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OHIO LEGISLATURE.


NssSi7 'sI7s7 Thursday.
SENATE-Bills passed. House bills, to
authorize county commissioners on petit
tion of two-thirds of the land owners in
terested, to let the contracts for dredging
bitches costing $500 per mile to one party;
to authorize county commissioners to as
certain and establish the boundaries Of
public highways; general appropriation
bill with an aggregate amount of about
$500, 900.
HOUSE-Bills passed: Amending an act
providing against railroad accidents and
limiting the hours of service so as to in
clude all trainmen, and providing no one
shall work longer than fifteen hours; per-
mitting county commissioners to employ
an inspector of nuisances and prescribing
his duties; requiring the secretary of state
TO furnish certified copy of engrossed
bills to county clerks; allowing all cities
between 10000 and 10000 people to levy a
tax for general expense purposes not ex-
ceeding ten mills; providing in contests of
wills that after service has been made all
contestants must come in and file contest
within two years; amending section 81, ,267
and others by empowering municipalities
to cause the Improvement and cleaning OF
cutters the same as sidewalks; prevent
ing county commissioners from contract
ing for county bitches less than 500 feet in
length; legaliZing all deeds made prior to
1850 and not witnessed by two persons
Resolutions: Providing for the adjourn
ment of the general assembly April Is.
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WM. T. BINZLEY,

FoR THE BEST FIELD SEEDS IN THE MARKET
GO TO A. BRADLEY's. If
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when Figs Grow on Thistles.

Styles and prices cant be equalled in Napo-
leon. HoRN & NoRDEN.
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Raw Furs, Hides, Peltsand Tallow.
tt 8. L. Curtis.
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25 Per Cent, Off!

We are showing beautiful laces.
HoRN & NoRDEN.
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Probate Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given, that Marion Weakly,
IN az administrator of Ieaao Livensparger, has
Aled first account Of his administration, which
will be for hearing and settlement April 18, 1892
NJ. DONNELLy, Probate Judge.
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OHIO ELECTIONS.
Result OF the Shower of Ballots nc va
rious Places Monday.

COLUMBUS, April 5.-The Republicans
in the legislature are highly satisfied
with the result of the election in Ohio.
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The Coming Country.

Wear the Acme kid glove. Every pair
warranted at Horn & Norden's.
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25 Per Cent. Off!
The Eagle Clothing House, in order to get
rid of heavy winter goods, are selling all
their overcoats and winter goods at reduc-
tion of % per cent. for cash. Now is the
time to get bargain in clothing. Come
early and get choice goods at big roduc-
tion. Yours Truly,
If HENRY MEYER.
See our little daisy curling iron for 10c.
HORN d NoRDEN.
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Buy fancy silk elastic at Horn & Horden'i
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Chenille table covers all sizes, newest pat
terms, lowest prices.
HORN & NoRDFN.
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Rooms over Humphreys Drug Store. tt
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Salem.

SALEM, April 81. W. Northup, in
dependent candidate for mayor, was
elected by $50 majority over Ramsey,
the Republican candidate.
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Tri-state carpet warp, only at Horn &
Norder's.
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New ruchings at Horn & Norden's.
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NCrwalk,

NoRwALK, April 5.-The Republicans
elected every man on their ticket with
the excepti.l of two assessors and one
councilman.
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LOGAN, April 5.-The Republicans
elect the mayor and two councilmeH.
The Democrats get the marshal and two
councilmen.
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LIMA, April 5.-The Republican ticket
here was elected.
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ADJOURNMENT!!
Members of the Legislature
Anxious for That Time.
Already They Have Begun to
Exchange Photos.

Some Points Concerning Redistricting Of
Which the General Public Know Little
or Nothing-Ryan's Worlds Fair APP
pointment Satisfactory to All - The
Two-Cents-a-BIile Railroad Bill-Signs
of Spring in the State House Yard.
Legislative Page Boys-NOtes.
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MANSFIELD, April 5.-Democratic as
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rrom each OF the great political parties,
so that the state might be so divided
that when the Democrats had a majority
la the state, they would have major
ity of the members in congress and
when the Republicans carry the state,
they would in turn be in majority at
Washington. But this can never be as
long as the legislature has the appor-
tionment in its hands.
Which is the best way the reader may
decide for himself.
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Weather Bureau.

