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Connecticut western news., 1896-03-05
hE WAS A WINNER.
YhSes wsrs More Than Twsnsyt fAsss
 Were Over Hundred.

Yhses wsrs More Than fTwsasyt Thsss
 Were Over Hundred.
 They stepped to the edgsof the sidewalk and looked long and earnestly In the df rection of the oornice of one of the big buildings Of course under the ciroam- stances the man who had been standing in. the doorway fsIt impelled to join them. He could not sec anything extraordinary at the top of the building, but he kept his eyes upturnod because they did.
 A man who was hurrying niong sAw the three, and he at onoe forgot where he was going and what he had to do and joined them- ....
 "I told you so," said the man who had first cast his eyes In that direction, and be made a motion as if to point out some thing to his companion
 Four men who were passing saw the gesture and stopped to investigate, and before they had fairly fixed their eass upon the cornioe three others joined them.
 "You may be right returned tho oom- panion of the man who had first spoken, "but you said 20, you know"
 Six mora people, including two women, were now straininR their eyes to seo what was wrong with the oornioe, and Q rumor was in circulation that some one had tried to throw child out of one of the win dows. This was promptly denied by the man who knows 1t all, and who Is always present on such an occasion. He said that Q gang of counterfeiters had been found on the top floor and had taken refuge on the roof.
 Meanwhile the little group at the edge of the sidewalk had swelled to . orowd of oyer 100.
 "Weli, are you satisfied nowf" asked the man who had first stopped.
 Yes, replied his companion. "Thers are mora than 20" .... .......
 "More than 90 whats" anxiously in- quired several of those nearest the two. Fools" returned the first speaker "inspired idiots. You see, we had dis pute as to the number of fools to be seen on the streets of great city, and bet him we oouId gather 90 around us in ten minutes by simply standing ont hcre and looking up at the oornioe Gentlemen, there are more than 20 of you here, and win. ."-Chicago Post.
Connecticut western news., 1896-03-05
SHE ouTTALkEp DUMAS.
Hsw . Clever Irish Girl Got Ahs1a s< tAs s AnaAemtctan. 0-

Hsw . Clever Iriah Girl Got Ahs1a sT tAa i AnaAenioian. o-
 Dumas fils had curt manners. He was shy. Like most shy people, he vanquish. ed this defect by going into the other extreme. He softened as he grew old and took relative polish at the meet ings of the academy. The tongue was always shrewd; 1t eeald be cruel The code of social amenities was at the time I speak of a sealed book to him. Irecol- lect a tilt between him and an Irish girl. brought up in Paris, who sat op- posite to him at dinner. She was singn- larly plain But her ughness was most amusing. and she was witty. good tempered being. The nose was short, funny, retrousse, the1 mouth wide and laughing and the tongue fisping, but, as the French say, bien pendue for rep artee.
 Dumna after staring some time at her, put his forefinger to the tip of his semiaquiline nose and pashed 1t up. He kept it SO for some time, still staring. The panto,nime was grossly impertinent thought-and so did every one else that the poor girl would burst into tears. She laughed, not bit hysterically. and. i. feeling she was an object of general at tention and of sympatbyy mads funny remark on the grimace that M. Dumas was pleased te give himeen. He began to rally her. She fnng back retorts. never heard such mimic war of words before or since It ended in a splendid victory, through good humor and wit, on the young iadybssid She spoks French to perfection. "M. Alphonse" !" was then on the stage. Mir. Ernest Pin ard, who listened with rapture, cried, 'Msdemoiselle enfonce votre Alphon- sine" Alphonsine was the comic actress in that play.
 Dumas retired from the combat net tied, but be did not long bear malice. He afterward said what pity 1t was that h jeune Irlandaise etait dans le monde. She had the vfs comica in a greater degree than any actress or actor he had ever seen, and proved that where Tame est bien faite there cannot be uglinsss. --P Paris Letter in London Truth.
Connecticut western news., 1896-03-05
Spring M Medicine

Your blood in Spring Is almost certain to be full of impurities the sccumuin- tion of the winter months. Bad vcn- tilation of sleeping rooms, impure air In dwellings, factories and shops, over eating, heavy, improper foods, failure of the kidneys and liver properly to do extra work thus thrust upon them, are the prime causes of this condition. It a of the utmost importance thst you
Connecticut western news., 1896-03-05
Purify
 Your Blood

ow, as when warmer weather comes and the tonic effect of cold brncfng air is gone, your weak, thin, impure blood win not furnish necessary strength. That tired feeling, loss of appetite, will open the way for serious disease, ruined
 health, or breaking out of humors and impurities. To make pure, rich, red blood Hoods ssrsapariilR stands un- equaTled. Thousands testify to its merits. Millions take 1t as their Spring Medicine. Get Hoods, because
Connecticut western news., 1896-03-05

