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We're just 100000 less than in 1898, and
this although the increase in the num-
Der of pupils was only $50. / shall have
to retract my retraction."
Mr.. Fox insisted that the proper COM
parison of the cost of the schools should
be made on the total number of pupils
registered instead Of on the average reg
1stration. He said that in his own
school he could accommodate 10, 20 or
80 per cent. more pupils than are now
accommodated, with no increase Of ex-
pense. In conclusion Mr.. Fox said: Il
have been forty-seven years in New
Haven, and to be charged by this man
with dishonesty and insult is something
I can hardly bear"
Alderman Brennan-"On account of
the discourtesy of Mr.. Chase in leaving
the committee without a quorum it
seems that there is nothing to do but
to adjourn. am sorry to disappoint
the citizens here by not being able to
go on"
Mr.. Fox-"Mr. Brennan, ] acknowl-
edge with very great gratitude your
very kind words" (Applause)
The committee than adjourned until
next Tuesday evening, when it is prob
able that Mr.. Fox will be allowed to
resume the questioning of Mr.. Kendall.
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THE WILLOW STREET BRIDGE.


Special Committee Hearing Last Even
ingseveral witnesses Heard.
The special committee on the investi-
cation of the Willow street bridge mat
ter held session last night in the
aldermanic chamber. All the members
of the committee We're present
Henry II. Gladding an engineer, was
the first gentleman to be called upon
for testimony. He said he put down
the pipes in the vicinity of the accident
and was working under the orders of
the city engineer.
Judge Robertson asked Mr. Gladding
If he knew anything of the material
which was used in the filling in around
the gates on the east side Of the bridge,
or when the accident occurred. He said
he did not, but that to the best of his
knowledge his work was done as con-
tracted.
Mr.. Gladding said that on an investi-
cation of the bottom it was found that
1t was SO hard In places that the piles
were unable to be driven in ten feet,
the depth called for in the contract
When asked if he knew the condition
of the bottom at the time the piles were
driven, he said he did not, He said that
the accident in his opinion, was caused
by the dirt or filing being piled up
against the piles. causing them to slide.
The next one called to testify was
Captain Lawrence O'Brien, the builder
of the bridge. He said that the bridge
in every particular was constructed
according to the contract He said that
the contract specified that the piles
should be driven ten feet into the hard
bottom and that in two or three in
stances they were nota rocky substance
was met with, hindering the driving of
the piles, when only eight feet in the
ground.
When asked if the piles were in good
Continued on Seventh Page.)
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+ Mr.. Fox then explained his reasons
for writing the letter in reply to Clerk
| Hewlett, and said that he wrote it to
/ publicly acknowledge any mistake
which he might have made. He said:
II came here and saw how diaphanous
the statements made by the represent
tatiVes of the board of education We're.
There was, however, no cross question
ing. | didn't know Mr. Chase then,
and 7 said to myself that it was too
bad that there was not lawyer ON the
committee, and SO l offered to assist the
committee. / was willing to give my
! services as cross questioner to the COM
! m1ttee to bring out the facts for the
benefit of the taxpayers. / am not
ashamed Of it. | don't think / made a
mistake. 1T was no reflection on the
competency of the committee if l, who
have devoted my life to educational
matters offer advice. You are business
men. You have your own work to at
tend to. I saw how Mr.. Kendall and
his friends We're concealing facts
THE editorials in the Evening Reg
lister did more to throw discredit on
this committee than anything else be-
fore they were stopped. The person
who wrote them made more reflections
than l have. In fact those editorials
worked on me so that I made up my
mind that | would help you. That pa
per within year had been Just as
strong as / have been on this question
AS for the statement that I said that
if I could meet Mr.. Kendall in public
debate I would not care to appear here,
that is not strictly true. I said that I
would like to be heard at two more
meetings. I expected that if Mr. Ken
dali would debate with me the members
of the court of common council, the
members of this committee, and the
members of the board Of finance would
be present and hear the facts brought
out.
