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Connecticut western news., 1890-02-12
WASHINGTON TOPICS.

At time when 1t was uncertain whether Secretary Tracy would recover from the ter rible shock of the tragedy of Monday last, it was stated by his friends that if he should recover he would mo certainly not resume his duties as Secretary of the Navy. Now that it is evident that he is to recover his friends say that there can be no doubt but that he will retain his office. The President is one of the most persistent in his demand that he shall not for moment contemplate resignation. The other report that Secretary Blaine also contemplates resigning because of his double family affliction Is equally / groundless. MT. Blaine is in remarkably good health, considering the extraordinary ordeal which he has undergone within the last month.
 The Washington coroner's jury fails to find the cause of the Tracy fire.
 There was tacit understanding between the Republicans and Democrats that no busi- ness would be transacted in Congress Feb. D.. X large number of members of the house at tended the funeral of Mrs. and Miss Tracy.
 The House committee on the merchant marine and fisheries continues it's hearings on the bill to grant subsidies to American ships. Capt. J. s. Winslow. extensively engaged in the shipping business at Portland, Me-; MT. James Montgomery of Portland, Or, and MT. J. K. Miller of New Orleans, all made state ments concerning shipping matters in their respective localities, and all declared them serves In IaVOr or the payment or SuDsluleS. MT. Montgomery said that the amount of for eign commerce on the Pacific Coast was very large, and was growing constantly, and every ton was exported in British bottoms.
 Secretary Rusk recently made an urgent remonstrance through Secretary Blaine against the imposition by the Mexican. gov ernment of irksome quarantine regulations in regard to American hogs, and is now in- formed by the Department of State that a telegram from United States Minister Ryan stated that the government of Mexico will issue orders without delay discontinuing the obnoxious rules.
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-12
Champasne Too Much for Emin..

Letters received in Berlin from a missionary in Zanzibar gave some par ticulars of Emin Pacha's unhappy fall out of a window. The missionary de- scribes the hearty reception of the two explorers in Bagamoyo. Emin Pacha was full of praise of the activity of the Catholic Missions in Africa, and gave expression to his gra itudc at the ban quet, which was al-o attended by five missionaries, amongst whom were Fathers Girault. Schinze, and Etienne. After the banquet was over, Emin said to Father Girault, "I have this evening been brought quite out of my usual routine. For fifteen years have not touched wine." Hereupon he left the table, not without promising Father Girault that he would spend the whole of the following day in the Catholic. Mission at Bagamoyo. Emin then went into the next room, and thinking. as he was very short-sighted, that am opening in the wall was door, he fell with great force on to a zirc-pla: ed roof, and from there ] @ rolled on to the ground. The height of his fall was 16 feet.
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-12
AlLROAD AND FINANCIAL TIPS.

Atchison is stronger, and its securities are gaining the confidence of people who have held aloof for long time.
 Eastern Is strong at S14O, and still Eastern and Maine directors say there is absolutely nothing new regarding the consolidation.
 California railroads have been losing $75,- 900 day for two weeks oh account of the snow blockades,
 Statisticians claim that the average annual production of silver in the last seven years has been below SIS, ,O00, ,000 The yield of United States mines in 1888 was in excess of while the entire yield of Europe does not equal 10,O00,O 900 per year. China and British India together absorb $6,25O. .00O annually, while the industrial arts of Europe and the United States consume $21 ,O00, ,OOO, leaving only about SS3,0OO, 900 for annual coinage.
 The Municipal Government of Portsmouth, N. H., has voted to sell $l00,0O0 of the stock of the Portsmouth and Dover Railroad owned by the city of Portsmouth.
 The Fiske Paper Company, with paid in capital of $50 1000, has been organized at Hinsdale, N. H., with George c. Fiske, Presi- dent, and Charles B. Hopkins, Agent and General Manager.
 The Union Savings Bank of Fall River, Mass, which was closed in September, 1888, is to be opened on March 1. Bank Commis- sioner Chapin reports that the assets are $S09, ,97499, while the amount due to deposi- tors was 93,429.59, leaving surplus on Feb. 1 of $16, ,545.40.
 At the annual meeting of the Mechanics Mill stockholders in Fall River, Mass, the old board of officers were reelected. The re- port of the Treasurer showed the gross earn ings of tbe mill for the year, $82 ,OS1 .13 net earnings, $51 ,940.75; dividends paid, $71 ,25O. Extensive improvements in new machinery and repairs have been made during the year, involving large outlay. When the improve ments are completed the production of the mill will be largely increased.
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-12
A PATHFINDER IN PARIS.
Bold Move By the Young Duke of Or.
 leans.
He Suddenly Appears In Paris With a Manifesto-The Young Man Just Twen- ty-one-Arrested By the Police.

