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Connecticut western news., 1897-12-30
penn.vrvani. R-pubr,cap Convention

Philadelphia, Dec. 23.-The Republic an state committee has decided to hold the next state convention at Harris burg June ?, 1893 The convention will select candidates for governor. lieuten- ant governor. secretary of internal af- fairs and congressman at large.
Connecticut western news., 1897-12-30
I.ln1n,H Severe PnnIsh menf.

Camden. N. J.. Dec. 2S.-Francis Lin- go, colored. has been sentenced to 20 years at hard labor in the New Jersey state prison and to pay fine of 3.n00. Lingo was given the full penalty of the law for the three crimes of which hc was convicted-namely. two forgeries and attempted abduction.
Connecticut western news., 1897-12-30
CANAAN, CONN. THURSDAY, DECEMBER
ELI SHAW INDICTED.
Grand Jury of Camden County Hold
 Him For Two Murders.

Camden, N. J., Dec. 2S.-Eli Shaw will have to stand trial for the murder of his mother, Mrs. Sarah NJ. Shaw, and his grandmother, Mrs. Emma Zane. After a week of investigation, question ing of witnesses. discussion and delib- eration, the grand jury has found in- dictrnents against the young man for both murders.
 It was with reluctance. and only after the presentation of new and stronger
Connecticut western news., 1897-12-30
R,ohard croker.. Brother Dead.

New York, Dec. 24-Mr. George Cro- ker, brother of Richard Croker, died last night about 12 o'clock at the resi- dence of Dr. William T. Jenkins at Rosebank on Staten Island.
Connecticut western news., 1897-12-30
Shot and Killed His Mother.

Norwich Conn.,, Dec. 24.-Mrs. Mary Pouch, aged 55 years, was shot and killed at her home in Bozrahville. six miles north of here, by her son, James Pouch. The shooting was apparently accidental. In an antemortem state ment Mrs. Pouch exonerated her son.
Connecticut western news., 1897-12-30
Well Known phy.ican Dead.

Turner's Falls, Mass, Dec. 29.-Dr. E, c. Coy, aged 65. died this morning after a short illness, He had practiced medi- cine here for the past 25 years and was a member of the Massachusetts Medical and Medico-Legal societies. He leaves a widow, a son and daughter.
Connecticut western news., 1897-12-30
Ran over by His Som. Locomotive.

St. Hyacinthe, Que, Dec. 29.-An- toine Goyette, aged 55, was run over and instantly killed at Richmond. A strange coincidence in connection with the affair is that the engineer of the engine that ran over the unfortunate man was Goyette's son.
Connecticut western news., 1897-12-30
saoh.e Declared Not Guilty.

Middletown, Conn.,, Dec. 29.-The jury in the case of Herman Sachse. charged with murder In the first degree in the alleged shooting of Bertrand l.. Hotch- kiss at his home In Killingworth on Friday evening, Aug. 27, returned a verdict of not guilty late yesterday aft ernoon. The jury had been out exactly thrao h,1rrS
Connecticut western news., 1897-12-30
Durrnnt's Hopeless Case.

San Francisco Dec. 29.-The supreme court, after having heard the matter argued in chambers. denied the appli- cation of the attorneys for W. H. T. Durrant. the condemned murderer of Blanche Lamont. for a writ of probable cause.
Connecticut western news., 1897-12-30
Shot While GunnInx.

Charleston. Dec. 2s.-Lewis Allen, the 21-year-old son of J. P. Allen. Unit- ed States engineer corps, was accident ally shot by Richard Williams of Glea- sonbury, Conn.,, while out hunting on James island. near this city. The load of bird shot entered Aliens right side, and 1t Is probable that he will die.
Connecticut western news., 1897-12-30
Death of n PaAaaic NuIIona,re.

Passaic, N. J., Dec. 27.-Moses Edison Worthen. 50 years of age, one of the leading men of affairs in this city. died yesterday of typhoid fever. He leaves an estate said to be worth $1. 900. 00o
Connecticut western news., 1897-12-30
Serioua RI~xs Tn Sarata~n

Saratoga, Dec. 29.-Supervisor Webb $. Pearse's big country department store at Maltaville. Saratoga county, and William Sisson's country residence adjoining were destroyed by fire. The loss is put at slo.ooo, covered by insur- auQA
Connecticut western news., 1897-12-30
Ex-Consul Allen Dead.

