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The Newtown bee., 1902-02-07
IMPORTANT SCHOOL MATTERS.

New scholars are constantly enter
ing the: lower grades of the Center
school, SO that the rooms are more than
filed. The town school board has
called for an appropriation from the
town sufficient for building an addi-
ton: large enough to contain a high
school, Offering four year course
This is sadly needed in the town, as
many young people earnestly desire
more complete education than the
town now offers. There are now seven
scholars who have already completed
the course, taking such further studies
as can possibly be added to the regular
studies.
The Senior Reading club met with
Principal Robinson, Wednesday even
ing, and read parts Of Shakespeare'S
LAS you like it," The Junior English
class is just finishing the LAST of the
MOhicanS" and will soon begin the
study of another English classic. The
boys are already beginning to arrange
for baseball nine, which will play
games with neighboring school Mines
New Milford has been steadily increas-
ing in population and there is grow
ing feeling that a complete high school
course should be arranged for. TO d.
this will require an addition to the
present building, and a small increase
IN. school expenditures. A conServa-
tive taxpayer told BEE reporter that
he thought it inadvisable at this time
to: increase the cost of the school. To.
baccO has received a !black eye, this
year, and it is going to be felt. This
same gentleman stated that if the
farmers, under these conditions, favor
ed increasing the cost of the schools
he would not object. 1t is reported
| that town meeting to consider the
matter will be called soon.
The Newtown bee., 1902-02-07
NEW HAVEN COUNTY.
OXFORD.

EDUCATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.
The Congregational society social at
The Newtown bee., 1902-02-07
BiQQer Dividends

1t may be that the trousers to your
Winter Suit are just little on the
wane, and that by getting new
pair you can get along nicely for the
winter. If this is the case we want
to call your attention to our fine line
of Trousers. We have them in all
sizes and kinds, and every pair is
worth twice what they are marked.
Look 'em over.
The Newtown bee., 1902-02-07
Special Sale of
Table Linen!

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Bdtterck's Patterns Feb Catalogues and Delneators
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-11-07
TO RETURN THANKS
President Roosevelt Issues Usual
Proclamation
MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR


The annual Thanksgiving day pro-
clamation was issued Wednesday after
noon by President Roosevelt. II notes
that the people Of the United States
have had more TO be thankful for dur
ing the past year than any other peo-
pie. The day set is Thursday, Novem-
Der 9th. The document says:
According to the yearly custom OF
our people It falls upon the president
at this season to appoint a day of fes-
tival and thanksgiving to God. over
a century and a quarter has passed
since this country took it's place among
the nations OF the Garth, and during
that time we have had. on the whole,
more to be thankful for than has fallen
to the lot of any other people. Genera
ton after generation has grown to
manhood and passed away. Each has
had to bear its peculiar burdens, each
to face its special crises ana each has
known grim trial; when the country
was menacod by malice. domestic or
foreign levy, when the hand OF our
Lord was heavy upon IL in drought or
flood or pestilence; when. in bodily dis
tress and anguish Of soul. II paid the
penalty OF folly and a forward heart.
Nevertheless. decade by decade. we
have struggled onward and upward:
we now abundantly enjoy the material
well being and are under favor of the
Most High; we are striving earnestly
to an active moral and spiritual up
lifting. The year that has just closed
has been one OF peace and OF overflow
ing plenty. Rarely has any people en-
Joyed greater prosperity than we are
now enjoying. For this We render
heartfelt and solemn thanks to the
giver OF good: and we seek to praise
Him. not by words only. hut by deeds.
by the way In which we do out duty to
and our fellow men.
Now, therefore, I. Theodore Roose-
welt, president of the United States, do
hereby designate n a day of general
thanksgiving Thursday. the 9th day
OF the coming November. and do
that throughout the land
the people cease from their ordinary
occupations and in their several homes
places OF worship, render thanks
unto almighty God for the manifold
blessings of the past year"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-11-07
UNITED STATES TO BENEFIT
Shares with Othe. Powers in japan
Property Rights

