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List of Patents

Issued from the United States Patent Office, Tuesday, November g, 1897, for the State of Connecticut, furnished us from the office of Earle & Seymour, solicitors of patents, S6S Chapel street, New Haven, Conn:
 c. N. Black, New Haven, constant current dynamo.
 A. c. Campbell, Waterbury, assignor to E. J. Manville Machine company, rod operating and feeding device. w. c. Higgins, Norwich, boiler. J. A. House, Bridgeport, rotary en- zine
 J, B. Johnson, assignor one-half to c. J. Robertson, New Britain, can opener. J. P. Lavigne, New Haven, split pull ley. ... T. s. Lewis, Waterbury, cover for mucilage reservoirs.
 J. Lines, assignor to Scovill Manufac- turing company, Waterbury, bottle stopper. &3
 w. Reeves, New Haven, kaleidoscope F. A. Seaver, Hartford, trolley pole and stand.
 w. H. Smith, Oakville, handle for tree pruners.
 DESIGNS.
 c. H. Ford, New Haven, coffin plate H. Krauth, Meriden, bottle or jar. w. F. Morton, New Haven, wheel hut band,
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M. STEINERT & SONS Just received a carload of Pianos. The best stock in Connecticut to select from at Steinert's.
 777 CHAPEL STREET.

of nearly 11a. The southwesterns were weak, notwithstanding very favorable showings of earnings for the first week in November. That for Missouri Pacific showed an increase of $1S60OO over the corresponding period of last Year and Kansas and Texas, an increase of near ly $S0000. Chesapeake and Ohio was the only railroad to report a decrease for the first week, which amounted to $14249. The railway list was weak throughout and net losses of a point or upward are shown all through the &C., tive list. The dealings in Sugar were almost one-fourth of the total. There was falling off in activity in the bond market and prices declined in the lat ter part of the day. Total sales, $1,- 440,000. United States fours regular and the new fours coupon rose A bid and the twos and the new four regu- lars F bid
 Following are the closing prices re- ported by Prince & Whitely, bankers and brokers, 46 Broadway, New York, and IS Center street, New Haven:
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FtmamctaI.
Stocks Unable to Hold Their Gains and De-
 cline, Wiping Ont Advances.

Stocks Unable to Hold Their Gains and De- cline, wiping Ont Advances.
 New York, Nov. 11.--Stocks proved
 unable to hold the gains of yesterday and prices to-day declined to an ex- tent which practically wiped out all of yesterdays advances, net declines ex- tending to a point or over in a. large number of standard active shares. The decline of American securities in London before the opening here caused weakness at the outset and London was also quite an active seller in this market all day. After quite a strenu- ous resistance to the decline just after the opening the market gave way and with the exception of periods of dull ness and steadiness the course of the prices was downward during the re- mainder of the day. The London sell ing was quite a factor in the decline and the revised estimate of yesterdays decision concerning the antitrust law by the appellate division of the su- preme court at Albany was also a de- pressing influence.
 Apparently the conviction in Wall street that the law had been declared unconstitutional obtained until to-day
 and a realization that the validity of the law had not been passed upon and
 that the incidental opinion expressed
 in the decision rather pointed towards
 upholding it's validity materially weak
 ened prices. This weakness was es-
 pecially manifest in the coalers and the industrial specialties and had some
 thing to do with the sharp decline in Sugar, which at the extreme amounted to points. Sugar was moreover weak ened by special considerations, one of
 which was the probability that the con- trol of the Hawaiian crop was about to pass to it's competitors. There was also some apprehension as to the final
 decision of the government on the question of countervaling duties of Dutch refined sugars, question which is the subject of the diplomatic nego- tiations. The dealings in this stock were large and the fluctuations in it's price affected the market by sympathy quite strongly.
 Consolidated Gas also suffered one of it's characteristic slumps of 61s points to 190. Sugar touched a price to-day fully point lower than it's pre- vious low point on the present move ment, but it rallied quite strongly a full point in the closing transactions Peo- ples' Gas, the successor to Chicago Gas. was markedly heavy throughout the day and closed with net decline
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AN oLD-TIME CONDUCTOR,
Crude Methods on Trains of Fifty Year'
 

