The Press., 1898-04-21

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 John B. Noble Of East Windsor, has been reappolnted dairy commissioner by Governor Cooke.
 The annual meeting of the Eastern Connecticut Teachers' association will be held at Willimantio May 9th.
 John l.. Houston, 85, formerly presl- dent of the Hartford carpet company, dIed at his home in Thompsonvllle last week Friday morning.
 Eldress Sophia Copley of the Church family of Shakers at Enfield, Mass, died about o'clock last week Thursday even ing. The funeral was held Rt g o'clock Sunday afternoon.
 Governor Cook has appointed Friday, April 29th, as ATbor day, to be approprl- Ately observed by the people, and espec- Ially by tho schools of the state, in plant Ing fruit and ornamental trees, and in ex- eEoises calculated to awaken an interest In the object and purposes of the day.
 At tho session Of the southern New England Methodist conference, which closed Monday, the following local ap- pointmsnts were made c. II. Bates, presidlnR older for Norwich district; East Woodstock, supplied, O. F.. Thayer; i; aurleyvllle and Wllllngton, supplied, c. W. Crabblo; Hazardville, W .S. Mcintyre; :; Mhshapaug, r. A. Adams Quarryville, supplied, J. Riohardson Rockville, W. J. Yates South Coventry, c. A. Purdy Stafford Springs and Crystal Lake, J. I. Bartholomew; StRfrordvIlle, C.. II. Van Natter Holland, Lee church and Wesley chapel, J. O. Adams; Unoasville, W. c. Newell; Vernon, D. W. Adams; Wni- mantle. L. G. Horton; Old Mystic, c. E. Harris; Wakefield, J. F. Hawkins; Fall River, First church, <. o. Benton; Ply mouth, E. F. Clark.
 The superior court opened in Rockville Tuesday morning with the dase of Henry Burke against the city of Rockville for 5000 damages. Damages are claimed on account of n deep cut made in front of the Burke residence, when the city made the new grade on Windsor avenue. The plaintiff was represented by Lawyers Reed of Stafford Springs and Fisk of Rockville, aud tho defendant by Corporation Counsel E. Fl. Bill and Secretary of State Charles Phelps of Rockville. The Rockville, El- lngton and Stafford jurors, H. L. Noble, Joseph Forster, Jr., Otis Snow, c. A. Thompson, ]. w. Witt and l.. k. Lull were excused This left the following nine jurors John II. Steel and Charles s. Hurlburt of Holland, c. B. Stearns of An dover, W. P. Johnson of Columbia, 0. E. Hoxie of Coventry Marshal Porter of Hebron, Edgar Storrs of Mansfield, Charles Nj. Needham of Somers and George w Thayer of Union. Judge Roraback order ed a recess until l.30 Tuesday afternoon 30 that Sheriff Dickinson could secure three talesmen from Holland. At the opening of the afternoon session the fury was impaneled with T. P. Root. Edward +. Fuller and George w. Lansing as the additional jurors. The complaint alleged that the change of grade made by the city was of great damage to Henry Burke. as he would be obliged to lower his house and barns on account of the new grade, and that the city had failed to take steps to ascertain the damage or pay for the same. It Is expected that the case will last number of days.
 At an early hour Tuesday morning, after one of the hardest fought battles between the two houses, congress come to an agree ment and passed the following resolutions {:
 Resolved, by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled
 First-That the people of the island of Cuba are and of right ought to be, free and independent.
 Second-That 1t is the duty of the United States to demand and the govern ment of the United States does hereby de- mand, that the government of Spain at once relinqulsh It's authority and govern ment In the island of Cuba and withdraw It's land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
 Third-That the president of United States be, and hereby Is, directed and empowered to use the entire land and
 
 call into the actual service of the United States, the militia of the several states, to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into effect.
 FOurth-That the United States hereby disolaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction or con- trol over said island except for the pacih- cation thereof, and asserts it's determin- ation when that Is accomplished to leave the government and control of the island to It's people.
 President Mckinley signed both the Cuban resolutions and send the ultimatum to Spain yesterday. By the terms of the vote Spain will be required to answer the ultimatum before midnight of Friday, which Is 6 o'clock on Saturday morning In Madrid, or hostilities will begin forth with between the two countries. As the vote of the government is an ultimatum, Spain has but one submit or fight.
 The Spanish minister and stan left Washington for Spain yesterday. They go by the way of Toronto and Halifax.
 It Is expected that United States minis ter woodford at Madrid will present the ultimatum to the Spanish government to-