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loved comrades, many of them too poor, too bruised, too broken, to withstand the strong arm of the government when ad- ministered with an unfriendly hand, proud of the good name and fair fame of the American volunteer soldier, interested far beyond any other person or organ1za- ton that the pension roll shall in truth and in fact be-what it is in theory-a troll of honor,n and ever mindful of the cardinal principle, "To preserve honor and purity in public affairs" scouts and denies these indiscriminate charges of universal fraud, and resents the imputa- tion that because some unworthy survivors may be found. that discredit shall be cast upon the entire roll, and this great body of brave and patriotic citizens shall stand disgraced before the country. We de- lnand that there shall be no backward step in pension legislation or administra- tion; that no pensioner shall be deprived of his property without due process of law: that the presumption shall be in favor of honesty and fair dealing; that the poor and lowly shall not be put to un- necessary, expensive or oppressive pro- cess to preserve their meagre pittances; ; that the sacred trust in favor of those who 'sborne the battle" shall be sacredly observed and sacredly administered and we do now solemnly and deliberately
 Resolve, That the grand army of the republic looks with solicitude, not to say alarm, upon the proposition, that after sufficient tribunals have been established by law before which questions have been presented and apjudicated, upon evidence submitted and examined, and upon which a grateful nation has accorded pensions in this their hour of need to those who in it's hour of need stood between it and death, the officers of that nation, admin istering public trust, have arbitrarily deprived, without notice or an opportun1- ty to be heard, our needy and distressed comrades of the rights thus solemnly ad- judged and confirmed to them.
 :. WE DECLARE, That every presumption should be made in favor of such records so made; that no presumption of fraud shall be indulged in against them, and that no change be made in the pensions so accorded until after charges have been made and evidence in support thereof has been produced, of which charge each pen sioner has had full notice and full and complete opportunity to be head in sup port of the pension so accorded to him ; and it is further
 Resolved, That as the commissioner of pensions, by his recent withdrawals oi the obnoxious rulings which had been SC generally condemned, has virtually ac- knowledged the incorrectness of such rul. ings, we deem it his further duty to al once restore to the rolls the thousands ot pensioners now standing illegally sus pended. 1. N. WALKER,
 A. M. WARNER. Committee
 J. w. BURST, on
 A. R. GREENE, Pensions.
 H. E. TAINTOR.
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THERE never was time when business was nearer the bottom limit, and so the consolation may be that any change must be for the better One essential to good times is public confidence, and business is apt to grow better the moment we think it is improving. So let us all think real hard. The woolen mills have got to do something soon. Commission houses are beginning to need samples for the heavy weight trade of 1894. The goods must be made on English or American looms. The question with American manufacturers is as to what wages they can pay in compe- tition with English manufacturers.
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The following figures demonstrate the feeling as to license in this state and may be accepted as a practical test and evi- dence of temperance sentiment. The fig ures are from the Hartford Times:
 Towns changing from Yes to No, 15; from No to Yes, 8. The towns now stand 97 against and 71 for license. In 79 towns voting on the question 28,198 votes were cast for and 21 ,545 against license, a gain vote of s,OS3 for and 7 7,427 against. Sev, eral towns not reported would swell this larger The growth of the no-license vote is more than 50 per cent, while that fol license is less than 13 per cent.
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THE subject of instruction in our public schools in the interest of temperance is an important one, and is getting none too much, though greatly increased, atten- tion. An always welcome contributor will furnish an article on the subject for next weeks issue of The Press.
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THE county commissioners have 'ap- pointed to the superintendency of the temporary home for children son of County Commissioner Talbot, of Coven- try. It is much regretted by the county officials and all interested that MT. and Mrs. Horton declined to longer continue in charoa of inc home
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THE article on Jared Sparks, on page 1st, is not only interesting as condensed biography, but heralds the forthcoming of book that ought to be of especial great interest to residents of the county of which Prof. Sparks was an honored
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THE passage of the silver bill repeal is now question of but few hours, or days. at the most The silverites will surrender rather than meet the certain defeat to follow change of the senate rules, impending over themif they continue to obstruct business.
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THE annual meeting of the Stafford Springs Agricultural Society will be held at Borough Hall, Stafford Springs, on Saturday, 28th, at ? p. m. The import ance of a full attendance should be fully comprehended.
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Married.
 Columbia, 18th, at the house of the brides father, by Rev. F. D. Avery, Tres sillian G. Tucker and Grace B. Little. Holland, 18th, by Rev. Thompson, Charles U. Brooks and Mrs. Mary Rindge, of Hampden, Mass. Stafford, 18th, by Rev. F. l.. Batchel. der, Herbert L. Snow, of Stafford, and Rosa R. Curtis, of Union.
 Bolton, 23d, by Rev. Henry c. Robin. son, Carlos Ruggles of Springfield, Mass. and Laura J. Hutchinson.
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PEOPLE are saying that the world never saw anything like the Chicago exposition. Probably they are right. They are also predicting that the like will never be seen again. Probably they are wrong. New York is likely to try in 1900, and she will try hard. It is sore point with her that she lost the fair of 1893. Her pride is touched, and if she don't cast shadow over the effort of the windy city when she rises to her first opportunity it will be because brains and money are lacking, and neither will be.
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WANTED-The people of Stafford
 w and Vicinity to know that we shall con- tinue to run the Home Restaurant in first class style, in connection with which we shall keep ali kinds of Home Made Pastry. Everything neat and clean. Drop in and sec for yourselves. We shall also keep Ice Cream constantly on hand.
 If GEORGE KANE, Proprietor.
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THERE is little doubt that some of the silver senators and some of the ant1-sllVel democrats had last week agreed upon a plan to repeal the Sherman act, the re- peal not to take effect till October, 1894. The compromise will probably fail to ma- terialize, the president and several demo- cratic senators not concurring. There is now hope that the filbustering of the sil- yer men will provoke the majority into so changing the senate rules that the major ity shall be able to pass or repeal laws when disposed. The situation is peculiar. The senate is democratic, but a majority of the democrats are silver men, while d majority of the republicans are anti-silver, and for repeal of the Sherman bill
 THE succession of railroad slaughters is not encouraging to those considering whether or not to visit the worlds fair. Last Friday two occurred, the minor one, involving the loss of six lives on the Hi nois Central road, getting little attention in view of the overshadowing greatness oi one on the Grand Trunk road, two pas senger trains colliding at Battle Cleek | Mich, and 26 passengers being either crushed or burned 10 death in the ensuing burning of the cars. The engineer and con- ductor of an eastern bound Raymond ex cursion train disobeyed orders to remain on the switch at Battle Creek, and pulled out upon the single track just in time to | collide with a western bound train O. 1 thirteen cars and sleepers. The loss O. life was all on the latter train. A party | from eastern Connecticut were in occu pancy of the rear sleeper, which fortu nately escaped much damage. Two of tho number were E. c. Dennis and Wm. c Avery of Stafford Springs. They were il their berths at the time, and beyond SC were jolting and doubling up as they wer shot feet first against the partitions, es caped injury. It was terrible scene tha the surviving passengers and the gathere' residents of the neighboThood saw in tn passengers crushed and mangled, and sti] worse, some little injured, but imprisone in the burning wreck and consumed alive Some of the bodies were 50 burned as t. make Identification we'll nigh impossible The engineer and conductor of the Ray mond train are under arrest. The engnee claims that the conductor gave him or ders to go ahead, saying that the expected train had passed
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Springfield, October, 1893.

