 900 over the production of 1887, a gain i'll the total value of the output in the past ten years of S34, ,0OO, ,OOO. The total value of the gold product shows a falling of of about $4, ,OOO,0 900 below the average in the decade from 1870 to 1880, and falling off in value of about $2,50O- 900 from the product of 1887. Silver formed 47.o3 per cent. of the total value of the whole amount of met al mined in the territory from which reports were received in he year; gold 26.65 per cent; copper, 1897 per cent, and lead, 9.S5 per cent. The export of silver from San Francisco to Japan, China, and the Straits amounted to $l4, ,621 ,431.
 During the fiscal year just ended Mexico coined but $40, ,320 gold dollars, as against S26.71 ,OOO in silver coins of the nominal value of n dollar, the coinage of gold dollars falling of F331 ,6IS from the number coined 10 years ago, while tho coinage of silver dol lars was 4,62G,797 more pieces than during the year 1S71-S, the failing or in gold coin age being in tho ramG ratio as the increase in the coinage of silver dollars.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-30
ABIG FORTUNE INVOLVED.
An Income of $1OO,OOO Dep ending
 on a Forth coming Decision.

An Income or $1OO,OOO Dep enu1ns
 on Forth coming Decision.
 A case in which number of States and Territories are interested has occupied the attention of the United States Supreme Court for some days. The case is that of Peter l.. Kimberly, of Sharon, Pa., against Charles D. Arms of Youngstown, Ohio. It involves the practical ownership of the Grand Central mine in Arizona, a property valued at about $5,OOO,OOO, and an accounting of nearly $1OO, ,O0O dividends received. In 1878 kimber- ly and Arms went into partnership with about $12,OOO to buy mines In Dakota, Arizona, and Colorado, and, gradually increasing their investments, they purchased interests in some fifty mining properties, many of them in Dakote. While in Arizona Arms, who acted as prospector and purchaser for the firm, received an offer of large interest in the Grand Central mine for $S7 1000, from Gage and Wetherell. He had not the money to buy, nor had his partner. Both were finan- cially embarrassed, and could do no busi- ness in their own names so that q man named Ohl, acting for Kimberly, and Aims's wife were the ostensible partners. Arms said that if the money could not be secured Tn other ways he thought that w. K. Fair banks, of Chicago, would furnish it. kimber- ly told him to go ahead, and Arms made an arrangement by which Fairbanks furnished the money. A new company was formed, and Arms got IF, 300 shares of the new stock.
 In 1881 the partnership was dissolved, and Ohl for Kimberly received from Arms his share of everything except the stock in Grand Central mine. Kimberly demanded one-half the stock, hut Arms claimed that one-half the agreement with Fairbanks was an affair of his own outside the partnership. Kimberly brought suit in the United States Circuit Court for the Northern District of Ohio, and the case was decided in favor of Kimberly. Justice Stanley Matthews reversed the Mas ter's decision and entered Q decree for Arms
 A reversal of the decision of the court below, it is said, would leave Arms practically ru- ined. His income from his share of the mine is nearly $1OO, 900 year.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-30
Attempted to Rob a Train,

The south bound express on the Cincinnati Southern Road was boarded by robbers just beyond Ludlow, Ky The train had scarcely got beyond the lights of Ludlow when 0 man, heavily masked. knocked at the rear door of the express car, and one of the passengers, thinking it was the conductor or brakeman, for the front door. where vigorous pound- ing announced the presence of another person. The messenger, Henry Carroll and his assistant, made Q desperate fight and succeeded in dumping the would be robber of, and he rolled down the embank- ment and disappeared. f The other robber seemed to realize that something was wrong and his knocking ceased At the top of the grade the messenger pulled the bell rope and stopped the train, but the robber on the front platform disappeared before he could be caught. 1t is not known whether the man thrown off was hurt or not. There was 8 large sum of money on the train.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-30
THE ICE CROP.
A Poor Lookout for the Hudson
 River Companies.