Crude Methods on Trains of Fifty Years
 Ago.
 William Fl. Banks, who died in Dan bury, was, when the Danbury and Nor walk Railroad was established in the fall of 1852, one of the first conductors employed.
 During his first few trips as conduc- tor he would step into the secretary's office and turn out his pockets upon the desk, leaving that gentleman to count the cash. This became montonous after a time and MT. Banks was told that he must keep track of the differ ent amounts paid him. He thought this impossible, but finally mastered the task, though he would often turn in several dollars more than his report called for, stating that he had taken it in, but could not account for it.
 On one occasion he reported the fact that a big fat woman got upon the train and held her daughter upon her lap, intending to pass her through for half fare. MT. Banks insisted on full fare and remarked to his superiors: Why, that gal was big enough to be courtin,' instead of settin' on mammy's lap'
 Another time man was found on board the train with no money to pay his fare to NorWallz. Conductor Banks addressing the passenger said: "Well, j. must have your fare" He then accord ingly borrowed the required amount from fellow passenger so as not to beat the company, as he did not happen to have the money himself.
 It is also said that MT. Banks one day noticed a tramp walking down the track near Branchville. He felt sorry for the fellow, and stopping the train told the tramp to get on board and he would pay his fare through.
 Dr. William J. Rider, the dentist, tells of a personal knowledge of Conductor Banks obliging ways. He was on the train as it pulled out of South Norwalk when Conductor Banks espied two la- dies coming down the street in the dis tance. He promptly jerked the bell rope and stopped the train, waiting un- til they nearly reached the corner. Would you like to rider" politely in quired the conductor, and upon receiv- ing negative answer he again pulled the bell rope and the train rolled on, It is also said that he would often stop train between stations to oblige some passenger who wanted to get off near his home.
 In answering questions, MT. Banks was | always very explicit. A passenger once asked him what station they were stop ping at as the train rolled into Winni- | pauk. "Why this Is Winnipauk, or Uncle John Lounsbury's station. Uncle John runs the mills over wonder and he | is an uncle of mine," was the reply.
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by reason of any special fitness for the position. , .r-
 Ut was Worden's good luck that he was assigned to the Monitor, for the result of the fight made the vessel and all on board famous.
 '"The brave part that he played in the fight was recognzed by congress, and he was rapidly promoted to high rank, which other officers obtained only after twenty years of service,
 q remember him well when he first came on board the Monitor about Q month before the fight He had just been released from prison and looked thin and sallow. He had the appear ance of one dying from fever complaint, never thought it possible for him to Hive long.
 During the fight he was cool and col- lected. I recall an incident which I do not remember ever seing published The pilot house was situated in the bow of the Monitor, quite away from the turret. During the fight I was in the turret with other officers, when sud denly we saw Lieutenant Worden climbing up where we were. Without saying anything he opened one of the turret doors and stepped out on the deck in full view of the enemy. "'Why, captain, what's the trouble? exclaimed several of the officers in as- tonishment at his fearless act. T can't see well enough from the pilot house. came the quiet reply. T wanted to get out here for a moment | to take in the whole situation.' Then | looking around for a few moments, he came inside.
 Lieutenant Worden was very popu- I lar with officers and men alike. They all worshipped him. Although only for ty-five years old at the time of the Mon. itor- -Merrimac fight, he looked almost sixty. He wore long beard at the
 time. and looked just as the recent pie.
 lures made him appear.
 q last saw Admiral Worden at the ceremonies attending the removal ot Ericsson's body to it's final resting place. Only a handful of persons were admitted to the ceremony. They were
 those who survived from the officers and men of the Monitor. Admiral Wor.
 den was in carriage with Secretary
 Tracy. He was very feeble, and his
 end even then seemed but a short way
 off, and yet that was several years o."-Troy Daily Times.
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Government Bonds.
Quotations of Active Bonds.

