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Ihe Alleged Son of Sam Hose q Fraud:

Philadelphia, Pa, May S.-The col
ored lad, who arrived in this city last
week and claimed to be the son of
Samuel Hose, who was lynched at Pal
metto, Ga, has mysteriously disappear
ed and is believed to have been an i'm
poster.
The alleged Hose applied to a colored
woman here for money to aid him in
reaching Albany, where he said his
mother was awaiting him. He told
conflicting stories and was not be-
lieved. He was advised to call at the
Sherry Street Baptist church and tell
his story, which he promised to do, but
failed TO keep his promise.
The fact that the Hose woman, who
was said 70 have reached Philadelphia
early in The week, has also failed to
visit any Of the colored ministers here,
is cited as another reason for thinking
the coIOred Ia a fraud.
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but by the United States navy and by
h armies and navies of Europe.
mo reports of unfitness or ~unsuita-
bility of the beef sent from the United
States were forwarded TO the war de-
partment by any general officer serv-
ing in Cuba or Porto Rico while the
field operations were in progress, nor
were any such reports received until
more than one month after hostilities
ceased"
MILES DECLINES TO TALK.
Washington, May S.-'The president
is commander-in-chief of the army and
my superior. He has approved the
findings Of the Wade court of inquiry.
Therefore, l nave nc comment to make
1t would be an unsoldier.y act were l
to do So"
With these words, General Miles re-
piled to a Star reporter, who saw him
for a moment today, with regard to
the probable action he would take in
view of the adverse report Of the court.
Twill you formulate a protest to the
president" was the next question.
Il have nothing to say. No, sir" re-
piled the general.
"Will you inspire a congressional in
vestigation?"
mo, sir. 1 will not talk upon the
subject"
do you believe congress will rectify
the NATTER"
Il do not know what congress will
do, nor have L any means of knowing
in advance what verdict the result of
an investigation might develop. I have
no comment, criticism, or statement,
to make in this matter, and you may
take it as certain that any alleged in
terviews or intimations to the contrary
said to come from me are wholly and
unqualifedly false.
Il was, and am now, actuated solely
by the consideration Of the health, lives
and integrity Of the army. My duty is
DONE"
Inquiry was made as to the status of
the officers criticised and what course
they might pursue and it was stated
that as a military legal proposition it
was impossible for any action to be
taken by any of the officers aggriev-
ed. They might demand a court of in
quiry, but his was a court of inquiry
which recommended that no further
action be taken; this being approved
by h president, precluded n fur
Their inquiry. General Eagan, who is
specified in the report, is not likely to
ask for any further investigation.
Lieutenant Colonel Maus, of General
Miles staff, the other officer criticised,
feels it keenly. His friends say he was
among the witnesses whom General
Miles asked to be called and was not
called by h court.
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Attorney General Monnett FILES I'm the
Ohio Supreme Court the Names of the
OIL Men Who Offered In
Bride Him.

Columbus. Ohio. May S.-Attorney
General Monnett, this afternoon, flied
in the supreme court his answer 10 the
motion OF the Standard Oil Company
requesting that he designate the per-
sons alluded to in his statement that
he Lad been approached with offers Of
brites to dismiss the suits against the
company, and named Charles Il.
Squires, formerally OF Cleveland. and
now Of New York as the party through
whom the alleged proposition was
made. The attorney general In his an
swer says:
AS TO the third request in the mo-
ton addressed TO the attorney general,
10 name the party We had the CONVEX
salon with and TO name patries con-
nected Herewith representing the
Standard Oil Company, the attorney
general says that the party calling him
up from Cleveland and the party max
ing the proposition set forth In the
complaint was Charles b. Squires, for
merly Of Cleveland, now OF New York
city, and the stakeholder and Official
representing the Standard Oil COMPANY
that Charles B. Squires claimed were
the parties and through whom the
proposition had in some way com to
him were Frank Rockefeller OF Cleye-
land, a stakeholder of the Standard
Oil Company; 3. B. Squires, secretary
OF the Standard Oil Company and
Charles N. Haskell, lats Of New York
city
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State Of Ohio, County Of Toledo,)
1ncaS County nc

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
Is the senior partner of the firm Of F.
J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the
City or Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, n hat said firm will pay
the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case Of Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the use
or Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
sworn to before me and subscribed
IN my presence. this 9Th day Of De-
"ember. A d. 1856.
OSeaL.) A w. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure In taken inter
na!ly and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
SEND Dr. testimonials, free.
=. J. CHENEY e. CO., Toledo. o.
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Negroes Killed by a Storm

