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Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
pr. William pier.on Dead.

Orange, N. J., June 13.-Dr. William Pierson, one of the best known physi- clans in New Jersey, died at his home here last night. He had suffered for some time from complication of dis eases. Dr. Pierson was born in Orange Nov. 20, 1880. He graduated from the New York Medical university in 1852 and some time after was given the hon. orary degree of A. M. by Princeton. He was a director of the Orange National bank and its vice president for quarter of century, director of the Orange Water company and of the East Orange Safe Deposit and Trust company. He was one of the founders of the New ter sey State Medical society and was elect ed it's secretary in 1866. He served in this position for 30 years and was then elected vice president and one week ago was elected president He was consult ing and visiting physician at many of the hospitals throughout the state. Dur ing the civil war he was surgeon of the board of enrolment of the Fourth con gressional district of New Jersey and volunteer surgeon on the governors staff. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
Burton Report. on Cuban Fraud.

Washington, June 13.-Neely's pecula- ton of Cuban postal funds will aggre- gate at least $75,00O. How much more is to be added to this on account of the $400,000 worth of stamps which were ordered to be destroyed will never be known unless Nicely or some of his con federates confess. It has been definitely established that some of these stamps were sold to stamp collectors and that others were reissued after the orders were given for their destruction. This is the substance of verbal report made by Colonel Burton of the inspector gen erals department to the authorities upon his return to Washington. He further reported that the frauds in Cuba are con fined to the postal department and says there is unmistakable evidence of col fusion between Nicely and the auditor.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
How Peary Retrieved wnd puok.

Lieutenant K. E. Peary, the arctic explorer, was born in Maine. He pre- pared himself for entering Bowdoin college at Fryeburg academy in Frye burg, in the western part of the state. The following story of Peary's early days shows his method of overcoming obstacles:
 One of his fellow townsmen while out hunting one day in November dis covered a flock of ducks In a pond about two miles from the village. The man wanted the birds, but knew no way of getting them, even if his shot were effective, for he had no dog. and there was no boat In the pond. On his way home he met Peary and told him about the ducks and why he had not fired at them.
 "Now," said Peary, Tets go back to the pond, and if the ducks are still there I promise to retrieve all you kill"
 They returned to the pond; the ducks were undisturbed. The weather had been cold for several days, ice had formed around the shore of the pond, and the ducks were punched out in open water, but within range. Merrill fired and killed two. Without more ado than If he were about to take a dip in the old swimming hole on hot July day Peary removed his clothing, broke the ice with a heavy stick and swan out, picked up the dead birds and brought them to land.-Saturday Evening Post.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
Accident nt n Circu..

Chicago, June 13.-Reserved seats in circus at Fifty-fifth street and Kimbark avenue, which has been showing for sew eral days past, collapsed last night just at the commencement of the perform ance, carrying to the ground hundreds of men, women and children. Fourteen peo- pie were injured, while many others sus- tained slight bruises. The tent was crowded with people, fully 2,000 persons being in the seats surrounding the ring, and more people were entering the doors, when, with a sudden upheaval the entire structure of the reserved seats on the east side of the tent fell. People were mixed up with boards, seats and broken timber indiscriminately, but no one was fatally injured. The cause of the catas- trophe is variously attributed to over crowding, carelessness and to soft soil.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
Cot Over the Llmlt.

The late Senator Sawyer of Wiscon- sin was very generous giver of char ity and of presents, which neither he nor the beneficiary would have cared to denominate us charity, though the gifts amounted to much the same. He told a friend one day that he was going to turn over new leaf and try to keep his donations down to limit that would not exceed $1,000 month. Three months after he had announced this resolution his friend asked how he had made out.
 "I started out pretty we'll" he re- piled, "and If I hadn't given an old friend of mine In Wisconsin who had struck hard luck S10,000 last month l think 1 should have kept within the iimit."-Philadelphla Bulletin.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
Town Founder Landi. Dead.

