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One hundred and sixty-five patients were treated at the National Temperance Hospital during the last year, including one hundred and seven females and fifty eight males. lightweight different dis eases were represented; one hundred and seventy-nine surgical operations were per formed. Only nine deaths were reported.
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HI. REED, Attorney at Law, office O in Stafford National Bank Building, East Main-st.
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ID F. TAYLOR, Dealer in Pianos, ID Organs, and all kinds of Musical Merchan- disc. 8 Wilmington Avenue.
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Y w. CHANDLER, Insurance and O Real Estate Agency, Stanford Springs Or flee at residence on WestfOrd Avenue.
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TOHN G. WIGHTMAN, Carriage O Manufacturer. Repairing in all it's branches. large stock of new and secondhand work con- Stantly on hand. Factory at Stafford Hollow.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

IT E. PATTEN, 37 Wells-st., Hart Ike ford, Conn., Dyetng and Carpet. Beating Works. Miss M T. Russell, agent, Stanford Springs
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DETER SHA1IAN, Resident Ag't Fl for Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.,, of New York
 Residence, West-st., Stafford Springs d1y
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WTM. A. COMINS, Horse and OK w shoeing, Machine Forgings and Repairing done to order. Also builder and repa1rer of all styles Of Wagons SOuth-st., Stafford Springs.
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A GENCY of Holland County Mutual 1A Fire Insurance Co. at J. w. CHANDELIERS office at residence Westford- -av, Stafford Springs
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Sabbath observance workers in Boston arc greatly encouraged by the action of the police board, which recently revoked the license of three theaters, for not com plying with the requirements of "sacred oODcortc
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There is trouble in the camp of the whisky trust. The president, J .B. Green hut, has issued a circular calling for the reorganization of the company, and it is meeting with great opposition from the members of the ''trust." It is good news to learn from this circular that there are thirty idle distillery plants, and that public prejudice" against this nefarious "trade" is the chief factor in the present crippling of the ''business."
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WTM. WOBBECKE, Merchant
 IVY Tailor, Room l, Warrens Block, Stafford Springs, Conn.
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be left to arbitration, and it is understood
that the Guatemalan Minister in Washing
ton on four different occasions requested
the United States Government to. offer its
services as arbitrator, and that on those
four occasions the request was fatty re-
fused.
Now the announcement is made that the
United States Government will consent to
mediate in the interest of peace. Media
ton is not necessary, but amounts to al
most the same thing. In this case it would
be interference in the interest of a nation
which is endeavoring to elude compliance
with its treaty obligations.
Should the proffered intervention be ac-
cepted Guatemala will naturally desire to
have the treaty of 1882 ignored, and thus
reopen to discussion the almost inter-
minable question which, after years of
diplomatic consideration, was definitely
adjusted in 1882. Upon the whole, the
offer of the United States Government, if
correctly reported, seems to be i'll consid-
cred and inopportune, and will probably
prolong and vex the question which now
seems to be drawing rapidly to a settle
ment. A crisis has been reached, and II
there is no outside interference there will
be an end, pacific or otherwise, put to the
question in very short time.
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ney for the State Board of Health for San
Francisco. The same committee recon-
mended for passage thescalping act requir-
ing railroad and steamship companies to
give their ticket-sellers licenses and making
the sale of tickets by unlicensed peddlers
misdemeanor, punishable by fine and
imprisonment.
The act also provides that all tickets and
parts of tickets must be redeemed at their
face value by the company issuing them if
they are presented within thirty days after
the expiration of the time for which they
were good. Considerable opposition was
expected from the scalpers, but none APP
peared and action was taken at once, al
though Senator Simpson read dispatch
from Los Angeles ticket merchant asking
that action be postponed till Thursday.
Senator Simpsons act providing that the
State buy in all property sold for delin-
quent taxes was also recommended for
passage.
The Senate Committee on Claims recon-
mended the passage of Ford's bill appro-
priating $4,000 to pay the claim Of D..
Jordan for building portion of the branch
State Prison at Folsom in 1873.
The Senate Committee on Federal Re-
lations had under consideration tonight
the joint resolution petitioning Congress to
cede Goat Island to the State, to be used
exclusively for railroad terminal purposes.
After the resolution had been amended to
include the use of the island by the State
for public purposes other than as railroad
terminal grounds, it was agreed to report
it back with favorable recommendation.
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JAPANESE IN CHINA.
Located the Forces of Chinese armies IN
Retreat.

