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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-06-18

and thereby entitled to recognition under
that name. Being both legally design
ated and popularity known as Brooklyn,
letters will be addressed Brooklyn for q
long time to come and not fail of proper
delivery, whatever the postoffice name.
The department should not run counter
to custom and usage, but follow it. The
name Brooklyn is dear to many, euphoni-
GUS, practicable for use, without object
lon, and already generally known and
recognized. Another name equally good
should not be considered. The only ex-
cuse for a change would be that the
reasons favoring it greatly outweigh
those for retaining the old name. The
weight of logic and reason, however. is
against change.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-06-18
TRUMBULL.
CHURCH NOTES.

The Children's day concert at the
church, Sunday evening, was largely at
tended in spite of the storm, and the ex.
ercises passed off very happily and credi-
tably. The school has greatly improved
in singing under the training Of the
superintendent, Mr. Plumb.
An audience of nearly $50 was present
at Bethany mission Sunday afternoon to
the exercises by the school, which were
of more than usual interest. At the close
Rev w. F. White baptized two children
The prayer meetings held on Friday
evening are becoming very helpful and
the interest in them is increasing. Sixty.
five were in attendance at the last meet.
ing, and nearly all of those who attend
90 nowhere else to church.
Huts are being put up near the reser-
voir which are to be occupied by about
40 Italians who are to be sometime en-
gagged in repairing the dam.
A party of young men are camping
out near the reservoir.
Mr. Bookstaver has rented the house
lately occupied.by Frank Plumb, and
will occupy it this week.
Miss Mile Burton is quite i'll with
rheumatism.
The White Plains school will close FRI
day afternoon for the summer. The
school is planning to go on picnic that
day.
Daniel Ward has been quite i'll, but is
slowly improving.
The tTrumbull Christian Endeavors
who ride wheels have been invited to
join the parade in Bridgeport, July 5.
The Grange observed Children's night
appropriately and many were present to
enjoy the exercises.
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WORK FOR TEMPERANCE.

The s. OF T. will hold . public temper
ance meeting in the Congregational
church on Friday, evening june is, at
7.45 O'Clock, at which Rev Messrs
Thompson, Keneston and Ludington and
K. L. Staples win make addresses. There
will be music and recitations.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-06-18

In the breezy New Haven Palladium
we find this comment on a paragraph
which appeared in our Bethel letter: "a
dowery Bethel correspondent inventories
the charms of that beautiful and moral
town in this fashion:
Mature has clothed the earth in an
abundant garb of green grass. Every
tree and shrub 10 weighted with foliage.
The lowland meadows are yellow with
buttercups and the hillsides are white
with daisies. Along the roadside in the
wooded districts may be found the ivy
and the honeysuckle in full bloom and
pretty ferns of many varieties which may
be gathered by every chick and child In
the land without fear or favor of man
kind
1t isn't to be wondered at that Wort
man, who represents that demonstrated
town in the Legislature, wreaths his Ian
guage in garlands and bouquets and fes-
toons of poetic fancy"
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has had an efficient teacher in the person
of Miss Ida Williams.
Mrs E. B. Booth has made four
weeks visit with relatives in New Mil
ford.
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Ii. n. AYRES,
3Sl Main st., Bridgeport.

OF the parish. The design is plain but in
keeping, and the vases are a beautiful ad-
dition to the altar furnishings. They are
the gift of Miss Juliette Beards lev.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-06-18
HUNTINGDON.

A new library OF So books has been put
lnsthe Booths Hill sehooIhouse. The
scho OIL closed, last Friday. The school
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-06-18
LITCHFIELD COUNTY.

Total increase, $685., goo
Grand total of county, $3l, 1881 ,847.
Towns not raised: Litchf1eld, Winches-
ter, Barkhamstead, Bethlehem, Bridgew ster,
CoIebrook. Goshen, Harwtnton, Morris, New
Hartford. North Canaan, Plymouth Roxbury,
Sharon, TorringtoEs Warren-16.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-06-18
THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD sHEPHER

The Episcopal society at recent meet
ing organized by electing John 81. Bar
low as senior warden, Charles G. Burr
junior warden and number of vestry-
men. They decided the name to be the
Church OF the Good Shepherd
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-06-18

The Bentley case, which las occupied
the attention of the court at Bridgeport
for the past three weeks, was finished
last Wednesday and decided in favor Of
the borough. He sued the borough for
$4,000 for injury from falling on a slip
perry sidewalk, at time when there had
been an ice storm. .-
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY.

