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Rock Island Argus., 1896-04-28
KRUGER DECLINES
England Told to Attend to Her
Own Business.
DOESN'T DESIRE A CONSULTATION

Newspaper Comment On the Reply
Gov. Robinson Summoned to London
from the Cape.
LONDON. April 2s.-The reply Of Presi-
dent Kruger to Colonial Secretary Cham
berlain. as telegraped from Cape Town,
practically tells Chamberlain that tho
Uitlanders' grievances are none of Eng.
lands business and that the Transvaal
can manage them without outside help;
therefore Kruger will not come to Eng
land to discuss the same. But there will
be no trouble il England is willing to dis
cuss the entire independence Of the Trans
vaal. OF course this is said in diplomatic
language. but that is what it means.
Meantime the Transvaal will limit its de-
mands to an indemnity for the Jameson
raid. .Chamberlain's reply to this is to sum-
mon Sir Hercules Robinson, of Cape
Colony. to London as soon as it is possible
for him to come.
Comment Of tho London Papers.
The Daily Telegraph says in an editorial:
at will not make any difference whether
President Kruger comes or not. 1t is the
Beers loss-not ours. President Kruger
Knows ina. inc feai enece Oh the trans
vaal trouble trouble will % to make sooner or Ia
tcr,a British South African empire. having 9
no more contented ana prosperous sub
jects than the Dutch" The Times, COM
menting In an editorial upon President
Erugcr's reply. suggests that England
also can leave n, ,atters as thev are. includ.
ing indemnity, which must be claimed, If
at all. from the Chartered South African
company. The cabinet held a meeting
yesterday to consider the terms of the re.
plv of President kruger
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Rock Island Argus., 1896-04-28
SHERMAN ANSWERS FOR rKINLEr.
Tell. tho Majors Nie~s On the Quessioa oI
silver aud Gold.

silver aud Gold.
NKw YoaK. April ro.-At n meeting OF
The Young Republican clIb of Brooklyn
last night q letter addressed TO the sccre.
tary VI the club from senator John Sher.
man. ot ohio. was read. In the letter
sherman says; There can bs no doubt rs
To the opinion of Major Mckinley on the
money question. He IL committed In cv-
cry form, evcry speech and otherwise. to
the Republican policy Of maintaining the
present golu coin % the United States as
the STANDARD oi value. He. In common
with myself and others. believes that sill
We should te employed az money. always.
however. To be maintained at par with
gold.
Tho cohvcnience of silver coins for the
minor transactions Il life is % manifest
that no sound money man would desire
Its discontinuancc. bu, upon the primary
coudition that its coinage should 10
limited and Its purchasing power main.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-04-28
NO COMPROMISE FOR BLACKBURN,
Kentucky Statesmsn Wants the Finance
Issue Clearly and Sharply Made.

Aentucuy Okoxeomen ants the Finance
Issue Clearly and Sharply Made.
WASHINGTON, April 2s-Senator Black.
burn, Of Kentucky, yesterday dictated to
. Post reporter the following statement
for publication: my attention is being
daily called to statements made in the
newspapers all over the country Of com.
promises, either agreed to or pending, be-
tween the gold standard advocates and
those who think with me In Kentucky.
No compromise or adjustment
has ever been offered from the gold men
to me. surely have never suggested ono
to them. I never saw my way clear to
compromise principle, and in this case
have no desire to make the experiment.
"In the coming state convention in
kentucky the issue between the gold
Dono-metallists and my people will be
definitely and finally settled, If my coun-
sels shall prevail. With me there is no
middle ground. / sincerely hope that the
Domocrntio convention in Kentucky will
yeEd o delegation to Chicago pledged to
restore silver at the ratio Of Is to /. This
Is far moro important than any personal
ambition Of my own"
Rock Island Argus., 1896-04-28

Coudsmned to Death For High Treassa.
PRETORIA. April 2s-The five lead.
ers of the national reform committee
who pleaded guilty to high treason
yesterday. including John Hays
Hammond, an American, were con-
demned to death today.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-04-28
LATE NEWS BY WIRE.