West Point, Ga, May S.-A report
reached here today OF the death of sew
eral negroes in a storm which swept
over Chambers county late last night.
The rumor cannot be verified as all
wires IL that direction are down.
The storm here unroofed the car
shops Of the Atlanta and West Point
railroad and created a small panic in
a negro church across the river.
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MILES CENSURED
The Finding Of the Court of Inquiry Ap
proved by the President.
CHIEF FEATURES OFTHE REPORT

Miles Censured for Not Reporting Earlier to the War Department His
Condemnation of the Refrigerated and Canned Beef.His Charges
as to the Former Pronounced Untrue-Eagan Censured
for Buying the Latter in Such Enormous QUAINT.
ties-Mnes' Chief OF Staff Also Criticised.
Miles Declines to Talk.
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Btsmarck,s Iron Nerve

Was the result OF his splendid health.
Indomitable will and tremendous en-
ergy are not found where Stomach.
Liver. Kidneys and Bowels are out
OF order. II you want these Qualities
and the success they bring, use DR..
Kings New Life Pills. They deyelon
every power OF brain and body. Only
Csc at R. R. Bellamy's drug store.
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SevereSt Trial.

Until recent years won,an's seve-est
trial has been the bringing Of children
into the world.
Today nearly all the sickness, pain.
discomfort and dread are avoided BY
those expeetant mothers who use
J Mothers Friend, that wonder
fol 1iniment made famous by the great
good it has done. It is used externally.
J That Is the only sensible and safe way
/. to relieve morning sickness, headache,
! tightness, swollen, hard or rising breast.
J The bearing of children need no longer
! be dreaded. Mothers Friend has been
| called a Godsend by mothers all over
! this land. Sold at drug stores tor 81 a
Bottle, and by
! The Bradfield Regulator Co., Atlanta. Ga.
Write for our free illustrated book. entitled 81 Before
I Baby is Born"
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A BUSINESS CHANGE.

Messrs Gaylord and Eaton have been
taking an inventory of the stock during
the past two weeks previous to a disso-
luton of partnership. After April l, G.
A. Eaton will be sole proprietor of the
business.
Miss E. L. Gibbs spent Sunday in Falls
Village with her brother, Arthur Gibbs,
whose wife is critically i'll.
William Slosson of Bridgeport was in
town over Sunday visiting his father,
who is sick.
Willard Soule has moved from Mace
donna to the farm OF Mrs Lemyra Mills
at the upper end of the village.
John Barton has moved from the
Buckingham place to his own house on
Fuller Mountain.
Most of the farmers in this section
have signed the articles of the Five
States Milk Producers Association and
are confidently expecting that the new
trust will soon have things their own
way.
Rev Mr. Goodwin is visiting at L. P.
Bissel's in Flanders.
Mrs Emily Fuller Of Macedonia, who
has been sick for some time, is improving
Mr. EaLon is having some repairs made
on the inside of his store.
Henry Cummings is having his house
in Macedonia repaired on the inside.
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STEAMER AGROUND.

The new Allan liner Csstilisn, from
Portland for Halifax, went ashore at
Gannet Rock, Il miles from Yarmouth,
at 80 Sunday morning at low tide in q
dense fog, her compasses being deranged.
The Castilian arrived at Halifax from
Liverpool ten days ago on her first voy-
age, and " ent to Portland to load cargo
for return. She is $500 tons net regis.
ter, being the largest Allan line steamer
afloat. The steamer began leaking i'm
medistely after she struck, but the best
discipline prevailed among the psssen-
gers. They returned to their berths and
were called out again to put on life pre-
servers, which many were wearing when
they reached Yarmouth on tugs at s :l5
Sunday evening. Fifty passengers and
the crew all saved their baggage.
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You Can't
Dodge Them ! { l

Did you ever try to dodge the
rain-drops ? Did not succeed
very well, did you? It's just
as useless to try 10 escape from
the germs of consumption. You
can't do it. They are about us
ON every hand and we are con-
stantiy taking them into our
lungs.
Then why don't we all have
this disease ? Simply because
these germs cannot gain a foot
hold in a strong throat and
lungs. It's when these are
weak that the germs master.
The body must be we'll supplied
with fat. The danger comes
when the blood is poor and the
body is thin. If your cough does
not yield, and your throat and
lungs feel raw and sore, you
should not delay another day.
Take
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WASHINGTON.
Pr PHI FRATERNITY.