Explanation of Flag Signals to be dis
played daily from the Park block by the
Young Mems Christian Association.
Flag No. l is square white flag.
Flag No. is square blue flag.
Flag No. is square flag half white
and half blue.
Flag No. is black flag in form of
triangle.
Flag No. is white square with a
small black square in center.
The following are the signals: No. /,
alone, indicates fair weather, stationary
temperature.
No. 2, alone, indicates rain or snow.
stationary temperature.
No. 3, alone, indicates local rain, sta
tionary temperature.
No. 1, with No. above it, indicates
fair weather, warmer.
No. 1, with No. below it, indicates
fair weather, colder.
No. 2, with No. 4 above it, indicates.
warmer weather, rain or snow.
No. 2, with No. below it. indicates
colder weather, rain or snow.
No. 3, with No. 4 above 1t, indicates
warmer weather with local rains.
No. 3, with No. 4 below it, indicated
colder weather with local rains.
No. /, with No. 5 above it, indicates
fair weather, cold wave.
No. 2, with No. above it, indicates.
wet weather, cold wave.
The above signals will be displayed as.
soon as pole can be obtained and put
in proper place. In the meanwhile the
Geographic reports can be seen each day
in front of the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms.
Temperature will drop 200 before Satur-
day morning.
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A Decision in Ihe Foster Will Case
After Eight Years. Litigation.

Bennington people will be interested
in the following from the N. Y. World
of the 10th, inst:
After nearly eight years of litigation
decision was rendered on Wednesday in
the Foster will case in favor of Mrs. J. j.
Hayes, of this city, and her daughter
Minrie.
Mr.. Foster was a wealthy lumber mer-
chant of Vermont. He died in 1885.
His wife only survived him two months.
Foster, in his will, left half of his pro-.
perty to his wife and half to his relatives.
According to the terms of Mrs. Fosters
will she left all her property to Mrs.
Hayes and her daughter Minnie. Her
sister and half-brother, Mrs. Dickerson
and John, of Newark, N. j., contested
the claim.
The will was offered for Probate in JAM.
1886. Judge Veasey, in the County
Court of Vermont, after listening to the
testimony of 100 witnesses in hearing
which lasted month, sustained the will.
The contestants applied to the Supreme.
Court of Vermont. The case came up
in January, 1899, but was postponed on
account of the death of one of the coun-
sci.
L no case again Cdlno up lOT COHSIuoTd-
ton in October of that year and reargu-
ment was ordered, with the final result
as stated above. A strange part of the
case is the fact that thirteen of the origi--
nal witnesses are dead, four of the medi-
cal experts are dead, Mr.. Start, the first
counsel for the opposition, has been ele-
waited to the bench of the Supreme Court
of Vermont, Judge Veazey has been
made Interstate Commerce Commits
sioner, Judge Powers has been sent to-
Congress and Judge Homer Royce is
dead.
Lawyer J. Noble Hayes, of No. 120
Broadway, whose mother and sister are
the beneficiaries named in Mrs. Fosters
will, was associated with George A. Bal
lard and Guy c. Noble, the local counsel
He explained yesterday that the contest
grew out of charges made by Mrs. Hayes
against George B. Foster, the admins
traitor of the husbands estate. 1.-THE,
Supreme Court of Vermont" said he,
sis the Court of Errors, and the full
court meets only once year at Mont
peher, and probate cases are not preferred.
ones, as they are here"
The Foster estates are valued at about
5000, 900, in real estate in Vermont and on
Western farms.
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Village Meeting.

The result of the caucuses last week
was the following union ticket. The
ward tickets are union. In No. 7, there
are two candidates, Judge Carney being
the regular union nominee. The whole
list of nominations are: President, EN-
NETT B. Daley; Clerk, John H. Kelso;.
Treasurer, George F. Graves; Collector,
James B. Meacham; Auditors, John p.
Guiltinan, Chas. II. Mason, DR.. H. c..
Day; Trustees, Ward 1, John S. Holden;
ward 2, Michael Nash; ward 8, Joseph
Watson; ward A, H. G. Lindloff; ward 8,
Chas. N. Powers; ward 6, G. G. Kimball;
ward 7, John V. Carney, George H.
JenSOn
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Town Officers.