Springfield, October, 1893.
 We are going to move shortly into our new building. That move will have some effect on the stocks. We shall try and start in the new place with the fewest possible odds and ends; and so we must sell them at once.
 The items are too many to give a full list of; but are go- ing over our whole stock, such a going over as always make quick work of selling.
 For example
 Imported dress patterns, no two alike, worth all the way from s75O up to $20, all at the
 Florentine silks, suitable for fancy work, SOIa plllOWS, SCarfS, SaSl curtains, etc. {: eighteen figured effects, such as water lilies, wild roses, passion flowers, this ties, etc. Never before under 75 cents price 49.
 GA chenille covers, worth S1 and $1 go: price 55 and 98 cents.
 Turkey-red damask, regularly s714 cent qual- 1ty, price 9 cents. Wool flannel, worth 20 and 25 cents, price B and 21 cents. White blankets, worth $4. 50. price S3 50. Odd lots of corSetS, worth all the way up to S2, price 50 cents. | odd lots of women's vests and pants, such as natural wool goods, camels hair scarlet, white, etc.. worth all the way up to $50, price 59 cents. Womens combination suits, white or natu- and $1 1.19.
 Wool and fur felt hats, eighty-two different | styles, such as ought to bring from 50 cents to $2.50 piece, price Il and 50 cts. Black and colored ostrich tips, usually 50 cts. to s1. .s5, price s5 cents for bunch of three. Cheviot coats, made in the newest style, with high sloping shoulders, some with Worth capes, s356, 5 and 75O; worth good deal more. | The Dore illustrated books Purgatory and Paradise Bible Gallery, and Romance Of the Crusaders) published at sS, price SC Books in sets at such prices as never before. Macaulay's England, 5 vols. $O.S7 Coopers Stocking Tales, .' .S9 Shakespeare, '' 100 | Eliot, 6 " 1.50 Dumas, 8" 1.5O
 
