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Connecticut western news., 1891-06-24
June 29.

1l8-The noted siege of Rouen began. 1s52-Henry Clay died at Washington; born
 1777 1861-Elizabeth Barret Browning died. 1862-Savage's Station; the Second and Sixth
 corps, commanded by Sumner and Frank
 lin. bore the chief brunt of the fourth days
 fighting in McClellan's move to the James, 1863-Rosecrans' army fighting toward Tulla-
 homa from three sides, 1S75-Ferdinand I, emperor of Austria, died,
 aged H. 1S8S-Genera Washington l.. Elliott died in
 San Francisco, born 1891.
Connecticut western news., 1891-06-24


 grossed, it was on the 2d of LET TIE , EAaAh August signed by every SCREAM! member except one, including few who were not members on July 4; total signers 58.
 lSQ-Nathaniel Hawthor.c, author, born at Salem, Mass; died 13Gi. lSO8-Fisher Ames, American statesman and president of liar ard c"!lc:,c, died. l86-John Adams l Thomas Jefferson, sec ond and third pr ,si Tents, died, just fifty years after voting for the Declaration of Independence.
 lS3S-Jamcs Monroe, fifth president, died in New York city, being tlc third president who died on IndepenueNcc Day. 1857-William l.. Marcy, t',rr' ti'ies governor of New York a,u ;..:.l ul resident Pierces cabinet. t...l vi ,ut a moments premonitiuu, I.c,slt t,.. ,..4,r. lS63-Battle of Green River Bridge. Ky, be- tween Morgan's advance and 5 companies of the Twenty fifth Michigan; Gr,ut's s army entered Vicksburg; desperate battle at Helena, Ark: Confed crates charged on strong Notifications and were repulsed with loss of near 1,@0O- onc-t ,lrih those engaged; Federal loss, 25O. 1S70-Cetewayo with 20 1000 Zulus attacked 1000 British at Ulindi; Zulu army annihilated.
Connecticut western news., 1891-06-24
June 30.

June 30. -.. 16s5-Archibald Campbell, ninth earl of Ar gyle, beheaded at Edinburgh.
 1862-White Oak Swamp, Charles City Cross Roads, Frazier's Farm, New Market, etc.; The Second corps, Summers; Third, Heint- zelman's; Fourth, Reyes; Fifth, Porter's; Sixth, Franklin's, and McCalls division of the First corps did the hard fighting of the day (McClellan's retreat).
 1S63-Lee pushed forward rapidly; Third divi- sion of cavalry corps, Army of Potomac, fought with his advance at Hanover, Pa.; battle of Bayou Tensas, La.
 1864-Last day of the month of slaughter; the best estimates on both sides are to the effect that in the eight weeks and two days since Grant ordered general advance the Fed- eralists in all fields had lost 1OO,0O men and the Confederates 5000; the policy of direct attack was therefore abandoned and that of slow siege and fanking adopted.
Connecticut western news., 1891-06-24

StrAitluced. He-Why did your pastor object to your going to the ball game? She-fIe said the umpire wasn't Christian. Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1891-06-24

2-"Admirable'' Crichton (James) assassi- mated in Mantua by his favorite pupil, son of the duke; though but g years old he was master of many languages, noted for courtesy and bravery in war, skilled in all polite accomplishments and a ready writer of Latin poems. 1725-Jean Baptiste, Comte of Rochambeau, French soldier, born; died 1907; command ed the French in America in 179O-2: distin- guished himself at Yorktown. 1S60-Charles Goodyear, inventor of vulcanized rubber, died in New York city; born 1900. ls62-Battle of Malvern Hill; bloody repulse of the Confederates. 1S63-Rosecrans took Tullahoma, Tenn; first days fight at Gettysburg; battles at Black River, Miss, and Cabin Creek, Indian Ter ritory; John Morgan started on his raid into the north. 1S67-Thomas Francis Meagher, governor of Montana and Irish exile, drowned by fall ing from a steamboat in Missouri river. Montana.
 1888-Reunion of veterans of both armies at Gettysburg.
 1s90-Monument to Thomas A. Hendricks uA- yelled at Indianapolis.
Connecticut western news., 1891-06-24
TIMELY ANNIVERSARIES.
Current Selections from HistO-
 rvs Broad Page.
June 2S.