New York, June 13.-Charles K. Lan- dis, the town founder, is dead at his home in Vineland, N. J., of paralysis. His death had been hourly expected for sew eral days. He was the founder of Vine land, Hamilton, Landisville, Sea Isle City, New Italy and other smaller south Jersey towns. Mir. Landis was born in Philadelphia on March Is, 1884. His early days were spent in Georgia, where his father was constructing railroads. He returned to Philadelphia and was edu- cated there. He entered the law office of Benjamin Fl. Brewster and was ad- mitted to the bar before he had reached his majority, but two years later ceased to practice. He became interested in land schemes and purchased 5000 acres of land, locating Hammonton on this ground. He sold the land to actual settlers, and it was made a condition of every deed as one of the restrictions that liquor should never be sold upon the lot, the conditions to be strict and binding forever. Mir. Landis in 1861 purchased a tract of 50 square miles of land, and on this Vine land and its surrounding villages have been built. He started Sea Island City as a temperance seaside resort and New Italy farming settlement for Italians.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
FiI,ptpo omc,.I. s..pec,es.

Judge Taft and his colleagues of the Philippine commission have found they will have difficulty in finding materials to organize a civil force with which gradually to supersede the army as a gov erning machine. Spain's auxiliary, the church, Is necessarily barred from con sideration. American experience with the natives discourages the hope of hon. est government through them until gen. eration or more of training shall have eradicated the results of Spain's tutelage A large proportion of the provincial off, cials already installed have proved treacherous, while the native police and officials here in Manila are living on a scale of luxury suspiciously dispropor- tionate to their salaries. Charges against native judges of failing to account for thousands of dollar received in fines are under investigation.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14

oowu ,-rhporariy on account of the rt- cent labor troubles. No car construction will be assigned to either the Buffalo or the Depew shops until the labor agitation ceases. There are eO0 men In the works at Depew and GOO in Buffalo
 Six additional cases of smallpox in Fall River, Mass. have recently been brought 10 the attention of the Ruthon. ties. Arrangements were made nt once to take all the pnti,rts to the Fall River pesthouse. The disease srst developed in n tenement house which Is above the cor. poration store where all the mill employ. ees trade, and in consequence a genuine scare has developed in that locality.
 After the receipt of an alarming die. patch from Minister Conger which in. clines the officials to the belief that the lighting which occurred 1ear Picking was between the foreign gus> ds and the Box. CTS. instructions were sent by cable Co Rear Admiral Remey directing him Co send the Helena or some other light drgst gunboat, If the vessel named was no. at Manila, with a battalion of marines to Rear Admiral kemp's assistance.
 Jim Pierce. who wns 10 have been tried on Monday with his brother "Pinny" for the murder of George R. Frye. the young Chester upa.l sportsman. commit ted suicide Sunday night in the jail at Media, Pa. He hanged himself with a rope fastened to their bars which GOV. CT the window of his cell. In a letter Pierce left to his wife and family he protested his innocence and exonerated "Pinny" from any connection with the crime.
 The death of John Bannister, In San Francisco has left two Rochester boys, Prescott and Walter McCartney. aged 20 and i7 years respectively. presump tive heirs to an estate valued at nearly half a million dollars. Thirty years ago John Bannister went west and engaged in gold mining, nmasslns fortune of $500 900. News of his death reached the McCartneys from friend who knew the boys uncle's whereabouts and final condition.
 The steamer City of Seattle has arrived from Alaska with S400.oo in gold dust and 260 passengers, most of whom are from Dawson. Thus far five boats have reached the lakes from Dawson, and the rush for the states Is fairly on. Among the returning Dawsonites are many wo men and children. Up to May 2S. it ls stated. the clean up had reached SIS. 100000. The season opened from three to four weeks earlier than in any pre- vious year.
 Governor Roosevelt has issued an or. der dlsmissing from service In the ma. tional guard Major Clinton H. Smith Of the seventy-hrst regiment This action was taken on recommendation of the board of inquiry which examined MajoI Smith 10 determine his fitness to con. tinue as m officer In the guard. IL Is the outgrowth of the participation of the regiment In the battle at San Juan Hill Santiago, Cuba. at which time Smith was lieutenant colonel.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
BATTLE WITH BOXERS.
British Marines Kin Many Chinese
 Rebels.