The Hudson River ice companies are be- coming very nervous over the outlook for ice.
 The ice crop of the river is over $500, ,OOO tons, and not a pound of ice has yet been gathered and there are only 5OO,OOO tons left over. of which John Clark, the ice king. of the Hudson. has 10000 tons. Dispatches from various points up the river show that all the ferries arc still in operation and that there is but litte hoatingice south of Sauger- tics, though north of that point it is accumu- lating.
 The ice is fast in the inside channel at Scho, dack and the Knickcrbocker Companys men have cut holes in it to let the water on it, so as to increase the thickness as rapidly as pos siblc. At Barrytown the Mutual Benefit Com pany has marked out ice fields in the cove north of the village and cut holes in the.l the same as at Schodack At CatskiIl the mouth of the creek is open in front of the big house, and the ice is mo wing along witt, the current
 It is now only about a month from the 1st of March, and as it takes 5000 men and boys, 4,OOO horses, and over 100 steam engines 30 days to house the crop of $500, 900 tons, it will be seen that there has got to be some terrific hustling when the ice becomes thick enough to cut, if it does this winter.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-30
The House.

The House refused to consider the Elliott Smalls contested election case In commit tee of the whole appropriation bills were considered. Many bills were reported The cries reported favorably the bill authorizing the Commissioner of Navigation to license a vessel of the United States the Canadian steam yacht Nautilus.
 The House went into committee of the whole, and the clerk resumed the reading oI the sundry civil appropriation bill. The bill appropriates $22, 1852, ,996 for 1890, being $4 900, 900 less than was appropriated for 1889. Many appropriations were made with, out discussion. When the appropriation for engraving and printing was reached, a clause providing for the payment of a royalty for the use or steam plate printing machines ex- cited much discussion as to whether hand or steam presses should be used which lasted until adjournment. Mir. Caswcll presented a petition from the Woman's Board of the Seventh Day Baptist General Conference against the passage of the Sunday rest bill.
 The House, in committee of the whole, re sumed consideration of the sundry civil ap propriation bill. The pending question was the amendment making appropriations for steam plate printing machines in the Bureau Of En graving and Printing. The amendment was lost. %hich is equivalent to discarding the steam plate presses. Several other items in the bill were considered Few additions or amendments were made.
 After the minutes of the House were read Mr. Dockery, of Missouri, in an emotional speech announced thu death of his colleague, Gen. Burnes. At the close Of his speech he sent up resolutions expressing the bcrr;lve- nent of the House, and the House adjourned out of respect to the dead member. In accord ance with tho resolutions committee was appointed to accompany the remains 10 St. Joseph, Mo.
 The Senate tariff bill was laid before the House. The Republicans desired immediate action upon the bill but this the Democrats would not agree to, and it was referred to the committee on ways and means. The rest of the day was devoted to the consideration of the sundry civil appropriation bill The particular part of the bill under discus sion was the irrigation of tho arid lands. The committee reported in favorof appropri- ating $50, 900 for the survey of these lands. This was not enough, however, to suit the friends of the measure, and an amendment was secured by them to increase the amount tO S95O. 900.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-30
CANADIAN COPYRIGHT.
Publishers in the Dominion Want
 Protection Against Us.

A large deputation of Interested publishers from every part of Canada are invading Ot tawa to urge legislation at the approaching session of Parliament to shuts out American publications from Canada.
 Under the present copyright act of Canada every work copyrighted in Great Britain is copyrighted in Canada and imnortations of reprints of such works from the United States are prohibited, unless the work is actually manufactured ill Canada. Copyright is granted in Great Britain to any one who pub fishes his book while residing on British soil. Under the wing of ttis law many United States authors temporarily reside in Canada. This is considered by Canadians a great in- justice, so long as Canadians are denied copy right in the United States, and they now ob- jcct to any longer granting copyright to citi- zcns of a country that refuses to reciprocate.
 The draft of the bill to be presented pro- vides that no American shall be entitled to Canadian copyright until the Chace bill, or similar legislation, is passed at Washington.
 Replying to deputation, the Minister of Justice said that their position was a strong one and the government would seriously con- sider it.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-30
CATTLE MARKETS.
A WAR OF RACES.
Hungarians and Italians Endeavor-
 ing to Exterminate Each Other.