Juno X8. 15S-Alphonso X of Arragon, 1.-The Magnanimous," died. 1491-Henry VIII of England born.
 15T-Peter Paul Rubens, the artist, born. 17O1-John Wesley born at Ep- worth rectory, in Lincoln shire; died March 2, 1791.
Connecticut western news., 1891-06-24

French deist and sentimentalist, born. Mathews, famous comedian,
 born.
 of Monmouth, N. J.; Washington cursed Lee and defeated Cornwallis. Raglan, British commander in the Crimea, died. s62tThird day of very hard fighting in Mo- Clellan's movement to the James river;
 vicksburg heavily bombarded by Farragut. of 8 superior court awarded fee simple of one-half of Duluth, Minn., worth $5, 900, 900, to New York man.
Connecticut western news., 1891-06-24
July l.

This month was originally called Quintilis by the Romans, being the fifth in their calendar By proposal of Mark Antony it was changed to July in honor of Julius Caesar, who was born on the 12th In the reformation of the calen- dar it became the seventh month.
Connecticut western news., 1891-06-24
FRANCIS sIssELL, General Insurance

Effected in the strongest Mutual and Stock Companies. Also represents the Fitchburg Mutual, surplus $106, 900. Covers against damage by lightning. Discounts 20 per ct. on one year policy; 40 per ct. on two years; 60 per ct. on five years. Call on or address me at BANTAM, CONN.
Connecticut western news., 1891-06-24
July 4.

July A..
 1776tDeclaration of Indepen- dence adopted by the con gress of the United Colo nies of America, common ly called the Continental Congress; the committee reported it just as Thomas Jefferson wrote it, but the congress made a few changes; having been en-
Connecticut western news., 1891-06-24
J. E. SkFF,

HEACHER OF PIANO AND ORGAN,
 IL Successor to and recommended by l.. ". Harvey. Post office address, Cornwall Bridge, Conn At Canaan, Thursdays. Orders may be left at Warner House.
Connecticut western news., 1891-06-24

some men WQO come 8AuOSC CO CuS shore of Gods mercy, but not quite, not quite. To be only almost saved is not to be saved at all.
 ONE WHO WAS NOT SAVED.
 will tell you of two prodigals, the one that got back and the one that did not get back In Virginia, there is very prosperous and beautiful home in many respects. A young man wan dered of from that home. He wan dered very far into sin. They heard of him often, but he was always on the wrong track. He would not go home. At the door of that beautiful home one night there was great outcry. The young man of the house ran down and opened the door to see what was the matter It was midnight. The rest of the family were asleep. There were the wife and the children of this prodi- gal young man. The fact was he had come home and driven them out. He said: Out of this house. Away with these children. will dash their brains out. Out into the storml"
 The mother gathered them up and aed. The next morning. tho brothsr,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-18

Il gs had not ought to- but, surely, mean
no harm. Now L will also tell you what
/ meant to say when l said | was
so glad at times that you loved me.
What meant was that sometimes more than
others the thought of our love so forced itself
upon me that felt like you did when you
wrote my last letter as though you wanted TO
shout so all the world could hear that | was
glad you loved me, and that loved you. Did
you think perhaps was glad sometimes and
sorry at others? No, indeed darling, am
glad ali the time that have the confidence
of your love. oh, how wish l was free, and
how wish you were here to help me.
The d. A. feels quite well this afternoon.
She can eat quite a little now and it don't
distress her. Those cramps seem to have
done her good. Did you ever hear of such
luck? just read of man in Minnesota who
put some arsenic in his wife whisky and i'll
two days she was dead, ana no suspicious.
Here l have been feeding it for nearly two
weeks and nobody dead yet. am bound to
throw off this yoke of bondage which has
been CALLING my neck for sixteen years. for it
was not my fault that l married her in the
first place, and will not stand it any longer
Yes. 1 remember when 1 told you if you
would clear the way all this would be
yours. l thought surely that would be quite
an inducement but it seems you
did not realize what an opportunity
you were letting pass by.
Tuesday Morning-My heart beats as true
to Olive this morning as 1t ever did, notwith-
standing that am still i'll bondage, but love
you, my true one. oh! how long to be free.
The D. A. slept well all night. | can now
plainly see where l made sad mistake sun
day. Had l only put s. into one of them
powders, and enough to accomplish the deed,
it would have been better. Even if the doctor
had mistrusted he would have no trace of
anything, but now all the medicines | have
sweetened are discontinued, and she, no
doubt. win get well. Now if she will only
resume her pepsine, will carry some s.
with me all the time and if l see
good opportunity l will fire away, come
what will. How do wish this thing was
over with, so l would not be writing
about this upleasant subject all the time.
Then 1 could fill my letters with love, and
talk about our future love and happiness and
all that, but [ sometimes think the harder
the seige the more glorious the victory. If
we love each other and are happy in proper
tion to the difficulties we have had to con-
tend with now. we will surely be glad, won't
we, Olive? Well, Olive. l must
close. Will look for good letter Saturday.
l will write again in week from to-day II
nothing prevents.
l don't want you to worry about Devy's
rent; hope they Will pay all o. X. You have
done the best you can, and if they never pay
a cent l will not blame you. love you with
all my heart. Forgive me for thinking as
did as to the cause of your sorrow. love
you, Olive, with all my heart.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-18
UsURY LAW CONSTITUTIONAL.
An Important Decision by North
Dakota's Supreme Court.