You little know the pressure that has
been brought to bear on me to induce
me to conceal the facts. I have been
threatened personally and told that l
would meet Henry L.. Goodwin's fate. !
don't know what that was. / think |
that I know as much about.the schools |
of this city as Mr.. Kendall does and as
much, as most of the members of the
board Of education, and l have been
lDiu 81 Wy OllG VI luCIII. nave HOL |
made one incorrect statement before
this committee which, so far as know,
/ have not retracted. The statement
that $12550 is spent for supervisors /
think | can show was correct. l felt
deeply indignant at Mr. Kendall that
he for two weeks allowed to go without
denial his statement concerning super
visors in Dwight school, thereby plac-
ing the teachers of That school in lie.
don't claim to be infallible, as some
people claim for the board of education
think that can prove that there are
in the schools of whom no
account is given, and thereby show that
am not 5000 out of the way in my
statement of the cost of supervisors.
am assailed by this man because I did
acknowledge when l made a mistake.
have ascertained that free text books
lid come in under Mr.. buttons super
ntendency, and that shows that under
Mr.. Dutton the current school expenses
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New York, New Haven and
Hartford II. II.
October 1G. 1889.

FOR NEW YORK-*4:05. 1850. x6:1O.
x:o0. $500, 1910. $50. 1885, x10:30 a.
M, 'l2:00. 1906, "1:30 (parlor CAT lin
lted), Sl:35, 200, 1890. 800, +4:0O. +4:17
4:So "5:lo, 5:35, $3.50, 1910, @s:1o. sis
/ (Bridgeport accommodation, 1910. Gle
p. m. Sundays-*4:O5, 1850. xS:OO a m
100, x4:3o, x6:15, *7:1O. 1910, $3.50.
1910 p. m.
FOR WASHINGTON via Harlem
Rlver-%l:o5, *11.50 p. m. daily.
ron BOSTON via Springfield-.1:1o.
Slo:iO' F11:05 a. M, "145, $3.50 D. m.
Sunaays--~1:10 a. M, 1852 D. m,
ron BOSTON via New London ana
troy laence-"2;10, 1920, *11:35 (parIor
Ut hmited a. m, "12:o5, #2:47, .4:t5,
800 ~6:65 p. m. Sundays-*2:lO, 1920
d. m, ~l2:05, *4:55, $3.50 D. m.
1OH MERIDEN, HARTFORD
oLhlNGFIELD, etc.-+1:10, GAO son
xlo.io 'l1:05 g. M, 1910, *1:45, $40. 500
80. 30 to:lo to Hartford), 800. 1o:0o
49,. .t..o to Meriden) p. m. Sundays
49,, 49, a; M. 1910. "5:52, 1928 .. m.
NEW LONDON DIVISION
7.r = - New London, etc.-*2:1O, -2:ao,
90 lGailford acc.), 1908, 11:O5 al :s5
epallor car limited) a. M, +12O5. %2,47.
o:ov' "4:l5, "4:55. Sis Ito Saybrook jung
tom, 6:15. 1855, 1870 (Guilford accl
2. m. Sundays-*2:10, 1920 M. +1a.o5
+4:55, *6;55 p. m. --''''
AIR LINE DIVISION
ror M1ddletown, Willimantic. etc
l:4o a. M, 1885. 1888, sos D. m. sun
aays-Tl5 p. m. Connecting at Middle.
Town with the Valley branch and at
Wiiiiinantic with Midland and Central
oivlslons and G. " r. r.; at Turner
vlHe with Colchester branch.
NORTHAMPTON DIVISION
ror shelburne Falls, Turner's Fails
Williamsburg, Holyole, New Hartford
ana intermediate stations-7:50 n N
anc 400 p. m. For Westfield and inter.
mediate stations, 5:57 p. M
For Pennington, Nav Hartford and
points CHS side-7:50 a. M, 1904. 400.
5:57 p. m. 4.Vv'
BERKSHIRE DIVISION
f'or Derby Junction. Derby, Ansonia.
etc.-7:0o, $780, 9:a5 a. M, 1900. 2:3e'
3;b7, 5:36, 1880, 1920 b. nj. Sundays.
e:lO a. m. and $50 D. m.
FOR Waterbury-7:00. 500. 9:35 a. M.
1900, 2:39, 5:35, 1880, 11:20 .. m. sun.
days-S:l0 a. nr GLE p. M (via Nauga-
tuck Junction.}
For Winsted-7:OO, 9:s5 a. NJ, 2:ss. 6:s5
1850 p. IN. Sundays--S:1o q. M. 6:15 =
m. (via Naug. Junc.)
FOR Shelton, Botsford, Newtown, Dan
pury Pittsfield, State Line-9:35 a. M.