The principal objects of this cornpssy are Co buy, ell and operate gold mines.
 Perhspv you c.ynut afferd to boy m s~als rcid nine. but you can have intsrs~s in s~vss~ vaip- able oo~s through us.
 Encrmoes fortunes have bec. ra.d~iA sosd paia- ng. but never were the opportunities greater ts.n shsy are today.
 The ownership of a few sAAre~ of our ssoah may make yeu rieb.
 Some of the we~lthicst msu cf so-ds0 sscaDe'ss shrough mining. The cry ot the whole worsd s fo~ 3oid and it's value and necessity is ssias more hally appreciated each day.
 All precious mineral discoveries are practically sts 10 the people. Each person is enttied to what he fairly get. Why try for yourself through da nowf
 Splendid opportunities for securing great bargains in mines come to constantly. Our agents arc re- porting from the gold fields of this continent and from Africa Tho company owns two promi.ans properties In Cripple creck. We propose to develop oue of the most rcanarkabie. il-proven placer nipcs in the word. It has alreasy rrsducsd about t2,oooooo by crude surface working, and is esti- mated to contain over sasecoooo In gold.
 Nov Is the time ts invest with us. Do not wat Intil every man, woman Apd child Is easer to buy sua pr1ess hsss advanced enormously.
Connecticut western news., 1896-03-05
Dea.It. r.sorm.s,o. Wanted

"The canse of his death. said the physician, twas heart failure"
 "That was what I supposed, replied the young man. "Most of us die of heart failure, but what am anxious to fearn is, what caused his heart to fail. "-Chi- raao Post
Connecticut western news., 1896-03-05
Sio PER SHARE.

Payable ss per sAArs on application and si fort. nightly, beginning Feb. i, issS. However. thcss desiring to pay In full secure cerilncstss of nl paid stock Aaooce.
 Remit by cheek or poet ofnce Or esprc~~ oriar ~ registered letter to AUSTIN GALLAGHER sccrs tAry, 100 Rrosdwas, New Yot.
Connecticut western news., 1896-03-05
.frican-AnIeriCan Gold Mining
 and Trading Company, 700 BROADWA r WEW YORK CITF. OUR COUNTRY NEEDS IT-ooLpI

In iss7 the first shipmeOts of gold, suountlps ,o less tlan sccoeoo, were msdc from south Atncs. In 1894 the production was nearly sao,conooo. its estimated that works under way aud eoutssai.sst-d win produce ioooooooo pcryear
 Less than Eve years ago cripple creel ws. m. known as q mining camp In isc h rrcdare, ssoo,oco It Is now producing ti,Ooo'o pcr month.
 Two old men, tired out and a'noo-t hotclsss nos many years since ciung desperately ,o small h,,e in the ground which showed some traocg us cold TAAs bsls has ssoce yielded o~r saooc@e.
 The Idaho Mine has paid ne@rIy sAoOocso 10 dividsadx, the Crown roint nearly sIs,ceoooo. tts BoioAsr over sis,oooooo-
 We know of no othsr promipont Industry paying such large dividends on capital Invested As hi;iy developed producing gold mines The rste Of as Ter cent. per Annam Is quite common whle phsnom. snsi returns are made In many inst1nccs.
 We e1er fo~ s.,s saooo shArvs of cur csplt.l stcck d the par vakAs--
Connecticut western news., 1896-03-05

men once to die, and after that the judgment l"
Connecticut western news., 1896-03-05

 SarSaparilIa

Is the One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. si. Preoared only by c. I. Hood Co, Lowell. Mass. Hoods Pills with Hood. I s.r.spsrri..
Connecticut western news., 1896-03-05