An Important Decision by North
Dakota's Supreme Court.
BISMARCK, n. D., July ia very
important decision has been handed
down by the supreme court, being
legal construction of the famous usury
law of 1890. The action was commenced
before Judge Templeton, in Grand
Forks. by the Vermont Loan and
Trust Company VS.. I'll. J.. Withheld.
1t was brought to recover
from Whithed Judgment on
prOmissory note, and the statement of
the case on the trial showed that on
July 1. 1890. Withheld executed and de-
liyered to the company note for S575.
due in five years, and bearing interest
of the execution of the obligation
Whithed received $500, and no
more. BY agreement of the parties
the remaining SIS was retained by
the loan firm as compensation
or fee for making the loan. The point
in controversy was whether the trans
action comes within the saving clause
of the statute, which provides that fee
may be retained if the interest and fee
together does not exceed II per cent per
annum. The compensation and inter
est at the rate OF 5 per cent for the time
of the note-five years-does not exceed
II per cent, and hence the validity
of the note is claimed. The court
holds that, as it exceeds the sum of IL
per cent for the first year, it is void.
The defendant also claimed that the
statute was void by reason of making
an exception in its operation in favor Of
building and loan associations. This
point is overruled by the court. The
decisions of Judge Templeton was
against the law, but by decree
Of the supreme court this is re-
versed and the action is dis
missed. The practical effect of the law
will be to do away with the fee business
in making loans, which runs up the
rate of interest paid the first year. The
opinion of the court is by Judge Bar
tholomew, and is fully cOncurred in by
Judge Wallin. Chief Justice Corliss
refIains from expressing any opinion as
to the true meaning and scope of Sec
ton of the statue. on the grounds that
this part of the law was not fully ar
gued before the bar of the court, and
hence he is not free to assume the res
sponSibility of constituting it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-18
THE PRISON INVESTIGATION.
1t Is Resumed at the State Penis
tentiary.

Special to the Globe.
SALTWATER, July 1.-THE commit
tee appointed by Gov. Merriam to in
vestigate the methods of punishment at
the prison and the charges of alleged
brutality to the convicts on the part Of
Deputy Warden Lemon resumed its
labors at the prison to-day. A large
number of witnesses were examined
and large amount OF testimony was
taken. Before the investigation began
G. NJ. Seymour was permitted at his re-
quest to make the following statement
under oath:
Il have no interest in the Thresher com
pany, directly or indirectly. In the re-
organization preferred to sacrifice my stock
rather than go into 1t and have another siege
with convict or contract labor. l am accused
OF being interested and of getting my son-ln-
law in Office as deputy warden, in order that
he might handle the convict labor 70 the
company's and my own advantage. When
Mr.. Lemon spoke to me regarding his apply
ing for the position, advised against the
alton and Responsibility involved, and sec
ond, that the fact that had been connected
with the institution would raise an outcry.
He, however, urged that as ne had lost all IN
his Tacoma venture he must do something.
| finally said ! would not oppose him, but
would in no wise give my assistance II pos
sessed influence in the matter. l never asked
his appointment or intimated that desired
it. l was reasonably ana consistently opposed
to his taking the Office. 1t has also been
charged that 1 have tried to control
the appointment of guards, but
never while l was interested in the company,
or since did l ask the warden to appoint
such Official except in two instances The
last was about nine years ago, and was that
of an old soldier, whose health had been
shattered, and l asked his appointment as
matter of charity and of right"
After finishing the taking of testimony, the
commissioners returned to St. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-18
The Body Of a Todd County
Woman Found Mutilated
at the Roadside.
Her Husband Thought to Have
Been the Perpetrator Of
the Crime.
A North Dakota Man Held on
the Charge Of Poisoning
His Wife.
He Is Said to Have Had a
Plan to Marry a Ham
line Girl.
SPECIAL to the Globe.

