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Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25

pcrial family across Europe. the alarm of the various courts, the shivering boursss and the prayers offered up in churches arc frrefutabis testimony of the fact that the s1sr is dying.
 Throughout the day and last evening e rain of tslsgrams has fallen in this city. Compiled and sifted, these show the fol lowing facts: NJ. Bcnkendorf1, the Rus sian court chamberlain. has countsrmand- cd every order that has bsen Issued in connection with the proposed visit of the czar to Corfu. Many officials have started for LivAdia. Princess Alix. the ozaro- where the czar is sojourning, on Monday. and she will be preceded by a'few hours by Grand Duke vlAdimir.
 Tho Grand Duke Alexis has left Paris on the oriental express, which is due st Yalta on Tuesday.
 Palace At Yalta Strictly Guarded
 Around the palace at Yalta thsrs Is placed a triple 'cordon of police and sol diers in order that no aocess could be had to the palace from without, and that noth- ing from within could escape to the world unisss 1t first passed through the crucible of censorship. So grave are the Issues do pending upon the czar's life that even the people of Russia are obliged to bs satis- dsd with court official bulletins 50 mea- ger e to suggest in every carefully chossn word the theory of the worst
 This is the reading by the boursss, to which the London stock market furnished . prompt echo. Russian securities de elinSd from weaknsss, but 1t seems that the markets everywhere wsrs checked later by heavy purchases, which, 1t is re- ported. were made on account of the Rus sian treasury in order to prevent panic. Thus the unsasy feeling among hnsn- cisrs found its foil.
 Disps rhes received from St. Petersburg rspurt that ths city wears it's usual aspect except that crowds of people are in every street grouped about the places where the bulletins arc posted Here they arc clustered waiting the receipt of further nowg
 The correspondent of The Times at St. Petersburg tslseraphs: The ozar has now tnksn to his bed, and his Imperial rela- tivss are now gathering around him. With an organic disoass such ns his, the continual decline of strength Is one of the most alarming symptoma- I hear from one of the bost informed persons in LivAdia that certain other distressing 2 symptoms give considerable ground for the bsiisf that the disease is canosr of the
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25
AHo.S.r as...noeA ss.sss.

The sculptor Nikolaus Geiger is put
 ting theclast2 touches to his sstatus of Borbaressas wkioh is tof symbohx6 the ancient kingdom in the Ky1hauser monument, to be unveiled in lsS8. The Barbarossa appears at the end of ves- tibule'in the style bfeAn dncieht castle, on the steps of the throne upon which he is sitting like the sleeping figures of the courtiers. with fabulous animals of the old mythic world Barbarossa is rep resented at the moment of waking from his long sleep In his right hand is his sword;. his left hand strokes his hong waving beard Contrary to all other figures of the old hero, he Is here repre- sented as an actual emperor. with the features of noble man. The whole monument, hewed from the rock. will be about 80sfeet high The figure of the seated monarch Is about 50 feet high London Sun
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25
Cost os Electric Cooking.

It has been shown by recent experi- ments that there is practically no differ enoe in cost between cooking by elec- trioity and by coal. while the adyan- tages of the former method in point of comfort, cleanliness and safety are con- siderable. Of eAtry 100 tons of coal burned in an ordinary cooking stove so tons are. it is said, practically wasted, whereas with electricity the expense Is not SO much on the fuel as on labor and interest on machinery.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25
A Bottle 9toppep,

nyou want stopper for a bottle of acid or any substance that would natu- rally call for glass stopper because of the danger that the cork would be eaten up by the contents of the bottle, take the cork and steep 1t in vaseline- It will then be iInpervious to acids of any kind, and no action of chemicals will decay 1t. It will. in fact, be as good for all purposes as glass stopper. New York Dispatch
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25
BACK TO WASHINGTON.
The President and Family Lsn Gray Gabi
 This Morning.

