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DIED IN WEsTVILLE.

Mrs. Mary T. Sperry, an aged resi-
dent of Westville, died last night at
1850 o'clock, after an illness Of about
four weeks. Mrs. Sperry had been in
and fall she met with some four weeks
ago caused Il severe shock, from which
she was unable to rally. She was a
lifelong resident Of Westville and died
in the house in which she was born,
corner of Elm and Forest streets She
early in life became member of the
Westville Congregational church, and
was a mmber at the time of her death
Mrs Sperry was the widow Of Naa-
man Sperry of Derby, who was drown
ed September 8, 1850, at Derby during
a severe freshet Of that year in trying
to recover lumber which had been set
adrift by the overlooking Of the banks
of the Naugatuck river Mr.. Sperry
was a cousin of Congressman N. d.
Sperry. Mrs. Sperry was the daugh-
ter of the late Deacon Isaac Dick
erman of the Westville Congregational
church, OF which he was deacon for
more than fifty years. He was also one
of the founders OF that church. The de-
ceased lady was much respected by a
large number of acquaintance for her
Christian spirit and kindly ways and
will be much missed by all, especially
by her nephews and nieces, to whom
she was greatly endeared.
She was eighty-one years of age She
leaves to mourn her loss two brothers
and sister, namely, Willis Dickerman
of East Haven, Isaac S. Dlckerman
and Mrs. Martha j. Northrop of West
vile. who resided with her sister In the
family homestead. The funeral ar
rangements have not as yet been decid-
ed upon, and will be announced later.
DEATH OF MARTHA D. BROWN.
Martha D. Brown, the widow OF the
late George D. Brown, died yesterday
morning at her late residence, No. II
Olive street. The notice Of the funeral
will be given later.
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Grand 0pern Eor,se.

The Brothers Byrne, With q clever
company of comedians. pantornln1ists
and young women, present rheir rol-
licking acrobatic comedy Eight Bells
at the Grand Opera house, Thursday,
Friday, Saturday nights this week.
with matinee Saturday. The play is a
musical farce COMEDY with q speotacu-
lar pantomine The human ladder and
the dissolution Of the wonderful horse
ami carriage are oil highly amusing.
hTe boat scene, with the quick changes
from stateroom to stateroom makes
lots Of amusement. The revolving and
Anal collapse Of the ship Ia an effect
never to be forgotten. The grand Ro-
man statuary in the last act is very
effective, and when they change to the
statuesque poses under the calcium
lights they make very pretty pictures.
The acrobatic feats including some
new positions, are we'll performed.
Comic, indeed, 10 the duel between
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WAELTyGFOBD


Tickets are now on saio for the Hub
bard Hose company's entertainment tt
| be given on Saturday evening, OCTOBER
l27.
The joint board of Sclsct1nen and
| school visitors at their meeting Tues
| day evening decided upon the following
appropriations for the various sohool
Districts: Parker's Farms, 5000; POND
| Hill, $685. Cook Hill 1855; Eortheaaa
| Farms, East Farms, Tylsr's Mills and
North Farms, each S28S; YalesVllle Va
97156. The amount for the Central dsS-
| trict went over for action until this eve
| ming.
The body Of Mrs. Melissa Johnson
widow Of the late Henry johnson, was
brought here on the 3:58 train from
New Haven yesterday afternoon for In
terment in the Center street cemetery,
| The deceased was sister OF Henry
Doolittle Of this place.
William H. Eobson Of Fair straet died
yesterday afternoon after snort ILL.,
| ness with typhoid fever, aged twenty
four years. The deceased was well
known and respected young rssident OF
this town and was formerly 8 popular
| member of the Gamblers Cycle club.
republican banner bearing the por-
traits Of Mckinley and Roosevelt WIZ
be raised over Main street In Yront OK
| the republican club rooms in the BSacli
house on Friday evening Attorney d.
| 3. Ullman Of New Haven VIII be one OK
the speakers. Chairman HedEklnson on
the republican town oomrnittse sfatsa
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moved by an arrangement with the
Union Street Railroad company OF
Providence, by which the New Haven
company's cars will be taken by the
local corporation between East Provt-
dence and the Union Station. The new
power house has been finished and the
electric line will be opened early next
month.
A large sum is to be spent for the
new shops at Reedville, Mass, which
will be used for all the cars on the
eastern division Of the system.
In regard to the Sound competition
with the Joy line between Providence
and New York, President Hall says
that the New Haven seventy -fiva-cent
line has carried an immense number of
passengers during the summer, and
has returned handsome profit with
out, so far as the figures show, percep-
tible effect on the passenger business
of either the regular Providence boat
line or the railroad.
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AN OLD AsrAT1c OCEAN.
Inland Seas That are Drying Up are
Remnants of 1t.