The members of the Iota Chapter of
the ri Phi Fraternity are to give play
in the hall on Washington Green, Tues
day evening, March %. The play is a
three act comedy taking two hours to
perform it. 1t is written by Henry j.
Byron, author of Our Boys" and is en-
titled mot Such Fool as he Looks"
The characters are:
Mr. Daniel Murgatroyd, solicitor and money
lender.
Frederick Grantley, his clerk.
Sill Simon Simple, Bart, his ward, and not
such a fool as he looks.
Mr. Mould his messenger.
Captain Marker, his client.
Felicia Craven, his niece.
Mrs Merton.
Mrs Mould. Murgatroyd's washerwoman.
Maid.
SCENE /.
Mr. Murgatroyd's parlor in which Sir Simon
finds mother.
SCENE III.
Mrs Mould's mangling establishment In
which Sir Simon loses mother and finds 6
father.
SCENE lII.
Mrs Merton's villa in which Sir Simon il
confused amid a multiplicity of parents.
Senator O. Fl. Platt and wife are IL
town for a vacation.
E K. Rossiter was up from New YORK
over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs A. G. Baker of Hawley
vile were in town over Sunday.
The Free Library is used to greater
extent than before the change. Books
can be left at w. A. Watts store to be
returned every Saturday, also numbers
will be taken to draw books for any who
wish.
There will be social dance at the
hall on the Green, April II.
There will be birthday party at Hans
Anderson's on the evening of April II.
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KENT.
A WORTHY MOVEMENT.

The Good Hill cemetery, lying in the
north part of Kent,is the Oldest cemetery
ia town and for many years this Goods
until about ten years ago through the
earnest efforts of some of the public
spirited men, together with substantial
contributions from the same source, suf-
ficient money was raised to clean up the
ground and to build a handsome and
durable iron and granite fence around
the entire cemetery. Since then, the
people have turned out for one or two
days each year to NOW and rake the
ground but as time goes on the friends of
those who are buried there are becoming
more scattered and every succeeding year
finds it more difficult to get people TO re-
spond to the call for help when the time
comes for the annual clearing up. In
view of this fact 1t has been thought ad-
visable to try to obtain by popular sub
seription and local entertainments money
to constitute q permanent fund 1.-The inter-
est from which will be sufficient to keG .
the grounds in order, the headstonea In
position, sunken graves filled up and to
do any other work that may be made
necessary by the natural wear of time.
A fund like this will insure for the fu-
ture neat and we'll ordered cemetery.
The work of raising this fund has been
undertaken by Mrs Frank S. Peet, Kent
Furnace, Conn, and any sum of money
sent to the above address will be thank
fully received and credited. Mrs Peet
has already obtained little more than
one third OF the amount deemed neces-
sary for the purpose and would like the
full amount to be made up as soon as
possible. When the fund Ia complete an
association will be formed and trustees
appointed TO see that the money is prop.
erly Invested and the income used as
designed.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH AFFAIRS.
Rev Fl. K. Job is introducing some new
features into the regular Sunday morn
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-17
WEST MORRIS.

Mrs K. A. BisselI has been quite sick
at Mrs FL. P Smiths, but has recovered
efficiently to 60 to her sons in Ridge
field.
Mrs S. J. Bissen OF this place has
bought tie dwelling house and lot OF
John Hager in Torrington. She expects
to take possession April 1.
j. Landmark, who broke his leg seven
weeks ago, is now able to be up. Mrs
Landmark is quite i'll.
Mr. and Mrs Erickson of Litchfield
spent Sunday at j. Landmarks.
Miss Josie Taylor Is at Mrs q. P.
Smiths for two weeks.
j. e Hart, who has been on the Wedge
farm for the past year. will move April /
TO his own farm in Milton.
Charles Dellibar. who has been away
for the past nine months, returned home
on Thursday Of lasG week.
Nelson Taylor, who hiss been at work
thegpast ar for L. A. Hager, has re-
turned to his home at Lakeside, New
Preston.
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BRIDGEWATER.