Worcester, Mass. Dec. 27.-James W. Allen of the banking firm of Winslow & Allen died in this city of pneumonia after an Illness of only a week. He was United States consul at Zanzibar from 1892 to 1895. He was S7 years of age and nm, arrIa
Connecticut western news., 1897-12-30
Fatal RomIn. i. s.,oan,

Gallipolis. O., Dec. 27.-Frank Brown. saloon keper, shot Abe Allen, a we'll known character. fatally. Allen was fighting in Browns place. Brown gay. himself up to the officers.
Connecticut western news., 1897-12-30
Killed by Fall from Rigging.

Portsmouth, N. H., Dec. 28.-Philip Johnson, a sailor aboard the schooner Edward E. Briry, fell from the rigging while the vessel was being lowed to her dock here and was killed. He belonged in Nova Scotia.
Connecticut western news., 1897-12-30
Counte.. CaneIlans,. s.oond son.

Paris, Dec, 29.-The Figaro says that the young Countess Castellane, nee Gould. yesterday gave birth to boy, her second son.
Connecticut western news., 1897-12-30
Bona, sentepoed ,o Death.

Bridgeport, Conn.,, Dec. 22.-Charles BonsA, convicted of the murder of Nich- ols, has been sentenced to be hanged on Aprtl IA.
Connecticut western news., 1897-12-30
The silkworm is threatened with tn

The silkworm is threatened with the loss of its occupation. The insect, it seems, just dodderingly mixes mulberry leaf with a gummy substance and then spins its thread. A French inventor claims to have discovered that by reduc- ing mulberry leaves to pulp by ma chinery and adding gummy substance silk may be made in half the time aud of more brilliant luster than that pro- duced by the silkworm.
Connecticut western news., 1897-12-30

This dispatch adds that report Is cur rent at Che Foo that the Japanese fleet has also arrived at Port Hamilton.
 The Paris correspondent of The Morn- ing Post says; Russia has long been negotiating to raise Chinese loan of G6,000,000 in France to pay the indem- nifty and secure the Japanese evacua- ton of Wei Hai Wei. The negotiations were broken off owing to France insist ing that the Bank of France should is- sue the loan and Russia desiring that the Russo Chinese bank should take the lead. A certain coolness now exists be- tween France and Russia
Connecticut western news., 1897-12-30
K,,,aa Inv am rrI, Train.

Elmira. N. Y. Dec. 2s.-Miss Josephine Ryan, aged 2S. of this city. was killed by Erie train No. 2i at Elmira Heights Ia sf night
Connecticut western news., 1897-12-30
MAGNETIC INSOLES.

A supply on hand of Dr. Thacher's Mag netic Insoies. .Magnetic Insol-s insulate and protect the body from climatic changes and prevent the damp cold earth from ab- strscfin1 the vital hfe-esscnce from our bdies." "Maxnets under the feet are reser- voirs of life, health and happiness" By all means wear Magnetic InsOles under your feet at all seasons of the year.
 Prices $1.O0 per pair or 8 pairs for $2.00. Compound Inso es $2.OO ger pair, or three pairs for Sl O.
 Childrens sizes from 2 to 10 years 50c. a pair.
 Under 2 years 25c. a pair,
 Other shields supplied by order. Call or address
 MRS s. 0. BEcxLEY, Agent,
 T. Canaan,
 Box 292 Conn,
The record-union., 1897-02-12

some merit in the bill, certain provis
ions made it a dangerous measure.
Morehouse advocated the defeat of
the measure, and Seawell who con-
tended that the bill might be amended
SO as to obviate objections, moved that
it be referred to the Committee on
Rules and Revision with instructions to
amend. The motion carried, the bill to
retain it's place ON file.
SAME OLD STORY.
S. B. ia, by Bulla, relating to trials
without jury in Justices Courts, had
been adversely reported upon by the
! committee. Bulla contended that the
measure was intended to protect re-
spectacle people from the hobo element
by providing that persons accused of
vagrancy or similar offenseS should
have no right to jury trials before Po-
lice or Justicves' Courts.
Gillette protested against the third
reading of the bill, and made the usual
argument for the rights of trial by jury.
MorehOuse also spoke in favor of the
right of trial by jury. He contended
| that the ''vag" never demanded a jury
trial The man who made such a de-
mand believed his rights had been in
vaded. The ''vag' expected and de-
sired a. sentence So that he might be
| cared for at the public expense. He
protested against petty courts being
given the power of Cars.
Bulla replied with an exhaustive ar
| gument of the question, citing a de-
cision of the Supreme Court to the ef-
feet that the Legislature might, by
| general law, provide for summary
trials of vagrants and similar cases in
| Police and Justices Courts.
| The question being whether the bill
| should be read the third time, it was
denied by vote of p to 8.
At 12:3O o'clock a recess was taken
until = o'clock.
The record-union., 1897-02-12
THAT HISTORY CLERK