 Sixteen British marines reconnoiterine in advance of the international column marching to Picking fought 2,0O0 Boxers Monday, killing 20 or 80. A correspond ent accompanying the column says in a dispatch dated Tien-tsin, June 12, via Shanghai:
 While the working parties, accompa- nied by a patrol of 16 British marines commanded by Major Johnson, were re- pairing the line Monday forenoon eight miles beyond Lofs they encountered small parties of Boxers, who were de- stroying the line. The Boxers moved away from the advance marines and ap- parently dispersed into the country, leav- ing the rails moved and the sleepers burning
 "The marines when two miles in ad- vance of the first train near Lang-fang suddenly perceived Boxers streaming from a village on their left. It was es, timated that they numbered 2,000, some of them being mounted, and they were trying to get between the marines and the train. Most of them were armed with spears and swords. A few had fire arms, which they handled awkwardly.
 ''The marines retreated, keeping up a running fight for over a mile and killing between 20 and 30. The Boxers pursued the British for some distance. Then, sec ing more marines from the train coming to their assistance, Major Johnson's 18 halted and poured a heavy, continuous fire into the crowd, driving them across the front of the re-enforcing bluejackets, who punished the Boxers severely with Maxims. The Boxers fled, and the Euro peans, following up their success, clear ed out two villages. The total loss of the Boxers is estimated at 40 killed and wounded. Seven of their wounded were attended by British surgeons. The Brit lsh loss was nothing"
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST.

Medals have been awarded al the Paris exposition to James McNeil WhiHtlei and John Singer Sargent, the American painters.
 United States Minister Lord, at Blue nos Ayres, has cabled the state depart. ment that the notifications of the new treaty of cxtradition between the United States and the Argentine Republic have been exchanged.
 Nj. Poxzi, the senator and well known doctor, has been wounded in q duel with swords with Dr. de VillcrS, who is an intimate friend of Nj. Paul Deroulede, foE whose banishment M. poEri voted at the trial before the high court.
 A dispatch from Cucuta, department of santsnder, says that after 13 days of fighting the Colombian revolutionists have. routed the government forces neaI Bucaramanga, capturing many prisoners, including General Penasolano.
 From welwyn, Assiniboia, comes de tails of the slaughtering of Postmaster Alexander McArthur and four other members of his family and the fatal wounding of another, also the serious wounding of two others, by John Morri. son, McArthur's hired man.
 Advices received in London from Js. pan say the cabinet presided over by the Marquis Yamagata has resigned and that the emperor invited the minister of finance, Count Matsukata Masayoshi, to form a new cabinet, but he declined, and the Marquis Ito Is now endeavoring to form n coalition ministry.
 Lord Curzon, viceroy of India, has ca- bled to the secretary of state for India, Lord George Hamilton. announcing that q good rain has fallen in southern India. that there have been scattered showers elsewhere and that the meteorological re- porter forecasts good but late monsoon. The hot weather, however, still prevails, and the famine relief situation has not al- tered. There are now about 5,S02, 900 persons receiving relief.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
Death of stephen Crane.

Stephen Crane, the American author and war correspondent, has died at Ba- den. Mir Crane was born in Newark, N. J., in 1870. He went to Lafayette college, but did not graduate. He attended the Syracuse university. He was a member of the Delta Epsilon fraternity. He be- gan writing when he was only 16 years old and wrote short stories for the New York Tribune when he was IS. He was the author of three novels, book of verse on Lines" as he called them. and a series of six or seven short stories. Maggie, a Girl of the Streets" was his first novel. 1t was privately printed by the author in 1891 and recently reissued. "The Red Badge of Courage" his sec ond, was published by D. Appleton X Go. in the autumn of 1895. 'George's Mother" his third, was published more recently.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
The Benham Trial.

Canandaigua, N. T., June 13-Today promises to be the most interesting day in the second Benham murder trial. Then it is expected the defendant will go on the stand in his own behalf. 1t is ex- pected he will make a confession regard ing his physical condition just prior to the death of his wife. This confession is expected to account for the prussic acid which the defense insists he used in obedience to physicians prescription. Benham's first witness yesterday was his aunt, Mrs. Eva Harris of Batavia, who told of once finding Benham's wife cry ing and finally elciting a statement that Towards condition was evidence he had not been true to his marriage vows. The most important witness was Dr. John A. Miller of Buffalo, who was fc- ten years professor in chemistry and tox- zoology in Niagara university. He had made study of prussic acid poisoning and experimented on animals. He said he did not consider the experiments made by the other chemists sufficient.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
Battalion of British Captured.

