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Connecticut western news., 1890-10-22
CANAAN CONN, WEDNESDAY,, OCTOBER 22
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 Then in my dream all the pomp of Jericho vanished and gloom was added to gloom, and desolation to desolation, and woe to woe, until perhaps the rip bling waters of the fountain of Elisha suggesting it-as sounds will sometimes give direction to dream-I. thought that the waters of Christ's salvation and the fountains ''open for sin and uncleanness" were rolling through that plain and rolling across that continent, and rolling round the earth, until on either side of their banks all the thorns became flowers, and all the deserts gar dens and all the novels mansions, and all the funerals bridal processions, and all the blood of war was turned into dahlias, and all the groans became anthems, and Dante's "Inferno" be- came Dante's "Divina Commedia, and Paradise Lost" was submerged by Paradise Regained, and tears became crystals, and cruel swords came out of foundries glistening plowshares, and in my dream at the blast of q trumpet the prostrated walls of Jericho rose again.
 And some one told me that, as these walls in Joshua's time at the sounding trumpet of doom went down, now at the sounding trumpet of the gos- pei they come up again. And l thought a man appeared at the deer ss my tent and I said, 'sWho are you, and from whence have you come2' and he said, "I am the Sa- maritan you heard of at the tavern on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho as taking care of the man who fell among thieves, and 1 have just come from healing the last wound of the last un- fortunate in all the earth" And rose from my pillow in the tent to greet him, and my dream broke, and real zed it was only dream, but dream which shall become a glorious reality as surely as God is true and Christ's gospel is the worlds Cathoicon. ''Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end Amen"
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Connecticut western news., 1890-10-22

Long Distance Swimming by Mustang.
 Captain Ben Rocheblave, of the na- val reserve, is the owner of @ mustang mare which, if yet alive, is entitled to the championship belt for swimming. Sunday night the mare left home and went into the navy yard. She was dis covered Monday morning, and when the guards attempted to put her out of the yard she took to the water, and for an hour or more swan around in front of the navy yard. She then struck out across the bay, and after swimming at least three miles landed on Santa Rosa island, in the rear of the life saving sta ton.
 Crossing the island to a spot near the station she boldly plunged into the gulf, and when last seen was we'll out to sea, swimming to the southeast. If she put back she has not landed at any point west of the quarantine station, but she may have landed at some point east of it, and Captain Rocheblave has parties living up the sound looking out for her.-Pensacola News.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27
MONEY FOR IRRIGATION.
An Increased Appropriation Sc
cured for the New States.

An Increased Appropriation Sc
cured for the New States.
WASHINGTON, Special Telegram.
secured the approval of the committee on
public lands to an amendment to the sun
dry civil till increasing the amount appro-
prlated for surveys from 5000, 900 to 500, 900
with a tacit understanding that the in
creased amount shall be used in the new
states. Senator Allen of Washington is
chairman OF the subcommittee having the
matter in charge, but all have taken an act
i've part in the matter of securing the in
crease
Senator Casey says that the increased
enabling act to be surveyed and selected.
He told the committee that the principle of
waiting for settlement before surveys had
been made had lost to North Dakota many
valuable school sections, as the state was
now compelled to select other lands in lieu
of those taken. This was the fact in other
states and considerable objection was de-
veloped to the clause which said that the
lands surveyed must be settled upon, and
it will probably be changed.
There were also developments which in
Dictated that the Democrats are getting
weary of Powell and the geological survey,
and in order to keep down the appropria-
tons will cut the large sums allowed for a
Typographical survey under the guise of ir-
rigation. An endeavor will also be made
to increase the rates tor surveying in heavi-
ly timbered and mountainous sections, and
it is believed it will be granted.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27
DEVELOPING THE SCHEME.
Preliminaries In the Direction Of Es-
tablishing New Stock Yards in
Chicago.

