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The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04
STAMFORD.
mps patronize the new cage.

Tramps patronize the new cage.
 Arrangements are being perfected for a grand concert in the Town hall, some time this month.
 Will Bristol is having verandah built on the front of his house on Main street.
 Ed Osborne is building an addition to one of his cottages on the Kings high way.
 It is seldom that village the size of this is visited by death in the manner noted in these columns during the past few weeks. MT Hilton, his wife and her brother, Mortimer Beardsley; Mir Allen and his wife; Capt John Brooks and his wife; Mrs Selleck and her sister, Miss Beardsley, have all passed over the river since the middle of January. The prac- tical breaking up of four families in so short time by death seldom occurs in any locality.
 Philo Osborne has new housekeeper.
 Some of the large button ball trees scattered about our streets have been cut down.
 A large peacock in full plumage stood on top of the flag pole over the Cupheag club rooms, Washington's birthday. It can be seen there almost any clear day about II o'clock.
 Sheriff Clarkson, it is understood, will be chosen to represent Fairfield county at the Democratic National convention to be held in Chicago, next June. Sheriff Clarkson is well qualified for the honor and that he will represent Connecticut ably and successfully goes without say ing. A better choice could not be made. If Post
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WILTON.

Charles Green of Chestnut hill has sold his fine farm to his daughter, Mrs George Nichols. MT Green has been a thriving, industrious man and has devoted his time to boarding horses. He gives up his farm on account of failing health.
 Horace Wyman of Weston is engaged to remodel and paint H. Finch's house and barn and furnish them with modern improvements.
 Miss Katie Wakeman has recovered from severe attack of grip.
 pr A. B. Gorham was called from town by the funeral of his brothers wife at Valley Forge.
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NEwTows, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY se, 1899.
TRUMBULL.

Elmer T. Nichols, who so narrowly es- capped the falling of tree, receiving & scalp wound, is able to run his milk wag- on again.
 Miss Bertha Mattegat is working for Almon k. Plumb.
 c. l.. Sterling of New York was guest of his father, F. s. Sterling, last week.
 Came to cheer the home of MT and Mrs Andrew Tait, February 24, bright-eyed l0-pound girl.
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TASHUA.

The sociable at Mrs Wheeler's netted $7 At the sociable at Charles s. Nal letth's, So were raised.
 J. Hobart MalIette has been very sick. Dr Bronson of Bridgeport was in counsel with Dr Hill.
 A few cases of measles in this district
 Rev R. H. Bowles's family have all been sick with grip, but are improving.
 William B. Mallctt and wife are able to be out again.
 A little daughter has come to stay with Mir and Mrs Arthur Gregory.
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WESTPORT.

Deputy Sheriff Driscoll attached the Saugatuck iron works, last week, in fav- or of Horace Staples, who has loaned Marcus l.. Filley, the manager, some $13,000 and there are wages due the help and other claims that bring the total lia- bilities up to $2O,00O or $25, ,O00. MT Fil- ley is soon to return to his old home at Troy.
 eyebrows and lashes scorched by an ex- plosion of gas while he was banking the furnace fire,
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LONG HILL.

