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Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13
De Wet AEain E.cnpe..

Lord Kitchener has telegraphed a long description of a combined move ment of numerous British columns with the object of securing General De Wet. Lord Kitchener says the advance began the night of Feb. 5, the whole force moving from various directions and forming continuous line of mounted men on the west bank of the Iiebenbergs vlei from Frankfort as far south as Fannys Home and Kafiir kop. The advance was continued Feb. c, and De Wet was within the inclosure, but. realizing his position, he ordered his men to disperse and seek safety during the night. De Wet himself, with some men and number of cattle, made for the Kroonstadt Lindley blockhouse line and at 1 o'clock in the morning, when it was very dark, by rushing his cattle at the fence, broke his way through the line mixed up with the cat tie, losing three men killed.
Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13
General Marketa.

New York. Feb II. FLoUR-State and western firm and un-, changed: Minnesota patents, HsoatfG. winter straights. tS 7oaSS; winter extras. tsa3.2 .26: winter patents. ta 7baAxs.
 wHEAT-Firmsr this morning on liaht offerings and the strength of coarse grains: May, S3tas4%c.
 RYE-ouiet: state, 6tssSc.. c. L f.. New York. carlots: No. [ western. eeNo.. f. O. b., afioat.
 CORN-Advanced moderately on cover inE. inspired by the upturn in oats; May. ssM a6eJtc.: July. esxa6e s-isc. OATS-Renected squeeze of May shorts and rose half a cent in tho first hour: track. white, state, 5easSo. track. white. western. 5oa5So,
 PoRK-Firm: mess, liealI; family, nTa ITbo
 LARD-steady: prime western steam. s.soc. m
 BUTTER-strons; state dairy, Isaaso.; ; creamery. eoa2Sc. CHEEsE-Firm; state. full cream. small. early made, fancy, eolorsd, ukaifc.; state, full cream. small early made. fancy. white. 1I%a1ao.; large, early made. colored. Io%c; large early made. white. loko. EG0R-6teady: state and Pennsylvania. 1sa2sc western. at mark, SeAMho. SUGAR - Raw steady; fair refining. s aIec. centrifugal. % test, n-l6c.: re fined steady; crushed. bfsc.; powdered. l&c.
 MoLAssEs- New Orleans, sa uc.
 RIcE-stssdy; domestic, s<assto.; Js- pan. t%aSAc.
 ALLow-stesdy; city. sXo.; country. taeNo
 .HAY-steady: shipping. sOasSo.: wsod 10 aoice S7itasoc.
Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13
ar,,,,h-J.p.r.,. Alliance.

London, Feb. 12.-An important par hamentary paper was issued last night, giving the terms of practical alliance between Great Britain and Japan for the preservation of China and Korea. The paper covers a dispatch sent by Lord Lansdowne, the secretary of state for foreign affairs, Jan. 30 to the British minister at Tokyo, Sir Claude NJ. Macdonald, and comprises a signed copy of the agreement. In explanation the paper says the agreement may be regarded as an outcome of the events of the past two years. Throughout the Boxer troubles Great Britain and Ja- pan had been in close and uninterrupt- ed communication and actuated by similar views.
Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST.

Dr. Solf. the German governor of ss- moa, is in Berlin. 'l
 The report that British troops will be withdrawn from Weihaiwei has, been confirmed.
 The buildings of the German Minsion- ary society near Canton, China. have been burned by an anti- Christian mob.
 The state government of Pusbla. Mexico, has abolished bullnghtinx onl account of its being barbarous andl tending to demoralixe the lower classes.
 The death Is announced in Madrid of Vice Admiral Jose Montojo. Vice Ad-, miral Montojo was in command of thel Spanish fleet at Manila. which was de- stroyed by Admiral Dewey. Captain Grossman, who started tol walk down the Danube from Linz to Vienna, a distance of hundred miles, with his newly invented water walk, ing shoes, covered the distance suc-' cessfully. He lowed his wife In aI small boat. It Is announced in London that Sir Thomas Lipton's third challenger for the America's cup will be tested against Shamrock II. with an Ameri- can skipper and crew on board the late ter. This decision is the outcome of the statement that the Columbia was bet ter handled during the cup races of last year. A report received from Lord Kitch- ener at Pretoria. shows last week to have been the liveliest week for sew eral months past. Lord Kitchener gives the .Boer casualties total of 09 killed. IT wounded, 57 surrendered and oT< aken prisoners. The British captured 4S0 rifles, a pompom and the usual grist of munitions and live stock.
 NJ. Kamtchefr, the Bulgarian minis ter of public instruction, was assassi- mated in Sofia yesterday. His slayer, q Macedonian. afterward shot and kill. ed himself. Minister Kamtchen had been a friend and protector of the cap tive American missionary, Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, and 1t was largely through his personal efforts that the Bulgarian government was brought to manifest an interest in the case and to aid in an effort to hunt down the brigands.
Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13
The Week In ConEresa.