The President and Family Lsf1 Gray Gables
 This Morning.
 BCZZARDs BAY, Mass. Oct a3.-Ths presidential party. including the presi- dent and family. Mrs Psrrine, Miss Rose Cleveland and the three detectives who have been here all summer left here this morning by . special train. with 6 direct prs car attached for their personal use. The train will run special to Middleboro and will be taken up by the regular sx- prsss at Providence
 The party will roach New York late this afternoon. and the president will re- main long enough on Wednesday to reg lster and then go on to Washington. Mr Cleveland asserts that he is thoroughly rested by his long vacation and feels in the best of health.
 NEW YORK. Oct 24.-President and Mra- Cleveland, who left Buzzards Bay yesterday. did not come through to New York, but stopped of at Greenwich, Conn They were met at the station by MT. and Mrs. K C. Benedict
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25
TARRYToWN CELEBRATES.

Monument Dedicated te Revsi utica 4<y
 Heres Basisd |. sleepy neIi.v.
 TARRyrowS, N. r., Oct io.-Ths monument to tho Revolutionary soldiers whose bodies arc buried in Sleepy Hollow cemetery at North Tarrytown was dedi- catcd today, tho ono hundred and thir. teenth anniversary of the surrcnder Of Cornwaliis at Yorktown.
 The navy was represented by tho cruts- CTS New York. San Francisco and Gin oinnati. which anchored in ths Hudson
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p,.~ or Her nr.,n.r. n..s.

0epESsBure. N. Y., Oct 1s.-A pscal- iarly sad accident occurred at Prescott Ont. Maggie Lsporto IS ysar odd and z her brother Arthur, years old, were in . room together. and Maggie in taking up a double harrslsd shotgun, discharged it Tho charge entered the boy's head, tearing ofr the right side Tbs boy wa killed almost instantly.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25
THE CAR IS DYING.
RUsesA's RULER BREATHING HIS LAST
 AT LlvADiA.

fhs Russiaa Embasasdor at LeAdsa Cen-
 Arms tAs Rspors That the Char Has Nes
 Lsas ts Livs-rraysrs For the Dying
 nais, Ia Many Churchea
 LONDON. Dot ao-Ths last rod tape sordon that is always drawn around the truth by diplomacy was broken whom M. dc Staal, the Russian sm bassador to Great Britain, admitted to your correspondent that tslegrams that had been received at the embassy preclude any hope that tho sufferer of YAita would ever again riss from his bed. Baron Mohrenheim, Rus sian sm mbassad to France, furnished the Paris Figaro with the same unweicome news.
 If this is not sufficent the flight of court officials, the forced and hurried journeys of members of the Russian in,-
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OUTLAWS ARE BUSY.
AN EPIDEMIC or TRAIN RoeaEREs
 iN rHM WEST.
nxSress rv~a- In I@ai.. r~rrftsvy wrs~A- sa s.a R.bs~d-rs. r~~s~.s~rs sh~s ~.s rh.sr v.,-.s,.. r.h..-usidap Ia r.x- s-rA. Aswis Greek H.sser.

s1 ssd hebs~d-rhs rs~.~aE~rs sh@e @~4
 rh.sr v.,.~sa.. r.h..-nsldsp Ia r~x-
 .s-rh. As.is Greek Hssssr.
 wAooxxR I. T., Got. as.-Ths Kansas City and Memphis express was wrecked and robbed by the Cook ssng of desper- &doe@ d Corvsta, . blind siding I've fnil~s south of hcr~. The train was running 20 miles an hour and when within 100 fcst ef the switch . man came out from an smbsnkment and threw the switch for tbe siding. running the train Into a string of box cara Kneincer James Harris sp- piled the airhrskcs and revsrwcd the sn. Gine. The yobbcrs commenced Airing as ths engine and coaches
 Az soon sx the train stopped two of the robbsr commanded the engineer and Are man to come down. and as soon As they had dismountsd marched them in front of them to the b~geass and express oars. Here they forced Kxprsss Messenger Ford - open the doors by p~rforating ths side sf the oar with bullets.
 Meanwhile two more of the robbers had taken up a position at the rear end of the slsspor to prevent any one escaping, two others mounted the platform between the smoker and baggage oar and two moro were on tbe platform between the nrst and second coaches all keeping up com tnul firing.
 The two robbers in the sxpress oar were meanwhile ranssoking that car. se- curing all tho money in the local safe They commanded Messenger Ford Co opsn the through safe, but whom he explained that the safe was looked at the main offioo and could not bs opened until 10 reached the destination they left tho oar.
 The two mon on the front platform thon started through the coach. demand. ing money and valuabiea As soon as they reached the roar end of tho ooa0h the two man on that platform started through the seoond coach.
 When they wore about half way through. a freight train following oioee behind whistled and Bill Cook. the lead. or. who had all the time remained outside Issuing commando swearing at the pas. senesrs and shooting, called for all hands to come out. The men on the oArs jump. cd out and when all wers on the ground fired last voiisy at the train and disap- poarcd in the darknsss
 There wsro eight to ten ncn In the par ty. Two of them wero white, and the others were half breeds. Jack Mshsrs. wAs kit in the forehead hy bullet and dangerously fl not fatally wounded
 Walter Barnes of Van Burvn, Ark. was Aiso slightly injured by q bullet striking him In the cheek. Special Onh- ssr Hsimiok and Dickinson of the Mis-. court paoino wsre on tho train, also Unit. cd States Deputy Marshais Brunnor and Cassyer, but rhey were covered by win. shcsters In the hands of the bandits be- forc they had time to make a move Gas. aver lost . watch and a slx shooter
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25

