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Connecticut western news., 1896-11-26
New S5 Counterfeit.

WASHINGTON, Nov. a5.-The secret sery- Ice bureau of the treasury department gives notice of s new counterfeit t5 national bank note on the National Bank of Com merce, New York, series of 1889, check letter G, charter No. 783, bank No. 7s, 76S, portrait of Garfield, photographic produc- ton
Connecticut western news., 1896-11-26
Prom,.ep, P.opl. Married.

WATKINS, N. Y, Nov. 25.-Archibald K. Mackey of New York city and Miss Helen Gansavort Edwards daughter of Mir. and ars. Alfred Edwards, and grand niece of General G. !. Magee, were mar ried at Glenf1eld, the home of General and Mrs. Magee. The ceremony was witnessed by the immediate friends and relatives of the bride and groom
Connecticut western news., 1896-11-26
The Partition of Turkey.

LONDON, Nov. 24.-The Daily Mails Berlin correspondent says that the Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia on a recent visit to Vienna took with him a proposal for the partition of Turkey among the powers and to make Constantinople free port, Russia to have Asia Minor and England to have Egypt
Connecticut western news., 1896-11-26
pry.s Carried so.,A p.. ... s, rs,

NEw foRs, Nov. la--A special to The World from Aberdeen. s. D., says; Offtciai rcturns frnin all the counties in the state give the Bryan electors iai majority. The Populists elect the governor and congr~@s- men, while the Republicans elect the state tryasurer by a majority of 8.
Connecticut western news., 1896-11-26
Gold Standard In Russia.

LONDON, Nov. 24.-The Chronicles St. Petersburg correspondent reports that M. de Witte, Russian minister of finance, has secured the assent of his colleagues for the introduction of the gold standard. The czar approves, this correspondent says and the imperial council is now discussing the project and will probably adopt 1t, all though the Agrarian members warmly op- pose it.
Connecticut western news., 1896-11-26
Ian Maclaren's Heresy.

TORONTO, Nov. 24.-At meeting of the Presbyterian Clerical association Ian Maclaren's book, "The Mind of the Mas ter," was severely criticised and condemn ed as unorthodox in its treatment of Christ's inspiration and atonement.
Connecticut western news., 1896-11-26
Spain. Gree, Lo.. In the Philippines.

LONDON, Nov. 25.-A Singapore dis patch to The Times says that the Span. lar,ls have been defeated by the insurgents in the Philippines with the loss of 800 oi their man
Connecticut western news., 1896-11-26
UprisinR of Sepoys-

LONDON, Nov. 25.-A special dispatch from Bombay says that 200 Sepoys footed the bazaar at Rawslpimdi The police were poweTleSs to control them, and two persons were killed and several inj ired in the struggle
Connecticut western news., 1896-11-26
Wan, ,o Nee, n. Tigers.

OTTAWA. Nov. 26-The Ottawa collage football team, champions of Canada. arc now trying to arrange a match with Princeton The difficulty will be tho rules under which the match would bs played
Connecticut western news., 1896-11-26
Penn.yivania Dsfeats Harvard.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2S.-The game be- twecn Harvard and Pennsylvania was won by Pennsylvania by the close score of to 6, after one of the hardest fights ever con tested on the gridiron, the teams being an even match. Harvard's defeat sends her to the bottom of the list In tho big four bination
Connecticut western news., 1896-11-26
Fortune For . Pacer.

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-John R. Gentry, the fastest pacer that the world has ever seen, was sold last night at Madison Square Garden to L. J. Tewksbury for Sl9, 900. He has a race record of 2;01h and a record rpade against time of 2:o0h.
Connecticut western news., 1896-11-26

PUGh'S SUCCESSOR.
General E. w. Pettus Chosen United
 States Senator From Alabama

States Senator From Alabama
 MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. e5.-General Edward Winston Pettus of Selma, the Democratic caucus nominee, has been elected United States senator to succeed Senator Pugh on March next He re- ceived 31 votes in the senate and 6s votes in the house. All the Democrats were present. The Republicans voted for Wick ershaw and the Populists for Longshore.
 General Pettus is a veteran lawyer who has long been political leader in this state, He was born about T5 years ago in Limestone county. He began to prac- tice his profession when he was 20, and at
Connecticut western news., 1896-11-26
General Jail Delivery.