If this meeting should be thrown open and the people who are here could give their testimony, what thrilling exper1- ences we should hear on all sides There is man who would say:"I had bril- liant surroundings; had the best edu- cation that one of the best collegiate in- stitutions of this country could give and observed all the moralities of life, and was self righteous, and I thought was all right before God as am all right before man, but the Holy Spirit came to me one day and said, You are sim ner;' the Holy Spirit persuaded me of the fact. While had escaped the sins against the law of the land, had really committed the worst sin a man ever commits, the driving back of the Son of God from my hearts affections, and saw that my hands were red with the blood of the Son of God, and began to pray, and peace came to my heart and know by experience that what you say is true" :" "On him the Lord hath laid the iniquity of us allp' Wonder is man who would say, Twas the worst drunk ard in the city; went from bad to worse; destroyed myself; destroyed my home; my children covered when I entered the house; when they put up their lip to be kissed, struck them i; when my wife protested against the maltreatment, I kicked her into the street. I know all the bruises and all the terrors of a drunkard's woe. went on farther and farther from God until one day got letter, saying:
 "MY DEAR RHUsBAND-I have tried every way, done everything and prayed earnestly and fer vently for your reformation, but it seems of no avail. Since our little Henry died, with the exception of those few happy weeks when you remained sober, my life had been one of sorrow. Many of the nights I have sat by the window. with my face bathed in tears, watch ing for your coming. am broken hearted, I am sick. Mother and father have been here frequently and begged me to come home. but my love for you and my hope for brighter days hAys alwASs naAas ne fsfsss thsta. ThAt ksa~
Connecticut western news., 1896-03-05

Imnanse Thronss Hear the Eminent Di-
 vine-Why Men Drift Away From Jesus, , sssAia9 That Which They Never Find.
 The Liberty of the Gospel.
Connecticut western news., 1896-03-05

Some of you got astray by looking for better pastufage; others by being scared by the dogs. The hound gets over into the pasture fleli. The poor things fly in every direction. In a few moments they are torn of the hedges and they are splashed of the ditch, and the lost sheep never gets home unless the farmer goes aftas it. There is nothing SO thoroughly loss as lost sheep. It may have been in 1857, during the financial panic, or during the financial stress in the fall of 1873 when you got astray. You almost became an atheist. You said, "Where is God that honest men go down and thieves prosper" You were dogged of creditors, you were dogged of the banks, you were dogged of worldly disaster, and some of you went into misanthropy and snns nf von took tn stxoua drink anl
Connecticut western news., 1896-03-05

some Of you have como to crossing the
 line.
 A clergyman said in his pulpit one Sabbath, Before next Saturday night
 one of this audience will have passed out of ife." A gentleman said to an- other seated next to him: "I don't be- heve 1t. I mean to watch, and if it doesn't come true by next Saturday
 night I shall tell that clergyman his falsehood." The man seated next to
 him said. Perhaps it will be yourself.
 "Oh, no." the other replied. "I shah live to be an old man. " That night he
 breathed his last. Today the Saviour calls. All may come. God never pushes man of. God never destroys anybody. The man jumps of, be jumps off It is suicide-soul suicide If the man per | ishes, for the invitation is, "whosoever will, let him come, whosoever, whoso- | ever, whosoever!
 While God invites, how blest the day, | How sweet the gospels charming soundi | Come, sinner. haste. oh, haste away | While yet pardoning God is found In this day of merciful visitation, while many are coming into the king.
 dom of God, join the procession heaven | ward.
 Seated in my church was man who came in who said, "I don't know that
 there is any God. '" That was on Friday
 night. I said, i've will kpeel down and
 find out whether there is any God. | And in the second seat from the pulpit
 we knelt. He said: :'tI have found him.
 There is a God. a pardoning God.
 feel him here" Hs knels in the dark
 ness of sin. He arose two minutes after
 ward in the liberty of the gospel. While
 another sitting under the gallery on
 Friday night said: My opportunity is
 gone. Last week might have been
 saved. Not now. The door is shut. I"
 Behold the Lamb of God who taketh
 away the sin of the world" "Now is
 the accepted time. Now Is the day of sslyattsa. "M h appsiased xass all
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-14
RESIGNED.
Ramon 0. Williams, for twenty-five
Years Consul at Havana, Gives Up
the Place---Tired of Its Duties.
Fitzhugh Lee Nominated for the
Place.