Soap tablets are the latest form of compressed merchandise They come packed in pretty boxes. each tablet about the size of a lozenge- Naturally they are chiefly valuable in travelling. but the slippery cake of the home dish enay conveniently give way to these small doses
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25
E.rthqu.h. shock In San p,.ra

SAN DIEGO. Cal. Oct 24-A very sharp earthquake shock drove the people from the large buildings in this city. No dam- age was done beyond the breaking of windows A telephone message from Campo, . small town on Ihs Mexican bor- der. 55 miles east. says the shock was very severe there
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25
Ame.r ar Afsh-ni.s-. p.~a.

CALCUTTA Oct. lS-A Lahore paper publishes detailed account from nativs sources of the death of the smssr of Al. ghAnistan. In the description of the dcathbcd scene tt is stated that ths Anecr earnestly e1horted his eldest son. 5ardsr Hsbibulia Khan, to remain friend oi the British.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25
KnIed by . Miner. Pick.

ALBUQUERQUE. N. M, Oct. 1s.-The re- mains of John yipon. oolored miner who had boen missing from the Coohetio mining district since July, have been found In & canyon. There was 6 hole In his skull, evidently made by miners nick
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25
HI. Mixed poi,.,e. With Religion.

LEXINGTON. Ky, Oot 19.-Professor J. P. Jones of Hamilton Female college and pastor of the Providence church in this county has been deposed from his psstorate by the irate members, who ob- Iscted to his mixing up politics with re- liRion.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25
Juar. ch.rx.d With Emhe..I.msnt.

BELLRFoSTE, Pa. Oct. e2.-Assooiate Judge Collins Faulkner of Center ooun- ty has been held in sl.000 ball for trial In the quarter sessions court on the charge of embedding taxes collected and due the borough of Phillipsburg school district. The shortage Is over s5, 900.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25

of Tarrytown and fired saiutss. The Sons of the Revolution and the SoHz of the American Revolution, together witA ths Daughters of ths Revolution. wsrs present. All ths 9rsnd Army poss o< the county of wcstohester wsro on hand and also battery from Fort Hamilton. Gev. ernor Flower accepted an,invitation to be present and ex.Judro Noah Davis prcsad. od over the oeremonies-
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consre..m.. wrish, Critically Ill.

TowANDA, Pa, Got. 22.-A private telegram received here from Trenton, Canada, reports the condition of Congress man Myron B. Wright of the Fifteenth Psnnsylvania congressional district as critical. Mr. Wright went to Canada TO- gently for the benefit of his health
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25
ABSENT.

 GAs nsvs1 sAad, sLost is my aaafsse cos,~ TAs phrase ~Nok hving" woaid Aavs hushsd
 her soag oe faatA. How soaM Aia silsnt vuy~ss sssm
 long WAsn shA whoss 3oyisss 'dAys had nsw b.
 gun, eaid .Abssnt- with . smfls which meant the -uun Was only dimmsd by ciouds1 Thsn. if .
 thsong Of painful thoughts pressed hard, 1t made her
 strong To think how hs would wish hfs's duties
 done. In her sweet face. where grief had left Its
 oeAm, A tender giadness dawned as years took
 flight And brought tho meeting near. Nor did she
 dream That from her trusting heart there shons .
 light T0reyestoo WeAk ts 6sar tho lafgsr Gleam " That led heron. as sstArr redeem the night Mary inacher Higgtnson.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25
i. orisasfns tAe' re.oh.r.