The senate has been discussing the Philippine tsriff bill as unfinished busi- ness, passing on Wednesday the urgent deficiency bill Governor Taft of the Philippines has been before the senate committee on the Philippines daily. giving his views on present conditions in the islands and needed changes In the form of government. The house has been debating the Grout oleomar- garine bill. The house on Friday passed the general supply bill. carrying &25, ,OOO,OOo. The senate on Tuesday passed the joint resolution changing the date of the Inauguration of the president from March to the last Thursday in April.
Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13

DESTRUCTION OF CITY HALL. losses that can be accepted as reliable has yet been made, and 1t will be sev- eral days before satisfactory figures can be prepared.
 Equally incomplete is the estimate of insurance. It was stated that the in- surance amounted to between $4,000,- 900 and $5,0O0, ,000, but what gave basis to the calculation was not clear. Sever al of the largest losers said that they
 had not yet had an opportunity to ex- anime their policies, and in the mean | time they could not tell what amount | they carried.
 Probably no fire of equal magnitude
 and widespread destructiveness had so | small a casualty list. Not a death can ! be traced directly to 1t, and no one was | fatally injured by 1t. Dozens of fire | men and the volunteers who labored
 with them were slightly hurt by falling
 bricks and timber. burned by flying | firebrands or temporarily overcome by | smoke, but only few of them needed either surgical or medical attention. The small casualty list is explained by | the fact that the people had ample
 warning and time to abandon their
 homes before the flames came upon | them.
 The police were unable to cope with
 the situation caused by the fire, and
 on Sunday afternoon martial law was
 pr oclaimed. The local militia has
 been patrolling the ruined district un-
 der orders to prevent thefts or vio-
 lence at any cost.
 There has been comparatively little
 suffering on the part of those rendered
 homeless by the fire, and the armory,
 churches and public shelters opened
 their doors to few applicants during the
 night. Practically every home that es-
 capped the flames was thrown open in a
 spirit of broad charity, and nearly ev-
 cry refugee found shelter at the house | of some friend.
 | Relief has been offered Paterson | from hundreds of sources. In some
 cases thousands of dollars have been rendered: in others it has been but q
 few pennies or few hundreds. Some
 have been suspected of seeking adver. | tisement out of the city's disaster. All
 have received the same answer from
 Mayor Hinchlifre:
 Patterson wants nothing. needs noth-
 ing, which she cannot supply herself"
Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13
Picture. In Japanese Temples.

The votive pictures (yema) of Japa- nese temples are an outgrowth of an old custom. In ancient times departed warriors were honored by offerings of sake and rice placed before their tab lets and tombs. AS the idea gained ground that their spirits lowered around their graves, besides food a certain number of spotless white horses were provided with which these spirit ual worthies might take recreation. So 1t became the custom in wealthy Shin to temples to keep one of these sacred animals. There were many shrines that could not afford to buy a white horse, so the next best thing was to get a picture of one; hence the name yema (picture horse) from ye Ca pic ture) and una Ca horse).
 The use of the yema was first con- fined to the Shinto religion, but the Buddhists took kindly to the custom. The word yema has long lost its prim- itive meaning and has become a gener- ic name for every picture hung up in Shinto shrines or Buddhistic temples.
Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13
ADMIRAL SAMPSON RETIRED.
Has Reached Naval Age Limit of
 SIxty-two Years.