Shares with Othe. Powers In Japan
Property Rights
A Washington, Oct. 80. dispatch says:
Tho United States will participate in
any benefits that may be derived by
Germany. Great Britain and France
In the arbitration announced yesterday
in Paris by NJ .Delcasse of the ques-
lions as to the foreign holding of lands
and property rights in japan. AS
United States citizens had similar
claims to those OF the nations named,
the Japanese government agreed to
give them the benefit of any decision
Of the arbitrators.
The question whether as the draw
back paid by Russia on sugar exported
from that country is a bounty under
the meaning Of the Dingley tariff law
Is In a fair way to be decided at an
early day by the supreme court OF the
United States. This point is raised In
a case which has been brought into
that court by Robert +. Downs and
upon which argument was begun to-
day. The case grows out of the action
of the treasury department in impos-
ing a contervailing duty upon Rus
sion sugar to meet the drawback and
the retaliatory step on the part of Rus
STA by which that country imposed the
maximum duty on American goods.
Mr.. Downs challenged the correctness
of the position of ire United States
and took the case into the courts.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-11-07
HAVE RETIRED TO INTERIOR
Revolutionists Leave tho
Line of Railroad

A Colon, Colombia, Nov. 2, dispatch
says: A representative of the Associ-
ated Press travelled over the railroad
line between here and Panama this
morning. No revolutionists were seen.
they having all retired toward the in
terror.
The railroad stations between Tayer-
nilla and Culebra are at present &C.
cupied by government troops.
A Kingston. Jamaica dispatch saws:
me British steamer Trent arrived here
today from Colon, Colombia. She
brings reports that the Colombian
rebels were still to be seen in the vi
entity of the isthmus and that they oc-
casionally appeared in the towns along
the railroad line.
Considerable indignation was felt by
the Colombians at the time of sailing
because American guards were still
maintained on the line.
Officials of the Colombian govern
ment claim that what they term the
interference OF the Americans prevents
them from dealing effectually with the
rebels, who occupy certain towns where
they collect taxes and make seizures of
property.
The revolutionists. in their turn.
claim hat the presence of the Amer
leans prevents them from bringing
about a final coup in the revolution.
There Is much suffering on the
isthmus n the position of civilians
there Is becoming intolerable.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-11-07
Torpedo Boat Launched

The lake submarine torpedo boat
Protector was successfully launched at
Bridgeport, Conn. The Protector is de-
signed for harbor defense. She is sixty
feet long, eleven feet beam and has a
displacement of sixty-five IONS sub
merged. Her motive power Ia cleo
tricity when submerged and gasoline
when cruising awash. A trap dor in
her bow will enable a diver to leave the
boat for the purpose of cutting cables
or mine connections. Her builders be-
lieve she can destroy the submarine
defenses Of any harbor in the world.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-11-07
WORST OF THE LOT
Agent Irwin Says Educated In.
dams are No Good
THINKS SCHOOLING WASTED


A severe arraignment Of the Indians
on the Ponca, Otoe and Oakland reser-
walton in Oklahoma is made by Agent
Erwin. In charge Of the reservation,
in his annual report to the commits
sioner of Indian affairs. He says: J
Hardly any of the young Indians.
those who have graduated from nom
reservation schools, as we'll as those
who have attended for q number of
years, do any work at all. 1t can be
set down as a perfectly safe rule that
as a class the young educated Indians
are the most worthless ones in the
whole tribe. Nearly all of the work
done by the tribes is performed by the
middle-aged. a~ble-bodied ones, who
cannot write or speak English.
The educated Indian coming from
the schools usually gives the excuse
that he has nothing with which to
work, neither money, implements nor
stock OF any kind. This is true, but
/ notice that they manage to live on
their %annuities and lease money and
buy horses, buggies, etc, on credit and
borrow money from the banks with
very little prospect of ever being able
to pay their debts. Any able-bodied
man or oma Is able to obtain work
at fair wages. Many of the people are
addicted to drink and both men and
women are inveterate gamblers. They
nave practically nothing to do. Their
days are spent in almost utter idle
ness and vice and debauchery are
rampant. The degradation of those
people will continue and increase until
they are made to work and live by the
reSul OF their labOrS."
AS a remedy for this condition Of
AFFAIRS the agent recommends that the
Indian children be educated only at
reservation boarding schools, further
education being 80 per cent waste Of
effort and money, and that the schools
under the jurisdiction of the Oklahoma
government be established among
those Indians so that the latter can
come into constant contact with white
children. He says that the payments
by the government from their trust
funds now in the United States treas
ury should be used to enable them to
start in farming and stock raising.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-11-07
HERE AND THERE
Happenings Mt Home and Abroad of
More or Less Interest

