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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-15
Br,dreuort Tanker Dead.

BRIDGEPORT March l5.-The news of the death of Henry 0. Lennon was received by friends in this city last evening. Mir Lennon died at two o'clock yesterday afternoon at the residence of Mir Hopkins relative in New. Preston. He was a member of the banking firm of Marsh, Merwin and Lennon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-15
NOW HENDERSON.

Waterbury Man Has His Name
 Changed by the Superior Court.
 NEW HAVEN, March 15.-Luke w. Hig- gins of Waterbury applied to the superior court to-day to have his name changed to Henderson. When he was two gears of age hIs mother secured a divorce. He is p years old now and would not know his father if he met him. The application was granted.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-15
ynrIoIoId nt Storrs SchooI,

MANSFIELD, March 15.-A case of vario- Ibid has been discovered at Storrs agri- cultural college. The victim is Leroy I. Tucker of Middletown. The college has been quarantined.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-15
Bad News Of the Missing Cruiser.

BARCELONA, March I5.-The steamer Mayfair arrived this morning. She re- ported having sighted the missing Spanish cruiser Riens Regente on March 10, be- tween Tarifa and Cape Estartel. The vessel had lost its tunnels and bridges and was laboring heavily. No assistance was ask ed and the Mayfair proceeded. although it was believed that the cruiser could not last long in the storm which was raging.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-15
Killed Fly a Kick of a Horse.

BRIDGEPORT, March 15.-This morning James Dixon, 63. of North Bridgeport, while prodding his horse with pitchtork, was kicked under the chin by the animal. His spinal cord was ruptured and he died almost instantly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-15
Attsmpt 10 Wreck Train.

WILLIMANTIc, March 15.-An attempt was made last night to wreck the New England road train passing here at mid night. by placing ties on the track. The obstruction was struck by freight train 21l. the pony trucks jumping the track. There is no cine
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-15
Famous MissIonarv Drna.

BosToN, March l5-A cable dispatch has just been received by the American board of missions announcing the death of Rev. George Gushing Knapp at Bitlis, eastern Turkey. Mir. Knapp has been n mission ary in that country for 10 years, which havo been years of severe labor and much peril
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-15
Formal Demand on spain.

MADRID, March 15.-United States Minister Taylor today presented to the minister of foreign affairs a demand for an apology and reparation from the govern ment of Spain on account of the Allianca affair.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-15
A Chapter on Housefurnishings
 To The Wage Farmer!

We call your attention to Our large and carefully selected lines of Furniture. Car pets, Crockery, Household Stoves and Ranges. Lace Curtains. Draperies, Shades. Spring Beds. Mattresses. Pillows. etc, all of the best style and quality and every thing guaranteed as represented. We never go into Combinations or Trusts who go to manufacturers and offer them such prices that barely pay them for mak- ing, and who have to cut wages down to
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-15
Pensions of Policemen,

HARTFORD. March 15.-Judge Elmer presided in the house to-day. A bill pro- viding a pension of not over $500 for policemen who are disabled was passed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-15
PreslelentR Returning.

NORFOLK, March 15.-The lighthouse tender Violet. with President Cleveland and party aboard. passed here at 10:l0 this morning. It twill take twenty-two hours to reach Washington.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-15
Minstrel Rohhrd.

SOUTH NoRwALK, March 15.-Charles Wheeler of Thatcher < Johnson's min strels. reported to the police to-day that s47 had been stolen from his room last night during bis absence.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-15

All new goods. For $6 WI offer Black Cheviot Over, coats quite as good as sold other years for 5000. Extraordinary value at
 $10.00. Steel Worsted Goods in two shades. AL ways sold for $13.5O. Stout sizes to 46 breast at same price. Covert Coats will be used to some ex- tent. 4 good one will cost 5000. Good weight. Clay Overcoats are always in demand. Something better Tn rough effects. Solid Silk Lined at S2O. The largest stock to select from in the city. One hundred fine Clay Wor- sted Dress Suits, Sacks and Cutaways at 5000.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-15
AM US N ENTS.
..Eriends.'s