ing to Exterminate Each Other.
 sanguinary war, which threatens the an initiation of a part of the Hungarian and Italian population, has broken out between the two races at Shenandoah, Pa. Nearly thousand of these foreigners are employed in the Mahoney valley on contracts desi signated as 'strippings.' They live in shanties, grouped together in punches of fifty or seventy-6ve. The Hungarians live in the same fashion, and both consume has been bad feeling between them for months, and an open rupture was reached when the superintendent at tho Shenandoah City stripping discharged half dozen 1tal- ans. Their countrymen quit work and de- manded that they be reinstated and that if it was necessary to reduce the force Hungar- ians be dismissed The superintendent was obdurate and the result was the Italians drove the Hungari;ns out of the pits. po- lice force was summoned, but the Hungarans refused to leave the shantes in which they had taken refuge, and, the Italians maintain ing q threatening attitude, it was found necessary to send a force of police with rifles to protect them.
 Information of the fight reached another settlement at Barry's Station, two miles away. At the latter place there are about 200 Hungarians and Italians. During the night the Italians made a raid on a Hungar- ian shanty which contained fifty men. and for more than an hour a fierce battle was waGed. During the progress of the battle finished the fight in the light of the flames. which was meantime consuming one of their number, who was so badly beaten that he was not able to leave the building. Several others were badly beaten, but the exact number of the wounded is not known.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-30
A Cure for Sleeplessness.

The complaint of sleeplessness is com mon enough nowadays, but it is not without its antidotes, real or alleged. Your obliging friend who has an infalli- ble cure for coughs, colds and consump- tion can also accommodate you at mo- ment's notice with remedy for insom- mia. A clever scheme was suggested the other day by a newspaper man, who claims that absolute release from the dread disorder will follow the operation of his plan. "The idea is" said he, ''to secure system in which monotony and gentle exercise of the mental powers are combined, and thus to produce condition of physical quiet with the least possible mental exertion. The old system of fol- lowing the progress of a flock of sheep as they jump over a hedge, or of imagining a steady stream of vapor to pour forth from ones mouth and nose are of no avail, because they are too monotonous. Salvation lies in numbers. The method 
 of counting brings the requisite mo- notony, but it becomes too much of a mental effort if the numeration is carried too far. This is obviated, however, by the following scheme: Make the number 9 the goal, begin at one, increasing the count each time by going one higher, and then returning to the starting point, and so on, up to twenty-five. Thus, you be- gin, 'one,' 'one, two, 'one, two, three, and so on."' This is the plan of the newspaper man, and he announced it with the assurance that when the num- Der twenty-five was reached profound and peaceful slumbcr would brood upon the eyelids of the distressed. New York Tribune
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-30
Abandoned at Sea.

The British steamship Lizard, Capt. Byrnes, arrived in Newport News, Va., and landed Capt. Hughes. and the crew of the British steamship Erin, which sailed from Jamaica Capt Hughes says that he struck a storm about 80 miles north of Cape Hat teras. A terrible heavy sea was running and the Erin rolled badly. The first mate was washed overheard, but was rescued after being several hours in the water. The storm continued to rage and the shaft of the steamer broke. large hole was made in the tunnel, through which immense quantities of water poured into her after hold. The pumps were worked, full force, in spite, of which the vessel settled rapidly, but managed to keep adoat until about noon, when, in latitude 35 deg. 30 min, longitude "A deg. : min, the Lizard hove in sight, and took off the crew and four passengers, and the sinking steamer was abandoned. The Erin was owned in Glas. gow, and was recently chartered in Philadel phi;s to engage in carrying fruit from Kings ton to Baltimore.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-30
CONGRESS AT WORK.
The Senate.

All the amendments proposed by the finance committee to the Senate tariff bill were passed The most important amend ment was one which creates a permanent rev. enue commission to collect and report facts and statistics, such as comparative cost and ropean countries, etc. When all the amendments had been offered the vote was taken on the passage of the bill. It resulted-yeas, 32; nays, 80. A majority Of two. The bill was passed by a strict party vote, all the Republicans voting for it, and nll the Democrats against it. The bill now goes to the House.
 The tariff bill having been disposed of the Senate took up routine business again. The Senate committee reported in favor of ap- propriating $500, 900 for the use of the Pres idcnt in mant aiming our rights against Ger man aggression and intrigue in the Samoan Islands. Senator Hale reported from the census committee, with several impol tant amendments, the House bill to provide for the taking of the eleventh census. The cur rent resolution for the counting of the cleo toral vote by the two houses of Congress in joint session was passed. The House bill for the relief of the State National Bank of New Orleans for cotton seized during the war was amended and passed. District of Columbia business occupied the remainder of the ses- sion.
 The Senate adopted appropriate resolu- tons on the death of Represent utive Burncs, of Missouri, and adjourned out of respect to his memory.
 In the Senate the House bill for d lightship. with fog signals, at Sandy Hook. was amend, ed by making similar provision for Nan tucket and then passed. The bill increasing the maximum of international money orders from $50 to S1O0 was also passed. The pension and military academy appro ate then took up Mir. Shcrman's antitrust bill. Several amendments were adopted, but vote was reached. Mir. Call introduced n joint resolution to appro- priate $1O,0OO for an investigation of the rause and best methods of curing and pre- venting yellow fever. Tho following Prcsi. dential nominations were confirmed: John Tyler Campbell, of California, to br Consul at Foo Chow; John Darcy Connolly, of Cali fornia, to be Consul at Auckland.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-30
One Dose

