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Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
DEAD IN A FIELD.
Ex-Postmaster Gsntsoh of Butfalo Commits
 Suicide.

Ex-Postmaster Gsntsch of Dudsio Commits
 Suicide.
 BUFFALO, July I6 Bernard +. Gentsoh, who finished his term as postmaster of Buffalo on July 1 last, when he gave way to Democrat, who was an OK member of the assembly, n large manufacturer and one of the best known Germans in Buffalo and prominent Republican, shot and killed himself in field back of his house on Seneca street.
 Mir. Gentsch had passed a very restless night, and his wife knew that he was wor- rying over certain matters connected with his private finances. Mrs. Gontsch went to neighbor and asked him to go down through the grounds and look for her hus- band. conflding to him her fears. The neighbor went IIe searched for an hour and finally found Mir. Gentsch's body un. der a tree on the bank of Buffalo crock in a field owned by another neighbor He was dead Ho had taken his revolver and fired one shot into his right temple.
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NEW YoRK. July E.-FLoUR-State and western quiet and easy; city mills patents SA05Gt4.90. winter patents. S3.25Qt33s: city mill clears, S3.55a3 6S winter straights, S2.G0Q-2to WHEAT-No. red opened steady on dry weather in the northwest and little foreign buyi-g. reacted sharply on lower private ca- bles and favorable thrashing returns; Septem- Der, 0OI4c.: October, eQ34c.
 RYE-Nominal: state, Soc: Jersey, 53ah3c-
 CORN-No. opened strong on hot, dry weather and then partially reacted with wheat; August. 4s1sGIlSI4c-; September, 47ssd47s4c.
 OATS-No. very dull; quotations nominal: track, white state, 5aG5sc.; track, white west ern. 5ad5Sc.
 BEEF-ouiet; family, ss; extra mess, ss@ G5l
 PoRK-ouiet; new mess. sl4Gel4.2o; family, sl450G16.
 LARD-Steady; prime western steam. s1SO
 BUTTER-Firmer, state dairy, l2Gl11bc.; state creamery, l4lxGi7l5c.
 CHEESE-Less active; state, large. Tao plsc.: small, 71sd9I4c.
 EGGS-Steady; state and Pennsylvania, lsab l2lac.: western, l1GllIsc.
 SCGAR-StronR; fair refining, 2A4c.; cen- trifugal. g5 test, 3-l6c.: refined firm.
 TURPENTINE-Steady; 29lSG3Oc. MoLASSES-Quiet; New Orleans, 2Sd3jc.
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Hicllok said he was bitterly diaappoint- ed-not so much because the Yale team were beaten as because the men did not 10 as woll us they did In the trials. "I have thrown the hammer he said, "ovor i2b feet, but today could not exocod ll0 feet However. there Is no use in looking for reasons. They got thoro first, and we were beaten. They arc splendid lot of fellows, and there Is nothing to rogrct but the result"
 Tho bell was rung promptly at 4;sO p m. for the competitors In the 100 yard dash to appear. The Oxford men wore white suits trimmed with dark blue, and Yale woro light blue shirts with white bands.
 Tho moment the Yale mon appeared tho oand struck up Hail, Columbia which was grectcd with loud applause on all sides, the cheering and hand olapping bo- ing broken by the "rahs" of the YAlo men and their friends
 Previous to the boll ringing the Yale men indulged in flow trial starts, and then the pistol was fired which sent the sprinters on their way. Fry of Oxford won the 100 yard daah by a foot and half in 10 a.6 seconds. Jordan of Oxford was second. Sanford of Yale was third and Pond of Yale fourth.
 Hickok, Yale, in the hammer throw, threw the hammer ll0 feet inohos on his fourth throw and won. Brown of Yale was second, with l0l feet; Robinson of Oxford wns third, with l0l feet 10 inches.
 In the l20 yard hurdle race Oakley, OK ford, was first; Hatch, Yale, wns second and Scott Oxford. third. CAdy, Yale, fell at the last hurdle
 Tho timo was i6 2.5 seconds, n fifth second faster than Oakley over ran this distance boforc. Tho running broad jump was won by sheldon. Inlo. who cleared ss feet II inohes. Fry, Oxford, was sec. ond, with s2 feet A inch to his credit Oakley, Oxford, was third with sa feet h inch Hatch. Yale, was not recorded. Tho quarter mile run oAme next Jor- don, Oxford, was first In bl scoonds san ford, Yale, was second and Pond, Yale, | third.
 Grccnhow of Oxford won tho milo run. Morgan of Yale was seoond in the mile. The winners timo was minutes % 2-b -econds.
 | In the shot put Hiokok, Yale, won. Brown of Yale was second and Mailing. Oxford, third
 In the high jump there was tic be- tween Swanwiok, Oxford, and sheldon, Yale.
 Brown was second In tho shot putting contest His distance was 10 feet Groenhow Oxford, won the half milo run.
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
ODDS AND ENDS.