It was generally conceded that the or ganization which came to this city last season presenting 'Friends" was fully equal to the best The ladies and gentle men composing the company are honored members of the dramatic profession. whose years of experience have gained them leading recognized position upon the American stage A permanent organiza- tion composed of these players for the production of plays from the pen of Edwin Milton Royle, has been effected. Encour- aged by the success Friends" met with, Mir Royle has written two new plays which he thinks worthy of attention. Friends" will be given a revival here Monday. March IS, at the opera house.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-15
FOR SATURDAY..

ouT special for Saturday with pound of TEA BAKING dish pan. We have almed supply while they last shall give them with pound o Use only the Union pound every Try 25 Union Tea Go, 106 80 Main St.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-15
Hartford Broke the LsaRus,s Back.

Hartford Broke the LeaKus's Back.
 President James H. O'Rourke of the Connecticut Base ball league announces that he will organize a cooperative team for Bridgeport and will open the season has given up all hope of making the state league q go. The collapse in Hartford. he says. was what broke the back of the new organization. The ssorator" will make no effort % join an Eastern league club. but will remain At home and attend to his law practice when he in not playing ball.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-15
.'Jane."

Bright and breezy Jane with the en- dorsement of two seasons genuine success, comes to the opera house tonight. Nichols and Lestocq stand in very front rank of Ameriaan playwrights, but they have turned out nothing so fairly amusing as "Jane" and it will be anxiously awaited provided is we'll suited to the purposes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-15

Don't let this happen to you. You are always sure of riding home when you are on the Columbia. Call and examine '95 line.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-15
CLEVER SNEAK THIEF.

Waterbury. March 15.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-14
TNM A. N I7EdEFS

because I am not going to tile valley and
because I thought you were going the
way you came
81 did intend taking the other route,
but the governor persuaded me to try
shorter one. Am I already astray?"
"You are in the right trail, " replied
the priest. my route and yours are the
same until we reach La Roca Grande.
There we turn off to Pena Blanca.
"Are you not inviting attack to travel
without escort?" asked the officer.
"The Pueblos report no Navajoes in
this part of the country. These sisters
and their charge are on their way to
Santa Fe and will find a carriage await
ing them OIL the river. "
While this conversation was going on
the party was walking the horses along
the side of the ACTIVITY before NEIL
toned, ct q considerable distance above
the eastern side of the brook, their hoofs
making no noise in the soft, black earth,
when the lieutenant and his companions
were startled by the braying Of DON
key somewhere in the valley. All the
men sprang quickly from their saddles
and seized the horses by their curbs to
prevent them from answering their
humble relatives greeting, for in such
q region it was safest to take no chance
of meeting an enemy. The priest and
his attendant helped the women to the
ground, and the whole party withdrew
into dense clump Of frs.
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEDNESDAY.
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NERvE.-DuriDg the Peninsular war
two English soldiers were standing
together, when their attention was
suddenly arrested by a bombshell
thrown near them from the enemy's
camp. This was moment to show
"cool courage" One therefore knock
ed the ashes from his pipe, refilled it,
and exclaimed, "Jack, I'll bet thee a
ration light my pipe at that fuse"
pointing at the same time TO the shell,
the fuse of which was evidently far
spent.
"Done," cried the other, "I'll bet
thee"
The challenger accordingly walked
up to the shell, lighted his pipe, and
then deliberately stamped his foot
upon the fuse to extinguish it. His
comrade, who was close at his elbow,
now burst into an amazing fit of pas
sion, calling him by all the saints in
the calendar-not for winning the wa
ger; but for putting out the fuse
before he had lighted his own pipe.
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THE ENQUIRER will be furn-
ished to subscribers from THIS
DATE, until January LIST, 1896,
for ONE DOLLAR.
LETTER FROM UNION COUNTY.
Death of j. A. Donald-Reunion of Conft