STANFORD. - Moderator, J. Royal
Houghton; Selectmen, ]. Royal Hough-
ton, C. N. Brown, Geo. Jepson; Clerk,
NJ. l.. Whitney, Treasurer, J. W. Willard;
Listers, P. MOrrissey, A. L. Wilmarth,
NJ. L. Whitney; Auditors, Obed Hall, C.
D. Houghton, Fred Paradise; Town
Agent, Obed Hall; Constables, P. Nor
rissey, C. D. HOughton; Town Grand
Jurors, G. D. Houghton, Geo. Bridges.
The amount raised on the grand list was
so cents on the dollar for highways and
125 cents on the dollar for other pur-
poses.
READsBoRo. - Moderator, F. L.
Bowen; Town Clerk, Asahel Gore; Sc
lectmen, Silas Mason, NJ. NJ. Houghton,
c. S. Aver; Treasurer, H. E. Parsons;
Overseer of Poor, w. d. Howe; Con-
stables, A. J. johnson, W. E. Bowen;
Collector, R. j. Bishop; Listers, A. C.
Niles, Richard Davis, E. B. Fuller: Au-
ditors, A. E. Bishop, J. T. Carrier, D.
B. Wheeler; Fence Viewers. F. L.
Bowen, H. G. Fay, Rev. c. E. Cahee;
Grand Jurors, L. Z. Reed, James Pike;
Petit Jurors, D. B. Wheeler, r. A.
Leavitt, F. W. Horton, John Gleason,
d. P. Carpenter; Highway Surveyors,
A. E. Bowen, H. c. Shippee, w. 7.
Blanchard, o. E. Lord, Truman Green
slit, w. c. Pike, C. S. Aver, Rufus Case,
w. B. Ross, H. A. LEISURE, ]. T. Carrier,
G. E. Fuller, Benz. Canedy, Elijah Car
penter, E. K. Carpenter, Gilbert Ross,
Frank Horton, Henry Joy, D. p. Car
penter, D. VI. Bullock. d. J. Hicks, c. S.
Ross, W. S. Bellows, Austin Carpenter;
Superintendent Schools, Rev. c. E.
Cahee. A tax or $1.5O on dollar was
raised also highway tax of IS cents in
addition to what is required by law.
Under the new law it is thought this
tax will net about Is cents.
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Salary Reduced From %, 900 to sIS.

A few months ago ex-Gov. John W..
Stewart of Vermont was drawing a
salary of 1000 year as member of
Congress. Now he is earning salary Of
SIS year as third selectman of the town
Of Middlebury. The people of Vermont
know Gov. Stewart as a plain, practical
man, as well as an eminent lawyer and
publicist. After having received nearly
all the honors the State could bestow
upon him he is to be admired in his re-
tirement for mingling once more with
his fellow-townsmen in their municipal
Affairs and aiding them from the store
house of his wide observation and ripe
experience.
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The affairs Of the town of Bennington
require business, not political, manage
ment, and whoever can best conduct such
affairs should be chosen to serve the
people, and share the solicitude of all
thoughtful friends of our good old town
that its indebtedness should constantly
diminish in order that the obligations
maturing in 1897 may be funded at low
rate of interest.
Respectfully submitted,
A. p. CHILDs.
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Voted that the fire department COM
mittee be instructed to repair Hook and
Ladder truck and harness at a cost not
to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.OO)
Before the board adjourned the Presi-
dent in a few words, expressed his sense
Of satisfaction at the courteous and uni
fOrmly kind treatment he had received
from the trustees, after which, on
motion, vote of thanks from the board
to the President was passed.
Adjourned. ~. ..
JOHN II. KELso, Village Clerk.
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From the annual reports it is shown
that the resources Feb. l, 1891 comprised
less unsolicited taxes and liquors-and
more cash-than the resources Feb. /,
1892; and the toiling tax payer-who
pays his taxes when due-should prefer
cash in the treasury to the best of I'M
collected taxes or liquors.
My criticisms at the recent town meet
ing were not based upon any misconduct
of the town oficers-except that the law
requires the board to assess tax to pay
the maturing principal and interest of
the funded debt, TIE statute is man
datory, not discretionary, and COM
pliance with the law would have pre-
vented an increase of debt during the
past year even if the taxes voted were
inadequate to meet the current expenses
of the town.
The town fathers are not to be blamed
even if the debt is increased, provided
they act in consOnance with the law and
show f&voritism always to the whole
body of tax payers rather than to indivi-
dual tax payers or non-tax payers. The
expenses of the town were naturally in
creased during 1891 by reason of the
monument celebration, but the items of
increase or decrease each year should
have the careful scrutiny of tax payers.
In conclusion l beg to call attention to
such related items for 1891 and 1892.
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ST. PaLrick's Day.


