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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-01-06
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issued last Friday, remarks that China
Is passing through . severe crisis il.
herahistory.n' II sreminds viceroys and
governors of the numerous. edicts that
have beennssiissusd lately orderingSsadrninll--
istrative reforms, pointing ont that
many % these8havei not beenAobserved,,
and commands the Immediate institu--
Ron9ofS rneeforminthe methodsof training
TROOPS ,iini agriculture, in manufactur.-
andssinever.yyything likely Is conduce
the lprosperiity8o 81 the empire. Il az
rects the viicterpys to memorabilia the
thr0ne wifhinsa month that these r.
fornslshiaveS been iinl,aulgurated.. sy
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showing that the empress dowager ~
.alizes that the position Isl serious and
that al hope ofSthe country'sfuturelie lies
solely IN reform Ss 0
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OFFICIALS ARE ANXIOUS.

IAskSof Nsws From noilo u - Lsast
Irritating.
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
MAY RENoMINATE HOBART.
Important Political Questions Under
 niscussion In Georgia.

Washington. March 15.-The question whether Vice President Hobart shall be renominated next year will proba- bly be determined during the visit of President Mckinley with MT. Hobart and Senator Hanna at the latter's win ter home in Thomasville, Ga.
 The matter was under discussion at the White House Sunday night between the president and one or two of his cabinet advisers. and 1t was evident from the presidents talk that he is willing to retain MT. Hobart as his col- league on the presidential ticket. There are between Mir. Mckinley and MT. Ho- bart the warmest and most cordial re- lations.
 With the president agreeable to Mir. Hobarts renomination, MT. Hobart willing to stand for a reelection, Sem ator Hanna holding a high personal re- gard for the vice president and the cab inet officers of the same opinion, 1t might be taken for granted that Mir. Hobart's renomination Is assured. This would undoubtedly be the case were 1t not for the unbroken precedent which displaces the vice president at the close of his first term.
 The pontical future or MT. Hopart, therefore, Is in the balance while the leaders of the Republican party confer at Thomasville. Although other mat ters are to be discussed, including the beginning of the next campaign, the main question to be decided Is whether MT. Hobart shall be allowed to break an unwritten rule. If not, a statement from him declaring that his personal interests will not allow further sacrifice may be expected the coming summer.
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
PARhSRS AND INVESTORS
 TAKE NOTICE!

Tho bet farm in Litchfleld County-all thinGr considered-is now offered for sale. The farm Is situated at South 0 naan, Conn.,. and fs known as the Whiting G Kellogg farm. valued The farm at twenty thousand dollars t910 ,000) and refused 8 cash offer of sixteen thoussrd dollar ($l6 00O) f,r 1t A former tenant sud over 70 thousand dollars (2,000) worth of produce \ y-ar, besides keeping enrngh to supply bis fmiy The farm is would not now be ff.red for sale except to settle sn e-tst.. There is $500 worth Of wool on ths farm. From 75 to 10, cows can be kept 0n the farm. Somebody will be wise enough to grab this farm at the bargain offer of e. 500. The following is a description of tho farm:
 Adjoining the Congregational church a, South Canaan, Conn, and within few rods of school, pos ofYlce and store conrainin. ms acres aud divided as follows: 145 acre. ef rich meadow land. 40 acres of fertile pas ture an,i 40 acr-s of Rooi W cd land. N. rocks. It .nes "r stumps on any of the clear ed land in fact all the cleared land, tncud- ing the pasture, eacept several acres, can b., moved with a machine. The wood land is also on level tract Two large dwelling houses, large barns. grain building. l horse ban, ! ice house and other out build in good repair and the land is in a hgh stat of cuitivafion. Plenty of fruit and shtde around the houses Will sell, if desi, ed, th' cows and hay enough to keep them unfii spring. The Hoiionbeck river runs through tho farm and there are four wells on 'hr premises. also running water from q never falling spring is brought to ono house and ono barn This farm extends within one mile of Falls Village. It can be divided int, two or more farms If de-irsd It W ut maxe an ideal stock farm or horse farm b merely layIDgout race track on any part oi thB cleared land
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
FOREIGN NOTES OF lNrssssr.