Total increase, $7,5l5,000
Grand total OF county, 1925, $4,000.
Towns not raised: Bridgeport, Brook
ield, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Huntington,
Monroe, New Canaan New Fairfield, Nor
walk Redding, Sherman, Wilton-13.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-06-18
Fairfield County News
SHELTON.

THE BOROUGH WINS IN THE BENTLEY
CASE.
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EASTON

TWENTY YEARS CONSECUTIVE TEACH
ING.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-18
WRECKERS' DEADLY WORK.
CR0SSTIES PILED ON A TRACK
CAUSE WOUNDS AND DEATH.

Engineer CIemOns So Terribly Hurt
That His Death Is Certain-Oth
of the Crew ns Well as an Express
Messenger and IA Postal Clerk.
Badly Injured-A Bad Smash-Up in
Texas Caused by Fiends in Human
Form.
Dallas, Tex, Jan. 1.-THE through ex-
press from st, Louis on the Iron Noun
tain and Texas and Pacific route, due at
Dallas at $40 o'clock a. M, was wrecked
last night at the little station of Forest.
in Cass county, near Sprlngdale. Engl-
neer Clemons had both legs broken and
sustained other injuries so severe that he
died to-day. His home was at Marshall.
Tex. The express messenger is reported
as being fatally injured and postal route
agent seriously injured. The wreck was
the work of train wreckers, who had piled
crossties on the track. The full details
have not yet reached Dallas. Two trains
have been abandoned and two others are
late and are expected to arrive between 8
and 10 O'Clock tonight. Half a dozen or
more passengers are reported injured but
none fatally. The engine and three cars
mail, baggage and express, were thrown
down an embankment, but no passenger
coaches left the track
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-18

by the emperor and Chancellor Won Ho-
henlohe was most cordial and it is be-
lieved that the assurances which he will
receive in regard to the status of the drei-
bund powers in view of certain European
complications, the proposed increase of
armaments and other matters will be en-
tirely satisfactory to the Austrian gov
ernment.
The appointment of Count Muraveff,
who is friend of France and pronounce
ed Germanophobe, to the office of Russian
minister of foreign affairs, has been made
the subject of very undignifed discus
sion in the German press, and was the sub
ject of a scare, which is now subsiding.
The appointment of a successor to Prince
LobenoH, the Messenger says, remains in
suspense The fact is now recognized here
that the promotion of Count Muraveff
need not excite the least degree of dis
quiet in Germany.
The number of German royalties who
are already booked for attendance at the
queens jubilee in England includes a large
list OF names figuring in the Almanaeh de
Gotha. 1t is the desire of the kaiser that
there shall be the fullest attendance of
queen Nictoria's German relatives The
Grand Duke and Duchess, the Crown
Prince and Princess of Roumania with
others of the Saxe-Coburg Gotha family;
Prince and Princess Aribert of Anhat
and some of the Mecklenburg- -Strelitz fam
lily, will attend the celebration. The czar,
with the czarina, if her health permits,
will take part in the London festivities.
The opposition of the produce bourses to
the new bourse law is still confined to the
exchanges of Prussia proper. Operations
through the Berlin, Breslau, Stettin, and
Dantzig organizations proceed, but the rec
ord of dealings by no means comes up to
that of the same period in 1885, The
stock bourses are also feeling the pinch of
the new laws most acutely. If the dimin-
ution of transaction continues, the brokers
agree, Berlin will lose her position as an
international market for securities and be-
come merely sort of minor local bourse.
Herr Giesen, the editor of the Frankfort
Gazette, who was recently arrested for
refusing to disclose the identity of the
author of an article published in his pa
per containing insulting references to the
emperor. has been released. The offense
OF the writer of the article was lese ma
Jeste, but the authorities failed in their
efforts to induce Herr Giesen to disclose
the name of the author of the article and
the matter was dropped.
The imperial decree dissolving the Aus
trian Reichsrath is likely to be issued on
Jan. 81, the general elections will occur
about March Is, and the new Reichsrath
is to assemble the first week in May.
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CONGRESSIONAL FORECAST.
PROBABLE ACTION THIS WEEK IN
THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.