the programme below. The lecture is
upon a subject that will attract atten-
ton, and will, no doubt, be illustrated
by examples that are of worldwide
fame. The musical part of the evening 8
exercises will be very enjoyable, and we
bespeak for the organ fund of st. Fran
els de Sales church a rousing benefit.
We give the
PROGRAMME.
PARrI
TRIO FOR PIANo-Bonnie Dundee,
Oh. d. Albert
Misses Sullivan, Grennan and whitney.
CHoRUS-O Hail us ye Free. Verdi
SOPRANO SoLo-To Sevilla, ......... Dessauer
@ Miss Mary Mitchell
TABLEAUX-The May Queen, The Seasons.
CONTRALTO SOLO-Star OF Eve,
Miss Mary L. Hutchins.
PIANO S0Lo-"Beleve me If all those Endear-
ing Young Charms. ..... 49,. w. Pape
Miss Lizzie Leahy
TABLEAUX-Queen Elizabeth signing Death
Warrant of Marie Stuart Bidding her
Maids Goodbye. Her Execution.
BAsSo SoLo-The Dear Home Land. Slaughter
Mr.. P. W. Larkin.
TABLEAU-The Dancing Lesson.
CH0RUS-The Miller, Maofarren
LECTURE-Subject, The Charity Of the Irish
People and their Distinguishing Character
istics,
Rev. A. j. Barron.
PATTI.
CH0RUS-Blue are the Heavens, ....J. l.. Frank
SOPRANO SOL0-For You, Smith
Miss Mary Mitchell.
Columbus making his offering to
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella after
his return the first time from the Now World
CONTRALT0 SOLO-Anchored.
Miss Mary l.. Hutchins.
PIANO S0L0-TruRpets Of War, Sidney Smith
Miss Lizzie Leahy.
and after Marriage.
BASS0 S0L0-Barney Come Home, Chambers
Mr.. p. W. Larkin.
DUET-Venetian Boat Song,
Misses Mitchell and Hutchins.
Justice and Peace.
AUToHARP SOLO
Mr. Larkin.
and America.
CHoRUs-GoOd Night, Farewell. Garrett
PLANIST-..............M Geo. W. KoesemAn
DIRECTOR Prof. R. O. Goldsmith
The pews will be in position and
tickets are on sale at Evans.
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Our village Fathers.

Regular adjourned Trustee Meeting,
March 9Th, 1892.
Present, Emmett B. Daley, president;
Rudd, Watson, Brandt and Evans, trus-
tees
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Town Finances.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Mar. 10, 1892.
To the Editor of the Bdnner:-DEAR
SIR:-Mr. Sheldon's statement of the
comparative financial condition of the
town of Bennington is both clear and
obscure, and his contention with the
town auditors is that of good lawyer
who hardly cOnvinces the average tax
payer.
The question at issue is simply what
was the relative financial condition of
OF the town Feb. 1st, 1901 and Feb. LIST,
1892.
Non-accrued interest and other nom
matured obhgations-upOn those dates
should not be considered any more than
other future fixed expenses which are
provided for-as we'll as contingent ex-
penses-in the estimates of the town Off
GERS and the tax voted in town meeting.
FROM TOWN REPORT 1891.
Railroad bonded debt and accrued in,
Four per cent. bonded debt and accrued
interest, Feb. LIST. 1891 ........... rs $50 90
Selectmen's orders outstanding Feb LIST
loSl'.. ,.'''''''''' lZIioS 70
Overseers orders outstanding. ..... Is SO
Public school money. ................ 4,549 46
Total debt oftown, Feb. LIST, 1891. 80. 3o5, S15 %
Total assets e" " ...... 1891 81
Net debt of town Feb. list, 1891. SIS, 054 20
FROM TOWN REPORT, 1892.
Railroad bonded debt of town ald &C
crued interest Feb. LIST, 1922. .... .S112, $50 SO
Four per cent bonded debt and ac-
crued interest, Feb. LIST, 1892 ........ 90 ESQ 90
rvary 1st, 1897 ...................... 1855 81
Overseers orders outstanding. ......... Is SO
Public school money. ................. 4,447 SO
Total debt of town. Feb. LIST. 1892. .. sl99 472 sS
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1892-05-22