1867 p. m.
For Albany, Buffalo, Detroit, Cincin-
natl, St. Louis Chicago and the west
VIA Bridgeport-6:1O a. M; via state
Llne-9:35 a. m.,>3:57 p. m.
For Litchf1eld and points on Litchfield
branch (via Derby Junction)-9:35 a.
M, 1857 p. m.
Express Trains. xLocaI Ernress
c. T. Hampstead, M
General Passenger Agent.
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New Haven Steamboat Ca

Depot: Rflie Dock, New Haven, Conn.
BetWeen New York, New Haven and Prov.
idence
popular Route to and from Boston - Daily
, Service. Sundays Excepted
for New York: Steamer MONTAUK ii am,
RICHARD PECK or KENNEBEC 12:45
night. Returning, leave New York: RICH.
ARD PECK or KENNEBEC 800 D. MI,
MONTAUK II midnight.
Z NARHAGANSE,TT BAY LINE y Steamer
RICHARD PECK or KENNEBEC leaves
NewHaven for Providence and Boston 1890
p. M; returning, leaves Providence 4:4O
p. IN. Timely train connections for Boston
and all eastern points.
Popular Passenger Rates. Gtaterooms and
Tickets for sale at Peck & Bishop Co, 7O3
Chapel street.
CHAs. l. FRENCH. Agent
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New Haven Transportation Co
DAILY NXCNPT SATUKDAY

DAILY EACEPT SATURDAY.
Steamer JOHN ~. SIAhaN, Captain Ne
Pier, foot Of Brown street, at 1918 u ~.
Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Steam.
er ERASTUS CORNING, Captain Thomp.
son, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
The STARIN leaves New York from Pier
10, North River, at p. IN. Mondays, Wed.
nesdays ana Fridays; the ERASTUS CORN.
ING Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays,
Fare IS cents; Excursion Tickets SIPS.
Staterooms, $780,
Tickets and staterooms for sale at J. B.
Judson's 1857 Chapel street; Peck s. Bish.
tie depot on arrival Of Hartford train and
from corner OF Church and Chapel streers
every half hour, commencing at $3.50 p. m.
Through freight rates given and bills Of
lading to all points West, South, and South
west. e. ii. FISHER, Agent.
Order your freight via Starin Line.
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Inc matter of the appropriation of
$1,000 for street lighting and that re-
lating to the fire alarm service were,
after discussion of the latter subject,
postponed to a meeting to be held next
Tuesday evening, as was also the mat ;
ter of laying the annual tax. The meet
ing then adjourned until next Tuesday
night.
Stanley Botsford arrived home from
Hartford yesterday and feels but little
discomfort from the journey home
A football game between a team COM
posed largely of the high school team
and picked team will be played on the
old association grounds Thanksgiving
day.
The honor of appointment as aide on
the staff of the national president of the
w. r. G. has been conferred upon Mrs.
Jennie Z. Barnes Of Church street.
There is project on foot to organize
a young mems republican club in town
and locate it's headquarters in r. s.
Austin's block on Center street in the
rooms recently vacated by the Ram
bler's Cycle club.
Court Windemere, "A. O.. F., will hold
its annual concert and sociable in the
armory this evening"
Owing to Thanksgiving day the
grange will dispense with it's weekly
meeting Thursday evening.
The golf club will hold a handicap
tournament on the east side links to-
morrow afternoon.
Yesterdays recorded real estate
transfer was: Lucy Beach to Mary
O'Connell, 50x150 feet on Colony street.
The Willimantic polo team will play
here tomorrow evening.
Letter Carrier Brennan is on duty
again after few days vacation.
Judge Hubbard is in Philadelphia, |
where, with his wife, he will spend
Thanksgiving with his daughter, Mrs.
f. B. Hancock.
This years borough report contains
240 pages and is the largest and most
report ever got out, and shows
how every dollar was spent. and con-
tans all the minute particulars of the
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WALLINGFORD HAPPENINGS
Which Was Held Last Evening-Vari-
GUS Appropriations for the Ensuing
Over-Other News of the Town.

The annual borough meeting was
held last evening with about 200 people
present. The official reports of the
borough officers We're read. also that
of the water commissioners. Appro-
priations were then made for the en-
suing fiscal year November /, 1899, to
November !, 1900 as follows:
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watched for him at the window. She
would have followed him to the
worlds end then-now she had no
recollection of having seen his face!