The CamerOn-Cuban Resolution APP
pnrentIy ThrOttIed For the Pres
ent at Lcast-The Nicaraguan Gu
nal and the Republican "Steering''
COmmittce-The Pending Extradi-
tiOn Treaties to BE Disposed OF
This Week.
Washington. Jan. 1.-THE appropriation
bills will demand the attention of the
Senate this week. The army bill has
been reported, and the military academy
and legislative bills will be reported from
the committee tomorrow. Senator Nor
gan Will probably address the Senate to-
morrow on his bill for the appointment
of board of trustees to operate the Pa
citc roads until the governments claim
is liquidated. The Nicaraguan canal
bill, in accordance with the decision of
the republican steering committee, will
be the unfinished business Monday. The
proposition to guarantee the coal bonds
will be antagonized by Messrs. Turpie.
West Teller and others.
There Is no indication OF any intention
to call up the Cameron Cuban resolution
The utteranoes of MIR. Sherman on this
subject since the formal announcement
of his acceptance Of the state department
portfolio are looked upon by his associates
as a request from the incoming adminis-
tration that nothing should be done pend
ing its accession to power. Several in
fuentlal senator's, who were previously
charged with being 'jingoes," have since
their visit to Canton, become very con-
SerVatiVe and no one on the republican
side of the chamber is now urging action
of any kind with respect 10 the war In
Cuba The extradition treaties between
the United States and the Orange Free
State and the Argentine Republic will
probably be disposed of this week, and
the remainder of the time will be devoted
to clearing up unobjected matters on the
calendar.
In the House of Representatives no pro-
! gramme of business has peen arranged
except a Virginia contested election. It
| Is the expectation of the members of the
committee on rules that In the course OF
the week the agricultural and Indian ap-
| preparation bills will be considered
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DEATH BY ASPHIXIATION,
WelI-KnOwn New York Newspaper
Man SuffOcated in Bed.

WeIl-KnOwn New York Newspaper
Man SufrOcated in Bed.
New York, Jan. 17.-Rudd Smith, we'll
known newspaper man, was found dead in
bed this morning at the Putnam house.
Twenty-sixth street and Fourth avenue.
death having been caused by asphyxia-
tion. Mr.. Smith had gone to the hotel
about 1:9O, and was assigned to single
room on the third floor. He was shown
to his room at once, and that was the
last seen of him alive
A chambermaid passing Hr. Smiths
room about $50 o'clock, detected the odor
of gas, and the door was forced The
room was filled with gas, and it was sew
eral minutes before an examination could
be made. Meanwhile a call had been sent
to Bellevue hospital. DR. Powers, who
came with the ambulance, pronounced Mr..
Smith dead, although the body was still
warm. The gas was turned on full head.
Mr. Smith had apparently undressed lei
surely and gotten into bed. On the. table
were powders, probably for the purpose
of producing sleep. An empty paper on
the table indicated that he had taken a
similar powder. Mr.. Smiths associates
are of the opinion that death was due to
an accident. They say he was apparently
in good spirits and light-hearted, and, so
far as known, in perfect health.
Mr. Smith was 3S years of age and had
been in newspaper work in New York and
in the west for about fifteen years He
was a brother of Ballard Smith the Eu-
ropean correspondent His mother and
sister are now in Europe. Mr.. Smith was
one of the telegraph editors on the Jour
nal
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-18
AGENT MOORE DEAD.
Fate of the Man Who Had the seeIcy
Dinner Raided.


New York, Jan. I7.-William 8. Moore,
the theatrical agent. who was the cause
of Capt. Chapman of the Tenderloin sta.
ton, raiding the famous Seeley dinner
at sherry's, by representing that his
step-daughter, Annabelle, the dancer, had
been asked to do an immodest dance, died
at his residence in this city this afternoon
of pneumonia.
Moore was 50 years Of age, and was born
in Philadelphia He was at one time
the manager of the Little Tycoon Opera
Company, and also acted as manager Of
many of II. r. Jacobs theaters and of
Harry Miners Eighth Avenue theater in
this city. He was also manager of the
Imperial Opera Company.
Since the Seeley dinner Moore has been
greatly worried over the publicity that
came to him and his family over the af-
fair. Mrs. Moore thinks her husbands
death was hastened by this worry. She
also says that Moore received many
threatening letters from some Of the
guests at the dinner, who threatened to
'lxnock him out" for what he testified ct
the hearings before Commissioner Grant
at the trial.
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THE CzARINA's ILLNESS.
Physicians order Her Retirement in
Southern Rusnfa.