UPPER SANDUsKY, O., Nov. 24.-An the prisoners confined in the Wyandot county jail have escaped and are now at large It Is supposed that some one gave them . key
Connecticut western news., 1896-11-26
Short Wheat Crop In Australia.

MELBOURNE, Nov. 24.-The government statist estimates the wheat yield of Vic toria at 1000, 900 bushels, which will barely suffice for local wants.
Connecticut western news., 1896-11-26
RETURN OF WEYLER.
THE CAPTAIN GENERAL LEAVES THE
 FIELD IN PlNkR DEL RIO.
Says He Came Back to Fix Up Financial Matters-It Is. However. Intim.ted Ths, He Was Afraid of Maoeo-Tha Compst- itor Case.

HAVANA, Nov. 25--General weyler re- turned from Pinar del Rio, where he had gone to personally conduct a campaign against the insureent leader Maceo. He claims that he returned owing to the neces- sity of his presence here of settling tho question of the new issue of notes by the Spanish bank and other urgent matters. After these were settled he would bc roady to return to the field. He says he had no important engagements with Maceo and his troops, and his campaign Is generally reSar1ed as a failure.
Connecticut western news., 1896-11-26
siRuor CampAnIni Dead.

LONDON, Nov. 24.-The Chronicle an- nounces the death of the great tenor, Cam panini, at Parma
Connecticut western news., 1896-11-26
GEORGE w. FERRIS DEAD.
He w.s the Inventor of the Famous
 Ferris Wheel.

PrTTsBURe, Nov. 2S.-George W. Fer ris, who conceived and built the world fa- nous Ferris wheel, died at the Mercy hos pital, in this oity, of typhoid fever. His
Connecticut western news., 1896-11-26
Denounces Homestead Act.

Referring to the stress of competition which the American farmer is compelled to endure, MT. Morton calls attention tc the nearly 5000, 900 farms of 80 acres each, given away by the government un. der the homestead act of 1866, during the past 30 years, and to the amount donated under the timber culture law, equivalent to over 55, 900 more farms of the same size Lands long titled and rendered partially infertile could not, of course, enhance in value and sell in competitor with virgin soil donated by the government. No legis- lation relative to the public domain has been so directly inimical to the farmers who had bought and paid for the lands upon which they had lived and labored. It was impossible for farmers in the old states to proftably sell their products in compe- tition with those of the newer states grown upon lands which cost their owners noth- ing.
 Referring to the impression that greater rates of interest are charged for money loaned upon farms than for that loaned upon other kinds of real estate, Secretary Morton states that the rate of interest charged on mortgages upon residential property other than farms averages eighty four -hundredths of per cent less than the rate of interest charged upon farm loans.
 During the fiscal year just ended the ex- ported products of American farms aggre- gated s670, 900, 900, an increase of $17 ,O0O, 900 over the preceding year. In spite of this there was a falling of in the percent age of agricultural products exported to the total exports, but this was due to the unprecedented sale abroad of American manufactured goods. The largest market for our products is admitted to be the home market, but the export trade is the regulation, the balance wheel for the home products, follows the interest of the manufacturer as well as the farmer Gen. eral prosperity depends absolutely upon agricultural prosperity and any commer- cial system which will increase with celeri. ty and extend with certainty, the export of our farm products will be of the utmost advantage to agriculture and all those in- terested in its profitable expansion. That political economy, which best advances the interest of the agriculturists furnishes the best impetus to the manufacturer oi the United States, for his best customers are farmers and those who depend directly for profit upon the prosperity of farmers.
Connecticut western news., 1896-11-26

As now constructed CONQUER ALL COM PETITION.
 They are the most perfect instrument man. usactured No piano has as perfect scale IS the CHICKEkING. I he new style fs arc most magnificent specimens of the highesi class of artistic excellence. Musicians anu the trade generally. the world over, speak il highest praise of the CHICKERISG. Ever. the bitterest competition Is compelled to ac- Snowledgo the superiority of the CHECKER ING. No piano to-day stands so high in the estimation of the best musicians. They ar. beyond comparison and without a com petitor Why? Because the people have tested theii merit and know whereof they speak. wheI hey gay that they will have only the CHICK BRING, that difference of one hundred dollars or more is not to be considered, when the Chickering Is known to stay in tun. longer, the actions are more perfect, casee more artistic and better finished, and abole all other points, THE TCNE has more vibra- ion. is more sympathetic and more durable There are more CHICKERING PIANOS il Li;chfeld County than any other make. Many of them of them having been entrusted to my care for fourteen years, are as good to- Jay as ever; at concert pitch. rone aud action
 in perfect condition One of them is 72 year old and every part in as perfect shape as thr day il came from the factory. The number of this piano is 563. Why not examine these instruments? Send for catalogues.
Connecticut western news., 1896-11-26
MIR. MORTON'SREPORT
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE SAYS
 FARMERS ARE PROSPEROUS.

