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SOUTH BRITAIN.
LOCAL CHAT.

Fred Hotchkiss, a truckman from Waterbury, lost a valuable horse by the heat last Friday. MI Hotchkiss had brought large load of household goods here from Waterbury and it was too much for one of the horses.
 Mrs H. De Witt Williams has been on the sick list for the past week.
 D. M. Mitchell, whilelreturning from the Southbury depot, one day last week, with load of grain, had the misfortune to have one wheel cave in
 The Hawkins Manufacturing O. are moving their machinery here, and it begins to look like business, Five carloads arrived last week and were carted to South Britain by the teams of c. K. Osborne.
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rolled on her hand, crushing two of her fingers quite badly.
 The Catholic church is receiving a new coat of paint.
 Morton WadhamS and family from Thomaston are visiting their mo ,uel, Mrs Mary Wadhams.
 Miss Edith Wadhams has returned from short stay at Martha's Vine yard.
 Quite heavy shower passed over this place, Sunday evening.
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BITTEN BY A DOG.

As MT. Woodsey, one of, the students at the School of Music, from Philadel- phia, was walking in the Center one evening last week, he was suddenly at- tackled and bitten by dog following a wagon driven by a lady. The bite was so severe as to cause the blood to flow freely. He was properly care for, and the dog hunted up next day, the owner living in Long Meadow. MT Woolsey has been watching the dog closely to see if he was free from tEe rabies, which he appears to be. It is said this is not the first time this dog has done the same thing. MT Woolsey is in a fair way to get along without further inconvenience.
 Miss Jennie Brown, of New York, is spending the heated term with her sis ter, Mrs A. H. Taylor.
 The family of F. s. Curtis are taking their vacations. MT Curtis and son are in Vermont, and Mrs Curtis and daughter in New Jersey.
 The number of green worms in to- bacco this year is unprecedented, grow CTS finding several hundred at each worming. The appearance of the crop is not up to the average, being two
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spending his vacation at his grand mother s, Mrs Elisha Wheeler's.
 Harley E. Warner and family re- gently spent day in MinortOwn, at the home of Mrs Althea Atwood.
 Burton Hubbell and family of Ok ford passed day with their parents, MT and Mrs B. c. Pope.
 Lee Armstrong is procuring hay fol Attorney A. N. Wheeler, at heI mothers place.
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weeks late and quite irregular in the stand. The vitality of the plants at the time of setting, was low, as they were both small and somewhat stunted in the beds from unfavorable weather conditions, yet the crop with favorable weather conditions may fully recover and prove a success.
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ROADS IN BAD CONDITION.

The condition of the roads is very bad, especially those sections which were left for the state to work up. Nothing was done in the spring on them, not even picking off the stones. In many places it is almost impossible to drive faster than walk. The writer would suggest sending some one to pick off the loose stones which would very much improve the conditions for a time.
 Mrs Sadie Osmun, of Brooklyn, is spending the summer with her parents, MT and Mrs c. F. Jackson.
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LITCHFIELD COUNTY.
NEW PRESTON.

DIR MARCY BIDS FAREWELL TO NEW
 PRESTON.
 Dr R. A. Marcy with his horse and carriage went to Litchfield last Satur- day for two weeks stay. This seems to be the beginning of the end of his residence here and his departure is sin cerely regretted. During his IS years of practice here he has gained a host of friends and as few enemies, if any, as any physician possibly could have. All naturally dislike to bid him adieu as physician and friend. He can never have wider circle of friends wherever his tent is pitched. He in- tends as long as near this village to pay an occasional visit but as a citizen and inhabitant his stay has closed. Your correspondent bids him a hearty Godspeed wherever he decides to To- cate and whatever the business engag- ed upon(for he is doubtful if he follows attend him which he we'll deserves.
 AT THE VILLAGE CHURCH.
 Rev N. s. Becker delivered a we'll written sermon upon ''sTruth,,, last Sunday morning. A Id rge congrega- tion was present to listen.
 w. H. Wright launched his steamer on Lake Waramaug, last week, and commenced his season s work thereon.
 Hotel Villa Lucerne is we'll filled with guests and the barn with board ing horses. All looks favorable there for successful season.
 Boat racing is now one of the sports weekly at Lake Waramaug. Last So fI1r1ou of offornnar <, the contest, both with sail and naptha launches.
 Henry Chatain of New York City is here for limited stay, and is seriously thinking while here to construct an automobile suitable for this vicinity and hills. Henry is most practical civil engineer and never touches any project without carrying the same to successful issue.
 Miss Flora Coulter of Stratford is at K. H. Beardsley's, this week.
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CATARRn