By prompt action the government of France, Feb. !, nipped in the bud what was apparently intended to be Royalist coup d'etat, modelled after Louis Napoleon's mad quence is that the Duke of Orleans, eldest son of the Count of Paris, Is in custody. The ddke arrived in Paris bearing letter written and signed by the Count of Paris, announcing to the faithful and to all others the counts abdication, and, by virtue of this abdication, all his claims, rights and titles descend to his eldest son, Philippe Louis Roberts. Duke of Orleans. This gentleman is therefore not one If the many vagrant princes, but the actual pretender to the throne as the heir of Louis Philippe, and also as the heir of the old Bourbon line. His coming into the country in violation of the law ban ishing all the heads and direct heirs of reign ing families is rash escapade ii 1t stands alone. The fact that he was equipped with an appeal to the nation shows his intention.
 On Feb. the Duke of Orleans attained the age of twenty-one. The abdication of his father, the manifesto and the movement were all apparently planned with regard to that date, and in order to electrify France with the demonstration that the fortunes of the mon archy were now in new hands. But the government was not caught mapping. Itwas promptly informed of the presence of the duke in Paris and of his whereabouts. He was in France in violation of the law made purposely for excluding his father and him. SCH hS CucniCS Oh tHC ACPuUiC, uuO Noe ae once arrested at the house of the Duke of Luynes, and taken to the prefecture of police, where his identity was fixed.
 He was then detained at the conciergerie, famous as place of detention for royalty in distress. In the afternoon he was arraigned before the military authorities at the Central Bureau. In response to the inquiry as to the objects and purposes of his visit to France, he said that having attained his majority, he had come to France to place himself at the disposal of the military authorities. M. Con- stans, the Minister of the Interior, ordered that the duke be held in custody. Further dis .@osition of the case will of course, depend upon whether 1t is discovered that there was any plot for general royalist movement De hind this incident.
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-12
FiFTY-FlRST CONGRESS.

SENATE, Feb. 6.-On motion of MT. Frye, the Senate bill appropriating S75,000 for public building at Lewiston, Me-, was taken from the calendar and passed.
 MT. Morrill, of Kansas, from the committee on invalid pensions, reported back the Sem ate bill to increase the pensions of certain soldiers and sailors, with 8 substitute pro viding that ali soldiers, sailors and marines who have been since the 18th of June, 1880, or who may hereafter become totally and permanently helpless from injuries received or disease contracted in the service, shall be entitled to receive 8 pension at the rate of $72 per month, and the commissioner of pensions may, when it appears that any pen sioner or person entitled to receive pension shall not only be disqualified for the per- rormance of any manual labor, but whose condition, by reason of his service, is such as to be partially dependent upon another sper- son for aid and attendance, but not to the extent herein before provided, grant such pensiOner not to exceed $50 per month I he substitute was agreed to and the bill, as amended, passed.
 Mir. Deliver, of Iowa, from the committee on naval affairs, reported the bill for the re- lief of the survivors of the wreck of the Tren- ton and VaDdalia and the gtranding of the Nipsic at Apia, Samoa. The bill was passed without division.
 Mir. Blair then resumed his speech in ad- vocacy of the educational bill. He made cita- tions to prove that illiteracy was gaining ground in the United States.
 Mir. Blair went on to say that in the North the common school system was trembling in the balance, and he expressed the belief that before the younger Senator, had passed | away (even before the elder ones had) the common school system of the United States (which was the republic) would have re- ceived its death wound, if indeed it had not already died. In contrasting the expendi- lures for naval purposes and for school pur- poses, he said; ''Educate the world and there will be no need of a navy"
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-12