Mrs. Keeley. a noted London actress. | is dead.
 Sir Julius vogel. the statesman- writ- Il CT, is dead in London. Admiral von Rnorr, head of the Ger man navy, has resigned Mail advices from the east reported more victories for the Chinese rebels. Four hundred and eleven persons lost
 their lives during the oueensland hur- ricane.
 Mrs. cordeiia Poirisr and Samuel Parslow were hanged at st. soholas- tique, Que.
 The pope has renewal of faintina spells, but his physicians do not regard his condition as serious. The Spanish cabinet has advised the peace without waiting for the cortes Crown Prince Gustaf, regent of Nor way and Sweden. was hooted, missed and peited with snowbails on the Il streets of Christiania. Cecil Rhodes has concluded . contract with Germany for telegraph line in German East Africa, and one for rail- road will soon follow. According to statistics issued by the Lima Chamber of Commerce, Peruvian exports for 1898 exceeded the imports by more than 100000 sois. heT The Madrid authorities have offered Aguinaldo a ransom of si.ooo for each officer. s10o each for. the privates and ssoo for each civil servant. They have not offered to ransom the priests Details of the insurrection in the cen- tral provinces of China. received by the Empress of India, state that the rebel forces and the imperial troops met in a pitched battle on Jan. 2s. and the imtter were defeated with great slaughter. Advices received from Booam del Toro say General Reyes. the NicsraEusn of hcer who headed the recent revolution at Biuefelds and who succeeded in es- caping from that place, is stili ct Booas del Toro. Nothing is known as to his future movements.
 A hurricane has been raging over. the Black sea, and numerous casualties among shipping have been reported. Two English steamers went ashore near Poti, a Turkish steamer has been wreck cd. and q sailing ship bound for Tnesdo- sia has been sunk. The crew of the lat ter perished.
 Herr Ludwig Bamberger. a forufr
 member of the German reichstnE ahd
 the author of a number of works on
 history and political economy. is dead,
 He was born in 1928 and was at one
 time one of the leaders of the National
 Liberal party and an adversary of the
 late Prince Bismarck.
 Mime. Bianchini. wife of the famous
 French scenic artist. Charles Bianchini,
 convicted on the charge of attempting
 to poison her husband. was sentenced
 to Owe years penal servitude. AS she
 was leaving the courtroom the prisoner
 made futile attempt to commit suicide
 by stsbbing herself with hatptn.
 Admiral Rooster. commander in chief
 of the German Baltic fleet. who has
 been designated as the probable Huo-
 cessor of Admiral von Knorr as com
 mander in chief of the German navy.
 has been appointed inspector general of
 the navy, while retaining his Baltic
 post. Rear Admiral Bsndermnnn has
 been appointed chief of the new naval
 board.
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
Euz0n Is very refuue. Hnu rnurn nunyy

Euz0b Is very fefurs. Hnu rnuun munyy can be made there"
 Professor Russell H. chittsnden of Yale university has received notice of his appointment by the war department as one of two chemists who have been asked to analyze specimens of the beef furnished the American troops in the Cuban campaign. Professor Chittenden has notified the proper officials of hir acceptance of the appointment and ex- poets soon to receive the specimens rt is understood that a Georretown uni- verslty chemist ia the other expert sp- pointed.
 Joseph Sawyer and Henry 0. Nichols of Boston. trustees under the will of John Simmons an old Boston mer- chant who died about 20 years ago. have petitioned the legislature for an act 10 incorporate them and their associates as trustees of the Simmons Female ooi- lege. which institution, under a clause In the will of Mir. Simmons, was to be founded when a certain sum had &C., cumulated in the hands of the trustees. This amount, 1t Is stated, has now reached s2. .0oQ000
 The Chicago Isle of Pines colony, . cooperative agricultural community. has just been organized. As the name indicates, it will be located in the Isle of Pines. It is thought plenty of fertile land can be procured either in the way of government concessions or by pur- chase at n cheap price. If is the pur- pose of the colony to send man to investigate the situation with reference to the fertility of the soil the hsAith- fulness of the island and the best meas ures to adopt to secure lands.
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
General Markets.