 Insanity is common in tho royal fam lilies of Europe.
 The Pittsburg toby is becoming the rage in Europe.
 Charles Lamb was buried in Edmon- ton churchyard
 During the reign of Henry VIII 72,- 900 English subjects were executed
 One in five of the deaths in London occurs in workhonse or hospital
 Football players arc rejected by a Philadelphia life insurance company.
 New York city has 3. 25o "roar" tone ment houses. sheltering 50, 900 persona
 Robert Burns, the great Scotch poet, died Ut Dumfries July 2i. l796, aged S7 years
 St. Stephens crypt was built by Ed ward toward the end of tho thirteenth century
 Deserters from the British army can not be arrested ont of the queens dos minions
 Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar, launched in I7G5, is now lying in Ports. mouth. harbor.
 The Snowbird mountains of North Carolina are reported as being literally overrun with bears.
 |, One of the most stupendous projects now before the engineering world is the construction of storage reservoir in the Nile above Egypt
 wootten, the famous country place of the late George w. Childs, is now oo- cupied by George w. Childs Drexel. who purchased it after Mir Childs' death.
 There were a3i. 900 sheep sheared at and near Casper, Wy, this season. The season lasted l5 days, and l50 shearers were employed The price paid was 2 cents per head
 Dolph Buckins, Georgia negro. has one white ear and one black one When he plugs up tho black ear with cotton, he can distinguish no sound higher than c with the white ear His black ear is good for general all round work from the bass notes of the organ to the chirp of the cricket
 Philadelphia has long gloried in the title of the City of Homes She can now be also christencd the Matrimonial Par adise According Co the returns of the tenth census upon the conjugal oondi- ton of the United States Philadelphia can. of all the cities of the Union, boast the smallest proportion of single per- sons among its total population
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19

When MT. Milchrist had finished the reading of the information, Attorney George R. Peck. representing the receivers of the Santa Fe system, took the floor and read petition for writs of attachment against the defendants on behalf of that railroad The petition asked that the de fendants be punished for contempt for violating the order appointing the receiv CTS, as we'll as for violating the general injunction as it applies to the Santa Fe A number of acts of violence were alleged and interference with trains The formal proceedings began when Attorney Irwin for the defendants, asked that they be re. leased on their personal recognizance.
 Judge Seaman finally decided to set the case for next Monday and fixed ball at s3, 900 each. The four men made no at. tempt to furnish ball and were committed to jail until Monday.
 The attorneys for the defendants ts said their clients could not secure bondsmen. but Debs did not corroborate that when asked if he would give bail. He said he would not give ball to the amount of 5 cents
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
CALlFORNIA'S CRISIS.
More Violence In Sacramento oaussd by
 Strikerx-