Retreat.
HIROSHIMA, JAN pa dispatch from the
headquarters of the Japanese army says
that a strong force of the enemy, which
retreated from Yung Cheng Shen on the
northwest without fighting, is now in the
vicinity of Ku Shang Hon. Large num-
bers of the enemy are reported along the
coast road from Yung Cheng.
LONDON, Jan. 30.-A dispatch to the
Times from, Shanghai says the Chinese
military and naval commanders telegraph
via Chefoo that at 1 o'clock on the morn
ing of January 26 the Japanese feet adj
vanced upon Wei Hal Wei in two divisions
of nineteen ships.
The searchlight betrayed their presence,
and the guns of the Chinese fleet and shore
batteries opened fire on the first division
of the enemy's ships when they were
within 1000 yards of the Chinese fleet.
The fastest Chinese man-of-war and tor
pedo-boats made dash at the enemy, and
after firing heavily drove them off.
The first japanese division went to the
northwest and the second division south
ward. The Chinese claim to have injured
several of the enemy's ships.
AT the same time the Japanese made an
attack on Wei-hai-wei from Ming Hal. This
was surprise from the west. The alarm
was given, however, and the Chinese re-
PEELED the attack.
The Chinese lost p sailors. The Japan
ese loss amounted to more than 300 killed
and wounded. Several foreigners are said
to be assisting the Chinese.
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NOT PREPAR1NG TO STRIKE.
Engineers on the Southern Pacific Simply
Wdnt an adjustment.

Engineers on the Southern Pacific Simply
Wdnt an adjustment.
CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-Assistant Grand Chief
Thomas a. Ingram of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers stated that there is
no foundation for the news telegraphed
from Oakland, Cal, to the effect that the
engineers were preparing for general
strike on the Pacific Coast.
cit is true" he said, shat Mr.. Arthur is
on his way to the Pacific Coast. He has
gone there at the request of the engineers
on the Southern Pacific road. We hold an
agreement with the latter company as to
the wages the engineers shall be paid.
The company recently, however, prepared
new schedule which they now ask the
engineers TO accept.
1.-THE new schedule, I believe, provides
for some reduction in the wages of the men.
Mr.. Arthur has gone to California to settle
the matter if possible, and there is every
reason to believe it will be amicably adj
iusted.
There is no polling going on in the
lodges in order to get vote on the ques-
ton of general strike, as stated, and it is
very improbable such step will be found
necessary. We have received no word
from E. V. Debs, as mentioned in the dis
patch, and 1 have not the slightest interest
in his movements"
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SAVED By THE FENDER.
LucH;y Escape of a Cyclist From a Cabt
Car.

LNcEY escape OF O. CycnSt from q Cdote-
Car.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 29.-One life has al
ready been saved by the fender law, to
which the street railway companies have
recently been forced to submit. The lucky
man is Bertrand Craggs, aged nine
teen, who started from home on his bicy-
Gle and rode down on the cable slot in the
middle of the traction companies tracks
on Fayette street. One of the Carey-street
electric-cars was in front of him. At
Schroeder street the car stopped and young
Craggs turned his wheel to the north
track.
A Gilmere-street cable-car equipped with
fender was coming west, and before the
young man could get out of the way it was
upon him. The fender knocked the wheel
from under him. The jolt threw him into
the fender, while the bicycle was dragged
along in front.
The car went several feet before the grip
man could stop it. AS soon as it was
stopped young Craggs got out of the net
and woefully beheld his bicycle, which had
been bent into every conceivable shape.
The only injuries Craggs received were a
slight cut on the forehead and another on
the nose.
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SOME COMMITTEE YORK.
The Goat Island Resolution W3U Be Re-
Dorted FGcOrGbty.