There have been over 50 cases of meas les in this place since the first of Decem- ber.
 Miss Belle Dayton of Bridgeport spent Sunday, February 20, with her sister, Mrs Charles Hall.
 Mrs Smith has been very sick at Rev Charles Boylston's.
 Charlie Middlebrooks had a surprise party, Wednesday evening, February 24.
 Henry Yeager has moved into E. NJ. Beardsley's tenement house.
 Miss Lillian Hurd has recovered from her illness.
 Miss Edith Turney spent Sunday, 20th, with friends in Nichols.
 MT and Mrs Peter Kuhne have been away on visit. George Kuhne and wife from Bridgeport cared for the place dur ing their absence.
 Miss Fannie Walker is taking piano lessons of Miss Edith Turney.
 Orders are coming in almost daily to w. B. Coan & Sons.
 At the fair in Beardsley's hall, wine and other intoxicating drinks were sold by ticket, or some other way. It makes no difference how; it's sale, all the same. It is violating the law of the town, as it went no license, last Fall. Is it right to let this go by unnoticed, while the saloons are raided when they sell? Have not the saloons as good right as the fair? We hope justice will be done in all cases.- F. s. Shelton.
 Business active. Sick list here much smaller than two weeks ago and most of the shop hands are back in their places working to their limit. Several citizens still keep the house. Frank Hadley is one of the late victims to measles.
 Brisk move in ties at w. E. Coan $ Sons.
 Our main road is returning the equiva- lent to large interest on it's first cost.
 This district is growing substantially. One of it's latest and best accessions, without doubt, is it's local council of the Order United American Mechanics. A grand secret brotherhood, with purpose to uplift all that is worthy. A mutual institution grand in it's aims, age and simplicity. We'll may we foster our child of this parentage and may it's members at large as we'll ever uphold manhood, particularly among their countrymen, dignify labor and brand strife and injus- tice.
 Even an abstract cannot well be given of it's last business meeting, but, for the benefit of sick and neighboring council members, we will mention: Gravity it. self could not sit better in the chair. Roll was encouraging. Disposed of the last candidate for the night by 9 o'clock. Sick list was considerable. New faces noticeable. Singing spirited. Business interesting. Brother Peter Gabler was voted thanks for late work for the bene- fit of the order. Motion for a new com mittee for work tripped on the heels of another. Unanimous vote to approve and then license it's present special. Pa tence was shown and good will marked even the heat of debate. Attention was close throughout. Come as well loaded for the questions at the next meeting.
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EAST VILLAGE.

Miss Rose Sinclair, with commendable enterprise, has raised money by sub- scription and secured wall maps for the school house.
 Mrs Warren w. Bliss, who has been in Bridgeport, is home again.
 Miss Hattie, daughter of Rev Arthur Smith, is doing nicely under pr Stevens's
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04

"Lord Tennyson reads great number of novels" says the Bookman. "Ihe time spent in reading them is in the even- ing. So engrossed does he become in their perusal, that it is matter of diff culty to get him to bed. He rises late and breakfasts in his bedroom, usually taking a stroll at about l2 and lunching at about o'clock. Much of the after noon is spent by himself when he enjoys the luxury of his pipe (with which noth- ing is allowed to interfere) and refreshes himself with a nap
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CHESTNUT HILL.

Mrs Edwin Downs, buried, Tuesday, 10th, was an old resident of this place and will be missed, as she was an estimable woman and kind neighbor.
 Agur Beach, who has been sick for six weeks, is much better, but not able to be out yet
 Ormel Hall intends starting on an ex- tended Western trip and, if he likes it there, will probably stay for while.
 Mrs Eli Godfrey of Brooklyn has been with her brother, Agur $. Beach.
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That was a remarkable and suggestive sight that was witnessed on q Philadel- phia pier, just before a food bearing ship steamed away for hungry Russia. Side by side on an improvised platform fra ternally sat a Roman Catholic archbish- op, two Protestant bishops, Presbyterian and Baptist pastors and Jewish rabbi. One after another, they arose and spoke as befitted brother ministers of the uni versal religion of humanity. [Courant.
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EAST0N.

Mrs c. Burr Tucker recently entertain ed her uncle, Palmer Ellsworth of UnioE- vale, N. Y.
 Jeremiah Nichols and Matthias Brad ley have served as grand jurors in the criminal Superior court, Bridgeport.
 Mrs George Bassett, who has been quite sick with grip, is recovering.
 Mrs c. Burr Tucker and Miss Maud Bowdy spent the 22d in Danbury.
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04

Andrew Carnegie has given Pittsburg another $l0O,0O0 and has now given her free public library and branches 1,100,- 900. John D. Rockefeller, the Standard oil multi-millionaire, in gratitude for re- stored health, has given Chicago's young university $l 100000 in per cent. bonds, which makes his total gifts to this uni- versity $2,600,000.
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04