SAN FRANCISCO, July 14.-Sixteen days have intervened since the general strike was inaugurated on the Southern Pacific system. At least seven and probably nine human lives have already been sacrificed in the desperate struggle that Is on be. tween the railway company and the fed eral government on one side and the A. R. b. on the other
 The commercial loss has been enormous A seasons fruit crop, to the value of hun dreds of thousands of dollars, is perishing in the orchards. There Is every indica- ton that more men are to be slaughtered in this industrial war; that the fruit growers are to see more of their crop spoil on their hands, and that the embargo on commerce is to be indefinitely continued. It Is now three days since the federal troops went into the field in northern Cal ifornia, but the end Is not yet in sight.
 In Sacramento the defiance became so bold that the capital oity Is under actual martial law. United States Marshal Bald win has ordered the people to their homes and bade them remain there until the trouble Is over. ..-...a
 SACRAMENTO, July 14.-As a result of the deeds of one of the most exciting days in the history of the strike two men lie wounded in the receiving hospital, while several others are reported dead or injured.
 A switch engine was proceeding along Front street to clear the track. A compa- ny of regulars, under command of Captain Roberts of Battery l., Fifth United States artillery, accompanied the engine. As they reached street, 1t Is claimed, a gang of strikers fired on the troops The sol diers returned the fire, and several men were seen to fall. Two of them were pick ed up by the police and removed to the receiving hospital. Their names are John Stuart and Frank Buckley
 The former was a marine of the United States steamship Alliance, and he was at tracted to the scene of the conflict by a large crowd. He was shot through the body and Is dying Buckley lives in Butte county and was here on a visit.
 SACRAMENTO, July 12.-The Overland train. bound for San Francisco, was ditch cd 213 miles west of here. Engineer Clark and three soldiers were killed and several soldiers hurt
 SAN FRANCISCO, July 1a-Since the horrible work at the trestle west of Sacra- mento the strike situation In California has been less alarming. In Oakland there has been rioting of a more or less serious natura
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
ODDS AND ENDS.

Dead porcupines make better fuel than wood
 The British museum has 732 histories of England, covering every age of its growth.
 February is the month in which the greatest number of births occur; in June the fewest.
 One of the longest acrostics known was the work of Bocceccio It was a poem of 50 cantos.
 Virgil devoted II years to his !" ".Enead'' and then deemed it so imper- feet at his death that he ordered it to be burned.
 Here is an incident for police court novel: A Georgia bunko steerer found that his intended victim was his long lost brother.
 Professor Maybridge, the pioneer in vestigator of animal locomotion by means of instantaneous photographs, will soon turn his attention to the light of insects and birds.
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
Fourth CIas. post,naster..

WASHINGTON. July i4-The following fourth class postmastors wore appointed:
 New York-Edinburg Avery Allen.
 Now Jersey-Bellcmead, +. W. Sortor
 Pennsylvanla-Denver, F. K. Steffy; Stevens T. 5. Heiser; Taxville, Adam Rupert.
 WASHINGTON, July iS.-Tho fourth class postmasters appointed were:
 New York-Invale, Charles Barnes; Kingsbury, N. A. Stcarns; Petrolia, Mrs. Zoe K. Niles; South Granville, J.W. Pcets.
 Pennsylvania-Codo ]. ]. Burns; Fayette Springs Miss Janna Johnson; Ringdalle Thomas Herman
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
DoinKs of Congress.

WASHINGTON. Julyl2.-The senate pass ed the army and navy Qualifications bills. In the house unimportant business was transacted.
 WASHINGTON, July l4.-The senate pass ed the river and harbor appropriation bill.
 WASHINGTON, July l6.-The senate pass ed the legislative, executive and judicial and the District of Columbia appropria tion bills In the house a resolution in- dorsing President Cleveland's action dur ing the strike was passed.
 WASHINGTON, July l7. - Tho house passed the Bailey bankruptcy bill. The senate passed the agricultural supply bill, with the Russian thistle amendment
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
SEVEN WERE KILLED.
Battle Between Striking Miners and Depu-
 ties In Alabama

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July IA fierce battle occurred at No. mine at Pratt's between mobs of striking miners and dep- uties, In which seven men were killed and nearly score wounded. The full list of dead and maimed cannot be secured, as the bodies were carried of quickly after the fight occurred.
 A mass meeting of striking miners was held on the creek near Pratt's mines, and 1t was decided that the law be taken into their own hands and that they would kill or be killed.
 About the time when the employees of the mines quit work and came out of the mines a mob of men was secreted in the woods near by. AS the negroes would come out one by one a shot would be sent at them, and they would drop to the ground either fatally wounded or dead. After the third negro had fallen the dep uties opened fire on the mob, and 8 fierce battle to place.
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
Constitutional Convention.