Lieutenant General Sir Frederick For estier-Walker, in command of the lines of communication in South Africa, reports a disaster to the British troops on June at Roodeval, where the Boers cut Lord Roberts line of communications. The Fourth battalion of the Derbyshire regi- ment were all killed, wounded or made prisoners except six enlisted men. Two officers and 15 men were killed, and , of 6cers and 72 men were wounded, many ot them severely. The Boers returned the wounded to the British. The officers kill ed were Lieutenant Colonel Baird Doug las and Lieutenant Hawley. The wound ed include Colonel Wilkinson and Lieu tenant Blanchard of the Canadian infan- | trt.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
Fatal Trolley Gar Collision.

Two trolley cars on the Oakland Beach suburban route near Providence on Sun day met in a head end collision. killing four persons and injuring more than 25 others, some of whom are fatally hurt. Among those seriously injured is Lieu tenant Governor Charles D. Kimball. who is not expected to survive. The dead are: George W. Baker, 1b months old |; Edward D. Burroughs, motorman; Ar thur Liscomb and Lewis c. Sanborn, Providence. George Baker, Providence; Mary Tourtillot, Providence. and Mrs. Frederick Andrews, Providence, were fatally hurt. The accident occurred on a sharp curve just beyond what Is known as the old Warwick station. The failure of the conductor to hold the down bound car until the Oakland Beach car had passed is said to be responsible for the accident
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
To Be Made Grown Colonie..

London, June 13.-It is learned that the government at last has decided upon a plan for the civil settlement of South Africa. The details are kept secret, but 1t can be said safely that the Orange River Colony and the Transvaal will be- come crown colonies, the Transvaal prob ably being renamed the Transvaal Colo ny. Sir Alfred Milner, it is declared, is to be high commissioner of South Africa in spite of the opposition he has incurred. The crown colony form of government can best be understood by reference to the system in vogue in the West Indies, Sierra Leone and Ceylon. Endeavors will be made to put this in force as soon as possible in the Transvaal and Orange River colonies, though it is scarcely ex- pected that the details will be announced or some parts of the work be begun for a few months
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
A DIPLOMAT MURDERED
By Empress Bodyguard, One
 Report Says.
BEsIEGED IN LEGATION STREET
Foreign Representatives at Pekina In Grave Dnnxer-Japan Said to B.
 Ready to Send Large Force ol Troops to China.


 Troops to China.
 London, June 13.-A dispatch from Pc king, dated Tuesday, says:
 ''The Boxers have murdered one of tn, secretaries of the Japanese legation here The remainder of the foreign residenu are besieged in Legation street. Nothing has been heard of the relief force which we were advised left Tien-tsin three days since. The wires running south from Pe king have been cut, but the Russian line is still working"
 The Times in an extra edition publish es the following dispatch from Picking dated June 12, ? p. m.:
 'The chancellor of the Japanese lega ton, Sugiyama Akira, while proceeding alone and unprotected on official duty was brutally murdered by soldiers oi Tung Fun Slang, the favorite bodyguaro of the empress, at Manigate railroad sta ton yesterday"
 A telegram from Yokohama says that the Japanese government has ordered four more warships to proceed to Taku and 4,0O0 men of all arms are under or. ders to be in immediate readiness for em barkation. The dispatch says the Japan csc government trusts the powers will hoA ulisCuuSlIut lHlh dCtiOu. Lut csc press is urging vigorous methods.
 The Shanghai correspondent of The Times cables: "The Japanese minister l. pressing for recognition of a Japanese sphere of influence, to include the prov inces of Che-kiang, Fo-kien and Kiang si."
 The Hongkong correspondent of The Times wires: 'The admiralty have en gagged a transport to take 900 troops td Tang-ku. The sailing date has not beet fixed"
 According to a dispatch from Tien-tsip 1t Is understood there that the foreign ministers will insist, as soon as fresh bay onets arrive at Peking, upon the removal of the antiforeign advisers of the empress dowager and the substitution of counsel ors friendly to western civilization.
 The English at Shanghai are afraid that Great Britain has been deceived and that the whole business will have tc be gone through again. Russia's aims they argue, are not understood, and Rus sia and France are apparently not work ing in the same spirit as the other pow CTS. Five thousand Russians are ready tt land at Taku.
 The only bit of information which the British war office has made public re garding the situation was the admission yesterday that the summer residence of the British minister in Picking, Sir Claude Macdonald, had been burned.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
wi.con.in Democrat. For Bryan.