Death of j. A. Donald-Reunion of Confed-
crate yeterans-The Gypsy Traders.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Eta JANE, June 8.-Mr. James A..
Donald who was well-known in West
ern York, died at his home in this coun-
ty yesterday after short illness. He
was in the 18th year of his age. He
will be buried at Salem today. Mr..
Donald was among the number sent
from York county to Albany, n. Y,
for having taken part in the work of
the Ku Klux clan. He leaves wife,
and three children-one son and two
daughters-who have families of chill
to mourn his loss.
The Confederate veterans of this
county expect to hold their annual re-
union at Jonesville, on the End day of
August, at which time the volunteer
companies, will hold their encamp-
ment from July 80 to August 8, inclu-
sive.
The subjoined is copy of the reply
of General James Longstreet, to an
invitation to be present at the old vet
erans' meeting at Jonesville on Au-
gust 2:
MY DEAR SIR-Your favor of the 4th
instant received and noted.
| don't think il prudent to venture out
in the summer season in my declining
health. l must, therefore, offer regrets,
and ask you and many dear comrades
whom you represent to excuse me.
Very truly yours,
JAMES LONGSTREET.
The celebrated Smith Bros.-gyp-
sies-who feeced Mr.. Nevins on a
horse trade, passed through this Sec
tion this week. Our trial justice warn
ed them that their business was neither
legal nor reputable, and they must not
"ply" it in this country or he would give
them some official attention that might
not be very pleasant. They took the
hint and moved to more healthy
climate. SIGMA.
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REPAIR WORK.
THE BAZAAR.

FROM TODAY YOU may expect buy your Dry Goods at a
smaller per cent profit than every before With stock OF goods
bought for SPOT CASH, no RENT or CLERK HIKE 10 pAI
LATMER'S BAZARR goes into the mercantile arena with an
aror of experience and the shield of firmly fastened on
sides THE BAZAAR will keep up with the times, and as 1t
has always DONE will set the styles tor ladies and genuee
Among the stock of Goods will be found the Moar and
Sicilan Cloths which always sold for sI25, NOW GO AT
IS per yard Cream and White China SIX at cents whlch
formerly sold at ST. Crepe Grenadne 36 inches wde and the
incest thing OIL market only 12H cents worth 10 cents
BAZAAR at X cents worth IS Palestine Crepe at IS
cents worth 90 cents Paris Paesines in coo at cents yard
16 cents Percae of all shades and all hgre quarters
WIDE at 10 cents THE BAZAAR has complete line in the
Dress Fittings Findings has the finest line of Ladies
Fine Dress Kid Gloves this market and THE BAZAAR
a always lead the van in Mllinev Call at THE BAZAAR.
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I9~ "When er man talks er tremen-
jus sight bout whut a good frien' OBJ
your'n he is," said Uncle Eben, els
ten ter i'm, but doan' trade hosses wifi
i'm"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10
Had a Legal Mind.

There is a story told Of the late Judge
Strong's boyhood which shows that
from the beginning his mind had legal
bent. Young Strong, 1t seems, purloin-
ed piece of cake from the table spread
for some festival occasion. No one dis
covered 1t until the family and guests
were seated at the table, and then moth
Ing was said When everyone had gone
and the father was alone with the
youthful epicure, he said to him: Don't
you know, my son, that in taking that
cake you broke one Of Gods command
ments?" Question 49," responded the
boy. who had the catechism at his
tongues end. lis any man able per-
fectly to keep the commandments of
God? Answer 81. No mere man since
the fall is able in this life to keep the
commandments of God, but doth daily
break them in thought, word and
deed" 1t is not recorded what the
reverend father said. but it must be ad-
mitted that the boy Won his first case.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10

plains south of Buenos Ayres, Argen-
tina, the remains Of this monster have
been found and from them casts of the
strange creature have been made. The
Megatherium was allied to the sloths
and ant eaters, and perhaps to the
armadillos. Its bones were more mas
sive than those of the elephant and it
was endowed with wonderful strength.
Instead of climbing trees for its food
as modern sloths do it sat on It's huge
launches and tail as on tripod and
grasped a tree in its powerful arms,
breaking the trunk. 1t then devoured
the succulent vegetation, after which it
repeated its work until its appetite was
appeased. The illustration represents
cast of the skeleton.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10

