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Connecticut western news., 1899-06-29
Killed Himself on Wedding Eve

Binghamton, N. r., June 2S.-James w. Daley, 6 prominent volunteer fire man of this city, shot himself through ihe heart last night. It is supposed that despondency because he had been told that the chair factory where he was em- ployed was to shut down for few weeks was the cause of the act. Daley was to have been married this morning.
Connecticut western news., 1899-06-29
An Aeronaut,s Mtsb.p.

Vienna, June 2S.-Signor Merighi, an Italian aeronaut, ascended at Gratz, Sty. ria, to a height of 10000 feet, when his balloon burst and fell. When about 40 feet from the ground, the spronaut leap. ed from the car and was picked up un- conscious with broken leg. In the car was found paper containing the words. "I am dying contentedly, having reached my term" This led to the belief that Merighi intended to commit suicide. He denies, however, any such intention, and says he wrote the sentence while the bal. loon was falling.
Connecticut western news., 1899-06-29
Municipal Ownership a Failure

Detroit, June 2S.-The plans of Gov ernor Pingree and his associates for mu- nicipal ownership and operation of De troit street railways were held up by the common council last night. The two pend ing ordinances and other matters apper- taining to the municipal ownership scheme were laid on the table by unani-
Connecticut western news., 1899-06-29
Key West Postmaster Arrested.

Key West, Fla, June 2S.-As n result of an examination of the postoiiice affairs here Louis Otto, the postmaster. has been arrested on charges preferred by Postof- flee Inspector ]. K. Rosson and taken be- fore United States Commissioner Grain, who placed Otto under 5000 bonds to appear before him for hearing. Otto Is charged with appropriating to his own use portion of the salaries of clerks em- ployed in the postoffice.
Connecticut western news., 1899-06-29
Dawson Full of Idle Men.

San Francisco, June 2S.-Eight miners have arrived from Alaska with S250. 900. the result of two years digging within 20 miles of Dawson. One of them. w. H. Armstrong, has a nugget worth S360. ''The country is full of idle men," said Armstrong, ''and every steamer brings lot more to swell the list"
Connecticut western news., 1899-06-29
sfocIxyards Strike Ended.

Chicago, June 2S.-The unskilled la borers at the stockyards have won their strike and nearly 1000 men who have been idle for three or four days returned to work at an increase of 9 cents day. This brings the wages of unskilled labor to the standard of 1895.
Connecticut western news., 1899-06-29
Hooker Arrives at Manila.

The United States cable ship Hooker has recently arrived at Manila loaded with cable and telegraph supplies for the signal corps. General Greedy has been notified that in all probability the Eight eenth company of the signal corps will return from Manila on the return trip of the Zealandia. This will be about July 20
Connecticut western news., 1899-06-29

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Connecticut western news., 1899-06-29

The freshman eight pared race, two miles, on Monday was won by Cornell in 9m. 55s., with Pennsylvania second. The varsity four cared race over the two mile course was won by Pennsylva- mia in 11m. 12s. Cornell was second time, 11m. 145as
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22
heiIungen

mach dem Gebrauch Won Hoods S~arsaparilla
sind erfolgreicher ais Won irgend elmer anderen
Medizin. Seine grossen Kuren in wahrhafter,
uberzeugender Sprache Won dankbaren Man.
nern und Frauen aufgezeichnet, bilden seine
wirksamste AnnOnce. Nlele Won diesen Kuren
sind wunderbar. Sic haben das Vertrauen der
Leute gewonnen; haben Hoods Sarsaparilla
den g~rossten Verkauf in der Welt gegeben, und
haben fir seine Herbereitung das gr0sste Labo-
ratorium auf der Welt n0thig gemacht.
Hoods Sarsaparilla ist durch seine Kuren,
welche es hervorgebracht hat, bekannt, Kuren
der Scrofeln, Flechten und Hautkrankheit, kuren
Won Rheumatismus, Neuralgia und schwachen
Nerven, Kuren Won Magenschwache, Leber-
beschwerden, K~atarrh-kuren welche beweisen
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22
las bette 9ntsnmittsl auf Grhsn.
Haruer'S 9Ehitt YNine nj Tar En-.

ruS, Sdwinpia6t S.ilmittel, belt
cine Grfdltuns in "a StunSen, uenn
S.itis s.nommsn es itent ben Sulten
ni6t Elm in elmer Niaute, inoem eS
ben S6luno paraliiirt, lobern eS belt
bic 3ran.beit unb ldbt SalS unb Gun.
aen aelun6 unb itarf. 25 unb scots.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22
GimsGrf1ttumsin Iase ~ Asilen.