 regular price $1 price 50 cents. Fancy lisle hose, regularly sold at 75 cents, price 3719.
 French coney fur capes, made in the latest
 style, regular price $7.50; price s. Cloth bound books at cents. Dickens, Thackeray or Eliot, 400 to 800 pages
 in paper covers, all titles cents each; by mall To-
 It takes more time but less money to buy odds and ends ; one dollar answers for two sometimes. FORBES & WALLACE. Main and Vernon streets.
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THIS Paper and The Connecticut Courant weekly) furnished for $220 per year.
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nIsTRICT OF HOLLAND. ss. Pro

nISTRICT OF POLAND, ss. Pro- D bate Court, October 23d, 1893. Estate of Geo. W. Aldrich, late of Wilmington, in said district deceased.
 Upon the application of Nathan H. Aldrich, praying that letters of administration may be
 granted on said estate, as per application on file more fully appears, 1t is
 Ordered-That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office in Holland, in
 said district on the 1st day of November AID. 1893,
 at o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice be the pendency of said application and the time
 and place of hearing thereon, by publishing the same once in some newspaper having a circula-
 of on the public sign-post in the town of Willing
 ton, in said district. WM D. HOLMAN, Judge
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Died

Died. Ellington, 17th, David o. Bancroft, 90 years, months. Westford, 23d, John F. Brooks, 7S. Mansfield Center, 22d, Henry Ramsdell, IT,
 New Braintree, Mass, 18th, very sud denly, Isabella J., 34, wife of Joseph s. Bugbee, and daughter of Mrs. Margaret Schofield, of Village Hill, Wilmington, Conn.,, leaving six children to mourn a mothers loss,
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Ulee nre&&.

MCLAUGHLIN & SON, PUBLISHERS. S1 50 a year. If paid strictly in advance, ,$1.25
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HOW will this Farm suit you :?

Good upland moving, 30 acres self sustaining intervale last crop of hay brought over s200; plenty of pasturing and wood, 180 acres, all told good House, good Barns; mortgaged for $1 900; situate in town free from debt, in the eastern part Of Holland, County, Conn.,, miles from de- pot, 2 from Stafford Springs. Worth $2 900. Must be sold. J. F. CHAMBERLAIN.
 Stafford Springs, Conn.,, March 1st, 1898.
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HARM FOR SALE-Three miles from I the Springs, 50 acres of good land, well di- yided into tiIlage, pasture and wood land, plenty of good fruits, picked 50 bushels of peaches this season, best Of water and good, comfortable buildings. Price $500. This is bargain for any one wanting nice little farm.
 If J. s. SMILEDGE.
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TOR SALE House Plants for winter N Blooming, including Chinese Primr 0se, Fuchias, Geraniums, Lantunas, Royal Purple Lobelia one of the best for hanging baskets, also and Prize Varieties and many other plants.
 2w* JAS. WHITNEY, Staffordyille, Conn.
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rNO the Board of County Commissioners