Oftener, however, they make use of stratagem to destroy him. They decoy him into hole or pitfall, and, gather, ing round the edge of the pit-the mighty animal lying rcsignedly at tho bottom-they kill him by repeated gun, sho:s; the women and children all the while hurling now volley of stones, and now volley of abusive words al the head of their noble enemy.
 Ordinarily, it will take ten or doz4 en balls to kill him, and these he re- ceives without firing an inch OF utterin2 a sound; but at length, feel- ing his death wound, majestically lifts his head, throws contemptuous glance at his enemies, and couches down to die.
 The roar of the lion, as Gerard fiji st heard it, is worth description. After waiting for an hour, the first grum- blings reached his ear', as if the lion were talking to himself; and these grew louder and louder, till the very roof of the hunters hiding place trembled at the sound. The roarings were not very frequent, sometimes
 
 between each.
 They began with a sor' of sigh, deep and guttural, yet so prolonged that it must have cost no effort; this sigh was succeeded by silence for few seconds, and then came a growl from tho chest which seemed to issue through closed lips and swollen cheeks. This growl, beginning in very base note, gradually rose higher and louder till the roar burst forth in all its grandeur, and finished as it com menced. Thus the lion always roars. The Arabs call it rad (thunder), and certainly nothing earthly can compare with it. The bellowing of a furious bull is no more like it than a pistol shot is like the sound of 32-pounder. Imagine what terror such roar must inspire, heard in the lonely mountain passes and under the silent stars.
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-12
New York,s Mretchcd Piers.

It would surprise most New Workers to be told that notwithstanding the growth of commerce at this port the wharves and piers of this city are not in much better condition than they were before the war of 1872. We still maintain the unwieldy and unsavory wooden structures that were in vogue in colonial days, and because of our natural advantages are too indo.ent to improve them. If the city had to build breakwate and contend with tho tides, the case would have been differ ent, but along our thirty-two miles of water front the tide rises and falls only few feet. There has been little improvement of late years, bu, it was on the old lines, and no new system has found favor with the authorities. Why this was so is easily seen from gation into the doings of the dock de- partment, an investigation which has disclosed corruption as great as in the days of Tweed, though caused by total neglect of duty rather than by in- tentional fraud.
 At one time New York owned tho whole shore of the city up to 400 feet beyond low-water mark, but little by little it has parted with its possessions to private parties, allowed others to- build private piers on it's prop rty, and has permitted the Legislature 10 close up many bulkhcads and wharves be- longing to tho people. for the benefit of cor~orat.ons, firms cnd foreign shipping lines, until it has very little left to call its own except in remote and rather rural sections of the town. Now there has come a crisis which will compel the city to buy back all the water front that is now controlled by private owners and con truct SUI h, piers and bulkheads as are demanded by the needs of modern commerce. This will mean not only equal freedom of the wha. yes to all water craft, but substantial s.one piers, street from 15O to 200 feet wide around the city such as has been ordered by the Legis- lature for two-mile sections of East and North Rivcrs-and freight rail- way on this street connecting with all piers and all the railways that enter the metropolis, or will enter by the l Hudson River tunnel, that is to be com-. p.eted in 1891.-Philadelphia Record
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-12
DEATH ON THE RAIL. :

Fatal Accident at Nov Harrisburg, Pa.-A
 Careless BrnhSnsan the Cause.
 An open switch was the cause of serious wreck on the Northern Central Railway, near Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. g. At Marsh's Run is . long siding, and two sections of freight train, running ahead of the Pacific express, had orders to lay upon the siding until the passenger train had passed. The rear brake man of the first section left the switch open, thinking the second section would follow, but instead 1t ran in upon another switch. Before the brakeman could remedy his mistake the passenger tHs n rounded the curve and dash cd into the locomotive of the second freight train, which had run upon the siding to a point oppostte the open switch. All day the track was blocked by the twisted and broken rails, demolished locomotive and other debris. One man Killed and several seriously injured. Several others were scratched and bruised. The negligent brakeman disappeared after the accident.
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-12
REWARDS OF VALOR.
Humane Society Distributes Honors to
 Men Who Have Saved Lives. r--N