He recalled the tears when he used
to leave her. the clinging arms around
his neck, the soft lips on his cheek
the one word which she understood in
those days was "Good-by!"
ooh, thank heaven, I was always
gentle to her!" he groaned.
Slowly again he approached the Ia
BILE and saw there was something
shining there. 1t was her wedding ring
which she had left behind. With a
sudden, uncomfortable impulse he
snatched it up and pressed 1t to his
lips, then paused, aghast at his own
action, and blushed like girl He
held the golden circlet almost rever-
emily in his hand moment, staring at
it; then he put it into his waistcoat
pocket, caught up the letter he had
written, and tore 1t across and across,
scattering the fragments about the
room in his excitement. What was
Lady Mildred to him now? He felt
that he had never loved her. He laid
a peremptory hand on the bell.
Smiles" he said, as that worthy
appeared, search Mr.. Leroy's safes
for copy of the will of George John
Lilbourne, and let me have it as soon
as you find 1.-THE first tnlng tomor-
row morning. am going now"
eyes, SIR"
Valdane took his hat and hurried
out; even the air of Lance lane seemed
revlving after what he had just passed
through. His face was hard and reso-
lutte; for time the struggle was over.
Heaven forgive me if l use deceit"
he said; "but l mean, If human eff
fort can accomplish i'll mean to win
my own wife!"
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Population of Franco and Britain.

In the year 1901 Great Britain was a
long way behind France, who thel had
nearly twice her population; bu in
the present year. 1899, Britain has sue
ceeded in getting an appreciable lead
over France, to the extent of about two
millions of population. In 1901 Frances
population was over 27,OO0,00O In 1901
Britain's population was under 16,O00,-
600. In 1851 Frances population was
under S6,000,O00. In 1851 Britain's
population was over 27,000, 0OO In 1899
Frances population is 3S,500000. In
1899 Britains population is 100000
Thus, in 1901, the British were (nearly)
100000 fewer than the French; in
1851 the British had reduced the
French lead to under 5000 0O0 and, in
the present year, they lead France on
the score of population, by almost ex-
actly 100000 persons. Great Britain
outran France in population for the
first time in the history of the world,
in 1893 or 1894.
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A collector of gems in Boston DOS
sessed three perfectly matched soil
taires, of blue, rose and yellow, and
would show them to his friends as the
loveliest combination of colors he
knew anything about. The true lover
of gems prefers stones unset, so he
can stir them about with the point of
a jewelers. nippers or pencil and en-
joy their unalloyed sparkle and pu-
rity in every phase of light. These
three perfectly colored' diamonds,
which were carried in the mans
waistcoat pocket, wrapped in cotton,
were valued at several thousand dol
lars, but one day Cupid appeared,
and then one Of the precious stones
went into blazing engagement ring,
and the remaining two eventually
found themselves turned into Jew
elry." Such is the power of love-
Boston Herald.
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AN INSANE FEELING
DER
INTRU DER.

Valdane Martineau. walking up to 1t
on the last day of August, noted that
hanson cab was waiting at the door,
and presently two servants appeared,
carrying down the steps a gentleman s
portmanteau, gun, tennis racket, ct
cetera. Evidently departure of some
sort was at hand.
He addressed one of the servants.
as Miss Lilbourne at home? Can
see herr"
Eyes, sir; walk in, sir, please"
Mr.. Martineau walked in according
ly; the girl threw open the surgery
door, evidently under the impression
that that room was vacant, and the
visitor walked straight in, then stopped
short with a sudden exclamation.
pretty tableau was arranged in the
window. Marguerite was in the arms
of tall handsome young man in trav-
cling dress. She was crying bitterly,
and at the moment of valdane's mop
perfume entrance Bernard was in the
act of kissing away her tears.
An insane feeling OF indignation
filled the heart of the intruder, and he
with difficulty restrained himself from
crying out: "Confound you, SIR, let
go of my wife!"
He checked himself just In time,
managed to get out an 81 beg your
pardon" and beat hasty retreat
The two parted instantly; Bernard
was the first to recover himself. He
walked forward, hurriedly took Mar
guerite's hand, murmured "a last
goodby, my darllng-I shall lose my
train" and went out into the hall.