The sentiment of our fathers, made up of their patriotic intentions, their sincere beliefs, their homely impulses and their noble aspirations, entered into the gov ernmenG they established; and unless it is constantly supported and guarded by sentiment as pure as theirs, our scheme of popular rule will fail.-[Grover Cleve-
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04

The idea of Thomas Carlyle writing a novel is an odd one. But it seems to be true, for the Appletons will soon issue book called "Wotton Reinfred," which is described as piece of fiction portraying, under fictitious names, many of the fla nous people with whom the writer was acquainted. Mir Froude says the novel shows much of Carlyle's peculiar power. -lCOurant
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04

H. Rider Haggard is a swift and vol- luminous writer, producing from 5000 to 4O0O words a day and finishing a story in about six months. He looks after his farm in the morning and writes in the af- ternoon and evening.
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04

Stranger-''Here is little poem which l submitted to number of my nearest and dearest friends, and they all said it was worth printing" Editor (who has friends hmself)-'I am delighted to get it, sir. A thing which mans bosom friends fail to criticise must be about perfect. "-[ New York Weekly.
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04

"Tom Reed is having great fun in this Congress, "a citizen just back from Wash ington tells the Boston Journal. "He is a favorite with both sides, though the great majority of Democrats are actually afraid of him. Whenever he speaks, members, without regard to politics, gather about him and listen with queer combination of awe, admiration and amusement"
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STEPNEY.

Detective Cronin feels satisfied that John Harriet, recently sentenced to death at Freehold, N. J., for hanging a wom- an, is no other than John Hahn, the fel- low suspected of murdering Capt Seeley, after whose death he mysteriously disap- peared.
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04

Just in the degree that the Democratic party has selt sure of it's power, as since the election of 1890, MT Cleveland's as- cendancy has steadily declined and his best friends now doubt his ability to SCI cure the nomination of his party, this year. Harper's Weekly.
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NICHOLS.

The New Yorker who bought Amos RowbOttom's place expects to move soon. Mir RowbottOm sold his property through George w. Perry, whose ad. ap- pears on the first page of the BEE, each week. Those wishing to dispose of pla- ces, will do well to write to MT Perry and be justly dealt with.
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04

Do yez remember the talk about soigns and superstitions, the other even in, Mrs Flannigan?" ''Oi do." 'Have yez thried the horseshoe yit?" ''Faix, an we have, an it worruked to wonst. It hadn't bin up two hours before it fell on Michael and broke open his head. Now all he has to do is to lie in bed an' dhraw is money from the lodge."- Washington Star.
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04

The Presbyterians are booming their church in New York by a fund of $lOO,- GOO. Jay Gould subscribed $lO,O00 and outspoken Rev Dr Parkhurst, Tammany's Presbyterian thorn in the flesh, has stirr- ed the l5O New York snob autocrats to indignant buzzing by the simple question "Where did Jay Gould get that ,00O?"
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04

Think of having to change an old creed to make it clear that all infants dying go to heaven! I am so glad that the com mittees are going to let the babies in! Thank you. So many of them are al- ready in that all the hills of Heaven look like Sunday school anniversary.-[Tal-
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HOUSATONIC R. R.
MAIN LINE.
January 3. 1899.