Milwaukee, June 13.-Bryan sentiment pervaded the Democratic state conven- tion held to elect four delegates at large and to ratify the selection of 20 district delegates to the national convention at Kansas City. The following is list of delegates at large: Davis s. Rose, Mil waukee; George B. Hilton, Oshkosh; D. l.. Plumer, Wausau. and Louis Bohm- ricks. Kenosha. Alternates: T. ]. Elem ing, Milwaukee; George w. Bird, Madi- son; c. l.. Hood, Lacrosse, and T. c. Cleany, Platteyille.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
Conference on Ice Trust Case.

Albany, June Ex-Governor Roosevelt Is proceeding very deliberately and care fully in the ice trust matter. He had .ong conference yesterday afternoon with Attorney General Davies aod Judge Coyne and went over very thoroughly the evidence brought out before Justice Gay nor Saturday. He would make no state ment of his intention in the matter Prior to his departure for Rochester the gov ernor stated that there was nothing new Tn the matter and that be did not expect | report from the attorney general for a week or ten days--in fact, not until after be Republican national convention.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
General Markets.

New fork. June lA FLOUR-StAte and western quiet, but strong, with prices nominal at the reoent ad- vance, Minnesota patentss sssoaA.lbs winter straights. s3.S0a3.6s: winter extras. s3.e0a1p0s winter patents, ss.6aaA
 wHEAT-Opened easy on foreign selling and the crop report, but turned very strong on subsequent local covering due to dry weather news: July, 76sza7sssc.; September, 7sa7p i6.loo. RyE-Steady; state. bso-. c. 1. f., New York. carlots; No western. c2Sfc., f. O. b., sfioat.
 CoRN-opcned easy with wheat, but later recovered on demand from shorts; Scptem- Der. tts4atSssc.
 oATs-ouiet, but steady; track, white. state ssa84ltc.; track. white. western, ssastlfo. PoRK-steady; mess, siaais7N family. sls.b0aIIe6
 LARD-weak; prime western steam. Fo. BUTTER-Firmer. state dairy, ibAlHlfc.s state creamery. extraAs itbxafeo.
 CHEESE-Steady to firm; large, white, plta sssc. small, white. ss4aec.
 EGGS-Steady, state and Pennsylvania la IBc.; western. loss of. l3lsaltc. sUGAR-Raw firm; fair refining, s,to.; oen- trifuTal. pe test, tsso.; refined firm; crushed, sc; powdered. b.7oc.
 TIiRPENTINE-Quict st <6atslsc. MoLASSES-Quiet: New Orleans. ttabSc. RICE-Quiet; domestic, tlsaSstc.' Japan. "A a4JSc.
 TALLow-stesdy city, ssaasse.; country. sa%Attxc.
 HAY-ouiet; shipping. ssa7ocs rood ss shoice, Blas7lfc.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
Pio del Pillar cnpturea.

Captain Lara of the Manila police re- reived information that General Pic del Pillar, brother of General Gregorio del Pillar, who was killed in north Luzon ,ome months ago, would be at San Ped 10 Mascati Friday night. Thereupon Captain Lara took 12 native policemen and with a detachment of the Twenty irst regular infantry surrounded the house where the rebel general was In hiding and captured him. He was sroueat to Mauiia and put in iail
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
Dewey. Ln.t Public Reception.

Grand Rapids, June 13.-Admiral Dew ey's last public reception as the hero of Manila bay closed here yesterday after noon when he left the stand from which he reviewed a parade in his honor and with Mrs. Dewey was driven to the de- pot. His train left for Washington at z o'clock. The days programme was marred by the illness of Mrs. Dewey. She took cold at Columbus, and her ride on the Detroit river and the exhaustion incident to her attendance upon the re- ception at the city hall Monday night added to her ailment to such an extent that she was compelled to absent herself from the functions entirely.