VNO the Board of County Commissiop= J CTS for Holland County.
 I hereby apply for License to sell Splrituous and Intoxicating Liquors, Ale, Lager Beer, Rhine Wine, and Cider. at the Stanford Springs House, town Of stanford. My place Of business is not To. eated within 900 feet in a direct line of Church Edtfice or Public school=house.
 Dated at Stafford, this 17th day of October, A, D. 1893. WRIGHT LAWTON, Applicant, We, the undersigned electors and tax-payers, as defined by law, Of the town of StaffOrd, herer by endorse the application Of the above-named Wright LaWton for such license,
 Dated at stafford, this l7th day of October A, D. 1893.
 M, D. Blair, Albert Q. Rodman, George H. Siswick Joshua Wood,
 Jabez Sidaway. .. .... I hereby certify that the above-named endors- CTS are electors and taxpayers, as defined by law, of the town of Stafford.
 Dated at Stafford, this 18th day of october, A. D. 1893. w. H. BLACK, Town Clerk.
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Born.
Married.

New Braintree, Mass, 14th, son tc Joseph s. and Isabella J. Bugbee.
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Hartford, Conn.

4 SSESSORS' NOTICE.- The inhabit- A ants of the town of Stafford liable to pay taxes are notified and required to return to the assessors or town clerk on or before the 1st day of November next list of all property owned by sons liable to pay taxes must give in their lists and make oath to the same on or before said first day of November, or the assessors are re- quired by law to add 10 per cent. thereto.
 J. M. LORD,
 M. A. CADY, Assessors.
 MYRON F. DAVIS. Stafford, Oct. 10, 1893.
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A GOOD Work Horse for sale chear. A 26o3w E. E. BUTTERFIELD. WTANTED-Abou Nov. 18th. 1893, a
 w good Tenement of il or 12 roomS central ly located in Stafford Springs, moderate rent. 2w* Address w., Box 3, Stafford Springs. Ct.
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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-07
DEMAND FOR MONEY.
Brokers in Wall Street Seemed
to Have Gone Mad.
Talk of a Conspiracy to Force the
Hand of Secretary of the
Treasury Carlisle.
Special to THE MoRS1Se CALL

NEW YORK. March 6.-The supply of
loanable funds for stock speculation was
materially reduced by the gold exports and
shipments of currency to the interior. The
banks are exercising considerable caution.
The early rates we're per cent. but soon
jumped TO 80, aud weakened to 10, hut rose
again to 20. This weakened sterling ex-
change.
The president of one of the largest banks
In the city said this evening. with reference
to the bidding of 30 per cent for money on
the Stock Exchange to-day before II
o'clock, that the fact was only another
Illustration Of the absurd way in which
some brokers acted in critical times.
''Some fellows" he added. ''gOt alarmed
this morning ard bid for money at an hour
when no one was around 10 lend any. The
banks had not got their clearances and
didn't know how they stood at the clearing
house. They never know whether they
viii have any money to lend until they
learn that. Possibly some persons knew
they would want money to-day at any
price, and were afraid they might net be
able to get it later in the day. The only
result was to make a practically hctitious
rate"
The Wall-strees Journals Washington
special says: Treasury officials say they
have no information whatever to confirm
the outside reports that bond sales are con-
templated.
Two and quarter millions in gold will
be exported tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-Information has
reached the treasury that 81, 500, 600 of gold
will be exported tomorrow. 1t is under
stood 1t goes to Austria Treasury officials
see in this an effort on the part of New York
bankers to force the incoming Secretary of
the Treasury to be definite in his position.
The free gold in the treasury is slightly in
excess of S4,0O0.000.
Secretary Foster of the Treasury Depart
ment this afternoon received a telegram
from Assistant Treasurer Roberts at New
York stating that S2o75. 600 in gold will be
taken for export tomorrow. This leaves
the United States treasury with less than
S2000,00 of free gold, the lowest point it
has reached since the passage of the act for
the resumption of specie payments.
ROME. March 6.-The Opnione says that
the Italian Foreign Minister has confden-
TALLY requested the United States to for
mulate definite proposals before sending
notice of the reassembling of the Brussels
Monetary Conference.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-07
HELD FOR ARSON
Ex-County Recorder Francis Must
Stand Trial.