Preliminaries In the Direction Of Es-
tablishing New Stock Yards in
Chicago.
CHICAGO, Special. A statement is pub
lished here that the English syndicate
which has just bought the union stock
yards in this city is likely to find it poor
investment. 1t has been recognized by the
stock yards company that the encroach-
ments of the city would soon render
a removal desirable if not absolutely
necessary. Accordingly a syndicate in
Guiding the stock yards company, several
capitalists. including A. B. Stickney, of the
Kansas City, and number of railroads.
was formed, which bought tract of ground
nine miles square, some eight or ten miles
southwest of this city. On this tract it is
proposed to lay out large stock yards and
switching yards, to serve in the capacity of
a clearing house for all freight handled by
all of the railroads running into this city.
Having made sure of all the preliminaries
in this direction. it is said that the stock
yards company began negotiations for the
sale OF its present property with the result
already known. Having completed the
sale it is said that the old company will de-
velop its new scheme and begin active
competition for the business of which the
present yards have for many years enjoyed
a lucrative monopoly.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27
GIVES UP.
The British Government Will not Try
to Pass the Licensing Clause.

The British Government Will not Try
to Pass the Licensing Clause.
LONDON, Special. In the house OF COM
mons this evening Mr.. Smith announced
that the government had reached the con-
clusion that it would be impossible to
pass the licensing clause in the
local taxation bill in full. The
clause proposed an appropriation of
the new taxation on intoxicating liquors
with view to extinguish licenses and also
that power be conferred on the county
councils to purchase and extinguish Ii
censes. 1t is also proposed the suspension
of the issue of new licenses. The first pro-
posal the house has approved, as
far as England was concerned. The
government would therefore pro-
coed with the proposal as affecting Scotland
and Ireland. After long debate it was
agreed to appoint select committee to in
quire into the question of the continuance
Of bills from session to session.
w. S. Kaine, the Unionist whip, who has
been one Of the strongest opponents OF the
measure, resigned his seat in the house to-
night with q view to test the feeling of the
electorate on the question by seeking re-
election on anti-compensation platform.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

Pearse, No. 1913; Mitchell, No. s37; Ed Jones.
No. 426; Orrin Plummer, No. 1916; James Wood,
sa WeD Sna s sH s 5osepS
Callighan and Floren. All of the foreeoine.
named persons represented themselves as
wore e the enume ma ah bsde OF them m
each of the above-named enumerators trans
cribing names and informationfrom the above
described fictitious lists and blanks of the forms
of Exs. 8. and into the official schedules
In addition to the above named persons,
there were also working there the following:
Gus Plummer. Fred Mead, Worth, Hutchings,
Harry Stevens and r. Pearse. The last above
described persons were engaged in copying
fictitious names and information into
lists and blanks and creating fictitious
names and information i'll the same manner as
l myself had done and was doing, under the d.
rection of said Stevens. and said DiCkey.
During this time thousands of fictitious
names were fabricated and copied bv
these different persons into various lists.
cards and blanks of the form of Exhibits
=, and 8, all Of which were delivered to- or put
under the control, of said Stevens. who fur
nished the said enumerators with the lists and
blanks from which they transcribed the
names and Information into the official
schedules as above stated.
On the night of the 18th of June on returning
from supper, said Dickey handed to me- in the
presence of said Stevens, q check for $50, being
for services rendered by me up to and inclusive
bered but was drawn on the First Ma
tional Bank of Minneapolis and
"A. T. Ankeny, treasurer Of the
census fund. Said Stevens asked me if
l was satisfied with this amount and I
told him I was. I also saw another check
made payable to my order by mistake. it being
intened for a man named Mitchell, the father Of
the enumerator by that name. The check was
signed i'll the same way and was for 81, so and
drawn upon the same bank and was endorsed
by me to Mitchell's order, and by me delivered
to said Dickey, he explaining the error.
This affidavit does not contain all the facts in
my possession nor does it refer to all the docu-
ments in my possession.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, John L.
Townley, this 21st DAY of June, A. D. 1890.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27
A Strange Story of a Dream.

