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Connecticut western news., 1890-04-30
A BILL AT LAST.

The Republicans of Congress Decide Upon
 Silver Measure.
 WASHINGTON, April 4.-The caucus of Republican members of the house last night was more harmonious than any of those that have taken place recently. MT. Henderson Qlls) presided. The silver question was brought up by MT. Con- ger Qa.) who stated that the sub-com- mittees of the caucus committees of the senate and house had come to an agree ment which had been approved by the caucus committee of the house. The cau- GUS committee, he said, had prepared 8 bill, which covered all the amendments agreed to.
 The bill provided for the purchase of 4,5OO, 900 ounces of silver bullion per month, and'that the bullion certificates should be redeemable in lawful money of the United States by the secretary of the treasury, but no greater or lesser amount of notes shall be outstanding at any time than the cost of the silver bullion in the treasury; pro- vided, that the secretary may, in his dis cretion, exchange for such silver bullion notes an amount of silver which shall be equal in value at market price on the day of the exchange of the notes.
 The bill allows the secretary to purchase both foreign afld domestic bullion. It also repeals provisions of the present law which requires the coinage of not less than $2, 900, ,- 900 each month. Section 5, 222 revised statutes, and section 4 of the national banking law in relation to money now held in the treasury are incorporated in the bill. After discussion of an hour or so the eau GUS committee bill was agreed to, with only six dissenting votes
 The matter of pensions was also taken up, and after short discussion the caucus indorsed the Merrill service pension bill.
 The question of passing some national election law was brought forward, and MT. Lodge (Mass.) urged the adoption by the caucus of his bill placing the election of representatives in congress under national control. MT. Lodge was followed by MT. Powell Qlls.), the chairman of the elections committee. who argued in favor of the inn provement of the supervisor system as @ means of correcting election evils. After further discussion, and without coming to any conclusion on the subject, the caucus adjourned until next Tuesday night, when the McComas national election bill will bs considered ..-..
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SALISBURY.

We are called with sadness to chroni- cle another death in our midst. Dea Oliver Jewell died at his home in this village last Thursday evening, after an illness of less than one week, He monia, but his death was the result of heart trouble. Mir Jewell was born in this town in Sept. 1919, and his whole life has been spent here. He united with the Congregational church at quite an early age, and has held the office as deacon of the church since 1852. His was an example of noble Christian character, of spotless integrity and entire consecration to the work of the Master. He was man of thought, earnest in his convictions, and won the esteem of all who knew him. Although it IS grief to record the death of such men, it is consolation to know that their work was done and well done. The funeral was attended at the Congre- gational church, Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, the Rev J. 0. Goddard and Rev Lyman Warner officiating. The bereaved family have the sympathy of the entire community.
 Quite an excitement prevailed for time in the village last Wednesday tore noon when the cry of fire was heard and Mrs Packard's house was discover ed to be on fire The fire was first seen by the men engaged in work at the steam saw mill about this time 1t was discovered by several others, who hastened to assist in suppressing the flames, which already bid fair to soon destroy both house and contents, but the fire was checked before extensive damage had been done.
 The steam saw mill. which has been in or near this village since last Septem Der. has been moved to State Line this week, to do some saving for Mir Simmons. Prospects are that it will be moved back here in the fall.
 Miss M. M. Johnson, who has been in South Amboy, N. J., during the winter, returned to this village last week, and has opened her house for the summer.
 Mir and Mrs G. H. Clark have taken possession of the rooms in the brick part of Maple Shade hotel.
 A qulet wedding took place last Thursday, April 24th, when Miss Anna Ostrander was married to Napoleon Lacomsiere, of Meriden. The happy couple took the afternoon train for Hartford.
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WEDNESDAY. APRIL 30. 1890.
ARBOR DAY.