The following quotations on bonds are furnished by Boody Mcclellan X Co.,, bank CTS, 57 Broadway, New York, and S7 Or ange street, New Haven:
 Rid Aelo,I
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FAMOUS GOSHEN CHEESE.
Sketch of Once Prosperous Connec-
 ticut Industry.

tlcut Industry.
 The Waterbury American Goshen correspondent, Mir Lucas, continues his sketches of old7time conditions in that famous old town in the Litchfield hills. In his last he speaks of the famous Goshen cheeses.
 The time was when Goshen cheeses were known, from Boston to New Or leans, and all over the islands of the West Indies; when every farmers wife was a cheesemaker and prided herself on the product of her hands. In the earlier days the farmer peddled his cheese wherever he could find market, same as any other product of the farm. In 1792, Alexander Norton made the experiment of carrying his cheese to South Carolina, His experiment was a success, and he continued the business for about fifteen years, adding other dairies to his own. Then Birdsey Nor ton took up the trade, followed by Moses and Erastus Lyman, and Wad- hams and Thompson, H. N. Lyman and others, in a small way.
 It was left, however, for A. Miles and son, of West Goshen, through their New Haven shippers, Henry Trow- bridge and H. Trowbridges sons, to open the West Indies market, where for forty years was swallowed, figura- lively and literally, almost the entire make of Goshen and surrounding towns The number of cows kept in the town during the first year of this century probably equaled the number at any time since, although the high prices which followed the close of the war of the Rebellion tempted every man with a bit of land to the making of cheese. With cheese selling at the islands for gold, and gold worth $250 in New York, it can readily be seen how the dealer could pay IS cents naked for the cheese, box and ship them to the West Indies and sell at same price, even, or less, and double his money, and the currency was legal tender for debts and the farmers made money.
 The greatest number of cheeses bought boxed and shipped in any one year, by any one firm, was in 1866 by Hart & Co.,, of West Goshen, who hand led more than A 4,00O boxes, made by the farmers of Goshen and other towns; a portion of which were received and for warded at Norfolk and Winsted. The celebrated pineapple -cheeses were in- vented in Goshen by Deacon Lewis M. Notron, who began manufacture in 1908 and 1S43 started the first tcheesefactoryi Il this country, a factory still running, at the old stand. Until within few years the patron made his milk into curd, which was gathered daily blythe factory teams. but now the milk is delivered direct from the yards or barns by the producer, thus insuring a full cream foundation to start upon. The cheese business gave birth to oth- CT trades, as boxes must be had, etc. Slowly but surely the reputation of homemade Goshen cheese died in the
 markets. Its quality did not improve, and Ohio and Pennsylvania competed, while the Unadilla Valley surpassed it in every way, and the business ceased about ten years ago. A butter factory now works up the produce of West Goshen dairies, reaching to Cornwall Hollow and North Goshen, and is sue cessful.
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ON THE MONITOR WITH woRDEN

ON THE MONITOR WITH WORDEN. A Veterans "Reminiscences of the Mon- itor-Merrimac Battle in Hampton Roads.
 '"rhe important part which opportu- nifty plays in the lives of men is well illustrated by the career of the late Ad- miral WoEden," remarked Captain Lou is N. Stodder of the United States rev. enue cutter service and United States supervisor of anchorages, port of New York, as he sat one day last week in his room in the barge off1ce Captain Stodder has the distinction of being the last survivor of the officers who were assigned to duty on the Monitor when it began it's career, and who remained in constant service on the vessel until the end off Cape Hatteras
 By a singular coincidence, Captain Stodder's room almost overlooks the statue erected in Battery park to the memory of Ericsson, once his intimate friend.
 You sec" continued the captain, naval officers were not over-plentiful at the beginning of the war, and the officials at Washington had to make the best use of the material they had in hand. In fact, great many officers were enrolled from the merchant ma rine service. I went into the service from the merchant marine myself. I think the fact that Worden, then rank ing only as lieutenant, was placed in command of the Monitor, would show that that vessel was looked upon as rather a doubtful experiment by the government, and that the selection of a man to take command was not made
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MASONS OF HIGH DEGREE.
Banquet of Knights Templar in Meri-
 den