RICHMOND. Va. April 2s.-The old
dominion steamer. Wyanoke, sunk
of Newport News this morning BY
Q collision with the U. 8. Colum-
bia. Several of the crew were
drowned.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-04-28

Pure, rich blood is the true cure
for nervousness, and Hoods Sarsa-
parilla is the one true blood purifier
and nerve tonic.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-04-28

taaned By tho nat OF the government at
par with gold. He believes. as do, that
o tariff should be adopted that will i'm.
partially protect all American industries
from undue competition with foreign
productions that can be and ought to be
produced in the United States"
Rock Island Argus., 1896-04-28
Arrent,ue-Ch.li Boundary.

BuExos AYKEs, April 2S-Both Arsen-
tina and Chilli have signed the protocol
fixing the boundary between their from
tierA The full details Of the agreement
have not been given out.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-04-28

Penslon BtII Passes the HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April 2S.-The Pick
Ter pension bill passed the house to-
day by q vote of 1877 to "a.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-04-28
Indications of . Split,

MONTGOMERY. Ala. Apri! es-The Re
publican and Populist state conventions
will mect hero today. The indications
now point to split in the Republican
convention. This will come about through
tho fight between the Mckinley forces
and the allied opposition to Mckinley.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-04-28

IL Is believed that by tomorrow morning
ie,oO TO 1900 visitors will be in the city
At this time all other questions appear to
bc suhscrvicnt To that Of instructing the
presidential dclcratcs-at.largc. But little
interest Ia taken In anything else rs yet.
II is concclci that John Il Tanner will
tc nominated for governor. as he has
about 100 of the 1. s5, dclcgstcs instructed
for him. AZ to the rcst of the ticket no
one IL making any predictions. The talk
on every side IL as To whether Cullom or
Mckinley will bc victorious.
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-06
WINTER IS ALMOST GONE!
 SPRING IS ALMOST HEREI

We are constantly buying goods for Spring trade and al- ready beginning to receive in- quiries for new tools and imple- ments of all kinds. Ifyou want anything in the way of new tools just drop us 8 line and see what we can do for you Many people are thinking ofseed Drills, Horse Hoes, Cultivators, Harrows, Flows, Moving Machines, Horse Rakee, Tedders, etc., and if you can get your catalogues and prices now, when you get ready you will know just what you want to buy and will save time and money by seeing us and our stock before doing so.
 We are again the wholesale
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-06
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS,

By an act of the last Legislature, Sec- tion 2l18 of the General Statutes was amended to read as follows: "Public schools shall be maintained for at least 36 weeks in each year in every school district, and no town shall receive any moneys from the state treasury for any district unless the school therein has been kept during the time herein requir. ed; but no school need be maintained in any district in which the average atten- dance of persons at the school in said district during the proceeding year, end- ing the 31st day of AuguEt, was less than eight"
 I have reason to think that this fact is not understood in all the districts. But suppose 1t Is, what can be done in all the districts in which the appropriation is too small for the maintainance of school for more than s6 weeks as required hereto fore2
 The State Board has made arrange ments in different parts of the Common wealth for the examination of candid ates for state teachers certificates and for en- trance to the Normal schools. The near est places for Newtown candidates are Ansonsa and Waterbury, August 6 and
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-06