Humane Society Distributes Honors to
 Men Who Have Saved Lives. rr--S
 The Massachusetts Humane Society an- nounces these awards:
 To Captain Norman H. Farquhar, U. s. N., for extraordinary bravery and courage dis played on his ship, the U. s. s. Trenton, and in saving the lives of one hundred and forty of the officers and crew of the U. s. S. Vln- dalia in the memorable hurricane, Apia, Samoan Islands, 18th March, 1SS', gold medal.
 To the following named ten men, crew of the Society's Life Boat No. 10, at Marb ehead, for assistance rendered the schooner Alice Louisa, January 31, 1890: John H. L. Giles (Coxswain), William H. Frost, John T.. Lecraw, Alexander Perry, Joseph Lewis, James Frost, Joseph Vincent, James Mullett, William w. Russell, Horace Snow, $3 each.
 To Margaret Haynes, for rescuing from drowning Mary and George Lahan, Spickett River, Metheun, Mass, 14th of January, 1890, a silver medal.
 To Frank w. Bryant (11 years of age) for rescuing from drowning Frank D. Staples, Waltham, Mass, 18th of January, 1890, a bronze medal.
 To Bernard Jos. McGurn, for rescuing from drowning Margaret T. Welsh, South Boston, 2Oth of January, 1890, silver medal.
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-12
CONNECTICUT @. A. R.
Gen. Alger Addresses Lee Encampment-
 Officers Elected.

Gen. Alger Addresses Lee Encampment-
 Officers Elected.
 The second day of Connecticuts 23d annu- al G. A. R. encampment at New Haven, opened with a lengthy memorial service. Following this came routine business which was followed by the election of officers.
 Gen. Russell A. Alger, commander-in-chief of the G. A. R. of the United States, entered the hall with Gov. Bulkeley and Adjt.-Gen. Embler. Business was suspended and he was introduced for a speech.
 At the afternoon session the election of of- fcers was completed and the officers installed, after which the encampment adjourned. The following were elected: Commander, John c. Broatch, Middletown: senior vice-commall- der, Henty N. Fanton, Danbury; junior vice commander, B. D: Smith, Willimantic; medi- cal director, M. w. Robinson, M. D. Colches- ter; chaplain, Rev. Dr. D. Henry Miller, Norwich delegates to national encampment: At large, N. Esterbrook. Jr. G. R. Hurlbut, post }; G. H. George, post 1; e. H. Hayes, post 75; A. Gordon, post 5G; w. c. Staples, post 63; c. Wood, post AS. The department commander appointed w. F. Morgan of New Haven, quartermaster-general, and J. H. Thatcher of Hartford, assistant adjutant-gen- ral
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-12
ENTIRE FAMILY WIPED OUT.

Parsnfs ed Four Children Drowned In
 New York State.
 The four children of Jacob k. Slater were skating on the lake at Binnewater, New York, when the Ice, which was but few inches in thickness, gave way, and the little ones were precipftated into the water. Their shouts were heard by the members of the family, who lived near by, and the father and mother rushed to the rescue. By the time they had reached the lake the four children had disap- pelred beneath the ice. The mother, frantic with the thought of her drowning children, rushed upon the ice, which gave way with her weight, and she sank below the surface. MT. Slater then attempted to reach his wife, and he, too. was drowned. The entire family is wiped out of existence. Hundreds of peo- pie are gathered about the lake searching for the bodies
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-12
NICARAGUA CANAL.
How the Work is Progressing-First Re
 port Sent to Congress.


 port Sent to Congress.
 The first report of the Nicaragua Maratime Canal Company has been sent to the Senate in accordance with the provisions of the act of Congress incorporating the company. The report says that the company has con- pleted the aXial surveys and final plans of the proposed interoceanic canal and that they have been approved by the Government of Nicaragua. On June 8, 1889, the preliminary work of construction was begun, and on October excavation was commenced. Per manent headquarters have been estab ished at GreytOwn, buildings erected, railroad and other works constructed aud large store of machinery and materials colecte'. Of the capital stock 10,145 shares have been sub- scribed at par and S6O1 ,45O paid in. Since June $500 900 has been expended upon the work in Nicaragua. The work to be done during the ensuing year consists of the con- struction of breakwater at or near Grey town on the Caribbean Sea, the building of locks and dams and excavations along the route of the canal.
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-12
The Pacific Coast Floods.