HAD and Gendarmes.
ABSOLUTEEY Pure

The attachment of the French to IA
miliar insignia, costumes and decora-
lions has been shown lately In many
picturesque ways. 1t has been pro-
posed to abolish the red pantaloons
which have been the distinguishing
mark Of French soldiers for many
years. Statistics prove that these con.
spicuous uniforms cause troops to sui.
fer larger fatality than troops clad in
sober blue.
But the attachment Of the French peo'
pie to these gaudy garments is 30 great
that the military administration has
been no more able to get rid Of them
than the British War Office has been
able to substitute another color for the
scarlet In which the British infantry
have fought for more than a century
and a half
More recently still an order has been
Issued depriving the French gendarme
rie-a sort Of military police-of the big
hat which has been its Joy and pride
and putting in its place a smaller and
more convenient headgear. This, too
has raised n storm of opposition.
A wittcism has been going the rounds
of the French press which representa-
the state of the public mind on this sub
ject.
ITO abolish the gendarmes' hatsv
exclaims an indignant citizen. "How
stupid! Better leave the hats and abol
ish the gendarmesw
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10

ment and cease worrying over the in
evitable. The truly happy are the hap
py-go-lucky, who take everything as II
comes and make the Best Of it. If it
rains all that Is left to do Is to put up
our umbrella, If we are so fortunate as
to have one, and trudge along. Wet feet
and bedraggled skirts won't kill one
any more than poverty and drudgery
will, if there is something within US
too sunshiny for poverty to cloud and
too noble for drudgery to debase. The
person who spends his life scolding be-
cause things don't go to suit him IL
like the fly on the kings chariot wheel.
Things may not be planned exactly for
the comfort of the fly, but his protest
will never stop the procession. The
best tactics for flies and grumblers to
pursue is to take what comes along and
be glad it is no worse.-Chicago Times
Herald
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10
Not a Perfect Machine.

Rubinstein was undoubtedly inaccu-
rate at times. People who held scores
through those long programs could find
that out. He not only embroidered even
Beethoven, but he would invent Bach.
What he invented was probably quite
as good as what he happened to forget
and always extremely interesting. Still
it was not note for note, and that's what
the billiards gloated over. BulOw was
more accurate, but even Bulow forgot
sionally. But these. II spots, were
spots in the sun, and certainly all Ru-
binstein did or left undone serve but
to accentuate his individuality and dis
play his genius in new and startling
lights,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10

There are a great many phenomena
In ordinary electrical work which cleo
tricians find II hard to explain, but an
entirely novel class of electrical dem
onstrations has been observed in the
practice of transmitting currents over
long distances Mt high voltages. On the
circuits of the San Antonio canon trans
mission, California, where current Is
sent about fifteen miles to Pomona and
about thirty miles to San Bernardino,
the line has been found, during hot
dry and cloudless weather. to be heav-
lily charged by the mere wind, and the
rate In which the line was electrified
in this way was actually governed by
the speed at which the wind was blow
ing. 1t was also noted that the sub
stances blown against the wires at
such times, such as dust, etc., gave up
their charges to 1t also. When the high
tension current reaches the distributing
stations Mt Pomona and San Bernar-
dino its 10000 volts are passed through
a. transformer and reduced to such a
pressure as can be safely passed along
the town circuits for lighting and power
purposes. In effecting this change the
transformers give forth continuous
hum, which depends for its intensity
on the number of alterations Of the
current. This forms an excellent in
1icator for the attendant, whose atten-
ton Is instantly called to any change
In the running conditions Of the plant
by the resulting change of tone. This
variation in the sound from the trans
formers not only marks changes that
are taking place, and that can be de-
tected on the voltmeter, but also gives
notice of coming changes before there
Is any other indication of them. One
Afternoon a painful shock was. re-
ceived on touching the line at the canon
end, drifting clouds and strong wind
being noticed In the valley. Again,
while the engineer was using the tele-
phone, he heard in it a report which
was so sharp as to causesmomemtary
deafness. Later, after moderate wind
had been blowing for some time, loud
reports were noticed on the telephone
ut long intervals. AS the wind rose the
reports came oftener. 1t was evident
there was a discharge from the lines
through the telephone, which was on a
metallic circuit, and that it depended
on the rate the wind blew.-ChicagO
Record
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10