January 3. 1892. BRIDGEPORT North co, 10 % am 30. 15. 30 p m freight 10 10 ID; ? 15 g 30 m. Sunday. : 35 m. Arrive 40, 7 50, 10 a m F 20, 3 30, 4 50 45, s p m. Sun- day milk 05 pm.
 TRUMBULL-North ' 12*. 10 3O* m 30, 5 29. $ 42, g 55* p m; Sunday ' AT m. South. 28, ' 36.9 2S" a ID I2 05.3 O5. 5 29. 4S* m Sunday milk 5O* ID.
 LONG HILL, North %718lO4O ana 40 B, $ 49, 10 10* pm; Sunday 54 m. South 21, T 29. g 22*. II 59 m ? 90 p, 42~ p m Sunday milk, 6 43pm.
 STEPNEY-North ' 24. 10 20, 10 50 am 3, fl. 6 56. 10 9 D m. Snu day, ID. South r. ' 24, Is II 54 m 30, , l7.7 g pm Sunday milk, 6 3S.
 ROTSFORD-N North Al. 10 35. II O5 m; 3 40. , O5. 5 90. ' o5. 10 45 p m Sunday 10a Tn South OS7 OS.9 10 II 45 a m; ? C5. 19. } n5, ' 2S pm Sunday milk 26 pm NEWTOWN-Norsh ' 49. 10 43. II 36 a m; 4 10, 5 13, IS, ' 20. II pm Sunday s Is a m. South %, g 02, II 36 n; 35, 10. 40, ' 20 IL Sunday milk 6 l3 p ID. HAWLEYVlLLE- North ' 58, 10 52I1 50 n; 30. p. $ 07, ' 30. II l5 pm Sunday s 27 a m. South 52, 54, 127 m; l 15. O3. 30, 12 Sunday milk , 57 p m. Leave for Bethel s 55, II 35 a m; 05. 35, 45 p m. From Bethel ' 30. 10 30 m; 9, 3 90. 6 O3 p m
 RROOKFIELD JUNCTION-Noith O6 Ii o1 ID; 4 55. 3l, 15, ' 39, II 45 m. Sunday s 36 m. South 43 43. II It m, 3 54, 3 59, ' 03 p m Sunday milk 43 p m. For Danbury 6 43. 06. s 47, II 17 a ID; 4, 5 B 6 9, 40 p n.
 DANBURY-Arrive $ 56, s 20. g 02 II 32 a m; 15. 45. 6 3S. : 54 pm Leave 20. 7 45. s 30, 10 45 a ID 40. 15, 6, $ 50 pm. DANBURY AND NoRwALK DIVISION. BETHEL, from Danbury. 6 36, 6 42. ' O7 m. For Danbury 50, : 20. 10 IA m; l OS. 3 9. 5 49, 25. 2S II 19 p m. For Hawleyville ' 15. 10 15 m, l 10. 3 35, 5 49 m From Hawleyville 10. II 50 a m, 3 19, 90 : 02 pm.
 BEDDING. North 7 13, 10 O6 n, I O1 3 15. 2l. II 14* m. South 6 AS. g 20 II 59 a m, 3 29, , g, *6 56 m.
 NEW HAVEN AND DERBY DIVISION. BOTSFORD-Leave g II. Il 50 m 4 B, 33 p m Arrive 36. 10 32 ID 3 9, , pm
 MONROE-W-st *7 29 m;*3 13 A B pm. East *9 16,*11 56 ID; *4 30, : 39 sTEVENsON-West7 ' 24. 10 21 m, % 4 AS p n. East g 2l n; 12 02. 37. 45 pm.
 SHELTON-We 7 II. 10 O7 m. ? 35 B m East g 35 a ID; 12 Is. 55, s p m.
 NEW HAVEN-Leave 45, 40 a m l 41. 4 15 p m. Arrive 59 ID 12 42. Is. B pm
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04

MT Morris Parke-ssAre you in this race, Sambo?" Sambo-sSWad race, ,sah?' MT Morris Parke (wittily y)-"The human race!" Sambo-'Y Ya-as, sah; Is de dark hoss, sah. ."-E Puck.
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RuckIen's Arniea Salye

The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, letter. chapped hands, chilblains. corns and all skin eruptions and positively cures piles. .orno pay re0ilired It is guaranteed to give perfect sat isfaction, or money refunded. Price Poe per box For sale by E. F. Hawley.
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04