She followed him. not even needing
the presence of Valdane; stood on the
threshold, biting her lip to keep down
her tears, and waved him sweet fare
wells with her little hand.
The young lawyer stood irresolute.
He could hardly hope for an interviews
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'CHAPTER VII-(Continued !

CHAPTER VII.-(Continued)
Well, l consented; I everlastingly
disgraced myself by becoming party
to an Infamous conspiracy. give you
due credit for the way in which you
worked it-for the address with which
you transported your niece to Tor
quay and daily absented yourself that
/ might go through the farce of my
clandestine wooing. heard, too, that
your Indignation when you arrived at
the lodgings and found your niece
gone was very fine piece of acting.
AS for me, I fulfilled my part of the
contract precisely as agreed. l took
my poor helpless little wife to a GER
tain room in a certain hotel, went out,
as II to ascertain the times of the
trains, caught the express to London,
with your check in my pocket, and, as
I thought, washed my hands of the
whole affair. According to our agree
ment you were to send some one 70
fetch Miss Lilbourne from the hotel,
and see to her future yourself.
iOuuy iCoi II, lOl tuC III ot Iimc, tudI
you did not fulfil this last condition
You were not only traitor to your
niece-you were traitor to me- You
left to probable want and misery a
young and helpless girl who was not
responsible for her actions.
Allow me to remark that, though l
always considered you a thorough
blackguara, in this. you have exceeded
all the vleness of which l ever
thought you capable.
l have the pleasure to inform you
hat your niece is now restored to her
right mind, that she is under the pro-
lection of a gentleman and his family
in London, that she has her wedding
ring, retains a distinct impression of
her marriage, and that they are alb
solutely determined to sift the whole
affair to the bottom.
now ask whether you are prepared
to make restitution to your niece of
the fortune you fraudulently took
from her. shall expect an imme-
date and direct reply, and beg you
to observe that I mean business. 1t
will be quite fruitless for you to at
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tempt to leave England, as you know
/ now have both the means and the
will to prevent 1t. l add no threats,
but, expecting an immediate and d.
rect reply, l remain, your declared
enemy. VALDANE MARTINEAU.
This letter was written as fast as
the pen could traverse the paper.
When 1t was sealed and stamped, the
writer paused. He had very little
doubt that, with the influence he pos
sessed, he could compel Daniel Bran
don, Miss Lilbourne's uncle, to dis
gorge at least what remained of poor
Marguerite's fortune. But at what
cost? He dropped his head between
his hands and thought long and des-
perately. The money could not pos
sibly be restored without his name ap-
pearing. He would have the bitter hui
initiation of confessing that it was he
who had deprived Marguerite of her
liberty, and that his sole motive had
been a bride. He would have to make
restitution and then have the marriage
set aside on the plea Of the brides
having been unfit to enter into any
contract at the time. His cheeks
burned with digrace at the thought.
Could he bear the disgrace of 1t?
Worst of all. could he bear Marguer-
ties eyes turned upon him in scath-
ing horror and contempt? Springing
up, he paced the room again with rest
less feet.
"Atone-atonel" cried conscience.
at is all that remains to you. Give
back the money that you received for
that shameful piece OF work. Set Mar
guerite free-free to marry some one
whom she loves!"
He caught his breath and leaned
against the wall; he looked the pic
ture OF misery. He thought Of the
daily visits he paid Marguerite at
Torquay-how the sad eyes frightened
at his coming: how she would kiss the
fovers he brought her, how she
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At the close Of the forenoon session
OF ministerial conference. in an
nouncing the opening subject for the
afternoon. the presiding officer said:
ELDER H. will present paper on The
Devil" Then he added earnestly.
please be prompt in attendance, for
Brother II. has a carefully prepared
paper, and is full OF his subject" And
the Homiletic Review says that it was
some minutes before the presiding Of
ficer understood the laughter which
followed his remark.
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From the San Francisco Argonaut:
mented as the author of Little
Brooches" that he is almost as sorry
it was ever written as is Col. John
Hay, who would prefer his fame 10
rest on more ambitious work. A gush-
ing lady, who prided herself upon her
literary tastes, said to him once: my
dear Mr.. Harte, am so delighted 10
meet you. have read everything you
ever wrote but of all your dialect verse
there is none that compares to your
Little Brooches II quite agree with
you, madam" said Mr.. Harte, "but you
have put the little breaches on the
wrong man."