They Need No Special Beneficiary LeKis-
 lation-The Homestead Act Roundly
 Criticised-Its Repeal Favored-oppo-
 sition to Free Distribution of seeds-
 WASHINGTON. Nov. 25.-Secretary Nor- ton. in his fourth annual report just made public. shows that with s2S0. 900, which may be saved from the appropriations for the current fiscal year, there will have been covered back into the treasury since March :, 1898, over e, 000, 900 out of total ap- propriation of ell, 119, 455. 45.
 That this great economy wss effected without any loss of efficiency he attributes in large degree to the improvement in the personnel of the force under civil serv- ice rules which he declares to be "abso- lutely indispensable to the maintenance of an economic and efficient administration of the public service"
 To complete "the already almost perfect system of civil service in his department the secretary recommends the appointment of a permanent director in charge of bu- reaus and scientific investigations. The chiefs of scientific bureaus and their as- sistants he declared are not adequately compensated, and strongly recommends that the salaries of this class of employees be increased.
 The inspection of animals intended fol food Is treated at length, and stress Is laid upon the increased efficiency of the work, due to the extension of civil service rules, which has been very rapid In this service.
 Mir. Morton urges strongly that govern ment inspection should be extended to all animals intended for human food, whether for consumption in the United States ol abroad.
 The report shows a steadily increasing demand in England for American horses During the first nine months of the pres ent year more of these animals were ship ped to that country than for any previous year.
 During the year the department issued S76 publications, mainly for gratuitous distribution. The aggregate number of copies printed was 6, 561, TOO. He protests against the intrusion in the act of appro- priation for the department for the current fiscal year of ss2, 500 for reprinting horse books and cattle books to be given away by congress-.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-23

si14so to j. F. underhill, for boiler com
p cssiIe M et s. 6sllevills. November. 1886,
pound. etos. believing Novembes. 1895,
Adopted by the following vote, on the
can av for : s tEs and SSays;o ! - po.ra
five % In number.
The Committee on Assessments and Ex-
tensions presented the following=
Resolved, That $40S. SO be paid to John
B.. Allen on account Of contract Nc. $50.
for furnishing and delivering special cast
ings.
Charge water account, A. and e..
Resolved, That $3.50 be paid to John
| Underwood & Co. for bond paper, No
vember, 1886, claim No. 800.
S129.24 to Savage & GALAXY for repairs.
etc, sewer pipee, November, 1896, claim
sM.M to F. p. woodcock for cash ex-
pended, September "a to December 2. 1896.
claim No. 231.
Charge water account, A. and E.
HeSoIved, That plumbers licenses be and
are hereby granted to John McComb, AL
bert J. Jardine, H. Dorbandt, Thomas F.
Hetherton and John Bleim, Jr., to make
CONNECTIONS with the water mains in Jer-
sey CITY = also to DO general plumbing
In the office of the Permit Clerk.
The foregoing We're each separately
adopted by the following vote on the
1 Coll y ut ayes duQ Nays
Ayesr-All the members OF the Board,
five 90 in number.
The Committee on Public Buildings,
DOCKS and Parks presented the following:
Resolved. That s ], 973.s7 be paid to Cole
man e Hoos as final on account Of con-
| tract No. 778 for mason work in construc-
ton of Public School Building No. 9.
Charge Special School Account.
| RESOLVED, That supplemental to a reso-
luton heretofore adopted by this Board.
November l6, 1886. in the matter of the
acquiring of additional lands for the re-
building of Public school Building No.
], the City Clerk be and is hereby au-
thorized to cancel warrant therein or,
dered drawn for SIS, $50, and in lieu there
OF to draw warrants for s., $50 and Sc, 800,
respectively, for properties described In
sucn previous resolution, the drawing
ana delivery of warrants herein author
lied to be subject to the same condi-
or November 16, ult.
Resolved, That $l15 be paid TO John
Pfoor, for services as inspector on truck
house Nos, twenty-three days in No
vember 1886, at IS, claim No. 34S.
| Charge this appropriation.
Resolved, That $500 be paid to estate
Of Thomas e. Bray, for rent of Second
District Court rooms, six months. ending
Noyember 30, 1896, claim No. sol.
Gnarge District Court rentals, 1886.
Inc foregoing were each separately
adopted by the following vote, on the
call for the ayes and nays
Ayes-AIi the members of the Board,
i've % in number.
On motion, the Board adjourned.
GEO. T. BOUTON,
E FlnrE
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-23
BOARD OF -FREEmoLDERs
TOficial Proceedings.l

