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HE BESTED THE BEAR.
hut tho Weapon He Used was Dangerous to
Himself well to Bruin.

hut tho Weapon He Used was Dangerous to
Himself as well as to bruin.
GA1EToN, Nov. e.-Oscar Bailey Of Bale Hill
has moro head than he had few days ago. but
he hasn't as many fngera. Oscar is one Of
the two Bailey brothers. OF much local fame as
hunters but he was not hunting when the
latest bear incident Of which he Is the hero
occurred. He was engaged in the peaceful
pursuit OF corn cutting on the Genrioh farm.
While at work he was attracted by an agitated
movement OF the standing corn near ono
side Of the field. and he made his way
leisurely to the spot to see what was
causing the movement He wasn't prepared to
see bears, and so when he came upon two Of
those at times frisky animals having jolly
time smashing pumpkins among the corn. 1t is
putting 1t mildly to say that Mr.. Bailey was
amazed. But the true woodsman spirit quickly
succeeded to establishment and Bailey having
carried his corn,cSHtti1g knife with him. he
.ss 81
e u the q bears pscoYered ltsei IN time Inc
re soda s Fss os4 b %as sisE
teratnsd to fssent B4Ilsys iatsrrapsiop q t.
with his corn knife the, bear Jumped Hereby at
Dalley, anu u very pIetty HSHt WIS on. corn
i c Pst a"G s AZ pSy and NE
Mrestled and rolled about In the corn.
and battle axe. and It was while doing
duty with it in the latter capacity that lie
inflicted, very serious injury on him:
risen on its hind feet and had Bailey In close
auarters Bailey grabbed the bear somewhere
with his left hand-he doesn't know exactly
where-and in his haste and excitement struck
his corn kniio. Whether the blow, did the bear ~
landed on his left hand and sliced Oh VI III Il the
the middle finger. half 81 the third finger. and
iunge with his knife ut the bears breast after
that, and the blade went In almost to the
handle Bailey did not whit to draw the
knife out, but turned and hurried with his
mutllated hand for home winding his hand
korchief about the bleeding stubs Of his lost
town e ~ d L his brother tsoE his
t Hn,s be s lie 'R ts bIs !. dead MN Psss
bear. and Jumped IL out OF the ian.
rifle balls ended it's career. When Oscar Got
home from the doctors the two bears lay on
the back stoc,p, but he showed no enthusiasm
over the trophies.
"lttha benz had chawed my fingers on" said
have liked Il. But to chop 'em on myself. and
DheaSantS."
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THE RArAaEs OF PLAQUES TO-DAY
Cholera Among Turks aad Chinese-Yello
Fever In Brazii-'rho Grip In kussis.

Cholera Among Turk. aad Chineae-Yeilevv
Fever i. Brazil-'rhe Grip In Russia.
The continued ravages Of the cholera on tho
anstern coast OF the Mediterranean nre raisin0
o1a.n. =. $685. ,tInan,a ~ S".aa.ah to-,
there In yesterdays SUN. 1t appeared that the
endemic had become even more violent in
Damascus and some adjacent places than 1t
was few weeks ago, and 1t has stead
i,v advanced norfbward aimee tho sarIv
summer months when 1t wrought destruction
along the Arabian shore OF the Red Sea. It
arst broke out among the pilgrims at
n.ss ooo ~ s w Ds
Mecca. many thousands OF whom succumbed
to it The exact number Of deaths By II there
canlo. no k..1n' 10 sns 1'"tesios =, o''any
are not kept: Dut ~ may % inferred from suoh
tween 10 Onn aud TX NO II advanced north.
.mo .S w 1n u va a., n~rth ns 49,
ward. and IN june was as Iar north az Aieppos
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Fl h .s and Ps 81 AZ b sss ysS r H a
5hs wa hess " e
held ready flied. attached TO wagon drawn
ss ak nS WSE y s pS 81 SScS S
Il moyed across the islas and, during the rear.
oimSrs than three miles an hour; Kept y yeeIll
ssS MisSs IA fi ssT lss asn a. sSsS
i, addition to tsss balloon: shs deId
sss e e. sSss III M s.s rs.
6rlssds and dyIsioS iS sS yards IS y ssIe.
In The Sen u even hs
ne ses
rhs T0ss 81 ss' xSs vsss
+ III W tssS & Sss ssP
duties ike tho proyerSisi ismpIiehsSr. The
saSIss: We're alleged % 10 On she Ground. osssn
%sh sss ss i % ssa s q ~
IittIe use vas made: and y re seInbihssd
day e or night. which some q my, readers
may remember to haye seen in the Paris Ex:
hibition.. BY night II is said that the range Of
signals thus provided is from ~ to ~ kilo-
motres: by day, at any long DISTANCE. the eun
gives better results than the lamp. One hum
dred and 6fty words can be sent In an hour.
This apparatus 10 IN constant use: It Is very
portable. and tho fash Ia bright and con-
spieuous."
The umpiring at the mnn1uvres was in
charge Of about seventy officers. including
flfteen Generals. The engagement was allowed
hating within one hundred yards OF the en-
The umpires were then called d.. upon to give
half an hour or 90 before al the evidence had
forces was ordered e tell back G,d taking
own accord. lit vas the attack that, failed.
the troops engaged were not employed again.
Some rather amusing incidents occurred In
consequence Of the umptres fiat Officers ap..
peared to think that their regulations were at
stake and abandoned strong positions
written order from the Communicating:
Chief to dislodge the brigadier who defended
the village Of Nuisemart with such marked skill
ut the battle Of Vendeuvre. He was proof
against the whole seventy Of the mpire staff
More than once the tide Of argument ran high;
nor did the eoldlers at all approve Of being de-
feated. and there was o good deal Of rivalry
between certain regiments.
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BOTHERED By sPRIN9A
A Ever~AowinS Stream Along . Gutter
Near East New York