SPECIAL to the Globe.
LONG PRAIRIE, Mimi, July II. -
Great excitement prevails here over the
finding of the body of the wife of Will
iarfS Bender this afternoon, about mile
west of town and within few rods of
her house. The body was found lying
near the road by d. j. Boyle's wife as
she was coming to town, and the coro-
uer at once notified. The woman had
not been seen since Monday evening,
but nothing was thought of it. as the
husband was around town at work. 1t
is probable that the woman has been
dead since that evening or Tuesday
morning. The body presents most
horrible appearance. The face is mu-
tilated beyond recognition, the nose
crushed in, one eye gouged out and jaw
broken. The husband was brought to
the scene, but showed no signs of re-
gret, and he watched the doctors at
work at the inquest with the utmost in
difference. The coroner's jury meets
tomorrow at 10 O'Clock. Foul play is
evide Land suspicion points to the hus-
band as the probable guilty party. He
and his wife were known to have fire.
quent quarrels. Bender is held in Gus
tOdy.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-18

sylvania. seconded the Hunter nomina-
tiOn. and a ballot was ordered. 1t was
slow and irritating, and finally resulted
as follows:
First Ballot-Capeller, 131; Hunter, 20;
Price, %. Total, 296; necessary to choice,
149.
There was no choice, and before
second ballot could be ordered both
Price and Hunter withdrew and Capel-
Ter was declared the unanimous choice
of the convention. There was a scene
of wild uproar, while delegates flocked
to congratulate the popular Ohioan. A
committee conducted him to the stage,
where he made neat address Of thanks
and acceptance.
For first vice president a suggestion
was made to elect E. Sambola Jones, of
Louisiana, by acclamatiOn, but it was
Immediately coughed down and regular
nominations made. F. G. Simmons, of
Nebraska; A. Starbuck, Massachusetts:
w. +. Pabor, Colorado; 3. j. Price, Wis
conSin, and q. S. Pease, of Minnesota,
were nominated. Before the roll was
concluded it was evident Price was
chosen and all others were withdrawn,
and his election made by acclamation.
For second vice president, (. Sam
bola Jones, of Louisiana, was elected
over a large field, consisting of Mrs.
Stockholm, of Chicago; Orno Strong, of
Washington; James FitZhugh, Virginia,
and B. w. Naples, Connecticut.
Nearly the same field entered for
third wee president, the additions being
W. j. Montgomery, of Kansas, ID. K.
Mayo. of South Dakota, and Thomas
Cooper. of Pennsylvania. The last
named was largely elected.
James NJ. Page, Illinois, correspond
ing secretary; William Kennedy, Penn
sylvania. recording secretary, and A.
II. Lowrie, Illinois, treasurer, were all
reelected, and Miss Virgie G. Clay,
Huntsville, H., was chosen assistant
recording secretary, completing the
official list.
Nothing remained to complete the
session but the choice of place for the
next convention. The hour for the eX-
cursiOn to Minnetonka was rapidly ap-
preaching, and the convention was thin
nlng out noticeably. Asheville, MIC,
Roanoke, Va, st. Louis and San Diego,
Cal, were respectively urged for the
choice, but it was finally decided to
make the selection after the banquet in
the evening, and the convention hur-
riedlY adjourned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-18
THERE WAS NOTHING IN 1T.
Another of Lena Weinberg's Per
culiar Chairs Found.