C. B. THOMP, ON's HUsTLING BUSINESS.
G. B. Thompson of the Arabian Per-
fumo Co, is keeping all his ahands hust-
ling these days. He has more business
than he has room for, a9d a. soon as
spring opens will at once begin the
building for his new factory, foundations
for which were laid last fall.
Mrs J, B. Pitcher spent part of last
week in New York City.
Mrs Warren Morse is i'll under the
care OF DR. Wright.
Miss Edna Mallory of Woodbury. is Wis
iting friends in this section.
Albert McEslin of New Haven spent
Sunday with his parents.
Miss Mary McE.lin, who has posi-.
ton in Ansonia, was with her parents
over Sunday.
George Livingston is i'll with lumbago.
The diphtheria patients are all we'll and
at their usual avocations.
Fred Bates spent a few days, last
week, in the Naugatuck Valley.
Frederick Peck continues very ill with
the chances very much against his re-
covery.
Mrs Charles Treat is down with the
grip.
Hiram Pitcher and wife have both
been haviD g a tussle with the dread d
grip, but now both are on the gain.
Master Clarence Greer is i'll under the
care of DR. Wright.
For the first time in over three months
on Sunday morning, the bell of st Marks
church issued the call to worship, hav-
ing been repaired.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Warner of Still RIVER
were in town, last week.
Nathan Beardsley was in town, Mon
day.
G. P. Thompson has lately purchas ed
fine new desk for his office.
Fred Peck of Boston is staying at his
fathers for few days.
Charlie and Annabelle Bayette have re-
| turned to their work at c. P. ThOmpsOn's.
Howard Bayette, who has been stay
ing at Charles Bayette's, has returned to
his home in Bridgeport.
Thomas McEslin has purchased him a
fine trotter; also low buggy.
Edward Minor is visiting at his moth
er's for short time.
Work has begun on the postoftice addi-
ton, built to accommodate their large
mail.
| Mr. and Mrs j. L. Mower of the Sta
ton spent Sunday at Mrs Glover Sam
ford's.
MARKETABLE
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-17
GEN GOMEZ IMPEACHED.

Gen Gomez, who has been the main
stay and braios OF the Cuban cause since
the commencement of the insurrectfon
on that island, has been impesched by
the Cuban Military Assembly and remoy-
ed from his command of the Cuban
army. The cause is rot hard to find,
probably because the Cuban Military As
sembly don't see where they are gong to
get anything out of it. They were not
figured in on that So, 900, 900 that is on
the way to pay the Cuban soldiers and
give them enough to start life sgain on a
peace basis.
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SCOTS
Emulsion

of Cod-Liver Oil with Hypophos-
phites at once. 1T will heal the
inflamed membranes and greatly
strengthen them as we'll. The
digestion becomes stronger, the
appetite better and the weight
increases. The whole body be-
comes we'll fortified and the
germs of consumption cannot
gain a foothold.
It's this nourishing, SUSTAIN
ing and strengthening power
of SCOTS EMULSION that
has made it of such value in
all wasting and exhausting
diseases.
soc. and $780, all druggists.
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ing service, among which is the repeat
ing of Psalm or other Scripture select
ion from memory so far as possible by
the congregation in concert, (thea select
ion for the rest of March ia the 12lst
Psalm called the traveller Psalm) and a
short sermon especially for children and
young people after the reading of the
Scripture lesson.
NEW CREAMERY ATNORTH KENT.
A force of carpenters are at work on
the building for the North Kent cream.
cry which is expected to be in operation
soon after April /. G. M. Page is put
ting up the building and the lessee will
be George Clifford of New Rochelle
N. Y
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-17
DEATH OF ALBERT FOWLER,

Albert Fowler died very suddenly,
Tuesday evening, at his residence. His
funeral was attended on Friday. The
interment was in Woodbury..
A. G. Lake was taken with a severe
cold Friday and has been confined to his
bed for few days.
j. w. Smith was In New Haven on
Friday and Saturday of last week.
Rev e. M. Skagen is advocating the
idea of one minister for the Congregation.
al and Episcopal churches in this place,
and is meeting with the approval of q
number Of the people of both societies.
Our numbers are few and our means
limited. From financial point of view
it seems feasible.
At 8 meeting of the Bethlehem Library
association to be held &C the Town hall,
Saturday, March Is, at o. m the
subject of making free library
will be discussed. A full attendance
is requested.
A. G. Lake has a plum brarch taken
from plum tree after the cold spell in
February, that is full OF blossoms.
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-17
JOHN BULL's NAVY.