THAT HISTORY CLERK.
Holloway, for the Committee on At
taches, Contingent Expenses and Mile
age, reported back without recon-
mendation the resolution providing
that Albert Searle be appointed His
tory Clerk 10 fill the vacancy made by
the resignation Of Albert Lindley
Bulla moved the adoption Of the reso-
luton. and it was agreed to by a vote
OF - to >.
Wilmington raised a point of order
that under Rule 9 of the joint rules a
four-fifths vote was necessary to APP
point an additional attache. or one
other than statutory.
Bert stated that under Rule 30 the
joint rules might be suspended by a
two thirds vote. whereupon Bulla
moved the suspension of the rules and
the adoption Of the resolution.
The Lieutenant-Gov ruled the
motion out Of order. whereupon Bulla
urged that the appointment was not
an additional one, and should be made.
Wilmington contended that not only
was the appointment additional 10
those allOwed by statute. but that the
Assistant History Clerk was amply
able 20 do the necessary work and that
the patronage allowed Senators in eau
Gus had already been expended. He
raised the point that the appointment
was unnecessary. and was sustained by
the Lieutenart-Gover who declared
the rezoldtion lost.
QUESTION OF SUSPENSION
Bert called attention TO the fact that
by two- thirds vote of both houses the
rules might De suspended. and that un-
less a motion to that effect was recog-
nized by the Lieutenant Governor no
way remained by which the rules might
BE- suspended.
Bulla suggested that a concurrent
resolution would cover the disputed
point, and TO this the Lieutenant Gov
ernor agreed. Thereupon Bert stated
h.s intention of drafting such resolu-
tlon, and pending his labors in that di-
rec.iOn Str2tton called up the county
government bill and offered his amend
ment relating to salaries of Alameda
County officials, which was adopted
without question. Dickinson and Luch-
singer also offered slight amendments,
which were adopted, after which the
bin was ordered engrossed and to the
third reading.
Gleaves withdrew S. B. 500, which
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IN THE ASSEMBLY.
A Long Day of Words Without
Works to Correspond.

The Assembly lost no time yesterday
in get ting at the special order file Ev-
erything was ready for the battle of
the bills for dredgers and dams.
TO SAVE THE RIVER.
A. B. 304, Sims bill providing for the
appointment of an Auditing Board to
the Commissioner of Public Works. au-
thorizing and directing him and them
to perform certain duties relating to
The record-union., 1897-02-12
RIurred EyeSipht.

When the eyes become tired from
reading or sewing, or if the letters look
blurred and run together, it is a sure
indication that glasses are needed Con-
suit F. de Wolfe Hennah, Masonic
Temple.
The record-union., 1897-02-12
Final Auction sale.

Saturday afternoon and evening Will
be the last sale of the crystal Palace
stock. Continuing for few days
goods will be sold at private sale. 6lJ
T street
The record-union., 1897-02-12
SENATE'S BUSY DAY.
Changing the Aspect of the Files at
Yesterdays Session.

Lieutenant-G Jeter was in the
chair when the Senate was called to
order yesterday morning, and on the
floor of the house there We're few alb
SenteeS
The record-union., 1897-02-12

The Speaker announced that the
question now was, Shall Assembly bill
263 become law without the Govern
or's apprOval?"
The reading off the message. except-
ing the first paragraph, had been dis
pensed with, and Leavitt, Chairman of
the Committee on Printing, had arisen
to speak, when Caminetti suggested
that the Retrenchment Committees re-
port on their investigat ton of printing
office matters should be first introduced
and read. This was acceded to, and
the following report was read:
Mr.. Speaker: Your Committee on
Commissions, Retrenchment and Pub
lie Expenditures. to whom was referred
the following resolution, viz:
Resolved. That a special commit
tee of five be appointed for the purpose
of ascertaining the actual necessity for
the expenditures made in tthe State
Printing Office for the last fiscal year,
with power to send for persons and pa
pers. and to administer oaths"
Respectfully submit the following as
a partial report of the proceedings held
before it:
AS authorized so to do, your commit
tee caused to appear before it A. J.
Johnston, State Printer; f. S. Hadley,
Bookkeeper of State Printing Office,
and Harry Rodgers, Foreman of State
Printing Office, and called for such
books and papers as the members of
the committee deemed necessary in
making fnvestiga tions.
In addition to the above named per-
sons, your committee caused to be sub
penaed as witnesses E. A. Bridgford
and A. Caminetti rnemsers of the As
semIbly. and James H. Eadd, Governor
of the State of California. Of the
above named persons his exeeflency.
the Governor, alone refused to answer
in person.
From the testimony Of the above
The record-union., 1897-02-12
BY Every Sick Bed