Near East New York
Throughout the year q small stream Of
water flows along the north side OF Atlantic
avenue, Brooklyn. from little beyond Rocka-
way avenue to East New York. where it passes
under the railway tracks. and. continuing past
Eastern Park. finds q way to Jamaica Bay. In
the spring 1t frequently spreads out In places
to one-third the width Of the avenue. forming
many muddy pools In the summer it freshens
the verdure Of the grassy borders OF the side
walk and nourishes the foliage Of the trees on
that side SO much that they are striking con-
trasts to those on the other side In the win
ter the gutter Is lined with ice. but, as the
water Is never frozen at its source. 1t contin-
ues to flow under or over the surface OF tho ice
until the latter melts. At present tho stream
receives the overflow OF several cesspools near
It's source. and the effect il very objectionable
toward tho eastward and southwark. and Is
crossed by Atlantic avenue Herkimer street.
and Fulton street In one direction: and Hop
kinson avenue. Ocean place, Gunther place.
RockAWay avenue. Pleasant place, olive place.
and Stone avenue, In the other. The section i
and the south side Of Atlantic avenue. In ex-
cuvatipg for foundations springs have been
ere asss H Snd it has Sfsn d o
that part Of Atlantic avenue. and, to got rid q
rested toward the gutter In H the 0e Cellar
Of the house on the northwest corner OF
Atlantic and Rockaway avenues tho flow
ram has to be used constantly to keep
q we'll from oyertiowing. but after snow has
the door has been covered with water four
feet In depth. The flow from a two-inch pipe
leading to the gutter is generally about one.
have to 10 pumped out frequently In the
spring. Tho water - probably not fit to drink.
The grading OF Atlantic avenue near East
New York has caused u backing Of tho water.
and ut Rockaway avenue t opool Ia nearly tho
full width between the curb stones. The nd.
that neighborhood to complain. and that
might 6e stopped But the, aow from the
out cannot DO stopped except by expensive
methoda
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zHHARr11a cattle RUs11ERs.
PouAcing On Their sales and Compelling
Them 70 Prove Ownership.

FOuncfn9 On Their SMleS ana Compelling
Them 70 Prove Ownership.
Attempts to Illustrate cattle rustlers on the
Western ranges have met with 80 many fall
ures that the cattle raisers have started of on
a new tack with new law In Wyoming that
permits them to pounce upon tho proceeds Of
the rustlers' sales In the markets and compel
the proving Of property before they can get
their money. With that protection the cattle
men have partly abandoned the expensive
methods Of protecting stock on the open ranges
and have employed inspectors to watch the
rustlers In the markets.
Under the law which was passed BY the late
Legislature the Stock Commission was organ
lied. ALI Of the money realized from the sale
Of all estrays and cattle OF unknown owner
ship shipped to Kansas City. Omaha. and Chi
cago must be sent to the Commission. Its in
spectors look after the interests Of the small
owners and keep the rustlsrs from imposing
on the buyera The money received is known
as the esty iun fSs and i hss me- this
sion holds the fund until proof Of ownership
b each Gounty CLERK six
sold for which the Commission holds the
money. II u cattle raiser can claim any Of the
the Commission. The claim must be entered
within 9 year. because the money is turned
over TO the Renorhl lunQ OF Lne SthCo ut the enc
Of that period. The Commission will not pay
any OF the money to. the rustlers except on the
peremptory order OF court
At present all cattle bearing rastler's
eording to the information obtained BY the
Comm ssion, are seized 5y the INSPECTORS in
cattle Of pnknoXn ownersshin The rIstlers
simple terms to show clear titles to the stock
The results have been SO satisfactory that tho
Commission has taken holder step. on the
ground that a bill Of sale Is not sufficient to
establish ownership. and that any man who
buys a bunch Of cattle from any one believed
to be o rustler Is worse than rustl Ter.
Three men who had cattle with recorded and
recognized brands bought small punches from
an outfit that according to the belief. Of the
Commission. belonged to rustlers. and ship
70 With
but the money for the cattle with the sus-
bile Of sale from The supposed rpst!ers have
and suits at law have been instituted. but the
Commission refuses TO return a dollar Of the
money. The argument is. that by fraudulent
pills q sale end c9Ilusion the rustlers mightt
them from stealing cattle
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can scarcely br1ng myself 70 tnlnH that IN
not ta1 II rear. and possible that Gen.
lbls rspass 81 ths 90
that the 70 ssS me
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OF al features of the auxiliary service at
the an old
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The Utl,ity or Dtns..es.