Those who vert present ut the meet
ing Of the republican league club last
night enjoyed lreat us rare az 1t
WAS unexpected. aud those who abb
sented themselves have much to re-
gret. The attendance WIS good. be-
tween 10 and 81 persons being present,
but 1t i. tn be regretted that the full
membership was not present. The
feature of the evening was the reading
IT u paper by Phillip Mayo, On 1.-The
<eg1o OF To.dAy.' Mr.. Mayo II we'll
known to thi- community ~ bard
working, unobtru@ive colored man, tut
no one ha+ hitherto -u-pected him Of
|'n~-e>sitg the intellectual capacity
that he exhibited last night. His re-
view u! The Present condItion ct The
toIuren r4ce And tht cAunes leading to
it, ~u~ analytical, and his conclusions
,nornuGhly lngifa|. Al the outset he
took tl,+ :k,uuNd land i'll i, doing DIR
f. rsu from most uf the @o-caf!c col~
Ord rrfurl1,t!>} that the Regeneration
nf TIE FhCt Hll HDt ile III EfSlHk ~
; tlt1n t.1+tr nuner>rn' proportion of
thu public offices. Hi~ pisa was for
tbe het.er educusinn nf the boys and
plrE-. ro* 70 much ID collegiate tduca-
ton. but IN industrial training schools.
fitting them for The truder aud ne~
chAlical arts. from which they are
| now more ettectuaily excluded than
] f.om hnlding office. 1t /. impossible
t fu tie limited spare devoted to this
att .lt to give rve1I II brief rynot*'s OF
the many new idta@ that he presented
! on this tnp!c~-ititu~ that were new to
u1tn who rena continually and whn
are supposed to lie WILL t"-tttt IN the
current of public 1t} alr-. lt1s Lot tm-
probable that Mr.. Msyn'> paper will he
published by the Tom Cater club anu
distributed to the ce|"red voters OF the
state. 1t IL certainly worthy Of 1t. Al
the conclusion Of the reading Mr
Mayo was rendered vote OF thanks
by the club for his mastery pre+enta'
ton of question which IL exciting
universal comment throughout th*
i T+ni0n
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1892-05-22

~. Lofts, May :t>>~~'rnt river fell
slowly IA>| night, sind at"1H o'cI,)ek
tl41~ tunrnin1 tht 4attxt marked -
1ett : i1rht-. Experienced r'vrr 1nrn
predict thnt when ttt Il Hnla which
cover lle ttrr'ttry along the Missouri
anl urrtr Mississippi rive's reach thie
Territory the water viii 20 II 'ta-t 4ix
or eight ,lntl,s higher. The crest Of the
tlotM il tXpetted hrte tomorrow.
IT,, orts from 1T. Cnurle4, No., this
morning state that gut swept
through that stctinn la.t night and tlle
wave. were 80 high that no llleA+ur~
nlent4 could he taken with any degree
OF accuracy.
At Alton tue situation l. " rse this
morning. The heavy wind OF last
night interfefed with the work OF
strengthening the embankmeuts, and
but little progress was made, ~ the
waves tore several small steamers
from their moo'ing and carried them
down @treanl. One ve-sel sank before
it could be secured by the large steamer
which had gone tn the rescue.
The situation at the water works in
St. Louis is growing more serious.
The water hos flooded the pump
houses und is Within u foot Of the en~
gints. 1t the water ris=s ut the rate
predicted by river men in the next
twenty -four hours, it IL fr& red the en~
tire water supply Of The city ulsy be
tut III: III East IT, Louis the -itua.
tion >htwcd no change flom that Of tt'd
past four days.
At Eu>t O4rpntlolet, Heven miles
south ut i.tIe. ua the eastern Idle Ut
the A1isais-lE pt river, the suffering
If the people ~ilo were caught III the
iln Il Is in'ie-c. il'uble. over .UO per-
s,ns were cntnpeu lust night ia tht
high i,Ence> Of the town aud this tlorn'
INK they :,re being taken o1f ty boats
wtfrt were seat dawn rro:tt this city.
DAMAGES AT LEAST 81. SOU, 900.
OMAHA, May 3t.-~A >rtc al t. tn.
Bee fium $1uux City, written sInr'
m'dnlxht, WY the Total amount q
damage hy tlocd has not been overe+
tinna@ed, although sonie amounts hav'
teen gru>>ly exaggerated by sensation
u! c>.rre>rontlent~. Damage ,1ncludiur
thut to railroads. i'll Floyd val
ley trr thirty n,ilt will he ut least ;
million antt hult tlolinIs