Teacher-Why was Solomon theswis- est man in the world1
 Boy-Hs had so many wives to advise him
 Teacher Ia strong minded female)- We'll. that is not the answer in the book.sbut you may 70 up head Good News
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25
Town. Held up

r.rTrIx RooE, oct aa.-The latest per. formanos In the grand carnival of crime whiok is now holding the boards of Che Iudian Territory consisted of tho whole. sale robbery of severs1 small towns In supported by eight or ten followers
 -Four men rode into tho town of wAto. va making known their approach by a promiscuous firing. The bandits terror. ised ths inhsbitanta, and most of them |. sought ssfety in their home. The out hws visited every store In fs village and ran the msr bsnts away wts~winchesters and t.voivsrs They toak from the stores all th. money thuy could nnd and every. thing cis they wanted. The WatovM postoffios was robbed of about tU0 in cash and tsb in st~mps.
 From watova tho gang rode to Taiala. 10 miles away, where they repeated their dopredations. They rode into the town and proceeded st once to rob storss
 Every store in the piaoo was visited and the proprietors compelled st che point of rcveiverr and winohesters Co turn over their oAsh. The postoffloe was also robbed ~f stamps and a small amount of money.
 It k believed that it was the bandtta' intsstien to rob the Missouri Pacific pas senrvr train st TalLa While they were koidins up the postofnce the train pulled into the station. The trainmen were no uhed. and the train was started at onoe. The bo1dits did not tarry long after the srain pulled out They gailoped out of town dischsrsin9 their winohostors.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25

 kidnsyA and this opinion is shared by in- dspen dent medical men who have mar rowly watched the case from nfar
 Today in official circles 1t was consid erod that the condition of the ozar could not be more critical.
 When his majesty arrived in the Cri- Tnsa, he had slept very little or not as all for 10 nights. The first few niRhts that he was In Llvadia he sisps we'll and the change to the balmy air of the Crimsan coast seemed to refresh him. Thsre was % much improvement In his general oon- dition that 1t gave great hopes of his eventual recovery, but the disease Itself was slowly getting worse. It was diff1- cult probably in view of the influence of this deceptive improvement. for the at Stendant dignitaries of the court to per suads his majesty to be careful and to not go about.
 The accounts I have received of the grief of the imperial family are hoart- rending. In official spheres the an xiety is very great. Everything of importance is more or less at a standstill.
 Chr Has . Good Night
 ST. PKTHRsBURG. Oct 2a.-Officiai bull tstins from Livadia announce that the sxar is still living, and that he Is even c iitsls better. The bulletins. however, are very msager. and beyond them not & word of news can come from the great castle where. surrounded by the members of the Imperial family. the ruler of all the Rus sias Is dying, and his wife, the czarina, lies stricken with grief and illness.
 The aearth of news from Livadia oo- Asionsd the widest rumors to circulate Saturday to the effect that the CHAT was actually dead. but that the fact was con- ,ealsd because the crarowitz had renonno- d the succession to the throne. and thas hs Grand Duke George, the czar's second ,on, had also died from the lung trouble rom which he has long been c sufferer. Those rurnors were effsctually siisncsd Sy the issue of . bulletin at night stating substances that the czar had been out of sis bed during the day. but that his gen E rai condi ton was unchanged
 Sunday morning an official dispatch E.s rockwell from Livsdia 'statinG that
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25
sA Hnris Epft.ph.