Los ANGELES, March 6.-Ex- County Re-
corder j. w. Francis, charged with arson,
was held for trial in the Superior Court in
the sum of 5000 by Justice Bartholomew
this afternoon. His examination was con-
cluded to-day. Buth Francis and his wife
were on the stand. Francis testified that
he ana Mrs. Francis retired about 8 o'clock.
At o'clock they awoke and observed a
bright reflection on brick store near by.
Francis nuGged his wife and remark ed !:
There must be another fire."
He got up, went outside and found that it
was his own house which was on fire. He
gave the alarm and then proceeded to get
out what things he could. He placed all his
wife's and his own clothing on feather
bed and carried them out. He then knocked
out the screen in his bedroom window and
handed out a lot of other things. He man.
aged to get out big trunk, which contained
all the worldly possessions of his widowed
cousin, WHO was away on a visit. When he
he rushed through the door he accidentally
knocked lamp off chair on which it had
been placed.
Francis denied that he prohibited ianv
one from going into the burning residence.
All the testimony was cireumstantiaI The
prosecution has some surprises in store for
the trial.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-07
CROWDS POURED IN.
President Cleveland Compelled to
Suspend Business.
The People Would Not Be Denied, and
the Worlds Fair Commissions
ers Wanted Him.
Special to THE MORNING CALI

WASHINGTON, March 6.-Crowds Of di s.
tingushed visitors began to storm the
White House early to-day, and Mr. Ceye-
land was obliged to forego his work and
listen to words of congratulation from Gov
ernors Of States, Senators, Representatives
and host of others.
Shortly after o'clock brass bands began
TO play in the vicinity of the White House.
and stepping out TO their music came pollti-
cal organizations. The driveway leading to
the main doorway Of the house was soon
packed with people, anxious to shake hands
with the President. The Samuel J. Ran
dali Club of Philadelphia. 100 strong was
the first organization 10 obtain admittance.
and it was followed by many others.
After the clubs came multitude of the
general udblie. They poured IL the main
doorway in drOFes.
Two lines OF people in double file marched
under the portico from noon until o'clock
and in through the main doorway, then into
the east room past the bowling, smiling,
handshaking chief magistrate, around the
apartment and out OF the window Of exit.
The President kept up this monotonous
routine until messenger came to his relief
at l O'Clock and informed him that the
Worlds Fair delegation was waiting for
mn III me OaOluei-fOOW. Mt. Cleveland
left the east room Immediately, much to the
disappointment of hundreds who failed to
see him, and these were not pacified by the
announcement from the dnorkeepers that
the President would retu.n at o'clock.
At O'clock the President received more
callers. and it is estimated that nearly 5000
people shook his hand during the day.
The committee on ceremonies of the
Worlds Fair this afternoon called on Pres
ident Cleveland aud invited him to be
present and take part in the opening exer-
cises.
The President replied in an entirely in
formal manner, saying there would be
many things claiming his attention at that
time, but that If he decided 10 go it would
be because he considered il public duty
He would consider the matter and an
nounce his decision in a day or two The
invitation was done on vellum and was
very elaborate and beautiful Il is iuclosed
in a morocco case. lined with white silk.
Invitations will also be extended to Mrs.
Cleveland and the Cabinet officers aud other
prominent people.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-07
THIEVES AND THEIR PLUMBER.
Both Taken In by Pair of Los Ange-
les Detectives,

LGs ANGELES. March 6.-On February 6
the residence of Mrs. o. Pershing, on Ninth
street, Glendale. was entered during the
lady's absence by three men and n quantity
of valuables taken. The matter was re-
ported to Chief Glass and Investigated.
Soon after Sheriff Walker of Ventura County
informed Chief Glass that he held three
prisoners, who were serving short sem
tences, who had "pIant" in the vicinity of
Newhall. The Information came through
man about to DO sent to San Quentin. The
police went to the place designated, but
failed to find the plant. This morning Chief
Glass received telegram from Warden
Hale Of San Quentin TO the effect that the
three men who had been released would
lift plant at PampicO, which was con-
cealed in large vacant white house. De-
teetives Benson and AGbel were shown the
dispatch and at once arrived at the eonclu-
sion that the place meant by Warden Hale
was Tropieo. and hastened thither They
found concealed in a cellar two sacks filled
with valuables, among which was a lot OF
silyerware. They concealed themselves, ana
had not long TO wait when in walked the
three thieves. They were each presented
with a pair of handouts and brought TO the
city Jail. They gave the names of Lawrence
Crowley, Charles Smith and George Murray.