ALBANY, July 1s.-By vote of to ? the subcommittee of the suffrage conn mittee of tho convention agreed to report adversely all propositions to grant women the right of suffrage The committee agreed, however, to report favorably Mir. Fuckers amendment, introduced on June l2 in anticipation of defeat allowing tho people to vote on tho proposition, "Shall the word male be stricken from article 2. section I, of the constitution and cease tn be "A na If thereafyib
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
UNATTAlNEO.
When Psn's SyrinI changed her form

When Psn's SyrinI changed her form To reed by rivers brim, Straight ho cut that reed and blew Sounds divinely sweet to him, For he knew the music fine Was the soul of her dear shade. Hour by hour he wooed her well, That she might not wholly fade, Kept the reed against his lips, And so held her spirit near, If Ferchance by some strange spell, She repentant reappear. Still he calls upon her name, Counting not his vision gone, But he may not bring to life And her, living. look upon. Yet he hopes to and so sings, Here and there by tempest tossed. What the heart with love pursues Never can be wholly lost. Die it cannot while we hope. Through 8 shy, elusive gleam, It must haunt the sunny heights Near the valleys where we dream.
 Chicago Record.
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
m. rnri..nnh s,.,..

WAsnINGroS, July is.-The bill admit. ting Utah Co statehood. which has been matter of such interest to western people in It's various phases of progress toward enactment, was signed without any core. mony and in the ordinary course of bust. ness. It came boforc tho president about midnight, along with several other bills. some applications for pardons and other routine matters
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
Another Strike Tragedy.

ST. PAUL, July l6.-Charles K. Leonar la, clerk of the Omaha road shot and in- ,tantly killed Charles J. Luth, @ striking witchman. In the Lsborers' home, corner ot Rosebcl and Fifth street Leonardo was arranging for the boarding of 10 non. union employees of the road when Luth interfered. and after striking a companion of Leonardo raised his hand to strike Leonardo and was shot four times, death resulting immediately
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19

of 8 Knot of Men, and Not One Lived to
 Tell the Tale.
 HAzLEroN, Pa, July ls-Another mine disaster occurred at Stockton No $, which, given in detail, is the most shocking which ever took place in the Jehigh coalfclds. Two hundred sticks of giant powder exploded in the midst of a gang of miners, and not enough of their bodies was left Intact to recognize them.
 Stockton colliery Is about ono mile cast sf this city and is operated by Linderman K Skeer The mine is but part of a series of openings which that company operates in the valley and Is surrounded by ham. lets in which the miners live. On ac. count of it's isolation from tho main breaker it has been customary to sond the dynamite and other explosives in boxes to No. < and distribute tscm to the work. men at the bottom of the second shaft as they appear in the morning on their way to work. Charles O'Donnell had charge of this department and it was his duty to distribute to the company miners and 5tarters the dynamite and caps. Tho first men to go down into the shaft yester- day were the drivers, and these are tho only ones to return alive from tho open ing. How many mon or who they wero who followed In the next boat is not def initely known, and for this reason tho exact number of men killed will not bc known until a list of the living Is taken.
 The drivers went into tho stables to harness their mules, and it was while thus engaged that the explosion took place. Charles Shugert says he saw about n dozen men standing about 0'Donnell receiving the powder a moment before the explosion took place. The drivers were hurled about promiscuously. The men were paralyzed with fright and, fearing an explosion of gas had taken place and collapse of the entire mine was about to follow, they simply waited for death.
 Some of tho victims arc believed to be-
 Charles O'Donnell, agcd 20, married
 Andrew Jabol, aged Ss, married.
 John Primbone, aged 22, single.
 John Koehleda, aged 23, single.
 Anthony Morcayitz, aged 2b, single
 John Krinock, agcd sS married.
 John Motefoski, agud A, married.
 John Brizzon, aged 20, singlo.
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
The Kite Shaned Track.

In abandoning Independence, Ia., Will hams has given the kite track the go by. The new track which is to be built for him by the citizens of Galesburg, Ills., where Williams is to locate, Is to be of the regulation pattern by the express stipulation of MT. Williams. A kite track is about as poor property as trot- ting association can own. - Boston Courier
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
ytvIlant Wins n Race.

BANGOR, Ireland, July 1s.-Tho Vigi. lant acquitted herself gloriously in hor seo- ond contest over the Royal Ulster Yacht club course for the rear commodore's cup. Some of the lustcr of her victory was lost by the failure of the Britannia to finish, but nearly thrce-quarters of the course had been sailed over when tho English yacht carried away tho jaws of her gal and limped home Tho lead of the Vigi. lant was then about six minutes.
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
New York Republicans Called.

SYRACUSE, July ls.-Mr. John $. Ken yon, secretary of tho Republican statc committee, issued a call for the commit tee to meet at the Fifth Avenue hotel, New York. at II a. m. on July 25. He announces that he will favor Syracuse as the place to hold the convention.
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
Ran Into an Open switch.