Catarrh has become such common disease that e person entirely free from .his disgusting complaint is seldom met with. It is customary to speak ot Catarrh as nothing more serious than a bad cold, a simple inflammation of the nose and throat. It is, in fact, a complicated and very dangerous disease; if not at hrst' 1t very soon becomes 90.
 The blood is quickly contaminated by the foul secretions, and the poison through the general circulation Is carried to all parts of the system.
 Salves, washes and>sprays are unsatis- factory and disappointing, because they do not reach the seat of the trouble: 5. S 5. does. It cleanses the blood of the poison and eliminates from the system all catar' rhal secretions, and thus cures thoroughly and permanently the worst cases.
 Mir T. A. williams. 2 leading dry-goods mer xofS .h,,~u VeaTl
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CORNWALL BRIDGE,
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs Corbett had the misfortune, last week, to fall and break her arm
 Mrs C.. w. Everett was berrying and while getting over a wall a stone
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CALCULATIONS:

January 1, 1882, 600 Last week, 1925
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Rev N. s. Becker delivered a we'll written sermon upon '''Truth,'' last Sunday morning. A large congrega- tiOn was present to listen.
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DIR MARCY BIDS FAREWELL TO NEW
 PRESTON.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-21
STRTRBS FOR NEW-TORK.

Philadelphia seems 70 be looking with longing
toward the happy day when the city Of William
Penn and Brotherly Love may become a con
tented annex TO the husting town Of Richard
Croker and the Tammany Tiger. Many year
has passed since Brooklyn was adorned with
the honorable title OF the City Of Churches.
Later some cynical students Of municipal CON
ditons declared that its chief distinction was
not in piefy, but In providing homes for swarms
of hard workers who earned their lvings in
Manhattan and paid their bills in Kings County.
These rreverent cOners of pet nicknamos said
that Brooklyn was chiefly the hedchambcr Of
New York As time wore on Long Island City
and Yonkers Jersey City and Hoboken. Newark
and the Oranges and scores of pleasant cities
and villages practically included within
the suburbs of New York, even II State bounda-
ries and bread rivers ran between. All of Long
Island, all of the southern counties Of the
Empire State and all Of the mort hern half Of
New-JerSey are in effect tributary 70 the great
commercial metropolis and financial heart of
the country.
Plans are now on foot for n system Of electric
lines from the west shore of the Hudson TO the
banks of the Schuylkill and the Delaware. which
will furnish transportation between Philadel-
phia and New York at rdculously low figures
aHu Win 81 HldHy fdIS run dt iISu epttt
the two cities will he practically no further
apart in a few years than the boroughs of The
Bronx and of Richmond often are in winter
weather. Between New-York and Philadelphia
there are many ties already Bonds of sympa
thy and of suffering and fellow feeling and
goodwill between the two communities are
abundant. NcwYork is eager to draw Phila-
delphia still closer The Phlladelphians do not
appear TO be reluctant.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-21
MANY EYES on NEW-JERSET.