ln
Regular meeting of the Board of Chosen
Freeholders of Hudson county. held in the
Court House, on Thursday, November IS,
1896.
Present at roll cail-Freeholders Binder
nagel, Cronin, Dayton, Deitz. Eichhorn,
Green, Groth, Hanna, Meiney. Kelly,
Kenny. Klein, Klumpp. Macfarlane. Nc
Comb, Piercy, Riordan, Ripe and Director
McNally-19. Observation-Disclosures Keat-
ing-1.
The minutes of meeting held October
Is, November 5, 8 and II, were. on motion
of Freeholder CTonin, approved as printed
in the manual
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
From M. " McDermott, City Clerk
Hoboken, N. J., Nov. IA, 1896.
To the Honorable the Members of the
Board of Chosen Freeholders of the
County of Hudson:
Gentlemen-At the stated session of the
Council. held November II, 1896, Frederick
Nerdon was appointed Freebooter 10 ill
unexpired term OF Andrew Cullen, de-
ceased.
Yours respectfully,
NJ. v. McDERMoTT,
City Clerk.
Freebooter Riordan moved the COM
munication be received and filed. Adopted
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
From John Griffin, County Counsel.
Jersey City. Nov. Is, 1896.
To the Honorable the Members of the
Board of Chosen Freehoiders of the
M -
Gentlemen-I have examined the bill of
Herman kreitier for commissions on $72.
150, for services as architect in the con-
struction of the County Lunatic Asylum.
at Snake Hill. BY the original act, passed
in 1890. provision is made for the con-
struction of such building and for the
appointment of an architect by the Cir
cult Court. and the fixing of the com
pcnsation Of the architect by said Court,
to be paid from time to time. In accord
ance with such order. The act of 1892.
p. 100, increases the amount which might
be expended to two hundred thousand
dollars. The act of 1894 authorizes the
further expediture of fifty thousand dol
lars.
The act Of 1895 authorizes the further
expediture of twenty-five thousand dol
lars. but provides that none Of the naoneys
therein authorized should be used Ia
defray any compensation of the architect
heretofore provided for. a contract was
made in October, 1892. with Mr.. Ke1Ieher
for SITS. 800. upon which said sum. I nrez
sumo. the architect received his proper
compensation. At this time the Roard
had authority to spend two hundred thou
sand dollars on the work. one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars whereof was
certainly to be paid, from time to time,
on the order III the court. The supple
mentary acts increasing the amount OF
money to be expended do not provide that
II shall be paid on the order Of the
that 4 aas 1o Psws g make such order
olnslon 4 IA rs3cpsd mysslf bnt' a VI.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-23