Nebmt Warner'S Wbite Wine Of
Gar Sprup, bas belten SuitensSeils
mittel aui GrSen. rs unS Scots.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22

ytdrp wtanOerttelO IN y8ei Scu9bton,
Wti6. Sic wOllte i'm Gro9ei6oB Der
WObnung ibres 0ienitberrn oas elet-
trilbe 8lilblidt anoreben, ais Der elef-
trilbe Strom ourb ibren &orper iubr,
10 oab Die llnaliidlide ausenblidli6
cine Seite mar. Der llnfall sei9ab in
8egenlpart oes Yruoers oes Wdoheus.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22
J. J. FRITZ,
81: 81: NbptU9rapbiff, IS: ::
CT. @trmainitraBt, ct. Glonb, Minn.

Ser elm uatursetreues Bib ieipsr ieIbf
poer cine Ereunoes. ooer5amiliensruppe ae.
maht baben nil, fomme su mir, WaS bic
phstoarapbie.9unI MIR 5u leilten perntaa,
5et mir pirs ie in ieber Sinfiat erprobf'
cute unS superlaiiise 9lrbeit sesen biuiss
Tr.ije. I'm seneistsn 3uiprud rptro aebeten.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22

SarsapariIIa

ist die beste in der That die einzige wahre
blutreinigende Medizin. Gebrauchen Sic Hoods.
Hoods PiIlen k Isic 7 zu Le he + n.
wirksam. % cents. Bel allen DrOguisten.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-15
MARRIAGE BY PROXY.
The Peculiar Ceremony That In
Sometimes Performed in AUS
trQlia and Africa.

An extraordinary ceremony recently
took place in Amsterdam, with coun-
terpart in Africa. 1t appears that
young man left Holland some years ago
to serve in the telegraph department of
the Transvaal. 1t had been his ambi-
ton to make certain young lady in
Amsterdam his wife if he ever attained
to prosperity. But when success was
achieved he was unable to leave his
work for a journey to Holland. In this
difficulty q marriage proXy-lnown in
Holland as glove maria ge-was sug-
gested.
The details We're aA carefully ar
ranged, the difference of time exactly
calculated, and continuous cable CON
nections between Pretoria and Amster-
dam secured. The bridegroom and his
friends assembled in the Hotel Kruger.
An operator using Wire from the cable
notified the lady's family in Holland
that all was in readiness, and the reply
came that the ceremony would then
begin. .
In the Amsterdam mansion friend
of the bridegroom made the responses,
and when the time came to clasp hands,
produced glove belonging to the bride
groom, which he had worn. The proxy.
holding one end of the glove and the
bride the other, the promises were ex-
changed and the ceremony completed.
\ cablegram from the bride to her
husband, 5000 miles away, gave him her
wifely greeting, to which he responded.
There was wedding feast in Pretoria
and another in Amsterdam, and the
cable was kept busy with congratulate
lions. Then the bride said farewell to
her family sand went on board the
steamer to begin her voyage to her new
home.
The custom of the old glove marriage
dates back to old Dutch colonial DAYS.
when they were more common than
IN these times of rapid and cheap Jour
neys. But there is contract older far
that resembles it in many of its par
tlculars. Many a fearful farewell to
mourning loved ones assembled around
a deathbed Is like that brides good
by to her family, merely the parting
of one who goes to Him who has long
been loved, and who is about to enter
the mansion prepared before the foun-
dation of the world.-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-15
PHYSICAL PAIN LEVELS.
An Experienced Surgeon Says That
Mental Suffering Is Much
Easier to Bear.