Miss Angelina Brooks has found that III, ,000 boys and girls between the ages of four and six spend their lives on the streets of New York and never see the inside of school.
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04

w. k. Vanderbilt is just finishing d marble palace at Newport that cost him $l,500.0OO. It has been building for three years of Vermont marble and Caen stone from France. Thirty imported Frenchmen are doing the color decorat- ions, hangings, tapestries and furnish inn
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04

We realize the majesty of agriculture as we never did before when we realize that in Minnesota and the two Dakotas the wheat crop alone was worth $l20,- OOO,OOO last year. Julian Ralph.
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04

Trinity church corporation in New York has made a conditional gift of $lOO,000 towards the building of the new Episcopal cathedral of St. John the Di- vine. The conditions are that half the subscribed sum shall be paid when funds sufficient for the purchase of the land ale secured and the other half when $2OO, GOO have been subscribed for build ing purposes.
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04

Miss Julia A. Fletcher of Boston, now Mrs Julia A. Carney of Galesburg, H., wrote ''Little drops of water, Little grains of sand," 50 years ago.
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HUNTINGTON.

$. Byron BrownsOn has traded horses with George E. Clark of Monroe.
 A subordinate Grange will soon be or ganized in Huntington.
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04

The Chinese emperor is studying Eng fish in an American reader sent out for a little daughter of Marcus l.. Taft, q Chinese missionary.
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04

Joel Chandler Harris has written book descriptive of his own life and call ed "On the Plantation" It will be is- sued in a form similar to the authors HJTncle Remus"
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04

The 164, 73S inhabitants of Minneapolis occupy 32,026 dwellings, more nearly one to each family than any city of it's size can boast.
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04
SHELTON.

Clark Rogers, well known and prom inent business man of Birmingham and general business manager of the Derby Lumber Co.,, had paralytic stroke, last week Wednesday, affecting the brain.
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SOUTHPORT.

George E. Beers, now of Knoxville, has been made secretary to the faculty of Yale law school.
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04

Vienna taxes all trailing dresses, sani- tary experts holding that long skirts that ease
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04

Spurgeon's publishers say that they hold sermons of his sufficient to last for a dozen years.
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WHITE HILLS.

M. Hubbell & Sons buy milk of Homer Clark of Monroe.
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DIT D GROWERS sAssoCIATIoN, ,BAYoNNE,N N DJlLDJ. Bulbs, Seeds, Plants Gladiolus SO per ct. 25c. dog. Tuberous Begonias (Finel$I SAVEDt doz., etc. Highest grades only. Write
 now for list.
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nTANQG sl75, Organs $4s. Want agents. GIAlNItO Catalogue Free. Address Dan9 F. Beatty, Washington, N. J.
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IMPORTANT.


 The English Dessicated Soups can be had ot A. A. Wayne < Co.,, r India St., Boston, Sole Agent for New England States. Write to o. Anketel, 26 So. William St., New York, for quarter pound tin, making from to quarts delicious soup. Postpaid, 25c. A good in- vestment for a small outlay.
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04

' 24. 10 20, 10 50 m 3, fl. 6 56, 10 9 m Snn- day, ID. South F. ' A. Is II 54 m ? 30, , I7.7 g m Sunday milk 4; .lS
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ROTSFORD-North fl. 10 35. II O5 m; 70. 05. 5 90. ' O5. 10 45 m Sundays $ l0a Tn South 0S7 OS.9 10 II 45 m; C5. i 19. 05, 2S m Sunday milk S 26 m
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04

BRIDGEPORT North ' co, 10 % am 30, 15. 6 30 m freight 10 10 ID; ? 15 g 30 m. Sunday. : 35 m. Arrive 40. ' 50, 40 a m 12 20, 3 30, 50 45. p m Sun- day milk O5 pm
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-11
Amateur Detective Work.