Inland Seas That are Drying Up are
Remnants of 1t.
A curious discovery made nay DR.
Stem Hedin, the intrepid Swedish ex-
plorer, Is recorded in telegram from
St Petersburg which we publish this
morning. During his ADVENTUROUS
Journeys in eastern Turkestnn, Thibet
and Mongolia, ended soyne two years
ago, he visited the great sheet OF water
called Lob Nor. This he found to direr
materially from the mars and the de-
ecriptlons of previous observers, ard
he has now examined II a sacond time
Situated rather more than two thou
sand feet above sea level, It's waters
are fed by the River Tarim, but emp
tied only by evaporation, for no stream
issues from It, Thus they should be
salt, but Dr. Sven Hedin found them
to be fresh. From this he concluded
that the fnke could NOT have been long
In existence.
The inpoesibilty Of reconciifng the
observations of i1is predecessors with
what he had himself seen also suggest
ed that Lob Nor was not a pernsanent
sheet of water, like the Dead Sea or
Lake Balkhash. but was consta ntly'
shifting its position, the lake bad at
one time being fllad UP by desert sand,
and forming again in new places. TIE
correctness Of his original Inference Has
now been placed beyond doubt
The lake known to earlier oteervers
has now disappeared, and it's dry bed is
streWn with shells and other organisms
which had lived In its waters But
system of new lakes has been formed
around the old basin, which DR.. Sven
Fedin has explored and mapped. The
Tarim Basin is g. barren and dry land
a region of travelling waves OF desert
sand All this tract has been drying
UP, probably continuously, even In l1is-
toric times. The ga1rs thing Ia true OK
western as we'll as of eastern Tuvkes-
tan Lake Balkhash is disappearing
with comparative rapidity. According
to the Russian geographers. it's area
has been greatly reduced during the
present century, and those who dwell
by its shores assert that It's level Ia
lowered at the rate OF foot In every
FIVE years. But the same thing Ia true
of the Syr Daria and the Anu Daria
and the Aral Sea, into wl,!ch thait wa
ters are enptled.
In fact, the whole draiHags bnain Of
this sea and OF the Caspian Is undergo
ing desiccation, slow but cure. Theas,I
two seas, with many minor salt lakes
are but pools left in the deeper hollowB
of a great ocean by which the Meditep-
ranean was extended into the heart OF |
Asia. There are banks Of dead sea
shells where once the waves were
breaking; there are dry steppes whore |
once the heritage was green and fosssts
flourished The fact 10 certain, bNt the |
cause NOT easy to discover. The CHI |
mate must be changing. not ia this or
that locality, but over broad and sx- |
teneive zone which runs with little in
terruption from northern Africa to the |
eastern end of the Desert Of Gold. A
similar change has occurred in the new
world The Great Salt Lake OF Utah rs
but remnant Of q vastly ersa ter
sheet of fresh alter, which once sent a
river to the Pacifc.-London Daily |
News
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MILFORD.