For the benefit of those who desire to celebrate Arbor Day, pamphlets have been issued as school documents and distributed at the joint expense of the State Boards of Education and Agricul- ture. They contain contributions of Hon T. s. Gold, secretary of the State Board of Agriculture and P. M. Augur, State Pomologist topics for Arbor Day by J. H. Hale; directions as to tree planting programs of exercises and selections for reading or recitstions. Canaan High School will observe the day by appropriate exercises and the planting of trees, shrubs, vines and flowers on the school grounds. Part of their program is original, and part is taken from the above mentioned pamphlets.
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A Doctor Has Said This.
From Millerton Telegraph

From Millerton Telegram.l
 "There has not been time for years when great care, as to cleanliness, was so necessary as now. The open winter permitted disease germs to live and multiply. Every slop drain, cess-pool and other disease-breeding spots should be thoroughly cleansed and disinfected with lime, chloride of lime, sulphate of iron or copper, carbolic acid or some other active germicide. Cellars should be thoroughly cleaned and aired, privy vaults emptied and kept clean and safe by the use of some of the disinfectants named, and every precaution taken to save life and health during what promi- ses to be the most sickly season known for years. A little negligence now may cost you your own life, or take from you some of the members of your family"
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THE MAJORITY POLLED.
Republican Congressmen and
 the Mckinley Bill.
THE MEASURE WILL GO THROUGH.

Of the Republican Majority in the House
 Al Out of 1b9 Members Interviewed
 Will Vote for the Bill as It Stands at
 Present.
 PHILADELPHIA, April 2s.-The Press printed this morning what is said to be the most complete and careful poll of the ma jority in congress ever made by newS- paper. The purpose was to ascertain the views of individual members as to the necessity of passing tariff revision and reduction bill as speedily as possible. h. terviews were obtained with 2O9 members. The Press interviewers have found what opposition exists to the Mckinley bill on the Republican side of the house, and, by extending the interviews to leading Demo- crats, have found the particular line of attack upon the bill likely to be adopted by the opposition.
 A Bill Will Be Enacted.
 The fact of supreme importance is that a bill revising the tariff and reducing the revenue will be enacted before congress ad- journs for the summer. The Press of this city has interviewed 159 Republican members, and, with two exceptions, they all agree that Republican tariff bill will be passed, and that while differences exist as to the makeup of schedules, the entire party is in accord on the general principle and purpose of the Mckinley bill.
 A Member Interviewed.
 A member of the ways and means com mittee said to a newspaper correspondent after reading the interviews: sYou see we have no such opposition in the party as Mr. Morricop,o hill mot with frOrY, the Democrats in the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth congresses"
 A Dearth of Democratic Criticism
 While the interviews show strong sen- timent on the part of the Republicans in favor of the bill, even if some features of it are not wholly in accord with the indi- vidual opinion of the member called upon to express his views, there is singular dearth of strong criticism on the part of the Democrats. In 8 general way the Democrats protest against the bill without going into particulars. They admit the probability of its passing, but they are evil dently displeased with a measure which offers to the masses of the people free sugar on the one hand and to the farmers of the country additional protection on the imported articles which they produce on the other hand.
 T The Result Summarized.
 The result summarized is as follows: Total number of interviews, 2O9; Repub- Gcans interviewed, 159; Republicans who believe bill revising the tariff and reduc- ing the revenue must be passed before con- gress adjourns, %; number now ready to vote for the Mckinley bill as it stands, Al; number who believe the Mckinley bill is sure to be made satisfactory to the party I-~o- passed, 11s; number who are not sure about it, q
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SOUTHFIELD,

H. M. Van Deusen and wife arrived here on Friday last and returned the first of this week. John Pomeroy also stopped here last week w. F. Herrick arrived home Saturday evening.
 A rainy day again was Sunday and some of the time 1t was nearly snow.
 Dr Tiffany is having number of patients although no particular Grippe prevails.
 B. A. Scoville has his house in order and seeking enjoyment In the Webster house.
 Barber X Williams are putting the company water in the shop, which being soft is better for the engine
 I. R. Baldwin is having his black smith shop newly shingled
 Mrs A. B. Benedict arrived home Saturday from trip to Bridgeport.
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New Trotting Circuit.