London. Jan. 1.-THE Sunday Times con-
firms the report Of the illness OF the
czarina. 1t says that her condition, which
is very serious, has ended for the present
the hopes Of the birth Of an heir The
czarina was threatened with a miscar-
rlage, which, however, was averted. She
has since been seriously III and to this
fact was due the abandonment Of the re-
ceptions in the Russian new year week.
Her physicians say that Il Is necessary
for her to take a long rest at Jivadia,
one Of the cars estates in Southern RUS
sia. Here she can have the perfect quiet
which Is requisite 70 her recoVery.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-18
THE PORE IS PLEASED.
The PaDacy Has Always Favored the
Principle OF Arbitration

London, Jan. 1.-THE Rome correspond
ent OF the Chronicle biographies that the
pope expressed the utmost satisfaction
upon hearing OF the signing OF the Anglo
American arbitration treaty. He said he
had hoped that the papacy would be the
permanent tribunal OF arbitration for an
nations, but was glad that the principle OF
arbitration had been adopted by Great
Britain and America.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-18
DOCTOR FoR THE CzAR.
An Osseous Growth Resulting From
Fanatics Assault.


Fanatics Assault.
st. Petersburg. Jan. 17.-Yesterday a
summons was sent to Berlin for Prof
Bergman, the distinguished German sur
geon, to come to this city to perform an
operation upon the czar to prevent the
extension of an osseous excrescence which
has appeared in the region of the Uranium
This trouble is due to the blow inflicted
by a fanatical Japanese upon the car
then the czarowitch, when he was travel
ing in Japan In 1891. His majesty was Wis
iting the town of Otsa on May II of that
year. when he was making a tour CT the
world, and was set upon by the fanatic.
who would probably have inflicted more
serious injuries had II not been for Prince
George of Greece, who accompanied his
majesty, and who knocked the assailant
down.
This osseuos growth, which Prof. Berg
mann will remove, has, combined with
overwork. caused the attacks Of vertigo
from which the czar has suffered for some
time
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-18
JOSEPH G WILLARD DEAD.
A wealthy but Little Known wash
fngtOninn Passes Away.

Washington, Jan. H-Joseph c. Willard,
owner of the well.known Wizards hotel,
died at his residence in this city this
morning. aged about so years. Mr.. Will
lard was a native Of Vermont, and with
his two brothers came here from Albany
many years ago and became owners OF
Wizards hotel. Some years since Joseph
became sole owner Of the hotel property.
Although he was very wealthy and own
ed much valuable real estate in Washing
ton, he has lived as a recluse for many
years, and was little known, except by
name, to the present generation.
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compliance with the state constitution,
which provides that until the House is
organized the members shall meet from
day TO day, serving without pay after a
stipulated time, which has already expired
Those members who favor immediate or
ganization held a caucus tonight and de-
cided to make concession to the filibusters.
There Is no prospect of organization to-
morrow, consequently no vote for United
States senator can be taken before Feb.
i. Senator Mitchell is now the only can
didate on the ground.
Dover Del, Jan. lit is expected that
there may be a rather lively time in the
House tomorrow, when the committee on
elections makes its report in the contest
between Dlckey and Cheairs. The COM
mittee sat until late this morning, count
ing the votes of Newcastle county, in the
contest and will meet again tomorrow.
1t is expected that the committee report
will oust Dickey and give his seat to
Cheairs. 1t is probably Dickey's friends
will not submit quietly to this, and a rum
pus may follow the report.
The democratic legislative caucus which
is set for tomorrow night at o'clock,
will decide who will be the next senator
from Delaware. At the present time the
senatorship lies between Willard Sails
bury, j. T. Wolcott and Gen. r. r. Ken
ney, with a prospect of John f. Saus-
bury getting in the race as a free silver
candidate.
Willard Salisbury is back by the state
administration, but, even with all these
things in his favor, there are things that
make his election doubtful.
The republicans will not go into a eau
Gus. Senators Moore and Aldrich voted
for Col. Henry A. Dupont at the last ses-
sion of the legislature, and they believe
he was elected.
Representative Eliason, while he was
not in the last legislature, believes that
Col. Dupont was elected, and, of course,
he will not vote
The only republican likely to vote Is
Senator Handy, and he will probably go
with the rump House and vote for j. Ed
ward Addicks.
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srBRIDEs DEFALCATION.
An Assistant Postmaster and Various
Officials Involved.