"Blpsher Is the most bsshful man ever
well, how on earth did he over como to get
Ho was too bashful to refuse"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-12-09

James Donahue, clerk at P. Bossidy's drug store, left yesterday for vacation in Hinsdale, Mass.
 Henry Beg nal, son of Alderman Elect Michael Begnal, is convalescing from an attack of the grip.
 - The regular rehearsal of the Brook lyn Dramatic club will take place to- night in the old school building.
 The funeral of the late Mrs Bridget Kenney, of ,008 Bank street, will take place at S:3O to morrow morning.
 William Geigle, aged 54, died at his home on Magner alley. yesterday after noon. The funeral will take place at 8 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
 Michael Harty, Brooklyn's popular truckman, has purchased an elegant hack and pair of horses, and the turn out is attracting the notice of Brooklyn residents.
 The branch bakery of Brennan, at 964 Bank street, is receiving brisk patronage and customers who meet the genial lady clerk, Miss Nellie Malone of Drayer avenue, are quickly served.
 A 12 year old son of Alexander Bouffard, ,the Bank street baker, received bad cut on the hand yesterday, while playing in the school yard, in which Druggist Bossidy took two stitches
 The window frames for St Patrick s church arrived yesterday from Boston, and workmen were busy this morning g putting them in position. The work on the turret is being rapidly pushed and now that the stone has been procured there will be no delay in finishing that portion of the church.
 The estimate given for the city s share of the expense of opening Liberty street, is much too high, so taxpayers in Brooklyn claim. The amount will scarcely be $15,000. The work of filling inisis continually progressing. About nine years ago the railroad commission CTS fixed the railroad company's share of the expense of building bridge across the Naugatuck river at one-half, but since that time the legislature has voted that railroad companies must pay two-thirds of theI cost in eliminating 2 grade.crossings. Whether this law w1ll hold good in this case is puzzling some \ of Brooklyns taxpayers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-12-09
YET ANOTHER CRANK
He Attempts To Kill Chair
 man Edward Murphy.
STRUCK HIM WITH A RATCHET.
The Madman's Purpose Discovered Just
 in Time to Prevent Murder.

Edr. Murphy not Much Hurt-Hs StruS-
 was Finally overpOwsred-A Lunatio
 who had Recently been Released From
 an Asylum No Cause for the Assault
 TROY, N. r., Dec. 9.-Hon. Edward Murphy, Jr., Chairman of the Demo- cratic State Committee, had 8 narrow escape from death yesterday aftern oon at the hands of Q murderous crank, Daniel Murphy by name.
 MT. Murphy was about to ascend the stoop of lis residence on Fifth Avenue, when hurrying footsteps behind at tracted his attention. What he saw, he Afterwards said, sent 6 m omentary thrill of fear through his mind, for within a few feet of him was tall, we'll built young man, with hatchet uplifted, in the very act of dealing him 8 murderou 8 blow.
 With bound, the young man sprang at him, and the hatchet descended through the air. MT. Murphy was for tunate enough to dodge the direct force of the blow, but the weapon, nevershe- less, struck him in 8 glancing manner ou the right side of the neck, making a slight abrasion, and breaking the linen collar.
 Mir. Murphy at once grappled with his assailant and tried to wrest the hatchet from his grasp. Failing in this, | he dealt the fellow 8 blow in the face which felled him to the ground, and sent the hatchet flying into the middle of the roadway. Several persons who had witnessed the fray from a distance | now came upon the scene, and, seizing the would-be assassin, held him until l an officer arrived.
 He was taken to the police station where he was recognized as Daniel Murphy, an incorporate fellow, who was but recently released from an in sane asylnm. He is about 80 years old, nearly six feet in height and we'll built He is naturally of an ugly and vicious temperment and has repeatedly been in jail for assaulting his wife.
 1 The prisoner denied at the station that he had made any assault upon Mr. Murphy or that he had had hatchet It was learned, however, upon invessi- gation by the police, that the man had been looking for MT. Murphy all morn = ing and had inquired of various persons where he was likely to meet him.
 MT. Murphy declares that he does not know the fellow and cannot assign any reasons for the attempt upon his life.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-12-09
Conductor and Engineer Held.