Oct. 10.-Dr. Walker and family have
returned to their winter residence in
Philadelphia.
The Plymouth Workers are sewing
for the fair which they intend to hold in
the near future.
The Milford Wheel club will meet In
it's room Thursday evening.
A dancing class formed by the Misses
Flynn and Healy will meet on Monday
and Friday evenings of each week in ST.
Marys hall
Herbert Rose started to-day for the
Thimble Islands in his naphtha launch
Florence Everett and Albertus Clark,
James L. Miles, Cecil Trowbridge and
other well known sportsmen accompa-
MED him.
Mrs. Daniel Usher has returned from
a two weeks visit in Massachusetts.
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tatntv. Harvard lost two ,honcss 10
ecore. ono In each half by funblss IN
.Amherst'e f1ve-ynrd line. Amherst al
most scored on Harvard at the end Of
the first half. but was prevented only
by the call of time. The game was
1ercelv plaved. Umpire Crollus finally
ruled out Farley and Favour for slug
ginr Burke the Amherst Guard. had
his collar-bone broken. Captain DAILY
of the Harvard team has not vet recov-
cred from the broken nose he received
In the Bowdoin game and did not play
to-day. The best playing for Harvard
was done by the tackles, on whom most
of the work fell. The slippery ground
prevented long end runs, and most Of
Haryard's gains were made through the
line. The lineup:
Harvard. Positions. Amherst.
at End
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NEW HAVEN IMPROVEMENTS.
The Bridgeport Tracking and
Electrical Plans.

The Bridgeport Four-Tracking and
Electrical Plans.
President Hall, speaking of the i'm
provements on the New Haven and
Hartford railroad, says that about half
the Bridgeport four tracking, which is
to cost about $4000,000, Is now com
pleted. The completed work consists Of
retaining-wall and filing, while the
rest of the distance will be an iron via
duct, work on which will begin shortly.
The new drawbridge will be about 800
feet south of the present structure at
that city and after the Improvement is
finished the freight yards of the COM
pany will be moved to East Bridge
port
At Derby land is being acquired for
the large new station, and preliminary
surveys have been made for a second
track on the Naugatuck division to
Waterbury. AT Providence legal OBJ
etacles regarding right of way in the
electrical operations of the line between
that city and Fall River have been re-
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/ Ten ma -Ynaprovcn snt I'm the Play Very
Eetlsaklo Bates WAS Very Weak in
All Department. efths Game Harvard
and Princeton WIN.
| Yale defeated the Bates college team
| by the score OF 30 to yesterday after
noon at the Yale fsld and from Yale
standpoint the playing was the best
seen at the field this year. The men
showed improvement IN all departments
OF the game and 1t was a source OF
great encouragement to the small
crowd of spectators that braved the
bad weather, Tho visitors were very
weak on both defence and offence and
were unable TO withstand the rushee of
the Yale men. Tho Bates team was
composed of heavy men In nearly all
the positions but with the exception of
the center and fuilback the men seemed
unable to use their weight to any ad-
vantage.
Yale tried nsarly two elevens in the
game and every man played the game
as it should be played. Notwithstand-
Lace
funbling than In any Of the previous
contests and the play was snapper
than ever 1t night have been because
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TIMELY.

A former very prominent New Haven
6smocrat, now of another and distant
state, sends the following to friends
here as expressive of his political sens
timsnts at the present timei
What a queer republic it would be-
that could only be saved by Bryan, ALT
geld Webster Davis, Pettigrew, w. J.
Stone, Croker and Jim Jones, the round
cotton bale trust mani"
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BROWN %. N. l. T. 0.

Providence, Oct 10.-Brown defeated
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
this afternoon In football by the score
of % to 0. The Brown varsity played
strong game for the first half and
scored II to their opponents goose-egg.
In the seeond half a new line Of substi-
tutes, who were sh1vering from stand
ing in the rain, were put in and were
just getting in some good work when
the whistle blew.
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REAL ESTATE RECORD.
Deeds Filed in the Town Clerks Office

Deeds Filed in the Town Clerks Office
Yesterday.
The following deeds were filed for rec
ord in the town clerks Office yesterday
afternoon:
Warranty deed-Max Rapaport to
Nathan Golden ct al, 4O1a feet on La
fayette street.
Quit claim deeds-Frederick S. Porter
to Michael Mcclure, 40 feet on Whalley
avenue; William c. Minor to Alfred w.
Minor, A feet on Edgewood avenue;
Mary E. Ives to Eugene c. Clements,
1A1 1912 feet on Maltby avenue.
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HARVARD Is, AMHER sT D.
Game played i'm Hard Rain BurRes'
CSRiar-RuRs Broken.