The following quaint epitaph on hus- band and wife Is to be seen in oneof the Parisian cemeteries: I>na anxiouhy extScting you A. D. lsu.
 Hero am. A. D. be01. So the good woman was 70 years mak- ing up'her mind to follow her husband -Parfs Journal
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25
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wAsHIxoroS, Got 24--Ths relentless search which the officials of the Adams Express company has prosecuted to appre. bend the criminals who held up a train at Aquia Greek, Va, on the 18th inst and to recover the stolen property has been rewarded hy the finding of the pouch In which the robbers had placed most of their booty. The pouch was peourod through the aid of c. J. Searcsy. one of the robbers who was arrested at Cumbar- land. Md.
 This fact proves oopolusively what the express officials have clsimed-that Scar. ocy was one of those wanted-And the TO. lssionship which has been shown Co exist between 6earocy and MorgAnfield. now held In Cincinnati. eatablishos beyond doubt that horgspneld was his pal. and it is known that tho letter was the man with the shrili voioe who entorvd the ex. press oar and hold up Messengers Crutoh. feld and Murray.
 The details of the recovery of tho pouch or how much money it contained arc not known here sxccpt that the sack was found hidden in the woods of Virginia near Caiverton, and that there wero pres. ent Prosecutor w. Seymour White, c ". Burlington, sergeant of police of Fred- srioksburs; Sheriff Hugh Adis and Rob srt A. Pfnkerton when it was seCuSed.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25
C,,.s Ju.s,o. x.ri n~esvsrlas.

LITTLE FALla N. Y.. oot so-Chisf yudCs Robert Earl of the court of ap- pesla who hes been confined to bis home with bronchitis for the past fortnight is r~coverfnH.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25

The aonly remains of the splendid French possessions in India are five townR s
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25
Haldsp In Texaa.

DALLAS, oct 90. -A special from wcathsrford says A report reached here that the wcst bound passenger train on shs Texas and Pacific railroad was held up and robbed by four men near Gordon. A correspondent learned from J. h Young sf Gordon, who came in on tho vsst bound train, that at point about two miies this side of Gordon four mon. unmaskcd, approached the section gang and forced them to obstruot tho road and lag the train ss 10 approached. and when the train was stopped the bandits forced che exprcss messenger Co open the door of ths sxpress oar.
 They also forced the section men Co go Into she car with a siedge hammer and hrssh ths combination of the express ssfa but their efforts to open ths safe were fruitiess. The messengers way safe was battered open. and what money there was in 10 was taken by tho robbers. The amount secured. it is estimated, runs anywhers between $500 and s1. 900.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25
Robert ! .. R.o. .s Bansis.

BurrAIo, Got e<.-The two greatest paosrs of the ago, Robert J and John R. Gentry, have bcsn matched for . raco on the Buffalo Driving park course on Thurs- lay, Nov l.
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25
u~r.. min. p..a.

Karen ntiba Dead. RyocxrolN, OoA sa.-Ex Prime Min- tanm Uapo BllbA c dsa6
Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25
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Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25

Canaan Savings Bank.
 ogMAAN, CONN. 6e66nlnonD iBustxMs 0CTossI Isr, iy79. Jewu D. IKKD. s- President DAuIE |. RnzEGAH. vics-Prsstdsnt 0poDos .. FuIInn, Secretary Jesu11 V. PT. Trsasursr c \. Bennett. George ". Cowdrsy. D. |. Hres0Aa, 0s0Sorgs Ls Psksons. ,. \. Underwood. George 8. Dunning.
 0eogge Q. Fuller.
 VI g;sxuntsets: o.N. Paryoas William Fl. Camp
 OFFICE AT BT0AE or c
 FULLER At PEET.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-19
GOVERNOR DORIS HAT.
Proprietor Boyden at Crescent Park
Has a Valuable Relic.

There In curiosity at Crescent Park
which does not appear on the amusement
program and is not open to public exhi-
bition unless its owner Is moved to dis
play IL on state occasions. Ii Is
a tall, black beaver, with broad
brim and bears the date of 1Si3
on the sweat board. Ii might be thought
that il had performed service on st. Pat
rick's Day, but 1t hasn't. 1t was the ia
vorite headgear of Governor Thomas w.
Dorr, who labored under the hallucina-
tion that he was the constitutional com
mander in chief of the land and naval
forces of the commonwealth and tarried
a while In the old stone penitentiary
abaft the cove basin having been con-
victed Of high treason. Its present pos
SCISSOR is Manager George Il. Boyden and
IL is highly priced. not so much
for its intrinsic value, but
from the fact hat IL is
an exact At for the proprietor OF the Coney
Island of the East. It's size Is ~, and
George is naturally consumed with pride
when he rehearses this remarkable coinci-
dence.