WINoNA, July II. Another chair
with a secret apartment has been found
In the possession of Col. Cockrell, pro-
prietor of the Huff house during its ex-
istence. This chair was originally a
common cane-seated one, but Lena
Weinberg, the housekeeper in whose
piano stool the S12, 900 was recently found
had it remodeled into night chair
for use in sick room. and, after the
change was made. called the attention
of the colonel to it. But she did not
show him the secret apartment con.
structed under the shelf beneath the
seat. This apartment was enclosed
by double bottom and padded sides.
and had small door with hinges and
lock on the bottom, and another
at the rear, but so ingeniOusly
were these concealed that they
were not found till the apartments
was broken open. 1t was the discovery
of the money in the piano stool that
caused the examination of the chair by
the colonel, but the search was fruitless
in the disclosure of further money. The
niece of Col. Cockerell, Mrs. r. L.
LambertOn, since the breaking up OF
the Huff house two years ago. The
$4,000 in the piano stool will be held by
the defendants, E. A. GerdtZen and the
Merchants bank, during the progress Of
the suit brought by the colonel to re-
cover the money, the necessary bond
having been furnished.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-18

cation of representative Indians have
left Lower Brule agency for Rosebud
agency to confer with the Sioux COM
mission, now there adjusting the differ
ence in boundary lines and other ques-
tions at issue between the various
bands of Sioux Indians. The commits
sion is expected to visit Brule agency
when through at Rosebud, and it may
there strike some very knotty matters
to adjust.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-18
At the Waseca Assembly.

Special to the Globe.
WAsECA, July 17.-The Sunday school
normal class studied the "Minor
Prophets" after which, under Sunday
school science, "The Art of Question
ing" was discussed. In the teachers
retreat the subject of Synthetic Read
ing" was taught by Prof. A. w. Rankin.
In the Bible study for Epworth leaguers
John ill.,, %. to John iv., 8, was studied;
subject, John the Baptist as the Bride
groOm's Friend.' 1.-The Study of
Church History" ana 1.-THE Need of
Past Graduate Conference Course of
Study" were subjects of papers read to
the Itinerant's club by Rev. j. G. Gull
lett and F. o. Holman. A large
and interested class in the cooking
school learned, with Mrs. w. NJ. Hayes
as instructor, how to make pastry
while in the Woman's club the care OF
children was discussed by the ladies
present. AT the morning lecture hour
Prof. E. H. Foster took for his subject
Exchange of Wealth." To an audi
ence filling the great auditorium the
MendelssOhn Quartette gave one of their
enjoyable concerts. In the evening
Prof. G. f. Underhill, the elocutionist,
gave one of his delightful readings, re-
citing Sheridan's comedy of The
Rivals" In the afternoon the Y. P. S.
c. E. and Epworth league young people
Joined in a council for the discussion of
subjects of interest to Christian works.
On Sunday Rev. Dr. Bridgman, presi-
dent of Hamline university, will deliver
the baccalaureate sermon to the &, s. S.
G.. class of '91.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-18
LAID HIM OUT.
A $500" Merchant Slugs a Real
Estate Agent.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, July H.
1t has just leaked out here that James
II. Agen, West Superior man who was
member of the delegation FROM that
city to greet the United States con-
gressional party at Sault Ste. Marie and
endeavor to have them visit West Su-
perior while Oh their trip, was knocked
down Wednesday evening by George
l.. Smith, a prominent merchant of the
city, whose wife Agen is alleged to have
repeatedly insulted while she was walk
ing OH a street in the city.
Agen acknowledges having seen the
lady and a companion, and endeavorS
to clear up the gloom cast over the
Superior delegation by explaining that
he was talking to a dog which was ac-
companying the ladies. and which was
barking at him. He says the ladies set
the dog on him, but this is not gener-
orally believed. Agen then says he
was walking towards his hotel, when
the husband of the insulted lady met
him and struck him over the eye,
knocking him down and cutting deep
cash in his forehead. Agen went to the
hotel and left the delegation he had dis
graced and returned to West Superior
alone.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-18
Surplus of TangIefoot.

LOUISVILLE. KY, july 17.-The
whisky men Of this state are much
troubled over the condition of the liquor
market There has been an excessive
production for some time past. and it is
estimated that there is a surplus of 40,-
100000 gallons Oh hand. 1t is probable
that congress will be asked to relieve
the market by extending the three
years bonded period now allowed for
the payment of taxes on liquor. 1t will
take about S19,000.000 to pay the taxes
this fall, unless this is done.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-18
La Crosse Gets Excited.

Special to the Globe.
LA CROSSE, Wis, July IA scare
was started at the theater tonight by
people running out to see runaway
horse, and scene of wild confusion fol-
lowed. people tumblIng out windows,
smashing glass and climbing over each
other. The affair was quieted down
soon, but people who first got out ran
all over town telling wild stories and
got twice as many more as were in the
house excited. so that the locality was
visited by large number who thought
something dreadful had happened. No
serious harm resulted, but number
were cut bY broken glass.