there should be bottle of Anheuser-
Busch's Malt-Nutrine-the food drink
The greatest aid in convalescing. AZ
all druggists.
The record-union., 1897-02-12
To Cure a Cold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. 25c.
The record-union., 1897-02-12

place pending report OF the Committee
| on Rules and Revision.
| S. B. 152, by VOORHEES,, amending Sec
| tlon 3,,.J.J of Article VI. of the Political
| Code, was withdrawn by the author,
and S B. 491. by Doty, amending Sec
tions 3.41, 3J49, 1908, 35.l4 and 3555 of
| the Political Code relating to State
| lands, and the foreclosure Of delin-
quent purchasers thereof, substituted.
read the second time and ordered to en-
grossment, and to the third reading
s. B. -, by Henderson, which had
been adversely reported by the COM
mittee, was, upon request of the author,
withdrawn from the file.
| LANGFORD ON WIDOWS.
Dickinson moved that S. B. %, by
Langford, to provide for the inheriting
of community property by a married
woman, upon the death of the husband
| intestate having been adversely re-
ported upon by the Judiciary Commit
| tee, be refused a third reading.
| Langford said the bill was one that
| always passed the Senate. He appre-
hended trouble from the lawyers. as it
was To their interest to keep the af-
fairs Of widows in court, but Senators
other than lawyers always had and al
ways would vote for the bill.
Smith said there was no Josh" in
the bill. and to him 1t seemed a judi
cious one. He asked Dickinson to ex-
plain.
Dickinson replied, contending that the
| bill demanded a state of things to
which there was no parallel.
| Bulla, on the contrary, said the bill
was a just one. and should pass, and
Smith contended that 1t was the most
meritorious measure that had been in
! troduced during the session, notwith-
standing the fact that 1t emanated from
the eminent Senator from San JOAQUIN
| Langford).
| Gillette thought that while there was
The record-union., 1897-02-12

people, and involving in its intricacfes
the Chief Executive of the State as we'll
as another very important official, the
State Printer
The herald., 1897-08-04

Britain should exhibit as much as she
may with honor the spirit of concession
toward the United States. 1t is not that
in case of general European war Eng
land would look to the United States for
an ally. 1t is simply that she hopes to
find no spirit of hostility toward her
when the hour of the mighty struggle
comes.
This theory is of course mere conjec-
ture. The foreign policy of European
nation is not such that he who runs may
read. But there is logic in the view
that Great Britain hopes to have the
moral support of the United States
when the eastern question shall be
brought to the supreme test, because
'blood is thicker than water" and If one
shakes his head and considers the pref
udices that exist in this country, why,
that opens up a new question.
The herald., 1897-08-04

price of wheat in the markets of the
world and the advance has been more
advantageous to the people of the Pa
cific coast than to those of any other
part of the nation. because the countries
in which there is deficit are nearer to
this section than to any other, and the
cost of transportation is in their favor.
The people of India have had to be fed
from charitable contributions and tbs
people of Australia have been compelled
to draw heavily upon their resources to
avoid starvation.
The misfortunes Of others have been
good fortune to ue. Providence has smiled
upon this country while it has frowned
upon others. Natural causes. and not
policies Of the party in power, have pro-
duced the very welcome advance in the
prices of food products. This country
has often been favored by fortune. We
call to mind the year Immediately pre-
ceeding the resumption of specie pay
ment. The problem was, how shall the
gold resources, necessary to enable the
government to resume, be acquired with
out resort to the sale of bonds which
the resumption act authorized? The
favors Of providence solved it for us
For three years there were short crops
in Europe, but in this country they were
large, and our exports in con-
sequence far exceeded our imports and
the balances of trade in our favor gave
US the requisite quantum of gold with
which to resume specie payment with
out the slightest inconvenience. Public
policies may have much to do with i'm
of business conditions, but
ent advance in the price of wheat
The herald., 1897-08-04
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