SENECA, Mo, July iL-The south bound freight on the Kansas City, Pitts. burg and Gulf road mot with a disastrous wreck at McElhaney switch, five miles south of Ncosho, killing Engineer Travors instantly and fatally scaldlng Fireman G. A. Granise. An open switch was the
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
And Mamma Coughed Loudly.

Friend of the Family-Why, Katie. you've lost wheel off your doll car riage. What has become of it?
 Miss Katie-Mamma says papa got it in his head the night he went skatin all over town. 'xpect it's there yet Chicago Tribune.
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
Prcpderrast Hanged.

CHICAGO, July 14.-Patrick Eugene Prendergast, who assassinatcd Mayor Car ter H. Harrison on the evening of Oct s, 1893, has expiated his crime on the gal. lows He was hanged in the yard of the Cook county jail.
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
A striker Killed.

MoBERLY, Mo, July l4.-Charles R.
 Clark, a railroad brakeman who has been working throughout the strike, shot and killed Alex McCambridge. another brake. man, who had assaulted and abused him.
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
NIT. Hailiday,. Lif. Saved.

ALBANY, July l7.-Governor Flower has commuted tho sentence of Lizzie Hal liday. the murderess, to Imprisonment for life in the State Criminal Insane asy. lum at AAttsawAn.
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
nxnami,s rnder Train.

MrssouLA, Mon, July ls.--An east bound Northern Pacific train. the first In i6 days was wrecked at point about two miles east of here by dynamite cartridge concealed in the track
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
Tn. Strike investigation.

WASHINGTON, July is.-It Is understood that the selection of the commissioners to investigate the late strike was under dis sussion by the cabinet, but so far there are no open indications of speedy action in the matter. The president is disposed to act with the greatest circumspection in choosing men of national reputation whose findings are likely to carry weight with the entire American public.
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
Debs Goes to Jail.

CHICAGO, July 1S.-Eugene V. Debs, George w. Howard, l.. w. Rogers and Sylvester Keliher, the officers of the Amer ican Railway union, were committed to jail by Judge Seaman in the United States circuit court for alleged violation of the injunction issued by Judges Wood and Grossoup.
 The four leaders of the strike in reality went to jail in default of ball. for the court offered them their liberty until next Monday when they will have hearing on the charge of contempt. Their bail was fixed at &, 900 each, but the men re- used to give it, and the court committed them.
 Debs and his companions were taken to jail by Marshal Arnold, and before they left the courtroom Judge Seaman instruct ed the marshal to take them out of the jail at any reasonable time or times in order that they may have abundant oppor- tunity to coDGult their attorneys between this and next Monday.
 Tuesday morning District Attorney Mil christ filed an information In court charg ing the officers of the union with violating tie injunction and asked for writ of at tachment for contempt. It was not neces- sary to issue writ for Debs, for he was in court when the information was filed.
 When the injunction was issued by Judges GrosscCp and Woods, the usual chancery summons was issued, and those named in the injunction were directed to appear in court to answer. That was what brought Debs into court, with the attor- neys who have been retained to defend him and his brother officers The informa. ton was road to the court by District At tornsv MilooAs<
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
A Hir~lpur Loose.

NEW BRITAIN, Conn, July 16.-No less than three inocndiary fires have occurred here within the last a4 hours, entailing loss of S35 OOO
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19

A cablegram from United States oena- tor Woloott announces that he left Carls- bad on Tuesday and will reach WAshing. ton about Aug 1.
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19

A severe earthquake shock destroyed much property in the southeastern sx. trs,us of MAxlno.
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
OXFORD WON.
Yale Athletes Defeated In the Intsrnstioa-
 al Contest

LONDON, July t7.--oxford five hrsts and four seconds, Yale three firAts and Ave seconds and one tied event Is the result of the international intercollegiate contest bctween the athletic champions of tho Ox. ford and Yale universities in the nine events determined upon in which Co ex. hibit their prowess. The English repre. sentauvos won all the races-l00 yard dash, isO yard huIdle quarter mile, half mile and mile.
Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
Queen wm Go CruisInr.
General Markets

LONDON, July lS.-Truth says that the queen proposes to take fort1ight's cruise on the coast Of Scotland in September.