More or Less Interest
Snow fell at Buffalo. n. Y. The
thermometer registered "a degrees.
Read Admiral Robley ID. Evans has
assumed command of the As.atlc squad
ron.
The German riechstag passed a min
imum duty of about $3.50 per double
hundred weight on pigs.
At Independence. Kas., C. w. Hooper
shot and killed his wife and then killed
himself. The woman had just secured
a divorce.
1t was announced that the budget
for the city Of New York for 1908 will
be S9.l19,O3l. a decrease of 81 SOC, 5G9
from the expenditures for 1902.
Prince Won Pless has been delegated
by Emperor William to represent him
at the opening OF the new building OF
the New York chamber of commerce.
Notice has been received by the cab
met officers that the president will hold
the first meeting of the cabinet in the
new executive Office Friday.
About two thousand English ship
yard joiners on the northeast coast
have strucI. work as a protest against
a 5 per cent reduction in their wages.
Former Judge James A. Logan, gen.
eral solicitor of the Pennsylvania rail-
road company, died suddenly at his
home in Bala, a suburb Of Philadelphia.
Miss Florence Shillcut, eighteen
years Of age, was murdered near Little
Rock, Ark. She skull vas crushed. Her
body was found in an old field. One
suspect has been arrested.
Prof. Herman V. Hilprecht. head of
the Astrological department of the uni
versity of Pennsylvania. Is now in pos
session of the richest collection Of Bah
ylonian antiquities In the world.
The national association of builders
reelected John s. Stevens of Philadel-
phia president and William III. Sayward
of Boston secretary and treasurer. 1t
was decided to meet next year in st.
Louis.
1t is said that Stewart G. Menzies,
of Glasgow and Lloyd & Lloyd OF Bir-
mingham, two of the largest steel tube
firms In the united kingdom, have
amalgamated, with a capital of seven
and one-half million dollars.
The glue corporation of Jersey City,
was incorporated with a capital OF six
million dollars. The company is to
manufacture glue or any article in
which glue enters as a part. The in
corporators are New York and New
Jersey men.
John O'Callaghan, national secretary
OF the United Irish league, at Boston.
received a cable message from Joseph
Devlin, M. r., from North Kilkenny
that he would sail from Queenstown
for New York on the Teutonic to re-
sumo his work of organizing branches
of the league here.
The British admiralty has ordered
the construction of two new cruisers
which it Is claimed will be the most
powerful and probably the fastest ves-
sells OF their kind In the world. Their
speed is expected to exceed twenty-one
knots.
Edward Blew, senior members of the
commission Arm of Blew a. Armstrong,
pleaded guilty at Minneapolis to iorg-
ing a bill OF lading OF which he secured
an advance at a local bank. He was
sentenced to seven and a half years in
the penitentiary in spite of his attor-
ney's plea for clemency. His partner,
Thomas f. Armstrong, will plead to a
similar charge.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-11-07
CONDITION OF FALL ROP
Month of October Generally Favorable
for Their Growing

for Their Growing
The following summary of crop con-
ditions for the month of October has
been issued by the national weather
bureau:
The month, as a whole. was very
mild. with rainfall generally sufficient,
and while latter was excessive over a
large part of the Atlantic coast and
gulf districts. but little injury resulted
therefrom, except In the early part of
the month. In the central valleys the
conditions were generally favorable for
hardening corn. but n considerable pOr-
ton of the crop in the lake region and
over the northern portions of the Miss
issippi II Missouri valleys Is yet soft.
Rains caused considerable injury to
cotton during the early part of the
month, especially in the central and
western portions of the belt. The
weather of the middle and latter part
OF the month was more favorable.
Winter wheat seeding made satisfac-
tory progress and was largely complete
by the close of the month by the prin-
cipal winter month states. The early
sown has, as a rule, terminated well,
good stands being generally reported.
Fly is, however, quite extensively re-
ported from the states of Ohio and
central Mississippi valleys.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-11-07
MITCHELL DAY
Miners Celebrate Anniversary OF =
strike settlement