New York. March M TL0UR-state and western ruled dull and easy of undertone; winter patents. SAe6sA aos winter strsights. ta<sA1has Minnesota patents. Sa7ss<: winter extras q. .t6A2w. wHEAT-No. red responded with weak ness to the lower cable news but later rallied on covering; March. sosfaso$sc.l May, 7sssa 7t a-l6c.
 RYEAEssy; state. elo.i No. western. esa ebitc., f. O. b. ahoet.
 CORNING. 2 opened easy. but rallied on covering: May. ae.xsspszc.; July, <otto. oATs-No were dull track, white, state. 85ltsspc, track, white. western. ssl4saoc. PoRK-stoady; mess. ssas-to family. slo.b0 all.
 LARD-steady; prime western steam, sSeO. nominal BUTTER-stcady, stAs1 dsiry, iAxlssfoa state creamery. 15~eoc.
 CHEEsE-ouiet; large, white. ise.i small, white, l2lfc.
 EG6s-steadyl state and Penusyivsnis, i.ca western. lsltsito. fra sUGAR-Raw firm. but quiet: fair refining, syxo.; centrifugal, % test, tpfc refined nrml crushed. bskc.; powdered. 6l4c. TURPENTINE-Steady at t7Rt7txc. MOLASSEs- Firm: Now Orleans. 82sB1o. RICE-steady; domestic, es<sYc.; Japan. sA tAc.
 TALLow-Firm; oity. sssO4 Oountry. gsa Sstc.
 HAy-Dull; shipping, sO.soc.; Eood to sAsiO.. Wa65o.
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
queen Advi.ed to sign Treaty.

Madrid, March 15.-The Correspon- dencia says the cabinet has advised the queen regent to ratify the treaty of peace with the United States without awaiting the reassembling of the cortes The government denies that the United States has demanded the intervention of the cortes in the ratification of the peace treaty. The presence of 300 sol diers repatriated from Cuba at Te Deum celebrated in memory of the Carlists who were killed in the colonial wars exemplifies the intrigues of the Carlists to gain the support of the dis banded troops. An investigation shows that the Carlists paid pesetas to each soldier attending the service.
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
seventy-ar.t omcer. Brevetted.

New York, March 15.-The board of brevets. which Is working in Washing ton, has finally reached the Seventy first New York volunteer infantry, and 1t has recommended five officers for brevets for gallant service In the battle of San Juan Hill on July 1 last, These are: Major Frank Neck to be lieuten- ant colonel of volunteers, Major Will liam P. Bell. surgeon. to be lieutenant colonel of volunteers for good service in attending to the wounded before Santiago; First Lieutenant William c. Garthwaite to be captain of volunteers, Second Lieutenant Alfred I. Roberts to be first lieutenant of volunteers and Captain Malcolm A. Rafrerty to be ma jor of volunteers.
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
A stxn That Works.

The manager of a theater in Port land, Or, has started novel scheme to make sure that each patron who pays for seat shall see as much of the show as he is entitled to. After the orchestra has finished the overture a sign rises to the view of the audience from the floor of the stage It shows these magic words:
 '.This Is the proper time fos ladies to fstnuys Shsis hats. b
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
ANOTHER BLUE BOOK.
EnGland's Story of the Chinese
 Question.

London. March 15.-The eagerly an- ticipated China blue book has been is- sued, but all the main points in dis patches filling 360 pages and covering the period from February, 1898, to Feb ruary, 1899. were already known to the public.
 The blue book deals with all the ter ritorial. railway and mining conces- sions to all countries, commencing with the cession of Port Arthur and closing with the opening of Nan-Ning as a treaty port. Much space is devoted to the question of the foreign concession at Shanghai, the exhibits including the protests of American ministers and consuls against the placing of Ameri- can property under the Jurisdiction of France or any other single power. The readiness of British warships to sup port the viceroy in resisting the French demands Is also displayed, and the blue book gives the American China Devel- opment company's contract for the Hankow-Canton railway, signed in Washington April 14. 1898. The whole tenor of the British dispatches shows a desire to meet the views of Germany and the United States in all matters in which they were concerned.
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16