Mr.. J. D. Young, the we'll known
insurance agent, had a dream Friday
night, which caused him to awaken
and arouse his wife. 1t was that he
saw a wagon coming along with two
bodies in it, and, in lifting one of the
men out, as he was turned over, he
appeared to be dead. Then two men
appeared at the head of the corpse,
who appeared to be Italians, and
who were arguing as to whose knife
it was that fitted the wound, which
was on the right side. Then he heard
the name OF the dead man. 1t was
Mark Taylor, and, as he knew no
man by that name, he asked in his
dream, "Who is he?" and the reply
came loud and distinct, "Why, he's
the coachman Of John Henry" When
Mr.. Young came to his office yester-
day morning he asked Mr.. Henry.
who had an office with him, the name
of his coachman. Henry replied:
1--WE have q new man." and Mr..
Henry gave a different name than
Taylor.
"He was cut last night" said Mr..
Young.
eyes, replied Henry, "but how did
you find it out? 1t was not publish
ed in the papers"
|. Young replied: II dreamed it, and
that's all know about it,
Now both Mr.. Henry and Mr..
Young are puzzled about the coinci.
dence.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27
A Woman'S Tact,

At recent ball Nine. Carnot had
the tact to wear the coronet of cam
eos, hoping to stimulate the taste
for these ornaments and assist the
workers in gem cutting, who were in
distress. Having some beautiful
canoes which had been given the
"Grand Carnot," she had her coiffeur
design charming head ornament
which she wore with great effect. The
stones werese in artistic gold frames
and connected with fine chains to
form a diadem, which proved to be
not only handsome and becoming.
but had the desired effect OF callin@
the attention OF the public to the
beautiful art which had beenlanguish-
see the cameo worn again as brooch
es and hair ornaments.-Boston
Record.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27
Need of Men, Not of Special
lists

The evil to begreatly apprehended,
by reason of the tendencies of opin-
ion in the popular mind of late, is,
as it seems to me, that we shall bring
forward a generation of imperfectly
educated specialists in this country.
No result is, in my judgment, more
to be deprecated than this. Indeed,
it may be doubted whether in every
sense such result could properly be
regarded as progress at all. The
fathers had at least a wide outlook,
as far as their field Of vision reached.
They believed in men not mere work
ers in the great human workshop.
They believed in individual men, full
grown and matured in their whole
manhood, and not in mere scholars
or practitioners in some one section
OF life OR knowledge, whose mental
culture should be limited to that one
section.
Men are what we need in this coun-
try; not lawyers, or physicians, or
ministers, but men-men who, what
ever may be their profession; men
who, whatever may be the extent of
their knowledge in their own peculiar
science, know much that is beyond
their science, and see the glory of all
knowing and of all truth. Educa-
ton, according to the true view oft,
is like religion. 1t seeks the individ-
ual that it may bestow upon him, in
himself, the fullness of it's blessing.
1t strives to perfect the world in it's
own sphere by making perfect thein-
dividuals who form the world. It de-
sires, and tries, therefore. regarding
this as it's first and foremost work,
to give completeness to each one
whom it approaches.-Presidcnt
Dwight in Forum.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

Henry Miller, the Keokuk bell boy, VINO
fell out of q fifth-story window at the Hotsi
Keokuk few weeks ago and escaped serious
injury, broke his arm while playing base Dali.
SUPERINTENDENT Carr, of Webster county,
has decided to issue no more third-class Ger
tifcatcs to school teachers. More than
enough teachers of the first and seeond-ciass
can be secured.
The waverly Republican says that the
farmers of Bremen county are prosperous
and well-to-do; that nobody need worry
about the poor farmer SO FAR as atiocallty
is con cerned.
A Keokuk masher insulted young woman
on the street the other day, when she pulle
q small revolver and chased him down the
thoroughfare at a lively gait, shooting at
every step until the weapon was emptied
Luckily or unluckily, her aim was bad and
the object of her wrath escaped injury.
Phillip Homann and Mike Bongasser, two
farmers living near Ackley, were seriously in
;ured by their wagons breaking through
bridge, precipitating the whole outfit into the
stream below. Homann had three ribs brok-
en- and suffered internal injuries, from which
he is not expected to recover.
During an electric storm at Dubuque
groceryman hitched his horse near tele-
phone pole while he took shelter near by.
One terrific bolt spent it's force on the wire
over the horses head, knocked tho animal
off it's feet, melted the wire and ran into the
ground. The horse got up and fell down sew
eral times before the effects of the shock pass
ed off, The driver also was slightly shocked.
The Des Moines river land case has been de-
cided by Judge Shiras. The opinion filed
dismissee the case of the government against
the river land company and confirms the
company's title to every odd section of land
for five miles on either side of the Des Moines
river in the state. Much OF the land has
been sold to settlers by the company on
warranty deeds and they will not be distrib-
uted. Seven hundred settlers who though
mistake got their patents from the land
office and who occupied 10000 acres must
move off. Trouble is expected.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