Miners Celebrate Anniversary Of =
strike settlement
A W~ilkesbarre. Pa. Oct. 90, dispatch
says: John Mitchell. president of the
united mine workers of America, was
today lifted on a pedestal of admiration
In an official way, when his followers,
to the number of 1000, with innumera-
BILE bands and drum corps. marched the
crowded streets acclaiming his name.
IL was Mitchell day" observed by the
miners In commemoration of the strike
settlement a year < Along the line
OF parade the miners leader was
cheered Justify, and at frequent inter-
walls immense bouquets were thrust
upon him until his carriage was filed
with flowers. Beside Mitchell sat
Rev. John +. Powers. rector of Immac-
ulatc Conception church, of Spring
Valley, ILL.,, of which Mitchell's family
are members. The line of march in
cludede many prominent officials of
the mine workers union. After the
parade Mitchell and his associates went
TO Y. Nj. &. A. park. where he and 9TH
ers made speeches, which received the
unqualified applause of the enthusiasts
tic crowds. Other mining towns also
had celebrations, work being suspended
for the day.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-11-07
INSTANTLY KILLED
August Eartells. n Thresher, Meets With
Fatal Accident

August Bartells, a prominent Ger
man farmer Of near Newman Grove,
Neb.. while helping his neiGhbOr. Mar
tin P%aulson, at threshing, met with an
accident that resulted in his death.
Mr.. Bartells was pitching bundles into
the feeder when his pitchfork was
caught by the driving belt and wrested
from his hands. the end of the fork
handle, which was thrown with terrific
force. striking him in the abdominal
region and knocked down. DR.. Frink
was summoned and found the man was
bleeding to death from internal hemor-
rhage; in fact, the pulse was gone upon
the arrival of the doctor. the blood
having gathered and formed a great
pouch to the right of the navel. An
examination showed that the bowel
had been torn from the stomach.
He leaves a wife and four boys, the
oldest about twelve years of age, in
comfortable circumstances.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-11-07
Beers Not Coming,

The Boer generals have issued n
statement, that, in their opinion, moth
ing but good can result from the pro-
posed trip of Colonial Secretary Cham
berlain to South Africa next month.
says a London dispatch. They express
a nope that a personal inspection OF
the country may prove productive of
much additional benefit to the country
through the making of further grants.
General Dewet will return to the Cane
Saturday next, but Botha and Delarey
Will remain a short while. They have
nnally abandoned the idea of visiting
America.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-11-07
HERE AND THERE

Six miners were seriously injured by
a premature blast in the Walpole mine
at r Mountain. Mich. The injured:
Capt. Ben. Martin, Charles Anderson,
William Beard, Ed. Williams. Charles
Sorden and n other unknown.
A dispatch to the Portland. Ore.
Merchants Exchange from Astoria
says a British bark in ballast Is
anchored in the breakers off Long
Beach, Wash. Her sails have been
blown away and distress signals are
flying. The life saving crew has gone
to her assistance.
j. r. Riley, the canal promoter, was
in Plattsmouth. Neb.. Friday for a con-
ference with the officers of the Platte
River Canal company. He is still hope
ful OF winning out in the controversy
for water rights. and states that he
expects to take an appeal to the dis
trlct court from the decision Of the
state irrigation board, which favored
Andrew Rosewater's project.
Daniel Neal and Stanley Buford were
instantly killed and William Rousch
was fatally injured by a Big Four
freight train while asleep beside the
tracks near Lafayette. Ind. They had
tired OF school and left their homes
three days ago. Becoming weary after
a long tramp the boys sat down on the
tracks to rest and fell asleep.
General Miles disembarked at Manila
at 10 O'Clock Friday morning. A salute
IN his honor was fired from Fort San
tiago. General Davis and a squadron
or cavalry met General Miles at the
landing place in aMnila and escorted
him to the Malacanan palace. where
Governor Taft and the other members
OF the civil commission awaited the
visitor. General Miles has accented
Governor Taft's invitation to live at
the palace while here.
A Washington, d. c., Oct. 81, dis
patch says: The nineteenth annual re-
port OF the United States civil service
commission for the last fiscal year has
beer submitted to the president. II
substantial progress in he
competitive system and general obsery-
ance OF the civil service law and rules
during the year. The inclusions in the
competitive system during the wear
were the rural free delivery service. a
considerable portion of the field SER
vices OF the war department, the CEN
sus once permanent employees and the
employees appointed because of in
creased work during the war with
Spain. There were 2,029 persons ex-
amined for places and 1883 persons ap-
pointed. reinstated or transferred, a
large increase over any preceding year.
me commission recommends legisla-
ton applying the competitive system
TO the District of Columbia. A new
revision OF the rules to supplant the
present obsolete provisions and the
dis)ointed arrangement of numerous
amendments will soon be submitted
to the president.
Nearly the whole of the business
portion of Primghar, county seat of
OBrien county, Iowa, was DESTROYED
by fire. There was no fire protection
The loss is estimated at $5O.0 ~
William l.. Quackenbush, a clerk in
the appraisers Office in New York. has
been discharged because he refused TO
work on Saturday. He is a Seventh
Day Adventist. For some time his
wish not to work on Saturday had been
complied with. but when TIE increase
or in the appraisers Office neces-
STATED his attendance on that day he
declinea to work and was accordingly
dismissed. O.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-11-07
Unable to Move Coal