Great damage has been done by the Los Angeles River, California. It has changed its course at almost right angle just south of the city limits, and after crossing the country for six miles empties in. the old San Gabrier River. The inundation covers q large area. A large number of orange, walnut, lemon and other orchards are almost ruined. Growing crops in it's course are completely destroyed. The total damage in the vicinity of Los An geles is estimated at $75O, ,000.
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-12
Method in 1t.

It is we'll known that pigeons lay two eggs, and that there is always matched one male and one female there- from. A number of experiments to, show whether or not there exists any relation between the order in which the eggs are laid and tie sex of tho birds go to show that the egg f1rat laid produces the female, the second the male.
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-12
NEW ENGLAND FIRES.

Fire Feb. destroyed Davidson Bros.' boat shop in Calais, Me-. with all the tools and stock and quantity of completed boats. Loss 5000: no insurance.
 The Lamoine Whetstone Mill at Evans vile, Vt., owned by the Pike Manufacturing Company, were burned Feb.7 Loss $10,00O :; partially insured. Origin unknown.
 There was brisk blaze Feb. ! in the large tenement block No. 320 Elm street, Law renee, Mass, occupied by six families. The loss to the building is SSOOO; cause of fire unknown.
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-12
Maine rsnsion Report.

State pension Agent Burlington makes the following interesting report to Hon. George U. Beal. Treasurer of Maine: ''Tbe whole n Imber ofapplications for the year has been l71O; number of allowances and certificates issued, 1332; the average monthly rate is e3.SO; amount appropriated. 6O,0OO; ex- pended, 300.O12. My experience in the Pen- Sion Department of the State impresses me with the rrsnd work it is doing. Since the orannixatlou of the Department in 1866 the state has paid @S44 900 to State pensioners"
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-12
SHOCKING TRAGEDY. An old Man Murders His Son and Daugh-

ter.
 A speci I from Miami, Manitobs, says: John Morton was absent from his home yesterday, and during his absence the old which ended by Morton striking his daugh- ter-in-law with . piece of wood. On the sons return he rebuked the old man for his actions, when the father said: 'Do you see that rifle? want you to take it down and paid no attention to this remark, going into another room. The old man then took the rifle, went outside and fired through the win- dow, instantly killing his son, the bullet en- tering the heart. The hired man ran to a neighbor for assistance, and during his ab- sence Mrs. Morton was-shot in the abdomen by Morton. She only lived for an hour. The old man does not deny tLe crime, and says he did 1t Intentionally.
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-12
Dr. Talrnage At Home.

About 6OOO people attended reception in the Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage's honor at the Thirteenth Regiments Armory, Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 6. Mayor Chapin, General Sher- man, General Barnes and many prominent clergymen and other citizens were present. Speeches were made welcoming pr. Talmage home, and the reverend gentleman responded elOuuently
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-12
BULLETS FLY.
Burning ef An sArnory Explodes 10000
 Rounds of Cartridges.

Hurning of An Arnory ExPlOdes 1O,OOO
 Rounds of Cartridges.
 Washington Hall, Paterson, N. J., 400 by coo feet in size, was burned to the ground Feb. 8, The loss VIII not fall much short of 43O0, ,000. A ball was in progress when the Are was discovered, but all the guests got out in satety. The building was three stories high. The first floor was occupied as offices and stores. The armory of the First battal ion, N. G. N. J., and the ball room were sit uated on the second floor. When the fire was at It's height 3 rapid discharge of mus ketry took place, frightening everyone away from the building. This was caused by the igniting of 10, 900 rounds of cartridges in the armofy. The fusillade was kept up for some time, the bullets flying in all directions. No one WAS hurt, however.
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-12
THE MAINE ICE CROP.
Million and a Half Tons to Be Cut on the
 Kennebec Alone.

Kennebec Alone.
 Kennebec ice operators are in 8 more jubi- lant frame of mind as the winter wears away The ice houses on the Kennebec are more than half filled, about 100000 tons having been harvested to date, and the work is being pushed forward with all dispatch. In antici- patton of the shortage many additional houses are going up, and all the large and small com spot and field along the river is being taken by our own ice men or those from abroad. Ice operators from New York and Southern points are in Maine ty the score bonding priyi- 1eges so as to not be entirely left. If the prospect should continue good million and nebec alone. Ice is now selling for future delivery at prices ranging from $l.50 to $2 per ton.