SACRAMENTO, Jan. 29.-The members of
the State Board of Health visited Governor
Budd this afternoon to call his attention to
the advisability of laying in stock of
anti-toxine for hospital and general use
throughout the State and the need of funds
for the same. They thought that the
$4,000 paid to the attorney for the San
Francisco Board of Health would fill the
need when that Office is done away with as
proposed and asked the Governor what he
thought of the suggestion. He said he
would be we'll disposed toward it and the
gentlemen departed to prepare a bill to
that end.
G. w. Arbuekle, J. B. Barnett, John
Currier and c.. A. Fuller, directors of the
Yountville Soldiers Home, are in the city
to look after the Gesford bill, which ap-
propriates $45, 900 for the institution. They
also desire to get bill through which
shall provide that whenever inmates of the
home shall die, having property and with
out heirs, it shall revert to the home.
1t was busy day for the committees of
the Assembly, and much work was accom-
plished. The Committee on Constitutional
Amendments recommended for passage
the bill providing for striking the word
male out of the election laws. They also
reported favorably upon the bill relieving
the members of the National Guard from
paying poll-tax. In the Judiciary Com
mittee North's bill cutting notaries' fees
half was reported favorably. Cutters bill
to repeal the law prohibiting lawyer prac-
ticing in court in which his father pre-
sides was waste basketed. The bill intro
duced by Powers, providing that secured
creditors cannot vote for the assignee wnen
an assignment is made for the benefit of
the creditors was recommended for pas
sage. The Committee on Public Health
and Quarantine reported favorably on
Keene's bill to prevent adulteration, and on
another to provide punishment for dairy
men who may sell bad or adulterated
milk.
A Legislative committee of fourteen
members, nine Senators and five Assem-
blymen, accompanied by several commit
tee clerks, will leave here tomorrow for
Southern California. The delegation will
include representatives of the Senate and
Assembly committees on State Prisons,
Public Buildings and Military Affairs At
Los Angeles the National Guard and the
State Normal School will be inspected.
From Los Angeles excursions will be made
to the Whittier Reform School, to the
Highlands Insane Asylum, near San Ber-
nardino, and to San Diego, where the legis-
lators will inspect the site which citizens
are offering to donate for State Normal
School,
Two bills of special interest to San Fran
| cisco went through the committees to-
| night. The Assembly Committee on Claims
| basketed the bill providing a stenographer
for the Coroner, and the Judiciary Com
mittee of the Senate recommended the re-
peal of the act creating the Office of attor-
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OFFER OF LID.
No Foreigner VIII Be Called to Command
Me1icdn Troops.

No Foreigner Viii Be Called to Command
HecicGn Troops.
CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 29.-President Diaz
continues to receive offers of aid in case
Of war.
It is denied emphatically that any for
eigners have>been offered the command OF
troops if the war occurs. The army OF
Mexico now on the border is at least 5000
well-equipped men, and re-enforcements
are being hurried forward.
A terrible riot occurred to-day at Ocattan.
The miners who were working in rival
mines became involved in row, which
soon became general fight.
The police we're sent for and with great
difficulty restored peace. After the men
had quieted down it was discovered that
Is had been killed and 80 badly wounded.
The men fought with mining tools and
anything else they could secure. Over 100
have been arrested and jailed to-day.
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BROKEN At LAST.
The Whisky Tr1tst Has Gone Into the
Hands of ReceirerS.

CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-Last night at the resi-
dence of Federal Judge Grosscup, on ap-
plication of New York stockholders of the
whisky trust representing about $1,000 900
of stock, Joseph B. Greenhut of Peoria,
and E. S. Lawrence of Chicago were APP
pointed receivers of the trust.
The order appointing the receivers, with
the bill upon which it was granted, were
sent to Peoria to-day, where they will be
placed upon record. The application OF
the receivership was based, as set forth in
the bill, upon the general poor
condition of the business of the trust
at the present time and upon the inability
of the organization to float an issue OF
bonds, from the proceeds of which it was
expected to gain financial relief Attorney
Stevens, representing the trust, consented
to the plan proposed by the New York
stockholders, and the appointment was
made.
Greenhut represents the trust in the re-
ownership and Mr.. Lawrence the stock
holders. Similar proceedings will be had
in each State where the trust owns prop
erty,
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PU1LMANs PEA.
Rather Late In the Day to AdUamoe the
Baby Act.