"One frequently hears it said" re-
marked a veteran surgeon, chatting in
his office, that mental suffering is
great deal harder to bear than physical
suffering, but the people who make the
assertion are usually people who know
very little about bodily pain. They
have a vague idea that capacity for
mental anguish indicates fine, high
strung spirit, while there is something
gross about sensitiveness to physical
discomfort. Such theory is pure rub
bish, and the facts in general way are
quite to the contrary
1T is your thoroughbred, your re-
fined, highly intellectual person who is
most susceptible to brute pain, and
your rough, illiterate, dull-witted fel-
low who is driven to distraction by q
tormented mind. suppose the expla-
nation is that the stupid, uneducated
man is unable to bring any philosophy
70 bear on his troubles, while on the
other hand the nerves Of the cultured
chap have been sharpened by civiliza-
zion. But as far as my observation
goes, pain, physical pain, Is the great
leveller. Be the form what it nav
hunger, thirst, exhaustion or the agony
Of wounded tiesh-a given amount of
it will reduce all men to about the same
status. I got my first lessons in that
line when I was a soldier in the civil
war and have been getting them ever
since at the operating table and the
bedside. beg to doubt whether there
is a single human being who can re-
tain his or her nobility of character IN
der long-continued bodily distress Oh,
yes; know what you are going to say
that there are inva]ids and cripplcs
whose temper has been only sweetened
by years Of torture. Such cases prove
nothing, nothing at all. They think
they are suffering continually, but
they are not. There are long intervals
of relief and quietude.
Take my word for it that pain de-
stroys moral fiber as surely as fire de-
stroys wood, and that, by the way, was
what made the rack such great sue
cess as an instrument of judicial in
Iuiry in the good old days. An indus
tsious Judge with well made rack
never had any reason to lack corrobo-
ratory evidence."-N. 0. Tin1es-Demo-
GRAFT
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-15
FACING DEATH.
eoidfers OF Every Nation Have Their
Own Characteristic Way
of Doing 1t.

II have been under fire with the ar
mics of nearly every nation" said an
old war correspondent, land l have
learned that every nation has it's way 8 /
facing death.
The dullest Frenchman as he waits
for death or glory becomes an original
wit, While your Germans hand general
" feels mechanically for his pipe. 4
Scotsman's jaws twitch for second or
two, and then he stands erect and mo-
tionless. waiting; while yonr Irishman
gives vent to his feelings in mad yell
or, if that is not possible, in low Celtic
moan. Curiously enough, Italians, Rus
slams die in very similar manner as to
their physical bearing; but the first
and last probably rise to the highest
state Of courteousness man has ever at
tanned.
Thomas Atkins and the Americans
are alike when the moment comes One
curses. another brings the blood
through his lips, while a third mutters
a name which must of necessity belong
to his own sister or some one eIse's."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-15
Not n Crush Hat.

The German emperor likes to study
the characters Of his group Of small
sons, and to that end has given them
room next TO the one used for business
purposes for himself. A certain great
scientific man. having on one occasion
an interview with the emperor, left his
hat in the adjoining vestibule. There
the little brothers discovered it, anG
the crown prince, explaining to the
younger ones that papa" sometime.
sat on his opera hat and it came all
right again, proceeded to give prac-
teal illustraticn OF this statement, to
the ruin of the beaver. The cmperor's
door suddenly opened and pap and
the professor appeared. Like manly
little fellow the crown prince owned
up, apologized to the laughing prof,,s-
sor, and went off TO buy for the Old
gentleman a new hat with his small
pocket money.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-15
BIELA'S COMET.
'Ahe Periodically Seen Body Was OBJ
served This Year MT SAM
: tiago, Chilli.

The periodicity of Biela's comet was
Rscertalned on its discovery. in Tebru-
nry, 1926, by Biela; at Josephstadt, 3D.
hemia, and, independently, by Gambart,
at Marseilles, about ten days later.
both dlscorerers remarked the similar
ity OF elements to those of the comets
OF 1772, imperfectly observed by Mon
tAigna at Limoges, and the first comet
OF 1sOG. Clausen's calculations showed
ahat the period of revolution between
l772 and 1896 had been about 20 wears.
THE comet having escaped observation
at the intermediate returns, excepting
that of 1906, when it was seen by pons.
Prof. Santim, Of Tadua, principally oc-
cupled himself with the investigation
or the motions of this comet, as did
more recently the late Prof Hubbard,
OF Washington.
Bie1a's comet was observed at its re-
appearance in 1892, but was missed, in
1852, from proximity to the sun At
ats next return. in 1S45-46. it was again
found, and at this appearance a remark
able separation into two distinct rcbu-
losltles took place under the ewes Of Tx
astronomers. In 1852 Eeti, components
were reobserved ana were found to
have considerably witened their dis
lance from one another At the return
to perihelion in 1850 there was no pos
Elbllity of observations from the I'M
favorable position in the heavens. but
IN 1866, according to calculation. its
track seemed likely to favor observa-
ton, yet, in spite Of long and careful
search, the comet was not found, nor
was anything seen Of it until 1872.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-15
Real Estate
Investments.