According to the Danbury News of Wednesday 8 new trotting circnit was formed. The new circuit will take in several towns. The season will open during the first week in August, at Hudson, then will follow in the order named Chatham, North Adams, Pitts field, Great Harrington, White Plains and Danbury. One week at each, winding up at Danbury the second week in October. Colt stakes will be introduced at each meeting, novel feature that will add much to the interest and enjoyment of these events E. B. Long, secretary of the White Plains fair association, has been elected secretary of the new circuit
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FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
Condensed Report of Proceedings in tn
 Senate ana House.

Condensed Report of Proceedings in the
 Senate ana House.
 WASHINGTON, April 22.-In the house Mr. Chandler (Mass.) moved that the house concur in the senate amendments to the Worlds fair bill, which, being agreed to, the bill goes to the president for his action. The house went into committee of the whole on the legislative, executive and ju- dicial appropriation bill.
 MT. Cookery (Mo.) criticised the increase in the number of government employees, which in many instances should not have been made at this time He believed that if there was new blood in the department 1,5OO clerks could be discharged, at sav- ing of $1 800 900. Instead of carrying on an unprOftable investigation. let the commit tee take into consideration the inefficiency of the clerical force of the departments.
 MT. Bland (Mo) discussed the monetary question and spoke in favor of the unlim- fted coinage of silver and characterized the Windom bill as demonstration measure.
 WASHINGTON, April 24.-The house in committee of the whole worked on the legislative appropriation bill and discussed the civil service law. MT. Cummings (N. Y.) moved to increase the salaries of house cloak room men" from $500 to $720 per year, and this led to a long discussion of the labor question. When the clause ap- propriating salaries for the civil service commission was reached, MT. Cummings made the point of order that it was not properly in the bill. The commission was neither legislative, executive nor judicial MT. Butterworth (OD called attention to the fact that the title of the bill included the words land for other purposes."
 MT. Cummings replied that the commis- sion was for no purpose at all. It should be named the great supervisory commission of the government and turned loose upon the land. Its usurpations were getting to be monstrous. As conducted it had been scandal to the government. Instead of conf1ning itself to the simple duties, as in- dicated by law, it came before congress in the bill as legislative, executive or judi cial institution.
 The apparent ignorance of some of these commissioners had been largely displayed. What they lacked in intelligence and ex- perience they made up in arrogance and superciliousness. The insolence of office was never better exemplifed. The first commissioner gave more ungrammatical sentences in his letters than were to be found in English as she is spoke.''
 The lack of knowledge of the board was lamentable. Even ex-Governor Thompson, of South Carolina, one of the commis- sioners, he said, had been obliged to make the huniliating confession that he did not know Shat the s1.5oo eisfk of tho commits
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sion was required by law to be 8 stem ographer; nor did MT. Lyman, the presi- dent of the commission. Mir. Roosevelt, the brilliant and accomplished cowboy, knew something about it, but did nothing. Whenever caught in an illegal act the commissioners made theil ignorance their excuse They did not know where they came from or where they were bound. None of them could box the compass. Even the Smithsonian professors would be at fault in characterizing the commission. MT. Cummings point of order was over ruled
 MT. Dorsey CNsb) moved to reduce the number of commissioners from three to one-he thought one enough to carry on this little bureau of the government. MT. Spinola N. Y.) denounced the civil service law as an infamous imposition on the peo- pie, and complete humbug, in conflict with every principle upon which the gov ernment was founded. MT. Dorsey's amend ment was ruled out.
 Mr. Mckinley (O.) earnestly opposed the motion to strike out the appropriation. His only regret was that the appropriation committee did not give to the civil service commission all the appropriation it asked for the enlargement of the civil service. If the Republican party of this country was pleCScu to one S1uSlc tuluS nOFo than another it was the maintenance of the civil service law.
 It was not only according to the tenets of the Republican party, but according to the best sentiments of the Republican party throughout the United States Now, when the Republican party was in control of all the branches of the government, it is proposed to virtually repeal this law, when for four years, during Democratic administration, nobody on the Republican side had the temerity to rise in his place and ask for the nullifcation of the law They thought it good enough for Demo cratic administration, and he said to his Republican friends that it was good enough for Republican administration. The Re- publican party must take no backward step. The merit system was here, and here to stay.
 MT. Butterworth indorsed every word MT. Mckinley had said. Nothing smacked of monarchical forms as much as the spells system. Mr. Houk's motion to strike out was lost; yeas, 61 nays, 12O. Pending further action the committee rose and the house adjourned
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GREAT HARRINGTON.