BRIGADIER GENERAL WHEATON. the meantime the Washington volun- teers closed in, driving small bodies of the rebels back upon Pateros. One man was killed.
 During the night the enemy burned the town of Pasig.
 The Washington volunteers have cap- tured and burned Pateros, meeting with a sharp fire from the enemy while crossing the river.
 Today's fighting was like that of the past week, the insurgents occasionally making a stand. but eventually fleeing. Their loss is supposed to have been small, as the Americans were unable to see the enemy in the thickets.
 The progress of the American ad- vance is slow. This morning they were fighting from Taguig.
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
Reciprocity Negotiations.

Washington, March 15.-Negotiations for the reciprocity treaties with Ger many and France have been resumed. and there is still a prospect that a treaty may be negotiated with Great Britain covering the British West In- dies. These several treaty negotiations were interrupted some months ago by the service MT. Kasson our reciprocity commissioner, was obliged to give to the Canadian commission. As this work Is closed MT. Kasson Is free to resume the negotiations with the other coun- tries, and he has written to inform them that he is at liberty to proceed.
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
Prince Henri. Aby..ini.n Plans.

Copenhagen. March 15.-Prince Henri d'Orleans, who is a guest of Prince and Princess Waldemar, is here in order to obtain sufficient capital to enable him to start a Danish-Abyssinian commer- cial syndicate, something like the French-Abyssinian syndicate already existing. The Danish East Asiatic com pany, limited which, besides being a steamship company, owns large forests and commercial establishments in Siam has lately ordered four more 10000 ton steamers for its line between the Baltic and the far east
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
snowbound Three weeks.

Cheyenne, Wy, March 15.-The Chey- snne and Northern passenger train. which has been for three weeks block ed by the snow near Iron Mountain. apparently Is little nearer being releas- ed than it was ten days ago. The res cuing work train is still more than ten miles from the scene. The snow in many places is ten feet deep and hard frozen. In the last "A hours 36 men with picks and shovels have not made more than 150 yards. It will require several days to get to the train. There are now plenty of supplies for the pas eanUers
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
..,.. Necb.Ier Found.

Henrietta wechsler. the Brooklyn girl who disappeared from her home last Wednesday, has been found. Albert D. Smith, the Brooklyn letter carrier who swallowed carbolic acid on Friday. be- came III from pneumonia in the Ho- meopathic hospital yesterday and, be- lieving that he could not recover, made an antemortem statement to Coroner Burger which led to the discovery of the girl. As the police had all along suspected, she had gone to a private hospital In New York. A baby boy was h<s&ia ia Mlal wSehsISf su Ffiaay.
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
The Spanish Prisoners.

Madrid, March 1b.-Premier Silvela and General Polavieja. minister of war. have declared that there will be no at- tempt on the part of the government to secure the mediation of the powers to obtain the release of the Spanish pris- oners in the hands of the Philippine in- surgents. They also said that the next cabinet council would decide the date of the parliamentary elections and fix the time of the opening of the new cortea
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
Arrested For counterfeitinr.

Boston, March 15.-Government agents have arrested eight persons. all Ititlians. on the charge of passing counterfeit s treasury notes. The secret service men believe the notes were made in New York and sent to this city to be passed. They have obtained between S5000 and s10,000 worth of bad paper. The arrests were very cleverly made. seven in this raty and one fin Lynn.
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
PATEROS BURNED.
General Wheaton stin Clearing the
 Enemy.

Manila, March 15.-Late yesterday General Wheaton's column encountered the enemy in such force between Pate- ros and Taguig as to necessitate a change in the original plans.
 The cavalry attacked a rebel strong hold in the jungle. driving the enemy into Pateros. The Americans had one man killed and three wounded.
 Scott's battery shelled the town and woods effectively.
 Later the enemy crossed the river from Pasig. Two companies of the Sec ond Oregon infantry cleared the right bank after a sharp engagement and then retired with three wounded. In
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
Quny's Counsel a Judge.