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 1o.-Harvard
defeated Amherst this afternoon by the
score Of IS to 0, Although this score
was not as large as the al made by Yale
against Amherst last week, ths game
cannot be compared owing to The
weather conditions A hard rain fell all
during the game, which made good
puntinF difficult and fumbling @ GER
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PRINCETON WINS EASILY.
Defeats Pennsylvania State College
Team rs to O.

Princeton, N. j., Oct. 10.--Prinoeton
won from Pennsylvania State College
to-day by the score of rs to 0. From
the very start Princeton found scarcely
any difficulty in punoturing their oppo-
nents line for big gains, and Hodgman
several times In the first half oircled
the ends for fifteen and twenty-yard
gains. The state College was very weak
on the defense and her offensive plays
were poor. Princeton's work was char
acterized by splendid Interference
throughout the game and the quickness
of her men at getting into play.
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OBITUARY NOTES.
Robert l.. Hazard Dead.

Robert L. Hazard died yesterday at
his late residence 81 Shelter street. He
was in his flfty-fourth year He was
the general agent of the Winona mills
and we'll known in this city.
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A TIE GAME.
Columbia and Williams Unable to
Score

Score.
New York, Oct. 10.--Columhia and
Williams colleges played at Columbia
field this afternoon, the game resulting
In a draw. Neither side scored Will
liRms made a remarkable showing
against the Columbia team, which, hav-
ing beaten Yale last year, was expected
by ner supporters TO hnd ia ms Massa-
chusetts players something easy. Co.
lumbIa showed lack OF head work and
put the whole responsibility on the
backs Berrien and Morley. Wright,
the Columbiaian left guard, did good
work. Two fitteen-rinute halves were
played and the battle was lively while
II laeted.
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OTHER GAMES

At Orono, Me.-University Of Maine
IS, Fort Preble 0.
At Boston-Tufts varsity 81, Boston
English high school 0.
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po,..s wonderland rheater.


When the show started at Polls last
night there was houseful to greet II
and an evening of thorough enjoyment
was spent. The Gilmore sisters again
Brought the house down about their
ears as cycle Of laughter at the funny
businsHs In George Cohan's sketch THE
Dangerous Mrs. Delaney" Music was
feature In two OF the acts, that Of
telliott, Cleriss and Leliiott, the Aus.s
tralian musicians, and the victoria
Four, very fine ladies' quartet, Tit3-
gerald, the American Frego1e, gives an
astonishing performance Of forty-two
quick changes in his one man drama
"a Night at Monte Carlo" In the OLD
are the Horseshoe Three, a real Jolly
and uproarious comedy sketoh: Kline q
Clifton, dancers: La More and Stesle.
on the flying rings; Vera King, come
dierne, and Talbot and Redmond In
travesty. Prices: Matinee, loo and 20ct
evening. 100. zoo and 800. Ladies at
matinee, toc.
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PENNSYLVANIA IMPROVES.
Rolls Up Score of 35 to 0 on Dickinson
College.

College.
Philadelphia, Oct. 10.-Pennsylvania
defeated the Dickinson college eleven
this afternoon in halves of twenty min
utes each by the score Of So to 0. There
was a noticeable improvement in Penn
sylvania's playing. Every man got into
the plays, and there was a spirit Of
help one another" not apparent in the
previous games.
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father and prospective father, and the
whole is a delightful tumble of music
nonsense, magic and panton1in1e. Seats
now on sale. Regular prices.
Hovt's spectacular farce-comedy, ( Al
Milk White Flag is enifvened by thA
Introduction Of pleasing programrnc
OF vocal and instrumental music, many
new and novel specialties and military
marches and ensemble chorus work,
Many OF the eosnes are spectacular, and
the scenery Is carried complete. The
costumes are bright and fetching. IA
Milk White Flag" comes to the Grand
Opera house for two nights and WBd.
nesday matinee commencing Tuesday,
October Is. Seats now selling Regs1s
lar prices. ii II 34ss5. aa1
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YALE WINS FROM BATES
ZIG SCORE ROLLED UP BIZ LOCAL.
COELEGIAES.