At last tbq legislature of New-Jersey has
got a move on" with respect to the Palisades
preservation project, and there is a fair pros
pect of satisfactory action almost at the final
moment of accepted time. The session is TO
end tomorrow, and there is accordingly need
of quick work. but the general belief seems TO
be that the obstacles will all he slipped. or
forced. out of the way before the gayel falls
The most dangerous controversy is likely TO
arise over the amount to be appropriated for
carving out the plan to which the Senate has
already consented by an encouraging majority
The sum desired by those who have the matter
in charge is 100000 and they think that the
proposal TO reduce the appropriation to $50o0o
can be defeated. The understanding is that
the State of New-York will furnish 100000
which. all things considered. is perhaps its fair
proportion of the cost We should have been
glad to see New-York get ahead of New-Jersey
in dealing with this long debated project, but
il is probably safe TO assume that delay at AL
bany does not mean unfriendness. and that, if
there is need of special impulse there. favor
able action at Trenton will impart il.
So far as the New-Jersey legislature is con
cerned, it is almost too late for additional ex-
pressions of public sentiment TO be effective
but yet we hope the submission of such evi-
dence will continue until the fate of the meas
ure has been sealed. Two three votes may
be gained at the last moment by the earnest
presentation of familiar arguments, and two or
three votes one way the other may prove de-
cisiye. From the first there has been no rea-
son TO doubt that a majority of the people are
| in favor of saving what is left Of the Palisades
and otherwise carrying ont the practical and
| iudicious plan of the joint commission. and that
the legislature would incur an emphatic rebuke
| if ii should fail to take the necessary steps
New-York tribune., 1901-03-21
Neyu31ork Ds,hp Gribnrre
THURSDAY. MARCH 2l, 1901.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-The arbitration of Count Won
Waldersee was refused by the Russian com
nander at Tien-Tsin but it is not thousht mere
fhs. the differences will lead 10 hloodshed there
being no confirm alton of the reported outbreak
of violence - The situation in China was
thought TO he forcibly represented by cartoon
IN punch - representing a Russian at home IN
an Oriental boudor with John Bull ano Ger
many looking over the palings ana inquirlhs
what he was doing in there - king EoWaid q
received many deputations and made especial
REPLIES to the Free MaSonS and the representa-
and Duchess of Cornwall and York arrived at
Gibraltar and were received with many EXPIRES
sons of loyalty. - Many persons We're re-
ported to be awaiting the arrival OF Andrew
from his generosity.
DOMESTIC-It is said on high authority that
the President has decided to appoint r {: Knox;
of Pitt<burg, to succeed Attorney-Gene
Griggs. - Secretary Root and Assistant sec
retary Sanger oppose the project of the Cragn
syndicate 10 construct big shipyard on tne
Jersey fa.s in New-York harpor. - The po-
litical situation in Ohio was discussed at con-
ference at the White House and il was decided
that most of the present State officials should
be renominated and Senator Foraker indorsed
for reelection Mrs. Bakeley Hall has
begun suit against the First National Bank of
bridgeport Conn TO recover $4,000 on a check
drawn in her favor by George F. Gilman on
January t. 1901
cITY-stocks were irregular with weakness
in the railroads - One of Murphy's detec-
tives forces his way into Canfield's he is shot
at - Clinton L. Rossiter retired from the
presldency OF t1e Brooklyn hdpiG TRANSIT Coiil
pany, and succeeded by j. J.. Greatsinser
- Protest on the countervailing duty on q
cargo of Russian sugar the board
of classification of the General Appraisers; II
the first test case brought to decide the new
sugar tax. II was decided TO build ar
eighteen story apartment house to cost $500,
600, at Fifth-ave. and Fifty-second-st., ad
joining the site Of the new Union Clut
house. - The will of Councilman Sulzer GU
off his widow and son with requests of 50 each
gave $4,000 to Mrs Weiman and 5000 to hi!
daughter. on the condition that she was not tC
live with her mother for two years.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: Rain
The temperature yesterday: Highest Al degrees
lowest, 33; average. 36a.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-21
INVESTIGATION IN ORDER