effect In the leg, the second went through the
bowels, the third grazed an arm and the
fourth took effect in the back. Both had
been drinking and got into quarrel. Lewis
says Palmer drew knife on him. Palmer
will die and Lewis is in jail,
Ex-City Justice C. E. Foster was married
at CasseIton to Miss NJ. Mccormick OF Bill
ings, Mont. The ceremony was performed
on board the east-bound train on the North
ern Pacific, the bride coming from the West
on that train, and being joined by the groom
with a clergymen and large party offriends.
They were at once assigned car, and the
clergym an proceeded at once to businesses.
The couple will make Detroit, Mimi, their
future home.
Representative Hansbrough is making an
effort to have inserted in the general deficien-
cy bill a provision appropriating 81 5.OOOfor
the agricultural college at Fargo. The last
year that amount was granted to each state
and territory, and, the college in South Da-
kota being in operation, got the amount.
The North Dakota college started May 1.
huving1 two months of the fiscal year for
which the appropriation was made. 1t is
probable that the committee will allow the
amount for these two months.
The house joint resolution donating the
personal property of the United States to
North and South Dakota passed the senate
to-day. 1t provides that all papers, books,
records, fixtures, furniture and all other per-
sonal property of whatever kind belonging
to the United States and heretofore used in
administration of the territorial government
of the Territory of Dakota, or used by the
constitutional convention framing constitu-
tons for North and South Dakota, are here
by donated to the States of North and South
Dakota. provided that said states shall re-
ceive in amount and kind OF such property
as was fixed and agreed upon by the joint
commission of the constitutional conven-
tions.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27
WISCONSIN.

Alvin Baker, convic ted of DEMONSTRATING at
Neillsville, has been sentenced to the Indus
trial School for Boys at Waukesha.
Tillie Spreeburg, Racine domestic, has been
arrested, charged with stealing $3.50 worth
of dresses and jewelry from her mistress, Mrs.
Charles Freeman.
Burglars ransacked tho post-office, W. P.
Clarke's drug store and W. W. Clarke's DO ok
and jewelry store, at Nj lton securing numer-
Gus small articles.
The reflected rays OF the sun on the bottom
of milk can set fire to the residence of II.
B. Cummings, of North Prairie. The flames
were discovered and extinguished before
much damage was done.
Otto Pomeraul, his Siste Emma and Fred
Shiering we're sailing on Lake Winnebago q
short distance from shore. The boat cap
sized and all three were thrown into the wa
ter. The young lady was drowned, the
young men escaping.
George N. Worden, whose divorce suit at
Madison was recently given pu blcity, finds
himself confronted with q serious charge.
The plaintiff, who was Ida Bauer, of Madison,
alleges that few months before Warden q
marriage to her he was married to Lydia A.
Bell OF Chicago.
Two years ago George Croft, of Oshkosh,
loaned friend $40. to be returned by mail.
Soon after he received letter asking if he
had received the money. Croft replied no.
Soon after he received letter with the $40
in it, and the friend declared he had once be.
fore sent the money. This week Croft re-
ceived the first letter co ntaining $40, which
was sent August II, 1888, to Ashland, and
had lain there two years.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Reynolds, of Fond du Lac. was seriously
burned by carbolic acid. The little one was
playing about and discovered the bottle OF
acid, which she attempted to drink The
mouth and lower part of the face were badly
burned, also a portion OF the neck and
shoulders. Medical aid was quickly summon
ed, and the pain eased as far as possible
The child, although terribly injured, will prob
ably recover.
Al. White, who at present is an inmate OF
the Northern State Hospital, is very anxious
to gain his liberty, and intends to apply for
writ OF habeas corpus, Mr.. White is we'll
known in Wisconsin; has been sheriff of Win
nebago County, and at one time was a prom
inent candidate for the nomination of COVER
nor on the Republica ticket. He is about
go years old, and his home is at Omro, thou Oh
for the past six or seven years he has been
confined at the asyum-not during the en-
tire period, but in an intermittent manner.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27
SOUTH DAKOTA.