rected by ii. Your Board must secure the
cooperation of the Board Of Finance be-
fore any proceedings can be taken in
the way Of arranging for a sale. / think
that IT IS clear from the section of the
Martin act heretofore quoted, thai the
Board of Aldermen and the Board of FL
nance must act concurrentiy. I would
recommend. therefore, to YOU Board that
you authorize your Committee on Fl
nance to confer with the Board Of Finance
in relation to the holding Of another sale
OF city property before taking any further
steps In this matter.
Respectfully submitted,
p. F. WANSER, Mayor.
The following communication from
Spencer Weart, esq, Corporation Attor-
ney, was presented, received and ordered
fled
\ Je G;Son CITY, y, y; =; s,1 Noy; 4. 1886
the NY rs Dspl sl'-i passed. aqIy BY rs'sig fsa
Board of Aldermen relating to
the insertion in the contracts affecting
the city Of a clause requiring contrac-
tors to employ on such contracts such
persons as are residents and citizens Of
the city. AS the Board of Aldermen has
not sent me any papers relating to n
terested, I have paid no attention to the
resolution, as I think that contracts SO
drawn would defeat the purpose of bid
ding for public work.
s1s fsse sPENcsEsR wEART.
Corporation Attorney.
The following communications from the
Board of Finance were presented, receiv-
ed and ordered fled
Office Of the Board Of Finance
Jersey City, November rs, 1896.
Hon. Board of Aldermen
Dear Sirs-The following resolution was
adopted by the Board of Finance, at its
meeting held November %. 1896. and was
approved by the Acting Mayor, Novem-
Very respectfully,
MARTIN FINcK.
Resolved, That the following named
newspapers be and the same are hereby
designated as the official Of
1896, and until the further order of this
Board:lThe Evening Journal and The
Jersey City News; and that the Clerk
of this Board be directed to notify the
various Boards of this designation Of
official papers,
ONCE of the Board of Finance,
Jersey City, Dec. 8, 1896.
Hon. Board of Aldermen
Dear Sirs-The following resolution was
adopted by the Board of Finance Of Jer-
sey City at its meeting held December 3.
1896, and was approved by the Mayor
December 6, 1885.
Yours respectfully.
MARTIN FINcK,
Clerk.
Resolved. Thai this Board hereby re-
SENDS the resolution passed at its meet
Ing held June IA, 1894, concurring in the
preamble and resolution adopted by the
Board of Aldermen of Jersey City, at it's
meeting of June Il, 1894, to witt
That the Mayor and Aldermen of Jer-
sey City sell and convey from time to time
all right, title and interest of the city in
all property acquired by the city and
not required for city purposes, etc; and
Resolved, That a copy Of his resolution
be sent to the Board of Aldermen.
The report of the Inspector of Buildings
for November, 1896, showing the number
of new buildings, alterations, ETC., valued
as follows. was presented, received and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-12-24
A RurleSaue.

The nations of Europe were never
so well equipped for war as now, and
they are constantly engaged in in
creasing the strength of both their
armies and navies, but they dread col
lision with a dread that knows no
bounds. This fact was recently dem
Onstrated in movement for the set
Element of the Armenian question, in
which Russia seems to have taken the
lead. The plan involved the anchor
ing, off the port of Constantinople, of
naval fleets representing Russia, Eng
land and France, who were to proceed
to carve up Turkey should the Sultan
refuse to accede to certain demands
which were to be made upon him.
Germany, Italy and Austria, it is al
legged, had kindly consented to the ar
Armenians seemed close at hand. 1t
was a great scheme, and seemed quite
feasible, but when the curtain was
raised for the presentation of the scene
it was found thai Russia had stipu-
lated that no coercive measures were
to be taken. This was something new
in the line of light comedy, which the
Sultan could doubtless appreciate. If
no coercive measures were to be re-
sorted to, it would trouble him no
more to have half dozen powerful
naval fleets, representing the great
nations of the earth, besieging Con-
stantinople than if they were running
a ten mile circle in the midst of the
Pacific ocean, but, in the meantime,
the Armenians are faring badly at his
hands.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-12-24
Cuba.

There is little room for doubt that
the predominating sentiment in the
United States upon the Cuban ques-
tion is largely in favor of the insur-
gents. This is true in Congress as
well as among the people, but the
conservativ element there is using
all of its power to prevent precipitate
action by that body, though tacitly
admitting the justice of the cause of
the Cubans. So cruel and atrocious is
the oppression of Spain upon that is
land that it has engendered spirit of
enmity among the American people,
who would rejoice to see a speedy end
ing of Spanish rule there. Were it
not for the existence of neutrality
laws which the United States authori-
ties feel bound to observe, large
army of good fighters could soon be
enlisted here to take the field in Cuba
against the Spanish forces. 1t seems
to be quite evident that the people
would enthusiastically sustain Con-
gress in recognition of the belligerent
rights Of the insurgents, and that the
recognition of such rights by this
country would be long stride in the
cause of common humanity which
would amply justify such course,
even though subjecting international
law to a severe tension.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-12-24
Condensed Testimony.

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facturer's Agent, Columbus, Ohio,
certifies that DR.. Kings New Discov-
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J. d. Brown, Prop. st. James Hotel
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was cured of Cough of two years
standing, caused by La Grippe, by DR..
Kings New Discovery. b. f. Merrill,
Baldwin willie. Mass. says that he has
used and reoo mmended it and never
knew it 70 fail, and would rather have
it than any doctor, because it always
cures. Mrs uemming, ODD E. 18th
ST., Chicaeo always keeps it at hand,
and has no fear of Group, because it
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