fhe complaint Of the Civil Service Reform
Association that the recent promotions in the
Police Department We're made in violation Of
law and by Justification of records calls for the
prompt attention of the State Civil Service Com
mission; and if the statement of the methods
followed by the Police Commissioners is sub
stantiated The promotions should be set aside
ard The propriefy of instituting criminal pro-
ceedings against York. Sexton Hess and Abell
considered. Shortly before they were lecislated
out OF office these worthless made sixteen new
police captains, and so shameless were they in
their lawbreaking that one of them openly
avowed that the promotions were political
spoils, and that York and Sexton selected five
captains each and Hess and Abel one each of
the twelve who were not veterans Inasmucb
as the law provides that promotion shall be
based upon merit and competition and upon
''the superior qualifications of the person pro
"moted as shown by his previous service" and
prescribes how those qualifications shall be
determined. the selection of men as matter of
faroritism, personal or political, was plainly
Illegal.
mat the promotions were in spirit violations
OF the law was known from the first. The Civil
service Association has now dug up the facts
showing how the records were doctored so as
10 give the farorites marked for promotion their
standing on the eligible list and remove from
fhaf list by fraud the names of others who
might stand in the way Of the distribution of
the spols according 10 the agreement among
The commissioners The rating of candidates is
reached by combining the standing in a mental
examination with the comparative standing for
efnciency and general good conduct as shown
10y the records of the department This racord
of emeiency was doctored, almost all the candi-
dates except those foreordained TO promoton
heing marked poor by the commissioners ON
all points in the efficiency ratings utterly regard
less OF the facts as shown by the department
books or as reported 10y the immediate suneriors
OF the candidates. In one ease. that Of Sergeant
Naily, bis superior. Captain Stephenson rated
nm as excellent while the commissioners in
their report TO the examiners marked him ..noor,
on every subject connected with his past ser
vice. Sergeant Jacob Brown stood highest in
the written examination. On seven points of
record Inspector Cross reported him as ..excol
lent" but the Police Commissioners put him
down as only fair" though in seventeen wears,
service he had never been fined or reprimanded.
He once serred sergeant and acted as drill
master in the United States Regular Army. but
only fair" in his knowledge of infantry tao.
fics BY this method OF falsifying records
ainst them Naly was debarred from The ell
list aud Brown was placed thirty-third
hough their mental and physical exam
an honest record OF their conduct
put them close TO the top. The
OF answers about Nally shows
the commissioners went abou,
New-York tribune., 1901-03-21
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The Miliinocket correspondent of THE Bangor
CMe) Commercial recently the following
news Item Mrs. John Gwynn has gone TO Bos-
ton for few weeks. During her absence she will
receive medical treatment for tumor and will
also select her spring and summer stock of mill
linery."
You most inconsistent woman" said Hen
peck. turning at last
II am. eh?" she retorted How
You insist upon having and using only the most
expensive things and yet
We'll? You certainly never objected o
mo. but do be consistent. Don't use so much
talk. It's cheap.'-(Philadelphi Press
F. r. Nation of San Francisco. a cousin NJ the
husband of the Kansas smasher who is on his way
East stopped off at Denver the other day "I
wish her were Smith he said, regretfuIly
There only few of Nations and so
wherever / / asked If ! have hatchet
about me, and If 1 intend TO take drink and
What is the matter with Kansas and a lot Of
similar conundrums that do not interest me at all
If / get hold of that cousin OF mine will try to
impress him the duty he to the of
the family" What will do II meet Mrs.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-21
THE HEALTH OF CUBA.

An uncommoniy significant document is the
official report of the chief sanitary officer in
Cuba for the last month. Briefly, it shows that
instead of being as of old plague infested that
island is becoming salubrious, as nature IN
tended il to he, and that Havana instead or
being a perennial lazaretto. is taking rank
among the most healthful cities OF It's size IN
the world. The midwinter month is, oil course
the time in which the lowest death rate Is
naturally TO be looked for in n semi-troplca
city. But there is unmstakable significance IN
comparisons of last months rate in Havana
with that in the same month three years ago.
and with that of the same month in Other clties
not dissimiarly situated. In February, lS9S
under Spanish rule, the death rate was S2.o2
in the thousand. and in February, 1901, under
American rule it was 1882. In Havana the
death rate was 1882 in the thousand, while at
practically the same time in New Orleans it
was oS26; in Mobile it was 29.73, and in Jack
sonville it was 1881 In New Work, Boston,
Newark Washington, Baltimore and other
Northern cities the death rate was and doubt
less is to-day higher than in Havana.
We need not enter into discussion of the admin
istrative details by means of which this most ad-
mirable change has been effected. Whitewash-
ing and disnfecting houses. asphalting streets,
segregating fever patients, waging war against
the infection carrying moSquitoes-all these
things are to be summed up in the one word
sanitation. That sanitation, too. has been eff
fected under American control and direction
1t has been done by the American administra-
ton OF insular affairs. Whether it would or
could have been done by the Cubans unaided
is an open question. which may be answered in
the negative. AT any rate, the work as thus
far done is an American work. and II is one Of
the most beneficial works that could have been
done for Cuba itself and for every community
and country in the world that has or expects
TO have relations with Cuba. In the terms pre-
scribed by Congress for the turning over of in
sular affairs TO the Cubans themselves il is
stipulated that that benehcent work shall be
maintained. The stipulation is not only rea-
sonable and just one, but is. by virtue OF such
facts as those presented in the report we have
quoted made absolutely incumbent and mpera-
tive After the gain that has been made for
human health and life. 10 let the island re-
lapse. or 10 risk its relapsing. into the old con
dtions of disease and death would be an un-
speakahe wrong and shame.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-21
FEBRUARY FOREIGN COMMERCE..