Fully 80 per cent of the railroad coal
mines in the Pittsburg, Pa, district are
closed on account of a shortage of cars
and the railroad companies are unable
to promise any relief. The outlook for
next week is unusually gloomy and It
is believed a number of iron and steel
mills will be forced to suspend opera
lions.
or the forty-six mines along the PAN
handle railroad. but six are being oper-
ated. When these mines are running
full, 1900 railroad cars are required
daily, but today less than 200 were
available.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-11-07
Clothing Torn From BODY

James Christ, who works for r. p.
Van Wickle, started up a ladder in the
elevator at York, where there is Just
room for a mans body to pass. When
he reached this point the shafting
caught his shirt and at once COM
menced to wind his clothing around It.
He chung to the ladder until every par
ticle OF clothing was ORR from his
body In shreds. 1t vas a most miracu-
lous escape from a terrible death.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-11-07
Postal Report Issued

A total of 1870 president postmasters
were appointed last year according to
the annual report OF ]. l.. Bristow
fourth assistant postmaster general, is
sued wednesday. This is the largest
number appointed In any one year In
the history of the postal service. Tbe
report shows that burgllries of most
oinces and the robberies of mail boxes
are on the increase. or the total os
l,72l persons arrested for violating tho
postal laws, 3O4 were connected with
masters. ~
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-11-07
To Test

The village of McCool, Neb., has filed
complaint in county court against
James G. Marshall for driving a thresh-
err engine Owe a culvert and breaking
not only the culvert, but a village ordi-
nance, hat says before passing over
a culvert In the village all culverts
must be securely planked by the owner
of such engine. This case will be
watched with a great deal of interest
as 1t is to test the validity of the vii
lage ordinance.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-11-07
shoots Into u Crowd

Henry S~teigelmaier. middle aged and
one-armed. stood at the top of the
stairs of an apartment house at Gene
va. N. Y. and fred five shots into a
crowd Of persons standing in the lower
hallway. The talking annoyed him and
he warned the people away. Refusing
to move the man opened fire. Helen
Hawley and Charles Newton, were
wounded, but not fatally.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-11-07
RECEIVES DEATH PENALTY
wife-Murderer NiegenHnd Found Guilty
BY the Jury

Wite-Murderer %NiegenHnd Found Guilty
by the Jury
A Pierce, Neb., dispatch says: The
jury in the case of Gottlieb Niegenind
the murderer Of Albert Breyer and
Anna Peters. brought in a verdict of
murder in the first degree.
Niegenfind heard the verdict with
bowed head and did not display the
least sign of fear. Attorney Kelley
for the defense then filed a motion for
a new trial. Judge Boyd thanked the
jury for their verdict and discharged
them. Niegenfnd was then led back
to his cell.
The verdict meets with approval Of
the citizens OF PIERCE. 1t is learned
from good authority that most Of the
time the jury stood eleven for hanging
to n for life Imprisonment.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-11-07

An industrious New York contrac.
tor managed to make $1,000 square
feet Of sods cover 10000 square feet
OF park surface in New York, accord
ing to charges In court there. This
must have been the elastic turf Of
which the novelists tell.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-11-07
UNCLE SAM MAD
Nexed ut Colombian Minister and Nav
send Him Home

Senior Concha, Colombian minister to
the United States, has been asked To
explain his action In Withholding from
this government the answer of Col
ombia to the canal treaty propositions
made by the United States. Secretary
Hay has also cabled United States
Minister Hart at Bogata I o ascertain
whether Concha is acting under the
authority OF his government. IL IL is
limited that he is not, the question
or handing him his passports will be
seriously considered. as this govern
ment IL considerably irritated over the
delay In the negotiations.