 Meriden, Nov. 1o-A meeting of the past grand commanders, the present officers of the grand commandery, Knights Templar, together with the past commanders and elective officers of St. Elmo commandery of this city, was held in the Winthrop hotel yester- day afternoon, a banquet being served at 2 o'clock. Only business of a pri- vate nature was transacted.
 The officers of the grand commandery present were: ,, sf R. F. G. C.-Samuel M. Bronson of Hartford
 E. G. CIV. E. Risley of Waterbury. E. G. J. WA. E. Fuller of Dan- bury.
 E. G. St. BE. F. Fuller of Williman- tic.
 F. S. Sw. B.--J. w. Mix of Yalesville. E. G. W.-F. E. Stoddard of New Ha- ven.
 E. G. RE. c. Birdsey of Meriden. The past grand commanders in at- tendance were: w. R. Higby, Henry Woodward, F. H. Parmelee, N. J. Well ton, J. H. Walsh, w. E. Seeley, F. H. Wa1dron, c. F. Billings, c. B. Ware,
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 Manhattan By con mtg g 4s.... 931a 94
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 Northern Pac prior gen mtg 4s.. 91 9tA Northern Pac. gen. lien g 3s.... 5S 5S4 Oregon Short Line con 5s. ..... 92A 93
 Phila. X Reading gen mtg 4s.... S3 S31a Rio G. X w. 1st mtg Is. .... S115 S2i5 Southern Ky 1st con 5s.. 91t5 914 St. Louis & s. list mtg 5s. .-. 71i% 73
 Texas X Pacific 1St mtg 5s... 95 9J15 Wabash Ky Co., 1st mtg Js. .1O51A 105j5
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Taking Things Easy.-Reporter- Anybody injured in the practice game to-day?" Football captain-'fNo; the boys went real easy to-day They are saving themselves up for the champion, ship game tomorrow. Robinson got his nose broken, Smith lost an ear, Dob son got a few teeth kicked out, Jacock dislocated his jaw and broke 8 few fingers, but nobody got what you could really call hurt. t."-Judge.
 Professor-Margaret please take the cat out of the room. I cannot have it making so much noise while I am at work Where is 1t?
 Margaret-Why, sir, you are sitting on it-Boston Post.
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Investment Securities.

30 shares Winchester Avenue RR. Go. stock.
 50 shares Southern New England Tele- phone Co., stock 40 shares West Shore RR Go. stock. 10 shares New Haven Water Go stock 2,000 New Haven & Centerville RR Go. 5 per cent. bonds 5000 Waterbury Traction Co., , per cent. bonds.
 5000 Norwich Gas & Electric Go. 5 per cent. bonds. 5,ovy Central RR. &s Electric Go. 5 per cent. bonds 1000 Middletown Street Rh. 5 per cent. bonds.
 For sale by
 H. C. WARREN & co.
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Condition of the Treasnru.

Washington, Nov 11.-To-days state ment of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance, $2O3.- 169, 9,063; gold reserve, S155, ,O55, ,O5O: net silver, $16, 142, ,314; United States notes in the treasury, $39, 437, ,95S; treasury notes of 1890 S4,35S, ,O37; total receipts this day, sTS2, AS; total receipts this month, S9,5S5,146; total receipts this year, S114, ,335, 416; total expenditures this day, S1, POP 900; total expenditures this month, 3,715,OOO; total expendft- ures this year, s156. ,2SO; deposits. in national .tnks, ST. 729, ,06;.
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F, A. Spencer, I. L, Gardner, Costello Lippltt, Christian Swartz Hugh Stirling and l.. II. Johnson.
 H. Wales Lines, grand treasurer of the grand encampment of the United States, and the following past com- manders of St. Elmo commandery sat down to dinner: F. J. Doolttle, l.. D. Coe, W. F. Davis, E. B. Everitt, Mat thew Beatty, G. H. Wilcox, J. S. Stokes and c. B. Terrell of Walling- ford
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Chicago Market,