FIFTY Points Scored by Capt. BrowM's
Team improvement I'm the Play Very
EetlssElo wates Was Very Weak in
R1sA Prin netNM WIN.
The Forrest City times., 1900-01-26
CHINESE LIKE AMERICANS
Whey Are Convinced that the Amerb cans Do Not Want Any of
 Their Territory.

SaI Francisco, Jan. 25.-Ho Vow the Chinese consul at this port, was among the speakers at the banquet giver. at the Palace hotel to ex-Parl Commissioner Metson. In the course Of his remarks he said:
 ~ am glad to realize that the United States is becoming more and more oi a factor in the orient. The Chinese ars convinced that the Americans are no, trying to seize part of their territory The open door policy is what thi, country wants and should have. I dc not say that you should throw dowr your barriers and let in our cheap la bor It would, however, be to your ad vantage to allow other Chinese free ac cess into the United States. Permi, me also to say that a city that car build warship like the Oregon is jusi the place for China to come to for it new war vessels and trade steamers"
The Forrest City times., 1900-01-26
OUR INsuLAR POSSESSIONS
Proposed Amesduaents to the Bitls Providing Governassss for Ha-~
 wall and Puerto Rico.

Washington. Jan. 25.-Senator Piatt, ,f Connecticut, gave notice of imPor- taut amendments he will offer to the bills providing form of government for Hawaii and Puerto Rico. One of Senator Platt's proposed amendments to each of the bills strikes out the pro visior for the election of a delegate to congress. If adopted, neither Puerto Rico nor Hawaii would be represented in congress. The other amendments re late to the customs regulations. In the case of Hawaii, he proposes to elim- mate the provision of the Hawaiian commission and insert a clause for the continuance of the existing customs relations between the United States and Hawaii until further legislation by congress.
 Tie customs provision suggested by Mir. Platt in the case of Puerto Rice requires the collection on Puerto Rican articles imported into the United States of "a sum equivalent to so per cent of the customs duties levied upou like articles imported into the United States from foreign countries. Articles originating in the United States anc sfIpped to Puerto Rico are to pay there so per cent. of the duty imposed upon importations from other coun tries
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THE DAY IN THE SENATE,
Aessrs. Allen ana PettiGrew Con tinse ts BonkarA the Senate with
 Resolutt0ns of Inasiry.

Washington, Jan. 25.-When the sen. ate convened Mir. Hale reported from the appropriations committee the UT. gent deficiency bill, and gove notice that he would call it up Thursday.
 Mir. Allen offered a resolution calling upon the secretary of war for all in. formation and correspondence relating to the administration of custom af. fairs in Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines since the war with Spain. 0bjee ton being made it went over.
 Mir. Pettigrew (S. D. offered . reso- 'ution declaring that the United States government could not recognize the right of any nation to declare as con traband and seize food products, as such, and that any such seizure would be an act unfriendly to the United States.
 The resolution went over under the rule.
 A resolution offered, Tuesday, by Mir. Pettigrew calling upon the presi dent for the report of Gen. John c. Bates concerning the treaty mad,, with the sultan of Sulu was considered. The resolution recited the salaries paid to the sultan and his officials, and in- luired what fund they were paid from, and what services the officials ren. dereG.
 Mir. Pettigrew supported the resolu. tion in speech.
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HIGH WIND AND BIG BLAZE.
A Combination that Was Threaten. ing Lafayette, Col, With Total
 Destruction.

Boulder, Col, Jan. 25.-A fire broke out in the town of Lafayette, abou, twelve miles from this city, ano spread rapidly before high wind. The wires are down, and no particular, have been received, but it is believed that practically the entire town vii. be devastated, destroying several hun. dred thousand dollars worth of prop erty and rendering hundreds of fami. lies homeless. Lafayette is the prin ciPal coal mining camp in mortimer Colo rado.