Salt Lake, Utah, Jan. 17.--Frank M. Nc
Bride, assistant postmaster of this city,
was arrested last night on the charge of
embezzlement. He is charged with taxi
ing $4,000 of the money realized from the
sale of stamps since July last. ]. W..
Cunningham, the stamp clerk, is imDli-
Gated also. and was arrested. SO far,
Cunningham's shortage does not appear
to exceed $780,
Postmaster Barrett discovered the de-
falcation on checking up the stock Of
stamps on hand, which was far short Of
the amount the books kept by Mcbride
showed. Mcbride was arraigned, waived
examination and was held in $1,000 bonds.
He Is very well connected, has influential
relatives in Washington, d. c., and is a
nephew of Senator Mcbride of Oregon
He has been living high and spending a
good deal of money lately.
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TRAGEDY IN SPRINGFIELD.
A Murderous Poles Assault ON His
StcpdauEhter.

Springfield, Mass. Jan. H.-There was a
murder and a probable suicide on Sharon
street early this morning. Dominick Kra-
tafoski, a Pole, shot his step-daughter
twice, killing her almost instantly, and
then turning the revolver against himself
put a bullet into his brain. He is now lying
at the hospital, with the prospects against
his recovery.
1t seems the murderer has been crimi-
nally intimate with his step-daughter for
nearly a year. Whenever he is drunk,
which has been quite often, he has tried
to assault her, and she has often com
planned to the police. About a year ago
the police were called to the house to af-
ford her protection against her step
father.
This morning Kratafoski tried to assault
her, she resisted. and In a fit of rage he
shot her. 1t is thought he committed some
crime in Europe before coming to this
country. He is 20 years of age.
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THE scOURGE OF THE EAST.
Little Danger of the Plague Reach-
ing Our shores.


New York, Jan. H.--According to Health
officer Doty. there is little cause to fear
that the bubonic plague may reach New
York. The doctor, who has just returned
from a visit to Egypt, says that he is sat
shed from the quarantine supervision
maintained by English officials at Suez
that there Is little danger Of the disease
passing that point. The Egyptian sanitary
officials, who are all Englshmen, are alive
to the occasion, and have made careful ar
rangements for the inspection, quaran-
tine and dslnfection OF vessels from in
fected districts. The system was already
nearly perfect, having been long In opera
tlon as a protection against cholera.
Having appointed a resident agent at
Suez, DR.. Doty says that he will be kept
fully informed as to the situation there
and on the arrival Of an infected ship he
will be notified by cable.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-18
PEACE AT BYRON AGAIN.
Candidates Exchange Shots over n
Political Contest

Atlanta Ca. Jan. 17.-Peace is restored
at Byron. In the confusion resulting
from third tie between the candidates.
four men. c. c. Richardson, C. L. Bate
man, c. E. Bateman and r. H. Baskins,
engaged in a row yesterday. Richardson
and Clabe Bateman exchanged shots, but
neither were seriously hurt. The parties
connected.
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FOUND DEAD IN BED.
sudden End of weII-KnOvn ana
wealthy BrunswIckinn.

Brunswick, Ca. Jan. 17.--E. Briesenick,
a well-known and wealthy citizen, was
found dead this afternoon. His body was
discovered lying across the bed In his room.
A coroner's inquest rendered verdict OF
heart fallure as the cause OF his death
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-18
AppensIicitls, DendIy work.

New York, Jan 17.-Chevaner Louis
Contencin, consul general to the two sicl-
lies. and one Of the most prominent Ital-
o'clock tonight OF appendicitis.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-18
FREIGHT RATES CUT.
Biggest Railroad War in Years May
Result at Once.

Result at Once.
st. Paul. Mimi, Jan. 1.-THE Minneap-
oils and Sault Ste Marie Railroad Com
pahy created a sensation yesterday even
ing by announcing that on Jan. 25 it will
put into effect a freight rate between
New York. Boston and Atlantic seaboard
points and st. Paul and Minneapolis based
on S1.05 first-class. This is a cut Of 20
cents on a hundred on this class OF
freight. The slash may cause the big
gest rate war in years. The Twin City
Freight Association has been at work to
secure this concession from the $500 the
past eighteen months. The Trunk Line
Association, whose rate is $135, is expect
ed to meet the reduction, If not go below
the 500 figures.