Governor Stone of Pennsylvania has nominated John H. Weiss of Harris burg to be judge of Dauphin county in place of John B. McPherson, whom the president recently appointed judge of the United States district court at Phil adelphia. Mir. Weiss. who received the unanimous indorsement of the Harris burg bar for the position, is the Re- publican county chairman and an inti- mate personal friend of sx.ssnstor Quav.
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
w.,.on pecr,ne. a Judxe.hip.

Harrisburg, March Ex-Governor Stone has received a letter from David T. Watson of Pittsburg. thanking him for the honor conferred in rendering him the appointment of supreme court jus tice MT. Watson says that after the best consideration he Is able to give the matter he inds himself unable to accept the appointment. Mir. Watson is lead Ing member of the Pittsburg bar and ia one of Senator QuaS's counsel in the conspiracy charges now pending.
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
pu,n.m Librarian of Congress.

The president has appointed Herbert Putnam of Boston to be librarian of congress. MT. Putnam was born in New York city in 1861. He is the son of George P. Putnam. the founder of the famous publishing house of George P. Putnam & Sons. He was graduated from Harvard in 1883 and was in the Columbia law school for year.
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
VIEWS MATVTlNA.

She lies at dawn upon the dew drenched Leaf Alone. The white hard light of morning liei On the throat wavering with the fall and
 rise
 Of her low pulse as of silent The thick coils of her hair cling shudderfngly To her. white shoulder; her deep lidded eyes Heavily raised as in dull surprise, Look through the vacant shadows vacantly. Her hack is to the sunrise. The low sound Of stream slipping past necessarily Stirs in her raiment light and white as foam. But she, her head erect, her hair uncrowned, With lax white feet and wrist dropped wearily Gazes through heaven and earth and finds nt
 home.
 -Atbanaupn
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
A chiae.s wea.s Dsss.r.

Miss Hu King Eng. a young Chinees woman who studied for seven years In the University of Michigan and took the degree of M D. there. is now in charge of hospital st Fuohau- suoh is her reputation that . oooly wheeled his old blind mother 1000 miles In a wheelbarrow to tahs her to 'sths worp- an doctof." An operation for douhls cataract was performed ed IL womAn sas ss~ - A VI - ....-
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
Robb.a ,he collection Bo..

Boston, March 15.-William A. Dou- cette, 22 years old, was arrested in St. Cecilia church, Belvidere street, on a charge of embedding $4.o00 from the collection box of the church. Marked bills placed in the box were found on his nerson after his arrest.
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
Weeds.

old Folssr-Ive got 8 letter from my son out west.
 Golfin-SoY Whats Tom doing nowf
 old Folger-That's what oaH't make ont He says he is engaged in the destruction of weeds. Now, that may mean he's smoking a good many cigars or that be is trying to induce some widow to make a second venture or it may simply mean that he Ia doing farm work Boston Transcript
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
Are Limit For EnI,.tment.

Washington, March 15.-An order has been issued by the war department in- creasing the age limit for enlistment from 30 to 35 years. The youngest age at which man can be enlisted is IS years. The results so far for the en- listment of troops are very encouraging
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
Talien-wan . Free Port.

According to dispatch from St. Pe- tersburg, Talien-Wan, the Russian for tified port in the Liau- Tong peninsula, will be opened a free port on the completion Of the Mknohutikh railway la tSe1i
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
Also F or Sale "A Most Desirable Village Residence at Falls Vil-
 lage, Conn.

Situated on Prospect street, within few rods of stores, post ofiee. railway station story house with basement IS rooms, good collar, large lawn aud shade trees, piazza on three sides. good we'll good clstorn and good drainage, largo burn carriage house, wood house, tce house, good garden and an OK oslleat orchard. Property cost about seven thousand dollars ($7.OO0) V rth $5 900 easy today whether it brings it or not For terms and full particulars call on or address
 SAMUEL c. BECKLEY,
 EXECUTOR.
 Post Office Address, Canaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
BUSINESS CARDS

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