The adjourned meeting of the Fire District was largely attended at the town hall Friday afternoon. On the question of purchasing the property and franchise of the Berkshire Heights Water Company the meeting proceeded to ballot without further debate. The whole number of votes was 215, and of these 136 were iu favor of and 79 against the proposed purchase. As the law requires two-thirds vote in order to carry the measure. it was lost. A. 0. Collins then motioned that the vote motion prevailed. On motion the meet p. m. It will thus be seen that the water war in this village is as far from settlement as ever. A trial at the pumping station lon the Green river) of the Berkshire Heights company Friday afternoon shows that at this season of the year they can supply the district with 75 gallons of water per minute or 1OS, 900 gallons in 24 hours.
 A. s. Clark, who has had charge of the town hall lawn for several years, has been re-appointed.
 The marriage of Chauncey M Decker to Miss Ellen Murphy, of South Egre- mont, occurred at St Peters church in this village last Wednesday at D. m. :, Rev E. s. Fitzgerald officiating.
 I. G. Perry is having his barn thoroughly repaired.
 A stranger from Nova Scotia, who called his name John Baker, arrived in town Friday looking for work and with out cent in his pocket He stated that since his arrival in the state he had been extremely unlucky. Saturday morning he obtained work of F. T.. Sanford. In less than two hours, while pitching straw from scaffold in the barn at Sanford's Hill farm, slab gave way and Baker fell to the floor, breaking his left arm in two places. He will now have to be cared for by charity for several weeks.
 Mir and Mrs A. M. Costello returned Thursday evening from their wedding trip to Jersey City Heights.
 Fred Ames Is building new barn on the Seekonk road
 The annual meeting of the old Berk- shire railroad was held Saturday The old officers were elected, with Daniel R Williams, of Stockbridge, as clerk.
 Arbor day occurred Saturday and your reporter set out two Norway spruce trees.
 John A. Brewer, who recently return ed from Florida, is the owner of fine tract of land and orange groves in that state
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INTER ESTIN G!
Office of P. X F. Corbin, Manufacturers of ]
 parduyaro

Office of P. X F. Corbin, Manufacturers of
 Hardware
 New Britain, Conn, Jan. 31, 1890. Messrs Talcott, Frisbie & Co.,, Hartford, Ct: Ge,ale7nnn-I desire to say most emphati- cally that SWEETS WILD CHERRY COUCH BAIsAM is the best and surest cure for a cough I ever saw. The grip left me with cough which was simply terrible. I obtained a bottle of this Balsam and it gave relief immediately, and has been of the greatest benefit to me since. commenced to improve at once. Other members of my family had about the same experience.
 CHARLES F. CoRBTN.
 West Winsted, Conn.,, Jan. 30, 1890. Having used "Swift's Wild Cherry Cough Balsam" with such gra tifying success, in my own family feel that it is but simple justice to say that I believe it is the best cough medicine in the market. Yours, &c.,
 FRANK E. ANDREWS, Druggist.
 Bristol, Conn.,, Jan. 23, 1890. My wife and myself both being troubled with severe cough, l was persuaded by a prominent druggist to try "Swift's Wild Cherry Cough Balsam," and I can say with most gratifying results. It proved, in both cases, a very excellent remedy. My wife says she never tried cough remedy in her life that loosened and relieved a cold and cough so speedily and effectually as thie does.
 ADDISON RUSS, Bristol, Conn.
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LeQ0Z Notices.