Chicago. Nov. il. ,Wheat-Dec. new, 937s, old, s67s Jan, 91 Ncsi coirnIpec., G6 27; May, soss. Oats-Dec., 20; May, p. Pork-Bec., 7.45; Jan, 8.40G42. Lard-Dec., 4.20@22; Jan, 4.350l37. Ribs-Dec., 4.35; Jan, 4.37640 N. Y. Wheat-Dec., 97; May, 941s. N. '. Corn-Dec., 32Ll; May, 35l5.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10

bind the action of any man who does not
attend it, otherwise you would wipe out
the independence and the individuality of
every man who goes to the Legislature.
1t must be remembered that there is a
difference between a party principle and
the act of selecting gentleman to repre-
sent that principle. The party issue is
that he must be Republican, and with
that exception every man can exercise his
independent action with respect to his
choice, and he is not bound TO go into
caucus or by the action OF those who do.
Thirty-one men who are instructed have
no right to go into caucus, for the reason
that if they are less than a majority of the
whole they cannot carry out their part of
the agreement.
''If they go in with the agreement that
sufficient number of those present will
agree with them and thus attempt to bind
the rest, that is scheme, and would be
good if the number in caucus were .sutfi-
;ient to elect, and If there is no under
standing the pledged men have no right
to go there, because they would be in
danger of violating their pledges. There
is no National council in existence where
the majority can control the minority in
the selection of an individual candidate.
l am absolutely of the belief that every
man can exercise his right outside of any
CAUCUS"
A very pertinent question asked by
Judge DAILY during the discussion was the
following:
''Ycu admit that the thirty-one under
I'M INT
they are sure that thirty-one will be
majority of the caucus by reason of their
instructions. but that any mum Der greater
than majority of the whole can bind the
whole party. L will admit, of course, that
in practical politics any procedure that
wins out is good, but how would it be if
the forty-three should go into caucus and
determine upon the election of Mr.. Way
mire2 Would that, under your theory,
com pei the thirty-one instructed mbers
of the Legislature to vote for Mr.. Way
mire?'
There is not very large percentage of
the members of the Legisla ture left in
town, and those are hard at work answer
ing correspondence and preparing bills.
Letters and kilograms continue pouring
III iIOIu IuC oOutu ~ tuclI representatives,
setting forth that the constituencies are
not Tor Mr.. Perkins and that the delegates
to the conven tons were not authorized to
adopt resolu utions favoring the reelection
of Senator Perkins, but were sent to nom.
mate can didates for Offices. Hence the
instructions given by county and Assem-
ply district conventions were not valid
and need not be followed. There is talk
here that Horace Davis of San Francisco
will be injected into he fight for Cabi-
net position. This. if true is regarded by
the friends of Mr.. Waymire as an attempt
inspired by the Perkins pull to defeat Mr..
Waymire for the Cabinet in revenge for
his boiling the alleged caucus the other
evening.
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Republicans Are Not Bound by
Pledges or the Frultless
Con ference.
PERFIDY AND DISEONOR OF A
SENATOR'S CAMPAIGN.
Managers of the Incum bent No Longer
Boastful, but SkirmisA Vainly
for Support.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. 9.-The
leading and almost the only topic of
discussion among Legislators here is
the opinion of Judge DAILY OF the Code
Comm issiOn to the effect that the Re-
publican members not bound by
the action of the recent alleged caucus.
Tonight the Judge, in a discussion in
the lobby of the Golden Eagle Hotel,
repeated his opinion, and emphasized
it in a manner that could admit of
neither misund erstanding or dispute.
1t is conceded on all hands that If
Senator Perkins is not elected on the
first ballot next Tuesday he will be out
of the fight for good. He is a most
out of the fight now, with one leg in
the political grave, for it is well un-
derstood, and not denied, that seven
of the pledged fifty-eight who voted at
the alleged caucus will vote for Samuel
HI. Shortridge il Senator Perkins fails
of election on the first attempt.