will do 6 great amount of good in cases Of Neuralgia, Toothache and Rheuma- tism. Especially for Sciatica is the Remedy efficacious. The Eureka Remedy is put up In boxes ef
 IS doses each.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-30
Minerals in an Oil We'll.

Work at the oil well in Southbury, Ct., is being pushed. The we'll was started last fall by a Waterbury syndicate after favorable prospecting, with cx-Mayor Henry R. Mat thews at the head. The site was close by an old shaft sunk for coal forty years ago. The shat has been abandoned for years. Coal and gas beneath the surface were then unheard of. The well has now reached a depth of about 1,500 feet and there have been traces of oil. But the new impetus is given by the finding of unmistakabIe evidences of gold. Silver, lead and gold have also been found in small quantities on the farm of William Allen, not far away, and the proprietor of the farm has a gang of men at work. Some lead has been found, which will run from 1,5OO to l 500 pounds to the ton. In some ore taken out was found silver enough to average about twenty-seyen ounces to the ton. In many places the ore was found strcaked with gold.
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-30
Lachinc Rapids Wat CT Power.

Capitalists and scientists areinterestedin a scheme 10 utilize the immense water power of Lachine Rapids, seven miles from Montreal
 where the St. Lawrence pours its whole body of water over the rocks. A similar scheme was embodied in bill and submit ted to the Dominion Parliament by Mr, Springle, an engineer but it was defeated by the interven- ton of Walter Shanley, member, of Parlia- ment. Government Engineer. The scheme is now revised, and NJ. D. Barr, an electrical en- gneer, has just returned from New York, where he had an interview with MT. Edison and showed him a plan of the Lachine Rapids. Mir. Edison, it is said looked on the plan as a revelation, and was surprised it had not been worked out hitherto. He saw no difficulty in transmitting an amount of power to the city, and he is now at work preparing q plar. and scheme for conducting the operation '.'
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-30
Stricken in the CaD:tOl.

Representative James N. Burnes, of Mis- souri, was stricken by paralysis at the Capi tol. The first symptom of the approaching attack was experienced when Mir. Butter worth. in the House, called MT. Burnes's at tention to a passage of the Sundry Civil bill, then sunder consideration. Mir. Burnes then remarked that his tongue appeared to be affected so that he had great difficulty in speaking. Noticing that his face ap- peared to be drawn on the left side. MT. But terworth insisted upon Mir. Burncs accompay ing him into the fresh air on the east portico. MT. Burnes in short time expressed himself feeling better and went to the room of the Committee on Appropriations, where he was induced to take some stimulants and lie upon sofa. He soon began to breathe in a labored manner and to lose consciousness. MT. Burnes grew rapidly worse during the night and dicd
Connecticut western news., 1889-01-30
An Honest Railroad Official.

Franklin square, in Norwich, Ct, when the square was crowded. The bag looked to be worth nothing. and no one picked it up until an official of the Norwich and Worcester Rail- road Co., happened along His foot struck the bag accidentally, and MT. Clapp's curiosity was aroused. He opened the bag, and found therein over $10O in gold, silver and paper currency. Mir. Clapp took the bag to the railroad office, and the farmer soon reap peared on the square looking for his bag of money. A young man named John Burns volunteered to tell him where his money was for $1, payment in advance. The dollar was paid and the farmer was escorted to Mr. Clapp's office. The latter turned over the bag and refused to accept any reward. The farmer was surprised. and gave ano ther dollar to Burns