nISTRICT of Sharon, ss. Probate Court. DApril 26th, 1890.
 Estat, of Mary Louisa Peck, late of Sharon, in said district, deceased.
 On motion of Elias B. Reed and George A. Kelsey, both of said sharon, executors on the estate of said deceased.
 ORDERED, that the 10th day of May, A. D. 1890, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the probate office in sharon, be, and the sane is, assigned for hearing on the allowance of said administration accounts with said estates. and this court directs the said execu- tors to cite all persons interested therein to appear at said time and place, ivy publish in Litchfleld county and having circulation in said district, and by posting copy of this order on the public sign post in the town of sharon, where the deceased last dwelt.
 A. M. CARD, Judge.
 Certified by WILLARD BAKER, Clerk.
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Collector Martins Escape.

PHILADELPHIA, April 26.-Collector of Internal Revenue David Martin, who has been on visit to Washington, had & mar row escape from death at the Riggs house, through the carelessness of porter in lighting the gas. The porter turned on two of the burners in the chandelier, but only lighted one About 3 o'clock MT. Martin was suddenly awakened by severe pain, and at once discovered the sickening smell of escaping gas. An open transom saved hio 1ifo
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Hold ts to the Light.

The man who tells you confidentially just what will cure your cold is prescribing Kemp's Balsam this year. In the prepara- tion of this remarkable medicine for coughs and colds no expense is spared to combine the best and purest ingredients. Hold a bottle of Kemp's Balsam to the light and look through it; notice the bright, clear look :; then compare with other remedies. Price 5Oc and S1. Sample bottle free,
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Don't take any chances with stub- born cough or cold. If neglected it may be pneumonia to morrow. If other remedies have failed you do not be discouraged. Try once more. Swift's Wild Cherry Cough Balsam cures when all others fail.
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nIsTRICT of Canaan, ss. Probate Cour

nISTRICT of Canaan, ss. Probate Court, A April 18th, A. D. 1890.
 Estate of George 0. E. Thompson, late of Owasco, Cayuga county. New York, leaving property ln said district.
 Upon the application of Henry c. Stevens for relief from further liability as surety upon the probate bond of George Thompson as executor of the last will and testament of said deceased, the said will having been admitted to probate in said district. at the Probate office in said North Canaan, on the 12th day of May, 890, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice of the time and place of such hearing be given by pub fishing the same once in the Connecticut Western News, public newspaper having a circulation in said district.
 Certified from Record.
 JACOB B. HARDENBERGH Judge
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MILL RIVER.

Rev MT Bartlett, of Lee, supplied the pulpit last Sunday during the absence of Rev s. R Butler
 Samuel H. Blodgett has secured petition in Hartford as clerk in drug store.
 Ploughing has commenced in good earnest
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A Lockout Settled.

CoNNEL1sv1LLE, Pa., April 2S.-The Cam bria Iron company lockout at the Wheeler and Morrel coke plants has been settled
 and the 600 workers will resume work to- day. The case of the employees for whose reinstatement the others struck will be in- vestigated personally by the master work
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Ruhscripti0n Account.

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Ex-Alderman Gideon D. Winslow, of Hartford, has been appointed dairy commissioner by Governor Bulkeley, succeeding Commissioner James B. Tatem, of Putnam, whose term will ex- pire on Thursday of this week.
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Sixteen More Warrants.

JERSEY CITY, April 2.-At the hearing of the committee Investigating the ballot box frauds in Jersey City last fall, one wit ness testified that an election officer had admitted to. him that the box had been stuffed and another deposed that a gang of ninetaan repeaters operated in the Fourth district. Bench warrants have been issued for sixteen election officers