A representative of TEE BEE dropped in on A. F. Clarke on Monday ev- ming at his pleasant quarters at Dicks hotel, who had but just got settled from his South American trip. Mir Clarke received his visitor cordially, and by request gave an outline of his trip. He sailed from New York on January 2G on the steamer Co lumba. Their first stop was at Port Au Prince, Hayti, where they remained for a day and a half. While here he had an opportunity of seeing and meeting President HippOlyte and cabinet. They visited their ship by invitation and were given banquet. Afterward the passen- gers visited the palace of President Hip polyte. Their next stop was at San De- miugo, where they visi ed President He raaux. He made an address to his visit ors, in which he expressed his regard for the 'nited States. From this point on they sailed nights and stopped days, vis- iting St Thomas, St kitts, Antjqua, Geo. I'loupe, Martinique, St Lucia, Trinidad and Barbadoes. On the island of Trini- dad they visited the famous lake of as phalt, which an American firm has leased for 50 years al $GO, ,O00 year.
 Touching Venezuela their first stop was at LaGuira. From this point they took narrow guage railroa to Caracas,
 he capital of the country. LaGuira iS only six miles from Caracas, yet the rail- road makes 2G miles in climbing 4OO0 fper up the mountains, then down 1000 feet to the city. Mir Clarke says his party were disappointed on the whole with Venezuela. The city of Caracas is main |, composed of one story dwellings ,huih Df adobe or brick. Around the center rf inc city where arc located the public 1uildings, it is quite fine. President
 ,"espo was not vt the capital, while their ,'rty WAS there, but his cabinet vi~iicd
 heir ship and were rendered barqacJ. 5-me Americans in Nenezurla h. ralktD
 >ith were Of the opiHipn the U1itcd ',ates had o"ttrr lvav" N-u, zueia ton" O. their return trip they stnpoad q hWgst1H and HtvHiIa, rt.mdi1i st th
 d ter place two days. The Spauia. d, h. oa!kcd with in regard to the Cuban rebel .r0u -p"ke of it aS guerrilla warfare KuG the serious condition of faff4irs on tht
 sand may be judged from the fact that Che rebels burned village ~bjte MT -larke'a party was there ithiD l5 miles of HavanA. While there Mr Clarke wa, ,ntroduced to Murat Halstcd, the fsmou. Brooklyn editor. A leading Cuban !e,
 ,arked to MT Clarke that he would bat, yo see the 5paniards defeated, for Tn Lhas case the "niggors would rule" as in Hay Ii. MT Clarke said they were treated sDith consideration by the Spaniard7, and enjoyed their stay there. The tempera ture was quite uncomforta ble much Of the time they were away, the therm0mc- ~-r ranging about 90. At Havana it stood at about 75. MT Clarke arrived in New town on Friday night, accompanied oy his friend, Landlord Leonard, who met hm in New York.
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-06
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

Aside from pianos, the smaller mus ical instruments have become almost 8 necessity in every household. This being the case we infer that our readers would like to kpow where they can find a good assortment at popular prices. We refer them to Northrop's, 63 Fairfield avenue, Bridgeport. At this store you will find accordeons, banjos, flutes, flag eoletS, flies, guitars, harps, harmonicas, maudolins, tambourines, etc., in great variety and for very low prices. Mir NorthrOp has the well earned reputation of selling sheet music, music folios, instruction books, etc for lower prices than any other dealer in the state. and he carries an immense stock. You will also find 8 fine line Of stationery, inks, ,mucilage, visiting and playing cards, games, pocket cutlery, raz0rs, scissors and fancy goods. When you visit Bridge port call and examine this stock.
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-06
THE CASE or THE W. H. BEERS ESTATE
 AGAINST THE BOROUGH OF BETHEL.
THE ARGUMENTS ON THURSDAY.

The taking of testimony having closed on Wednesday night last in the case of the estate of w. H. Beers against the bor- ough of Bethel before Judge Ralph Wheeler, Thursday was given up to the arguments. The court room was well filled at 9 o'clock, when Attorney Charles H. NorthrOp of NewtOwn arose to make the opening address. He spoke for 50 minutes, making an able-a and convincing argument. He held shat the borough was grossly negligent and liable for ex- emplary damages. He claimed the sG- called danger signals were hung in such a manner that the traveler would natur. ally drive between the and on to his death. Mir Northrop cited liberally from the statutes in similar cases. He called to the attention of his honor the case of Thorpe against Brookfield in the 30th of Connecticut 320, the case of Taylor against the town of Monroe in the 43d of Connecticut 3, the case of Congdon vs. the city of Norwich in the 37th of Con- necticut 414, the case of Monson against the town of Derby in the 37th of Connee- ticut POS. In support of the claim that 1t was question of fact for his honor to find he cited the case of Daniels vs. the town of Saybrook in the 34th of Connec- ticut BIT and the case of 0'Neil vs. East Windsor ili the 63d of Connecticut 150 Also in support of the claim that the bur den of proof rested with the defendant he quoted the case of Crane vs. the Eastern Transportation Co. in the 18th of Connec- ticut 36.
 The case of the borough was ably pre- sented by Attorneys Tweedy and Scott. They held that Beers hadn't used the caution person Of prudence would, and as result the borough was not liable for exemplary damages.
 Lawyer DeForest closed for the plain tin and made as usual one of his brilliant
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-06
THE BEE BUZZ.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE BEE. l

ISFECiAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE bEE.
 have resided in four different states and in more than a dozen different com- munities; but I was never located where there were more good natured people per hundred than 1 find in Newtown. It is great thing to have kind and cheer ful disposition. It is good for the health and it is agreeable to meet people who are uniformly polite, even though we may not agree in politics or religion.
 like good natured people and I like to have everybody speak to me even If they do not like my sentiments nor ap- prove of my convictions. The gentle man is gentle, even to those for whom he has no particular affection. I have often remarked how little ugly talk l hear and how little personal violence I have seen in this community, and on the other hand how much hearty, good na- tured joking and laughing. In fact have wondered whether there is not such a thing as being little too good natured and acquiescent toward some things NblCj "AGhOuC NOtOt ut C4lOuSiy S1SCG the public welfare!
 have met a great many dogs in the course of my professional work, during the laat 9 years, and I must say that the dogs of Newtown are in the largest per cent and in the highest degree good na- cured. It is, l think, 8 proof that the people are good natured, for in the long run the dog is apt to become like it's master. It is very trying when one is making calls to be worried by ugly, snarlipg, barking dogs. It is & happy experience for the minister to meet good natured dogs. But of course it must be expected that a good watch dog will sometimes bark and growl.
 There is one point more in which l wish to give my cheerful testimony. So far as 1 know the clergy of Newtown are eminently good natured. At least, sell dom or never hear of anything disagree able that any of the brethren have said about anybody or anything. And yet the prophets and apostles and even the Lord Jesus Christ did sometimes de- nouuce the people severely because of their particular sins. ''Let each man be fully assured in his own mind. .'-CO. o. Wright.
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-06

| These words clipped from the American Creamery will encourage the host of THE BEES readers who make butter.I
 The year of 1896 bids fair to start in with higher prices for dairy products, es- pec,alIy butter, to which article this item 1 will be devoted.
 Even during the year of 1895, though butter has been very slow, it has brough: better price than any other farm pro- duet or at least any the writer now re- calls to mind, this taking in the whole year through.
 December ?, 1895, on the Elgin board of trade, butter sold for % cents, which was nearly 2 cents higher than it sold the previous week, and 3 cents higher than it sold the corresponding week in 1 1894.
 It is not desirable to have the price go much higher for If 1t gets too high the tendency will be to induce consumers to call foE lower grades or use bogus butter. The low price of butter that has pre- vailed the past two years has been to the dairy interest blessing in disguise, as it has resulted in good article of butter being used by large class of consumers that for many years have been eating perhaps y-oleomargerine, or butterine as it has been called. | We say unconsciously because the deal ers of whom they purchased it sold 1t for genuine butter. But when the same dealers could get the genuine article at such low prices they preferred to handle it, hence an increased consumption. And one of the results is that thousands of persons have acquired such taste for a good article of genuine butter that they will never be satisfied with any imitation | of it.
 The recent advance in the price of but. ter can be traced to severalcauses. First, there has recently been decrease in the stock held in cold storage. Second, more laboring men and skilled mechanics are having employment than at this time last year. The same can be said of railroad men and many other classes of wage earn ers. Thus bogus butter received more hard knocks during the year of 1895 than it ever received before in any 12 months.
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-06

speeches. In opening he said that no matter what other claims they made there was no disputing the fact that W. H. Beers was dead, and that he was literal ly eutombed alive. Talk about danger signals, your honor, why these lights were so placed as to entice a man to his death. Notwithstanding what these witt nesses may say about Beers being drunk, they can't come in here and claim the horse was drunk. He scored the officials of the borough for their negligence in the case, holding for this reason that the bor- ough was fully liable. "Why," said Judge DeForest, ''dig hole in the earth as big as a house and then leave 1t un- guarded'
 Judge Wheeler reserved his decision.
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-06
FalrbeICj { ountv Chat
EASTON.
A CAPITAL. ENTERTAINMENT.