TRENTON, N. J.. Dec. 9.-The coroner's s jury which has been investigating the wreck on the Philadelphia and Readin g Railroad at Pennington, which occurred ou Thursday last, brought in a verdict in the afternoon holding Robt Riley and Lewis w. Leonard, the conductor and enginee. of the construction train which caused the wreck, responsible for the three deaths which were the fatal ae su It of the collision. Riley and Leonard were immediately arrested and later liberated under $1, 900 bail to await the action of the grand jury. The jury also censured the railroad company for not providing elevated signals at each end of their sidings.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-12-09
NEW ENGLAND BRIEFS.

Steamer City of Macon, Capt. Lewis, which sailed from Boston for Savannah, Ga, has returned with broken ecoen- tric rod.
 H. l.. Whittlesly has been appointed receiver of the Peoples United Legion and Endowment Order, of Boston.
 During the present year there have been built in Maine 134 vessels of an aggregate tonnage of 50, 337.
 The crew of the schooner Nova Scotia, which sunk off Cranberry Isles, Me-, in the gale, escaped to South West HarboH in boats.
 Several buildings on the old Nathan J. Simonds estate, Woburn, Mass. were burned yesterday afternoon, entail ing 8 joss of $15, 900. There is very It, tie ii 0u rance.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-12-09
SERIOUS CONDITION OF AFFAIRS

 The Benedict Street outfan Sewer Should be Continued Below Burnham Street Bridge.
 Residents of the lower end of the Brooklyn district are becoming alarmed at the prevalence of diphtheria in that vicinity. A number of deaths have oc- cured and the advent of cold weather has not checked the disease. Several causes for the spread of the contagion are given, the principal one being the emptying of sewerage into the Nauga- tuck river near the Burnham street bridge.
 For several years the Benedict street outfall sewer has been emptied into the river above the Burnhlm street bridge. It should be removed to point below the bridge, where the low of the river is more concentrated. This was one of the late Engineer Well's plans and was also recommended by City Engineer Cairns.
 The river at the Ioint where it re- ceives the sewerage is very shallow and wide, and m the dry season the stench is unbearable. The theory is that the action of the sun and air on the sewer age which accumulate d in the river bed during the recent dry spell, generated I millions of bacteria which were taken up by the winds and spread through the lower end of Brooklyn, causing disease and death. It has been proven that these baC Hi can withstand severe cold, SO that there is almost as much danger at this season as in summer.
 The residents of the Brooklyn dis trict should call upon their representa- tives in the city council and demand re lief
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-12-09
French Bishops Not Upheld by Leo.

ROME, Dec. s.-The Pope has instruct ed the Papal Nuncio at Paris, Mon signor Teratti, to disavow the recent action of the French Bishops in array ing themselves in opposition to the French government generally, and par ticularly to the Minister of Public Wur- ship, 4 Fallieres. It is understo od that this action was taken as a result of the ssmi-off1cial warning from Fran ce that the French Ambassador at t1e Vatican, Count Lefelvre dc Behame, would be withdrawn should the French Archbishops and Bishops cont ntinue their ageravating conduct directly or inIi- rectly as 8 result of the Archb bis hop oi AiU incident.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-12-09

St Thomas cadets of St Patrick's par ish at their meeting last evening elected the following officers: Captain, Thomas J. Condon; first lieutenant, John P. Luddy; second lieutenant, James R. Lawlor; secretary, William J. Shana- han; treasurer, James M. Lynch; drill master, John F. Calvin. The cadets ex- pect to have rifles, through P. J. Bolan, by January 1, and anticipate some good drilling next summer. The Rev J. H. DuGgan recently purchased the old Bank street. school, which has been en. tirely renovated,a a portion being devoted to the use of the cadets, their first meet. ing being held in it last evening.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-12-09
Dill Again Arrested.

CLEARF1ELD, Pa, Dec. 9,-Ex- Presi- dent Dill, of the dsfunct First National Bank at this place and owner of tho HoutzdAlo Bank, at Houtzdale, was ar rested yesterday, charged with convert ing to his own use funds belonging to the latter bank. The information on which the charge is based was furni she d by the cashier of the Houtzdale Bank. Dill was held in $9,0oo bail He will have a hearing in the matter tomorrow.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-12-09
Murderer Rescued by Friends

STARKE, Fla, Dec. 9.-Frank Foster, who was to have been hanged here for the murder of w. H. Epperson two years ago, was forcibly taken from the county jail during the night by party of un known mon. It was at first be- lieyed that he was the victim of a lynrhing party, but as no traces of Fos- t0rls body can bs found the opinion is now general that he was rescued by frianHR