Rather Late ia the Day to AdUGnce the
Baby Act.
CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-Attorney-General
Maloney's quo warranto proceedings di-
reeted against the Pullman Palace Car
Company occupied the attention of Judge
Baker to-day. The lengthy information
filed by the Attorney General was first
read.
To this information the defendant COM
pany had, through its attorneys, filed an
answer, denying but few of the allegations
of the information, but setting out facts to
justify the actions of the company. The
main argument of the defendants plea
was that since 1880 all the acts of the de-
fendant company had been well known to
the people; that in all these years the acts
of the company had either been acquiesced
in or waived and it was unfair and unjust
to come forth at this late day with quo
warranto proceedings.
The entire afternoon was consumed bv
the Attorney General in his argument sup
porting his demurrer. He will continue
the argument tomorrow.
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EVERY ONE YoTED AT PLEASURE.
Rather Crooked Work IN Kansas Guy
Precinct.

Rather Crooked Work in Kansas Guy
Precinct.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. pa break in the
listless monotony of taking dispositions IN
the Debord- McCurdy contest was ocea-
stoned to-day by the advent of John Ode,
who served as John Brannigan's proxy as
judge of election in the Sixth Precinct.
Contrary to the custom, he was not
elected to fill the vacancy by number OF
voters at the polls, but was merely sworn
in and took his place.
"What part did you take in the cleo
tion?" asked Attorney Taylor.
II turned the crank"
"What crank2'
"The crank to the ballot-box."
WHO put the ballots in the box"
"Why, whenever man voted he came
up and put his ballot in the box himself,
and turned the crank"
"What time did yon leave the polls2"
"After O'Clock"
"Did you help make up the ballots2"
'No, the polls had not closed when
left
'Why, hadn't the polls closed at s
o'clock?"
"Not much; they were open until g."
'Did you sign the poll-book and tally
sheet before you left?"
81 signed something. / don't know
what it was. There was something else
they forgot to have me sign, so L had to go
to Owsley's Office about 1890 o'clock that
night and sign it. I don't know what that
was either. One of the men in Owsley' s
office came after me"
"Did you see them take the ballots to
Owsley' Officer"
YES"
"Were they locked up in the ballot,
box?"
"Part of them were. The box would
not hold them all, so the fellows carried
them down in their hands"
Ode is a saloon-keeper. The present
contest is that for minor county Office.
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Contestiao 4hei,. Uucre,s WiIt.

New YORK, Jan. 29.-William Robert,
Clyde Wright and Douglass Walter Wright
have begun contest in the Surrogate
Court over the will of their uncle, James
Hood Wright, for many years member OF
the banking firm of Drexel Morgan & Co.
The objections are that undue influence
was exercised when the testator was not
mentally competent. The contestants are
nephews OF James Hood Wright. They
are not mentioned in the will or codieil
although their sisters, Anna and Violet
Wright, get $25, 900 each. Mr.. Wright left
an estate worth 100000.
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Making No Concessions.

BROOKLYN, Jan. 29.-President Lewis Of
the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company
says the company will not make any con.
cessions to the demands of the strikers.
While car lao of the Fulton-street line
was passing under the elevated railroad
structure at Alabama avenue and Fulton
street this evening, man leaped out from
the shadow of one of the iron piers and
jumped on the platform with a knife.
As he did so his foot slipped and the
blade was buried in Green's body just ovel
the left hip. In.the confusion that ensued
Green's assailant made his escape.
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WORK OF GRAVE ROBBERS.
Bodies Stolen From the Potter's Field Ba
Medical Students.