On the banks of the Mississippi in Sa-
wanna, ILL.,, stands an elm tree that is the
pride and wonder Of Carroll County. 1t
in the United States, taking circumfer-
ence, height and spread of branches into
consideration. The famous elm of Bos-
ton, which was destroyed in 1876, was
twenty-five feet in circumference at the
base, while the elm of Savanna is twenty
three feet and nine inches. Its height is
eighty feet, and the spread of its branches
shades an area of 100 feet in diameter. 1t
was large tree when the present city
Of Savanna was laid out in 1928. In
decd, if De Candolle. the Swiss botanist,
was correct in placing the age of the elm
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10

Whoever has a dime of 1894, coined
by the San Francisco mint, has coin
for which s. has already been offered,
and when all the facts are known re-
garding its scarcity 1t is not unlikely
that 1t will command much higher
premium.
Inquiry at the mint ELECTED the in
formation that during the fiscal year of
1894 only twenty-four dimes were coin
ed at the San Francisco mint. How
this came about was told by Chief
Clerk Robert Barnett.
"All undercurrent subsidiary coins.
viz, those containing other than the
design now being used when received
at the sub-treasury, are not again al
lowed to go into circulation, but are
sent to the mint to be recoined with
the current design. In the course of
the year 1894 we received large sum
in these coins, but having an ample
stock Of dimes on hand, 1t was not in
tended to coin any of that denomina-
ton in 1894. However, when nearly all
of this subsidiary coin bullion had been
utilized we found on our hands guam
tity that would coin to advantage only
into dimes, and into dimes it was coin
ed, making just twenty-four of them.
my attention was first drawn TO the
matter particularly by the receipt of n
letter from collector somewhere East
requesting a set of the coins of 1894.
In filling this order found there were
no dimes of that date on hand. Sub
sequently / received quite number of
similar letters, and In each case was. of
course, unable to furnish the dimes.
Plenty of dimes were coined that
year at Philadelphia and New Orleans
minis, but there are many collectors
who accumulate the coinage of each
mint, as each has its distinguishing
mark. Those coined here bear letter
IS under the eagle. New Orleans used
the letter 'O' and Carson City the letter
c. while Philadelphia coins are iden-
titled by the absence of the letter.
1--WE receive each year about fifty re-
quests from coin collectors for coins
mostly for those Of silver. San Fran
cisco Call.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10
Grumblers

How full this world Is of grumblers.
Many of the same people who are scold-
ing this summer, because 1t Is warm,
will scold next winter because 1t is
cold. There Is no point between zero
and the nineties that suits them. Wheth-
err the gray clouds yield rain or snow
makes no matter-neither Is wanted.
If skies are clear somebody's cistern
needs rain; If the showers descend some
body's feathers are ruined. 1t would
add much to our happiness and detract
much from the fatal tendency to grow
old IL we would strive after content
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10
not wait for the enemy to make the first

not wait for the enemy to make the first
onslaught. They hired the biggest, fat
test. most ungainly negress they could
find, wrestled with her for week or
more getting her able to sit upright on
one of the young mems bicycles, with
some one to hold her on. Then they
dressed her in a most grotesque bloom
err costume, and started her through the
streets OF the town. She wore bright
blue boomers, trimmed with broad
white braid, bright yellow stockings,
and red sweater. She was able after
the first spin to go it alone, and every
day for a week she trundled her hide
BUSINESS through the principal streets
of the city, The bloomer girls naturally
did not dare show themselves in their
new costumes while the negro bloomer-
tie was abroad, and they didn't wear
them after the negress had retired from
the ring At last accounts the negro
bloomerite was the only one Of the class
that had ventured abroad in Birming-
ham,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10

at 335 years, this hoary giant must have
sprouted soon after De Soto explored the
Mississippi in 1542. The figure of man
in the trunk view serves a double purpose.
1t illustrates the size of the tree as COM
pared with the body of large man, and
at the same time shows the past of the
nation in the person of one of the oldest
pioneers, Pliny Taylor, who has lived
under the shadow of the big elm for fifty
five years. To ID. l.. Bowen, the oldest
living pioneer, who came to Savanna in
1886, is due the credit of preserving the
big elm in later years. Curiously enough,
there is no scar or mark upon this tree
to show that it has ever been struck by
lightning, although trees all around It
have been shivered repeatedly.