Washington, April 13.-The Presi-
dent to-day sent the Senate the nom
ination of Fitzhugh Lee, OF Virginia, TO
be consul general of the United States
at Havana, Cuba, vice Ramon o. VIII
liams, resigned.
The resignation of Ramon o. Will
liams from his Office as consul general
of the United States at Havana, which
was made public through the nomina-
tion of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee as his sue
cessor, caused no surprise here. For
months past rumor has been busy Win
Mr. Williams's name, and II has re-
peatedly been stated during that time
that he had resigned. The denials that
were obtained from official sources were
always so phrased as 10 carry only the
statement that Mr.. Williams was at the
time of denial still in Office, and the con-
viction, based not only on
these denials, but on certain express
sions let fall by Mr.. Williams during his
visit 10 Washington last year, that his
RESIGNATION has been at the disposal OF
the President for some time. IL Is
shown that Mr.. Williams has been de-
sirOus to surrender his office, having
accumulated private fortune, being IN
| terested in private business ventures
that require much of his attention, and,
more than all else, being thoroughly
tired of the official duties of his place.
Touching the manner in which he has
DISCHARGED those duties. the officials Of
the State Department are full of praise,
and Mr. Williams leaves the consular
servive with the reputation Of being the
model consular officer of the United
States. He has been twenty-five years in
this service, being appointed in 1874
vice consul general at Havana and pro-
noted to be consul general ten years
later He was born in the District of
Columbia, and was appointed from New
York
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-14
Special to the Register.

special TO the Register.
Columbus, O., April 13.-The House
this afternoon indefinitely postponed
the Wyhe bill providing that testimony
given by one party to the crime of
bribery against the other may not used
bribery against the other may not be
used against him in his trial
The House adopted the joint resolu-
ton of Mr.. Mcbride asking Congress
TO pass law that will require an entry
of any judgment given in any United
States court affecting real estate in this
State to be entered in the county rec
ords where the land is. This is 10
enable the State TO adopt the Torrens
land system
A large number of bills were intro
duced, nearly all Of which were local.
One, by Mr.. Robinson, of Cincinnati,
provides for the repeal OF the law
giving chattel mortgage loan agents the
right to charge IL per cent. monthly.
Ludwick introduced a bill making it
burglary to break into a school house.
In the Senate Mr. Lanning introduced
a bill making a bicycle when accom-
panied by its owner as passenger,
baggage on a railway train.
Represe ntative Hutcheson, of Colum-
biana county, introduced a bill to pre-
vent justices of the peace from acting
as coroners except when the coroner
fails TO act.
Mr.. Ashford, of the same county, in
troduced a bill providing that 10 per
cent Of the fines of the Common Pleas
and Probate Court in that county shall
be used in providing a county law lib
rary.
Representative Howard introduced a
bill providing for the change OF name
OF Ida Patterson, of Belmont county, to
Ida Scoles.
The Senate passed the Mayor House
bill imposing fine of from s. to $50
for throwing upon any highway any
glass or other substance likely to pune
ture bicycle tire. 1t is now a law.
1t also passed the House bill creating
the office of Deputy Attorney General.
and the Hamilton Senate bill providing
that upon the affidavit of three taxpay-
ers that any person is a drunkard. the
County Commissioners may cause said
person to be sent to a whisky cure and
spend 500 of the county poor funds in
trying to cure him of the habit.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-14
BY A MIRACLE,
The Officers Watching the Test of a
New Pneumatic Gun Escaped Death.
a Faulty PrOectile Caused an Ex-
plOsiOn

New York. April ia test Of the
new Dudley pneumatic gun, for firing
projectiles containing high explosive
gelatine. was made to-day at East ISL
and. Long Island Sound. before Major
General Nelson A. Miles and the Board
of Ordinance of the United States Army
and Navy. The sun was operated by
designer Howell b. Elwell In the first
TEST. five prOjectiles were fired in rapid
succession. the projectiles weighing
tbirty-three pounds and containing
about thirteen pounds of the explosive,
being thrown a distance of from three
quarters OF q mile to a mile and a quar-
ter The second test. however. did not
result So tavorably. for during a target
TRIAL with dummy proiectiles the gun
exploded at the third shot. the officers,
who were standing in a semi-circle be-
hind IT, escaping only by a miracle.
One man. a spectator. vas badly cut by
q piece eft the metal The accident was
due it is supposed. 90 the shattering Of
the wooden butt o. the dummy projec-
tile. which prevented the escape of the
compressed air. Another test will be
made.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-14
MORE EXECUTIONS TO COME.
Maxine Gomez Said to he at Santi spIritus,
Santa Clara-Latest from Cnba.