England proposes TO keep her navy
ahead of any combination of powers that
may be made against her and to that end
her naval officials have asked the immense
sum of 1882, 40 900 for the expenses of
running her navy the next year. They
don't expect to spend go much In case
the Cars peace proposals are adopted
by the European powers.
A ere OF unknown origin early Friday
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-17
News in a Nutshell
FREIGHT WRECK on THE HIGHLAND DIvI.
ST0N

In head on collision between two
freight trains near Brsdley's Station, or
the Highland division of the New
| York, New Haven & Hartford Rail
road shortly after Z O'Clock. Sunday
morning, two lives were lost and several
others of the trains crew were severely
injured, though none fatally. The kill.
ed are: Engineer George Dean, 90, mar
ried, East Hartford; Fireman Daniel
Kennedy, who also lived in East Hart
| ford. The injured are: Fireman James
| Dover, fractured elbow and scalp wound,
Conductor Edward Frank, cut on the
head, Brakeman T. B. Jones, scalp wound
and broken nose. Engineer Hickey es.
capped unharmed, as did also Conductor
Mott and the other brakemen. Thirteen
cars, mostly loaded with cotton, left the
| track and 10 of them went down a steep
embankment. The tender of the engine
| in charge of Dean left the track. The
cab was broken of and went down the
embankment and Dean was buried under
it and instantly killed. Kennedy mad his
left arm torn off at the elbow; had s
very large hole in bis groin and his hip
| was fractured. He was taken to DR.
Delaney's office in Naugatuck, but died
few hours later. The damage to rolling
stock will not exceed $4,000. The
cause of the accident lie alleged to be
failure to obey orders on the part of
Engineer Hickey, though probably the
accident might have been averted were it
not for the heavy fog prevailing, which
prevented the engineers seeing each 9TH
er until too late to prevent the collision
The trains second 23l, esst.bound, Con
ductor Mott and Engineer Dean, and POI,
west-bound, Conductor Frank and En-
gineer Hickey. Two wrecking trains
had the tracks cleared by p. m. 1t
is alleged that the west-bound tram was
ordered to stop at O.borntown to wait
for the east-bound to pass. Engineer
Hickey failed to do so, however, and had
arrived at Bradley's Station, which il
about two miles west of Naugatuck,
when his heavy train got stuck on the
grade. The train was then divided and
one half was taken to siding at Towan-
tic. It is claimed that brakeman was
left to flag the east-oound train and En-
gineer Hickey then came back for the
other section. He was endeavoring to
make the siding and was going at good
rate on account of the light train when
the east-bound freight doomed up in
the fog and the collision followed. II
was rumored that DR. Kilmsrtin, rela.
tive of Dean, found upon his body his
train orders, showing that he had the
right Of way.
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-17

barn for the hustling miller, E. F.
Hendrick. It will be 24x60 feet. At
Marbledale he is building large barn
for W. 0. Corning, 30x40, with an addi
ton, 1890. At Lake Waramaug he ia
repairing the Taylor houce, which has
been bought by George Hopkins. M
Gregory is a hustler and no mistake.
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-17
BETHLEHEM.
IN GRANGE CIRCLES.

At the next Grange meeting March 20,
special effort will be made to have an
interesting program. The subject for
discussion will be one of interest to all
progressive farmers: Are farmers bene-
flied by the use of commercial fertilizer,
and how can we get the best results
A free oyster supper will be served to
the patrons at the close of Lecturer g
hour.
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-17
WARREN.

MFR and Mrs Ralph Wedge OF Southing-
ton are visiting Mrand Mrs t. 60. Wedge
OF Town hill.
7. G. Wedge was in New Haven on
Monday.
Miss Edith Baldwin, who hiss been
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-17
ADMIRAL DEwEY's HEALTH.

There have been SO many rumors about
Admiral Dewey's fill health sent broad
cast through the land that many people
begin to believe that there may be some
truth In them. Tt would seem that IL it
were SO that the proper officials should
see to it tn at "Our Admiral" had a vaca-
ton for long enough time to regain his
health. He has earned rest, let him
have it. He is too big 8 man Ito be con-
fined to the petty details of guerilla war
fare. Save himi We may want man
of his calibre later on in our imperial his
tory.
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-17

morning, damaged the stove and bicycle
fitting plant of the Mathews Manufactur-
ing company at Seymour to the extent
of $4,000; covered by insurance.