New broom house on Twenty-third
street, near Madison avenue, for $4,000.
Rents for $40 month. Small cash
payment, balance monthly.
Two houses on Madison avenue
renting for $500 a month. price $1,000.
A fine vacant lot on Thirty-ffth
street for 81, 9O0
A new and handsome residence on
West avenue for IS, 900.
Two well situated lots on Twenty
eighth street near Roanoke avenue for
$3.50.
One lot on Thirtieth street in East
End for $3.50.
A store and dwelling en- the corner
of Jefferson avenue and Twenty-ffth
street for s4.5O0 Now rents for $50
month.
Beautiful residence acre lots on the
Boulevard water front, at $500.
\ Washington avenue business lot
for $4,000.
A Washington avenue corner lot for
5000
A modern Forty-ninth street home
for $4,000.
Money to loan in sums to suit on
Newport News Real Estate.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-15
DIFFICULT TEST.
One Man Subjected to Civil Service
Examination Literally Inter
prets InStructions.

One of the hardest tests given appli-
cants who go before the civil service
commission boards of examiners is in
the form of printed matter which is o
be copied without single change. It
is said to be surprising to find how
many intelligent people find it impos-
sible to properly stand this test. They
can frequently correct errors in Ian
guage which they cannot cory YER
batim. says the Washington Star.
There was lately IN applicant Who
showed his aptitude for this work. He
was given printed page and told 1o
copy it.
Want it just like ths?" he asked.
Without a change" the examiner
replied.
The man labored The printed mat
ter was on white sheet that was spot
less, with the exception of fly specll
on one Of its corners. The shec, the
student had was minus a blemish, in
that particular spot, but when it was
turned in there was a well-imitated
fly specls. There was not flaw in the
work, and he received rating of 100
on that portion Of his examination, and
to-day is one of the best and most trust
ed employees in the service of the com
mission. where he was detailed shortly
after taking his examination
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-15
Elrn, believers in squa,vpanIz.

IN every family faith IS pinned to a
certain kind of medicine which it is Be
lieved will heal everything In GER
tain Atchison family it is a medicine
called squawpank, which is taken for
everything, from the baby's cole to
chills. The members Of this family are
poor takers till some one mentions
squawpank, when they grow as clio
quent as the greatest orator in the land.
All bashfulness and self-consciousncs
are forgotten when squawpank is men
tioned.-Atchison Globe.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-15
snowstorn In a Tropical city

Melbourne has recently had its irst
taste of snowstorm and 20 the great
majority Of the citizens it was as much
of novelty as an earthquake. The fali
was not particularly l.eavy, but young
Melbourne found quite enough snow
on the ground to enable it to enter with
enthusiasm into the novel sport of
snowballing.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-15
Crushed Again.

Softleigh-l-aw-am weally getting
to be--aw-quite poet. doncher know.
Miss Cutting-Indced!
4aws; have little book in which
1-aw-write down me thoughts in
whyme evahy night before wetiring."
1T will be volume of blank verse
when finished, suppose" Chicago
Evening News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-15
Millinery Specials for This Week.

a lot Of Golf Hats. all colors. trim
med with quilts, worth 75c. and SOC.
Sl"'ttii price lSC
Sl.0O Golf Hats. new style, for . 69c
Tam O'Shanter Cloth Hats, All Col
ors. with quilts. worth 15c., now :. 4Sc
Fine Black Silk Velvet, worth sl.OO
for Observation-Disclosures. ............ 75c
Natural Grey Birds. worth 75c., for
800.
3ec., Tor Observation-Disclosures. 33c.
Large Black Plumes. worth $50. for
19c.
White Plumes. worth CSC, now !. soc.
Large Black Plumes. worth CSC, for
sc. |
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-15
Choosing Wcapons.

Casey-Whisht, Clancy! Wud ycz be
arther raisin' hond against Dimpsey?
lancy-Niver, for it's tn big mon he
is' But do yez moind these two bricks?
IN. Y. journal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-15

a new departure marked the launch
ing OF the steamship San Juan at the
yards Of the Harlan & Hollingswortl |,
Company. Instead of the customary
saving of a plank to release the vessel
after the cradle was settled upon the
ways, Il trip, an arrangement worked
ny releasing a weight, was used 1t
worked successfully and the steamship
Slidcd easily into the Chlistiana river.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-15
Queer "Ads, on Church Doors.