Maxine Gomez Said to be at Santi SpIritus,
Santa Clara-Latest from Cnba.
Havana, April 13.-CoL Tort, south
OF Melena, province of Havana, has
been engaged with about 1000 insur-
gents under Masso and GARLIC. The
enemy left twenty killed and retired
with sixty wounded
Col iSegura has pursued and was en-
gagged with the insurgents at Piedras.
province of Santa Clara. The CANA
juani and COmercio squadrons charged
ard dispersed the insurgents, who left
twentyfour killed and five Mansur
carbines on the field. The next day
Col. Segura again overlook the insur-
gents and in the engagement which fol-
lowed five more of the enemy were
killed.
The body of Benito Corbo, the in
surgent leader who was killed at Punta
Brava, has been identified.
1t is stated that the insurgent leader
Cardenas is seriously wounded.
Maxine Gomez is now said TO be in
the Santi Spiritus district of the prov
ince of Santa Clara.
A dispatch from MatanZas to-day an
nounces that the insurgent incendiary
Timeoto Mesa, was shot there this
morning 1t is reported that it was Col
lazo, the insurgent leader, who, with
800 men, set fire TO the town of Santiago
de las Vegas on Friday last.
There will be more executions this
week.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-14

upon JenersOn's primary principle. Of
absolute acQUiescence in the decisions
of the majority" a JeffersOnian Presi-
dent Will stand on March 4. 1897, and
on March t. 1901, where Thomas Jeffer-
son stood on March f. 1901. and the
new century vii dawn with as brilliant
a promise 10 our children as this one
brought TO our fOrefathers.
On the fftieth anniversary of the
Declaration of Independence Thomas
Jefferson and John Adams lay dying.
AT noon the author of the declaration
was no more. Al sunset the Colossus
preached his last. His last words were
Jefferson still livesw And they were
true. Jefferson lives and must live as
long as there are free men in the world.
I'm testimony of this truth. we, mem
bers of his indesTucIble party are here
to-day. I'm further testimony OF the
same truth. and significant of the har-
m0ny which should prevail among true
Democrats. north and south, east and
west. one OF the youngest bUt most bril-
liant OF Jefferson S disciples now living.
brings the tribute of the great State OF
John Adams TO the mighty fame and
everlasting moral power of his Virginia
colleague
have now the honor to introduce to
YOU as The orator of the day the distin-
euished Ex-Governor OF Massachusetts,,
the Honorable William e. Russell.
Ex-Governor Russell declared that
the secret of JehersOn's power and lead
ership was i'm his steadfaStness to inner
emit principle. His courage, his faith, his
: resolu-e leadership have guided the
latest as they did the first of the Dem
ocraic administrations which with its
vigor and patriotism have made DOM
inanJ he wishes. the rights and the
welfare of the whole people. We need
not fear defeat We met 10 in 'SS and
-hen went forth united and strengthen
ed 90 ,riumphaD, victory.
Senator Daniel spoke of Jefferson and
his works and in discussing the fnan-
/ cial question took opposite views 10
those expressed by Ex-Governor Rus
SELL who opposed free coinage.
Continued on Second Page)
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-14
TOM L. JOHNSON

Wants No straddle in '96-Prefers Defeat
to Disgrace and Dishonesty.
New York, April 13.-A banquet was
given at the Hotel St. George in Brook
lyn tonight by the Young Mems Demo-
cratic Club in honor of the anniversary
of the birth of Thomas Jefferson. About
$50, including guests, were present,
among whom were Hon. Tom L. John
son, of Ohio; Judge VIM. B. Hirsh, Hon.
Herbert w. Hendrix. Judge VIM. Gay
nor and J. T. Marean. President Fer
gusOn presided. After a letter from
Henry George had been read, Hon.
Andrew Mclean responded to the
toast Thomas Jefferson Hon. Tom
L. Johnson, of Cleveland, Ohio, was
then introduced by President Ferguson,
who said that as the Congressman
was peacemaker in '92, he would make
a first-class Presidential candidate in
go
Mr.. Johnson spoke on the Democratic
duty in 1896. He said in part:
Democratic duty in 1896 is not to
say one thing and mean another To
make platform that looks two ways
on disputed questions. asking a little
of both and not much of either. This
is no time to straddle.
Let us have facts. In 1896 we are
likely to be beaten. Straddling GER
tainly cannot save us. 1t can only add
disgrace to defeat. Even without eva
sion or equivocation or mental reserva-
tion, if we proclaim the Jeffersonian
principles-we may still be beaten. But.
we shall save honor, gain courage. and
in present defeat make future victory
sure"