Globe-Democrat.
my name may not sound so well. nor
weigh so much, as Caesars, but it was
once successfully used to coniure an
evil spirit from its hiding place" said
Jasper Biggs, as he joined the expert
ence meeting in the Lindell corridors
1.-TWO years ago. in the course of a col
lecting tour, received ten crisp. new
$1,000 bills. They were beauties. and I
spread them out on the table IN nv room
at the hotel to examine them. In one
corner of each note i wrote nv name.
quite small, but legible. AS the bank
was closed, took the bills to a firm
with which l dealt and placed them in
its safe. That night it was cracked. and
my beautiful bills and much more be-
sides distracted. ] sixed the situation
up, and concluded that it was the work
of amateurs: but the detectives
would not have it that way. While
they were racing all syer the
country, shadowing 'Scotty' and Tug
and the Kid, was watching the clerks
in-the store. In a short time one of
them took vacation and went to New
York. shaved OFF my beard, blondined
my hair, followed him and made his
acquaintance in the metropolis. He was
no fool, and while he rolled pretty high.
took care not to make it too high.
felt certain that he had the money and
that his mission to New YOrA was to
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-11
Greek Pirates,

Recent declarations of the Greek
newspapers that "a regular piratical Or
ganlZatiOn still survives in some of the
more out-of-t heway parts of the Medi-
tefranean receive certain amount of
confirmation from the confessions of
TWO men arrested III the Praeus On
charges of piracy not long ago. The
headquarters of the band is said to be
Avail, and two dozen ships are said to
be engaged in the business. The scene
OF their operations, it is further stated,
is the coast of Asia Minor and the islands
OF the archipelago, and by means of
raise papers the booty is landed in Greece
duty free. Cattle stealing is the chief
part of the enterprise, but it is said
mat vessels are also attacked. indeed,
the prisoners admit that short time
ago they, in company with others, at
lacked Greek vessel on the coast of
EpheSuS, whose crew had gone ashore
Tor water, killed the captain, who had
remained on board. carried off the car
go, consisting of fifteen oxen, and sold
the beasts on the high seas. The plan
OF the pirates was to rob outside of
Greek waters. and within them to pose
as honest merchants. This is why they
nave been able for SO long to practice
their trade in security under the very
eyes OF the authorities. I he alleged
piracy evidently has been on small
scale and OF most unromantic char
acter, but the existence of it was upeX-
pected, and a thorough investigation
has been set on foot
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-11

miral Walkers orders were instruc-
lions, the nature of which the officials
refused to divulge, but it is believed
that he was directed to pursue a vigor-
Gus course in dealing with the SITUATION,
especially in connection with foreign
aggression, and to protect American
lives and property should 1t be neces-
saTy.
The Philadelphia was first intended
for this duty, but as Admiral Walker
was given discretionary orders in the
choice of the flagship. he preferred to
retain the Chicago, which has fioated
his flag for three years. so instead OF
sailing on the Philadelphia he will &c
in his old ship. 1t was understood that
the Chicago will proceed direct to La
Guayra without touching any port on
way, and that she will go in all possible
haste. No other vessel will be sent tC
Venezuela for the present at least.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-11
GOING TO VENEZUELA.
Admiral Walker Ordered to Start
for La Guayfa at Once With
the Chicago.
can Lives and Property If
Necessary.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. - Admiral
Walker was instructed this afternoon
by Secretary Tracy to sail in his flag
ship Chicago at daylight tomorrow
morning for La Guayra, Venezuela, to
Look after American interests in that
country. This action was determined
upon today at conference between
Secretary Tracy and Assistant Secretary
Adee. of the state department, who, in
the absence of any later information
from Minister Scruggs, are of the opin-
ion that this government would be bet
ter represented by an additional naval
vessel, with an officer of high rank in
command. in southern waters, pending
the settlement of the internecine troub-
les now agitating that republic.
1t is stated at both the state and navy
departments that no word has been re-
ceived of late from our minister in
Venezuela representing that the occa-
sion demanded that stronger naval
show be made. The Chicago was sent
only as a precautionary measure to as
sist the Concord and Kearsarge, which
are now due at La Guayra, in case of
ga emergency. Accompanying Ad-