 Corporal John Doran of the Eighth COnnecticut,V0lu gave lecture be- fore fair audience at the Rock House achoolhouse, recently. This lecture was entitled From a Yankee home to a Southern prison" and was illustrated with stereopticon views of prison and battle scenes. The corporal was assisted in his program by Prof E. Briscoe with war songs, accompanied on tae guitar. The guitar is well known, graceful in strument, the body of which is a some. what oval shape and the neck some what similar to that of the violip, and is equipped with six strings which are tuned by fourths excepting the third string which is tuned a third below the second string. The instrument is of Spanish invention, It is distinguished for romantic associations, being more practical for vocal accompaniment than for solo performance. Corporal Doran was an inmate of Libby, Audersonville and Florence prisons for period of seven months during the Civil War and Prof Briscoe was also confined at Millin and AndersOnville. The corporal is mem- Der of the Order of United American Mechanics and appeared at his enter tsinment in the regalia of that order. the show is we'll worth the admission fee of 15 cents for adults and 10 cents for children and should be attended by every American, both young and old.
 George J. Banks tuned the piano of Edward Seeley, last week.
 George J. Banks has improved his barn by adding sliding doors.
 Wilson W. Ferris is building a corn house with hennery in the under part.
 Charles B. Beach has cut his foot bad ly with an axe.
 The roads are badly washed by the late rains and need repairing very much.
 Mrs Elmer s. Andrews is enjoying & new Wilcox & White organ, bought of 0. k. Osborn.
 Elmer s. Andrews lost 8 valuable horse two weeks ago with spinal meningitis.
 Elmer s. Andrews will begin selling his milk to Edward Hill on March 7.
 Mrs Frank Bibbins and children have all been sick with hard colds.
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-06
SHILOH.
A REAL SURPRISE PARTY.

The real surprise party, about 30, at Miss Nettie Peck's, last Friday evening, was one of the pleasantest we ever at tended. There was such downright good cheer, such fine renderings of popular airs by lhc Misses and Mrs Thicket and l1ers, that all r.: 'yed themselves ''im- o.h.cly." A the genial welcnme uf V,,, Peek and Mrs Halinck made all feel aopry that hey sO pjea~anLiy surprised Gau Tii, table was lOadl d ai1h gn0G ..4E,a ("nt 'cake~ and ai-, and f uit. l,,uuu.ut a..d c,tf.e wet down. the '.rb nicr-,g tn,r-'-l-," Gard, che whlrliUg ...-. P, nI4,t:r, He t:a fti,- sud he hi i,.,. c.-..., qnrt.t ''~t""-d>d up" at 12 ,'u.. ck. Nyur cnrres pondenr was called rp"r fn5 a sprecn and yv>rondrd ia hi .-u4i ''-Iupid ua"ner" But the verge "e r"ad-2velI 1Uu nut alt judge for ..u, .elv,@. They were tn use the words f ~ focI""r .ep1rfer "Srffi~iaptly SD p.aud.d':
 In old High Rock" there lives man
 A noted sk+t maker,
 Who never knew when he began
 Nor knows his undertaken
 He packs his satchel frequently
 A foreign trip to take,
 And, oft.n, comes tou secretly
 [When he's halt awake,)
 To take his neighbor with him.
 But she don't wa7t to go,
 Nor live whore c-ackers only swim
 d ,J II, Well, he is cd and so are we,
 But we can't baskets make, And we really cannot see
 Why we should undertake To note this hermit of the wood
 Whose lite's already long, Ana harmless as the "goodY good"
 That sings an old mans song. But let him go wheree'er he will
 We'n all meet him ''bye and bye,'' The Heavenly birds will greet all still
 As we go soaring up the sky We love these woods, these messy rocks,
 And all that they imply
 But suddenly there comes the shocks
 That give us imm ortaltty.
 o, youth and age, together here
 We live and love or love and hate And whether sage or fool or seer,
 We cannot see our future state There are no men of mighty minds
 We still sail on an unknown s-a, With all his search, man only finds
 Himself involved in mystery !-[G. W. B.
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-06
PLATTSVILLE.
MISS BooTH-MR FREEBoRN.

A very pleasant and quiet home we'd ding took place at the home of Charles l.. Booth on Wednesday, February 12, the contracting parties being his eldest daughter, Miss Anna E. Booth, and Louis Freeborn. The ceremony was performed by pr J. H. Peck. After fhe wedding re- cepsion the appY couple went direct to a furnished house in Weat Haven. where
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-06

and retail agents for the Planet, Jr,, goods; also for the Acme and several different kinds of Har- rows. In Flows we have got a cellar full now and more on the road for spring trade. In short don't buy anything in the line of Tools till you see us, and look over our stock. No trouble to show goods then you can buy if want to. We find that a satis- fled customer is the best adver- tisement we know of and feel sure we can satisfy everybody with all kinds of agricultural implements this spring.
 Now about Paints, Oils, Glass, Putty, etc. Remember we are headquarter for everything in