On many of the church doors in Lon
don are notices tackled up telling when
and where the excise board will meet
to grant licenses to sell Intoxicating
!liquor.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-15
irwin TUCKER & co..,

Real Estate, Insurance and Loans
Twenty-eighth street and Washington
Avenue.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-15

Work on the new five-masted schoon-
er Mary w. Bowen at Bath, Me. is
progressing rapidly, and from present
indications she will be launched by the
middle OF next summer. The ribs have
been put in and the work of planking
was begun the latter part of last week.
The masts are of Oregon pine: they
were shipped by rail from the Pacific
coast. Steel masts FOR the Bowen
were once thought OF as q possibility.
but the high price Of steel prevented
carrying out the idea. The owners Of
the vessel think it was extremely lucky
that the schooner was contracted for
when she was. for if they had waited
until now she would have cost from
$4,000 to $4,000 more to build. The
cost of steel vessels. however, has
risen Tar more rapidly than that of
wooden ones. The increase is variously
estimated at from one third to one
half.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-15

If the American ship Cyrus Wake
field should prove to be lost it will be
the termination Of two hardluck voy
ages tor which Cape Horn is RESPONSE
BILE The Wakefield left New York on
April Of last year for San Francisco,
and after struggling Intellectually to
| round the Horn, put back to Port
Stanley. Falkland Islands, in charge of
the mate, Fred Williamson, her mas ter,
Capt. Frederick Henry, having been
killed in a storm. She reached that
place on June IS and there the mate
left her and came home. Meantime,
the American ship John f. Kelley had
been totally wrecked in the same vi
cinity and her master. Capt. Omar r.
| Chapman, of Newcastle. Maine, was
given com nand Of the Wakefield, talk
ing also his old mate and some of his
old crew with him. The Wakefield
sailed again for her destination on
July 6, and it is said that Capt. Chap
man intended to run her eastward
across the Pacific instead of trying
Cape Horn. but at all events nothing
has been heard Of the ship since. The
Cyrus Wakefield is 2,11S tons and was
built at Thonaston in 1882.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-15
NOTES OF SHIPPING

Claims regarding the success of the
Holland submarine boat lend interest
to the subject of submarine boats
abroad. It is from the repeated fail
Eres OF difedent types of submarine
boats constructed in Europe that the
sentiment hostile to submarine craft
of all kinds, now SO prevalent among
15ritlsn engineers particularly, has
emenated. France has been one of the
European nations to keep steadily peg
glng away Ut the submarine boat idea
despite frequent and numerous fail
u:es. The events Of the past year or
two demons trate this concusively 1t
was not 50 very long ago that there
was an immense outburst of enthusi-
asu over the GustaVe Zede. but later
Investigations proved that the range Of
action of the vessel was limited in the
extreme. The French authorities got
some consolation, however, out of the
fact that the Zede had at least demon
strated the Dracticability of the sub
marine boat. After the Goubet boat
to which they nexed turned their at
tention. had been proven thoroughly
lmpracticable, they pinned their faith
to the Morse. Nov that more COM
plete trials Of the Morse have been
made. it is found that her range of ac-
ton is quite as restricted as that Of
the Zedc. The next submarine vessel
with which experiments Will be made
is the Marvel, which was launched a
few weeks ago at Cherbourg. The dis
placement of this latter vessel is 100
tons and she is fitted with a Forest oil
engine. which not only drives the pro-
peller when the boat is either navigat-
ing at the surface or With only her
lookout and chimney exposed. but also
operates dynamo for charging bat
teries and accumulators, these being
utilized to propcl the boat when she
is entirely submerged and the chimney
unshipped. Sailing at the surface at
y knots the Marvel promises a range
Of action Of 252' miles and at 5 knots
the range Will be 62i miles. When sub
merged the accumulators Will pronel
the boat % miles at S knots and IS
miles at knots. The Marvel is equip
ped with four torpedo tubes and car
res two officers and nine men. The
fault found with the Gustave Zede and
the Morse is that their usefulness
would be restricted to harbor defense
service. Nov that the French have
devised a torpedo boat that can be
swung to the davits OF a man Of war,
possibly they will employ this method
OF remedying the short radius defect
in their submarine craft.