No surprise occasoned by the official
port which showed moderate decrease in the
value Of merchandise exported last month. to
S112.941, ,361. against Sl19,426,9S5 in February
1900. Compared with the four months mme
diately preceding there appeared a striking loss
but this was practically assured by the phe-
nomenay hign prices paid for cotton prior to
February and the sudden drop in both guam
tity exported and quotations paid that month
The decrease of Sc. 479. .642 from the same month
last year is also fully explained by the difference
in cotton alone. February is always a compara-
lively light month as to exports, but this years
figures show gain of nearly S2OOO0OOO over
1899. and much more earlier years De-
spite the large decrease from recent record
breaking months, February shipments only
exceeded in three months of 1898 and two of
1897 and 1896
material loss is noticed in the value Of
mineral oils exported which is somewhat sur
rrisng when the steady advance of quotations is
considered. With the average price much higher
the loss in quantity is the conspicuous
Nevertheless. the strength has continued and
the current quotation is 500 cents for refined
oil in barrel cargoes which is far above all
recent figures. In the face of declining foreign
purchases and new wells being drilled daily in
Texas and California it might be feared the
production would become excessive and values
available capacity of the new fields, especially
on the Pacific Coast. Grain shipments of
good volume, and the free export movement
aided in maintaining quotations well above last
years. though crop conditions have been most
encouraging.
Imports valued at sea, ,927. .265. which is
somewhat less than in recent months. but not
widely differing from the monthly average of
late Compared with the same month last year
~.
trade balance for the month only 15I294S
less than in February, 1900 Notwithstanding the
considerable difference that might have been
expected in view of the remarkable decline in
exports of the chief staple of the Southern ports
While merchandise exports exceeded imports by
$40. .020 096 there little change in the specie
me vement, net exports of S1,Io0,5t2 silver being
almost balanced by net imports of S1.412.G62
gold mainly at Pacific ports. For the fiscal year
thus far the United States has sold S492 222i 994
worth more than II has bought. which may be
considered good eight months business. As
net snecie oneraf fions have been insignificant Ia
New-York tribune., 1901-03-21

actual trade balance amounts to S4S6. 300 O15
due this country
1t is small wonder in the light of these statis
tics that foreign nations eager TO stop the in
vader and that legislation to this end is proposed
by numerous publications. Another foreign loan
has just been oversubscrbed at this city, and it
is only by such arrangements that interna-
tional debtors are enabled to postpone shipments
of gold That the movement will be the more
extensive when pay day does come is obvious
since not only Indebtedness merchandise ac-
count but principal and interest of bonds VIII
be due American investors. In the British mar
ket there is great confidence that resumption OF
gold mining in South Africa will relieve the stu
alton. but there is reason to believe that both in
Great Britain and the Continent industrial
conditions have reached a point where some
thing more than increased supplies of the yellow
metal will be required to restore the equilibrium
English newspa pers are endeavorng to explain
the severe loss in British exports during Febru-
airy, and the adverse balance for that month
alone will call for heavy specie movement
when accounts are settled.