James F. Davis of Ellsworth, Me-, who
died there recently, was elected the first
MAYOR when Ellsworth was incorporated
as city in 1863.
Rev. DR.. Greer has declined the place of
coadjutor bishop of Rhode Island, to which
he was elected at the recent diocesan con-
vention in Providence.
1t is reported from Paris that the art
gallery of the late Sir William Hood Stew
art, composed of modern masterpieces.
will be sold in New York next January.
Miss Ethel Rebecca Benjamin, LII. B..
aged 25, of Dunedin, New Zealand, having
passed the bar examination, is the first wo-
man admitted to practice as barrister and
solicitor in Australian courts.
Mrs. Anna Bulen, aged 81, living at Dub
lin, wrote the queen congratulating her
upon her diamond jubilee, stating that she
remembered seeing the jubilee of George
III. Queen Victoria took pains to have
reply sent as follows: 1.-THE private secre-
tary is commanded by the queen to thank
Mrs A. Bulen for her kind letter."
Mrs. Homer Vessel has some beautiful
jewelry. She has an Icelandic silver belt,
which came from Rome. She has also some
fine old Dutch silver. including number
of rare old spoons, with very long handles.
One is surmounted by a tiny windmill,
which is movable. There are various de-
signs Of unique character.
The herald., 1897-08-04
MULTIPLICATION

During the presidency of Andrew Jack
son the doctrine of notification was
started in South Carolina by John c.
Calhoun, who declared that any state
had a right to pass law declaring null
and void any act of congress which
might be considered unconstitutional.
A state convention was held to advocate
this policy. President Jackson sent a
military force against the state and
threatened to hang Calhoun for treason
if he and his followers did not recede
from this position and obey the laws of
congress. They receded-Jackson hav-
ing announced that by the eternal, this
thing must stop"
1t was this same doctrine of states
rights that led to the rebellion and the
civil war. That question was settled by
question regarding the power of the
president or one of his cabinet officers
to nullify or set aside an act of congress
seems never to have been settled.
1t would seem as though a member
of the presidents official family could not
have as much power asa sovereign state
in the way of nullifying law. 1t would
seem as though a state might do what
an individual-even a government Off
cial-might not do. And yet it has been
decided that state cannot set aside
a law of congress, and it has not been so
definitely decided that a member of the
presidents cabinet may not do so.
Congress passes a law declaring that
a certain tariff shall be collected on GER
tain goods imported into the United
States. South Carolina in convention
assembled led by John c. Calhoun, de-
clares that so far as that state is con-
cerned 1t will not permit the collection
of such tariff. President Jackson said
to Calhoun: stop that or I'll hang you."
John stopped.
About three-quarters of a century
later congress passes another law di-
recting the secretary of war to spend
$780, 900 constructing a harbor of COM
merce and refuge at the port of San
Pedro in the state Of California. The
secretary of war says: Congress be
id"
oh, for an Andrew Jackson in the
presidents chair just now to tell that
secretary Of war to obey the laws of
congress or be tried for treason and
hung.
Things are different now from what
they were. Jackson Is dead
The herald., 1897-08-04
THE CODE COMMISSION

The last legislature in providing for
commission to compile or codify the laws
of the state did wise thing. In the best
of states crudities and Inconsistencies
will creep in and impair the harmony
of the system of legislation, and hence.
essary. In state like California, where
every legislature has been prolific in
passing laws, and where legislators have
been chosen with too little onsidera tion
in respect to intelligence or integrity, it
is inevitable that statutes should be so
jumbled that none except with great
difficulty can determine what the law
is on any subject. The fact is that for
many years the supreme court of Cali
fornia has spent much of its time in CIV
ing Interpretation and harmony to stat
utes and in settling the question of their
constitutionality
To the personnel of the commission
appointed by Governor Budd there
seems to be no objection, and much ben
work to be done is immense as well as
important, and the commission can, and
we have no doubt will, render invalua-
BILE service to the commonwealth.
The primal thing to be done is compil-
alton or codification of existing statutes,
and in doing this it will bring TO light
crudities and inconsistencies to the full
est extent. The law confers the power
also on the commission to recommend
changes which the members may deem
desirable; or, in other words they are
required to make two reports, one show
ing what the laws are, and the other
showing what in their judgment the
laws should be. The latter report, if the
commissioners give the subject thorough
consideration, will be the more valuable,
and if they meet the high expectations
of the public their views ought to and
will have great weight with the next
legislature, provided always the people
elect to represent them.
The commission is composed of law
yers who are familiar with the course
of judicial procedure. One of the i'm
portant things to be done is in regard
to that procedure, revision of which
should be thorough, especially in the
superior courts, on the lines of expedit-
ing business and lessening the cost of
litigation. For centuries the laws de-
lay" has been tantalizing to people who
are compelled to resort to the courts. 1t
is a very old maxim that Justice de-
,ayed is justice denied" 1t cannot be
disputed truthfully that the practice in
this state causes unnecessary delay as
we'll as needless expense. 1t is general
rule of practitioners to demur to plead
ings, and If the opinions of lawyers are
worth anything, not less than four-fifths
Of the demurrers are frivolous. and they