KANSAS CRY, Jan, 29.-Ghouls have sto-
len the body of John Weston, the negro
who was killed by Newton Weir in Kansas
City, Kan, week ago. 1t had been bur-
led at the expense of Wyandotte County in
the Potter's Field. This morning the
grave was found open and the body gone
1t is supposed the ghouls were medical
students. While the body lay in Ray
mond's morgue several persons approached
Mr.. Raymond and his employees and bid
for the body. One of these persons offered
$35 to have the keys to the vault left in a
handy place. He refused to consider their
proposition.
The body of Gustav Davis. suicide, was
stolen from this cemetery about two months
ago, and it was there that five students of
the University Medical College were caught
and arrested the night before Davis grave
was robbed
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DIAMOND BRoKER DONALDSON.
Amciosts Creditors Meet to Consider His
Strange Disappearance.


NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-Eighteen we'll
known firms of Maiden Lane and neigh
borhood were represented at a meeting last
night to discuss the mysterious absence of
John Donaldson, Jr., diamond broker,
who during the last ten days had re-
ceived over $4,000 worth of jewelry on
memorandum, or bills payable upon de-
livery. Donaldson has mot been seen at
his Office since last Wednesday. 1t was
shown by detectives that many of the
goods he had received had been found in
pawnshops.
Donaldson is said to have done a good
business and to have paid his bills
promptly until lately, when it was found
that several of the firms were pressing
him for goods furnished him on their
money value. After the meeting it was
said that the relatives of Mr.. Donaldson
had made satisfactory arrangements with
his creditors
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GOES ON MEDDLLYG.
Gresham Finds 1t Impossible to Let His
NeighbOrS Alone.


NeighbOrS Alone.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Late this after
noon Senior Romero, the Mexican Minis
ter. and Senior Arraigo the Guatemalan
Minister, called at the State Department.
They were admitted at once to the diplo-
matte room and entered upon discussion
of the troubles between their respective
countries with Secretary Gresham. In
such cases the Ministers are generally
given power by their Governments to
offer and receive suggestions looking to
a settlement of the dispute in question,
subject, Of course, to the approval of the
home Government, but in this case both
officials have denied that the matter is in
their hands, so the inference is that Secre-
tary Gresham is simply urging them to
advise their Governments to show spirit
of mutual concession.
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MANY RICH REQUESTS.
Disposition of the Estate of the Late DIR
4IfreH Il Toou7iS.

Disposition of the Estate of the Late DIR.
Alfred j. LoontiS.
New YORK, Jan. 29.-The will of the late
DR.. Alfred J. LOOMS has been filed for
probate. The property is valued at 81 ,00O,-
600. Deceased bequeaths to his wife $780,
600, his house, his furniture and other
household articles in lieu of dover.
To the Loomis Laboratory is left an an
nuity of 5000. Pr. Loomis bequeaths to
the New York AcaA epy of Medicine $4,000,
to be known as the LOOMS entertainment
fund. The medical library and $4,000 in
trust is given to Dr. LOOMS son, Harry P.
The residue of the estate goes to the son
and daughter in equal shares. In a codicil
the widow is bequeathed the property at
Ringwood Park, N. J.
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prohibiting the burial of the dead within
the corporate limits of any city or city and
county of over 100, 1000 inhabitants from and
after the first day of January, 1900.
Phelps will introduce bill tomorrow
repeating the act creating Commissioner
of Public Works, and another will accom-
pany it providing for the consolidation of
the duties of the commissioner with that OF
the engineering department of the State
University. The bills are recommended
by the Committee on Retrenchment, of
which Phelps is chairman. There will
probably be found some champion of the
commissioner, but the committee is re-
enforcing itself with data for a fight in
behalf of the bill. The commissioner spent
some $14, 900 last year and $500 since June
of this year, chiefly in salaries and ex-
penses as agent. In his report he recon-
mends some big enterprises to correct by
means of dikes, 'cutoffs and catch basins
the frequent overflow of the valleys of the
Sacramento and San Joaquin, and which
work will, it is estimated, cost about IS, 900
600. The powers and duties of the COM
missioner in the matter of appointing en-
gineers and attorneys is almost unlimited.