Jacob Kluth was arrested at Forest City
on a charge of selling liquor to Indians and
taken to Huron for trial. Other arrests will
follow.
The contract to furnish 1925 tons of coal
for the hospital for the insane at Yankton
was awarded to St. Paul firm at the price
of 1884 per ton.
The Carthage News says the small grain
crop in Miner county is looking better and
promises larger yield than for number
of years.
The cutworm is doing heavy damage to
crops in the vicinity of Ordway. In some
instances the ground is as bare as before seed
ing, the worms cutting down practically ev-
cry spear of grain.
John Wall, aged 20, Sully county herder,
was the other day sent to the Yankton asy-
lum for tire atment. He became insane from
reading yellow backed literature and mag
ines he is the star character in wild west
drama. 1t is thought he will soon recover.
Thirty nine and one-half miles from the
Redwater irrigating canal has been complet-
ed and turned over to the Redwater Land
and Canal company, of Minnesota. The ca
nal carries 1000 inches of water and is de-
signed to irrigate over 100 farms. besides
supplying a. large amount Of power. Over
six months oflabor and SIC, 900 have been
expended on the work.
Fifty cases Of beer were received by an
Aberdeen liquor dealer the other day. He
attempted to reship the goods to other
points, but the railroad and express COM
panies refuse to handle it, believing that
they would make themselves amen able to
the state law by doing. The consign-
ment had reached it's original de stination
they claimed, and could not, under the law,
be rebiled and reshipped.
A party of Pierreites travelled 100 miles to
the mouth OF Cherry creek to witness the big
feast and sundance of the Sioux, which has
been in progress at Chief Humps camp on
the north bank of the Cheyenne. When they
reached the river they found that it was
swollen SO that it was impossible to cross
and the hostiles threatene them with dire
results if they approached the camp. They
returned to Pierre without seeing the big
show.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27
NORTH DAKOTA,

All bad characters are being banished from
Grand Forks.
The Great Northern will build new depot
at Grand Forks.
It is expected that Catholic cathedral, to
cost $25, 900, will be erected at Grand Forks
this year.
female convict arrived at the Bism arck
penitentiary the other day, being the first in
the history OF the prison.
Deadwood authorities think the train
robbery which took place near New Salem
the other day was planned and executed by
crooks from that city.
The belle at recent dog feast on an Indian
reserv alton in Dakota wore jacket trimmed
with teeth from $50 elks, which she herself
had slain. She is the granddaughter of the
chief of the tribe.
The election for county superintendent of
schools at Bismarck was spirited and excit-
ing, the lauies exercising che right to vote
for the first time under the new law. One
hundred and fifteen out of vote of 400 were
ladies. W. T. Perkins Was reelected over
Campbell, who was generally Endorsed by
the ladies, by about 200.
The first general school election under the
state constitution which permits women to
vote on all school questions occurred at
jamestown. The city elected the board OF
education, consisting Of seven members, oil
which two are women. Mrs. E. P. Wells
and Mrs. II. c. Hotchkiss. Avery light vote
was poIled about 15O ladies voting in the
whole city.
Orders have been received at Fort Totten
within the past week to vacate about half of
the buildings now used by the troops sta
toned there and to have them ready for &C.
cupancy by the Indian school. which is soon
to be started. This school will be the larg-
est institution of the kind in the United
States 1t is expected that it will have rom
700 to 500 Indian children in attendance.
At Mandan. William Palmer, boss painter
OF the Missouri division Of the Northern Pa
citic railroad, was shot four times by George
Lewis, one o. LIS men. The 6rst shot took