SIxty-two Years.
 Rear Admiral William T. Sampson was placed upon the retired list of the navy on Friday, having reached the age limit of sixty-two years. It Is said that Admiral Sampson's death Is a question of only a few weeks. A Bos- ton friend is authority for the state ment that the admirals mind has long been blank, that he does not know of his retirement and that he has never known of the Schley court of inquiry.
 William Thomas Sampson, born Feb. g, 1S40. was of humble origin. His ia ther was a common laborer in Palmy- ra, Wayne county, N. Y. He had eight children, of whom the present admiral was the eldest. Young Sampson dug at the ditches with his father when he was a boy and had little time to attend school. but studied much at home.
 In 1857 there was vacancy at An napolis at the disposal of Representa-. tive F. R. Morgan of the Wayne coun- ty district. He offered 1t to young Sampson. and Sampson took 1t. He went to the Naval academy and grad uated first in his class. He was made a second lieutenant in 1S62 and served on the practice ship John Adams.
 His first sea service was on the iron clad Patapsco He was lieutenant and executive officer when she was struck and sunk by torpedo in the harbor of Charleston Jan. 15. 1865.
 He was appointed lieutenant con- mander in 1S66 while on the Colorado. He was at the Naval academy from 1868 to 1871 ahd on the Congress in 1S72-73. He was made commander in 1874 and assigned to the Alert. From 1876 to 1873 he was again at the Naval he was given the position of superin- tendent of the Naval academy in 1886 Prior to that time no one with so low O rank had held that office.
 He was made a captain in 1880, and in 1898 he became chief of the bureau of ordnance. Before his mind failed he was the greatest ordnance expert In the navy.
 Secretary Long made him president of the court of inquiry that investigat. ed the blowing up of the Maine. After the court made its report President Mckinley selected Sampson, then a captain, for commander of the north Atlantic squadron. When war was de- clared, he was in command of the fleet operating in West Indian waters. Att CT the war Sampson was given charge of the Boston navy yard, but was re lieved because of failing health.
 His pay as retired officer will be $4, 7Sl .25 year.
Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13
Febrwmry IH.

Iso3-John Augustus Sutter, noted Cali fornia pioneer. born in Kandern. Ba- den: shipwrecked and left in California July 2. 1893: died in Washington 1880 lS05-Destruction of the captive United States frigate Philadelphia in the har- bor of Tripoli by Lieutenant Decatur and a body of picked men from the American fleet is46-Otto won. Kotzebue, of q noted Rus sian family. voyager and explorer, died in Revel. Russia; born there l787. iSS5-Dr. Leopold Damrosch, the eminent orchestra leader. died in New York city: born in Roven. Russia. in 1SS1 n96-The United States battleship Maine, Captain Charles Sigsbee. wrecked by . mysterious explosion in the harbor of lost their lives.
 in01-Maurice Thompson. the southern novelist. died at Crawfordsville. Ind: born 1894
Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13
Walnut Grain.

In order to initiate walnut grain rub down the article to be stained without oil, then charge a sponge with potas- Sium permanganats and squeeze 1t out again until nearly dry. With this dab the wood. using something to protect the hands while doing 1t to prevent their being dyed brown. Next saturate with alkanna root oil and polish light ly. Follow with another dabbing with a we'll squeezed out sponge previously saturated with a filtered solution of best bismarck brown in spirit. When this has dried for a short time, con- tinue the polishing. sprinkling on ht- tie pumice stone and dabbing where necessary with the sponges, as ex- plained above. The process will pro dues handsome Sraining. ;
Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13

ouense was committed while tne uody lay upon the slab of the receiving room of the morgue. He was arraigned and pleaded not guilty.
 The two houses of the New Jersey legislature in joint session on Tuesday elected Frank c. Briggs state treasur- CT. Mir. Briggs name was presented by Mir Leavitt of Mercer county. The Democrats supported W. Holt Apgar of Mercer county. ]. Charles Bradley was elected state director of railroads State Comptroller Hancock has resign ed as a result Of the election of MT. Briggs, whom he opposed
 The annual report of the high school department of the New York Btata board of regents shows that at the commencement of the current fiscal year there were TAI institutions of sec ondary education In the state, an in-, crease during the year of thirty -six. 1 High schools expended &S,6e8,6 ,6T7 and academies S2, 100,043. The average e1-l penditure in each secondary school was $6S.05 for each student.
 Superintendent F. D. Kilburn of the New York state banking department has completed his tabulation from Inc reports made to his department by theI savings banks of the state, Showingl their condition on Jan. l, 1902. Thel total resources of these institutions are shown to be $1, ,l31 ,584. .624, whichl Is an increase during the year of f6n. 500, ,40S. The amount deposited in- creased SIT T,S32, SIS, the aggregate de- posits in 1901 being f2sa. lb5, ,Sce.
 Rear Admiral Bartlett Cromwell has, reached the age of sixty-two years and has been retired. Rear Admiral Crom-l we'll Is in command of the European station, and his flagship, the Chicago. Is now in the Mediterranean. Captain Joseph E. Craig. commanding the AL bany, the senior officer on the station, assumes temporary command of the station upon Admiral Cromwells noti- fication and will hold this command until tho arrival of Rear Admiral Crowninshield and his stan.
Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13
PATERSON IN RUINS.
FIRE WIPES OUT HEART OF NEW
 JERSEY CITY.

Loss ConservativeIy Estimated at
 Rs,OOO, ,OOO-AmonK Buildings Burn
 cd Are City Hall, Public Library
 and Several Banks and Churches.
 A fire which broke out in the car sheds at Van Houten and Mulberry streets in Paterson. N. J., about mid night Saturday night burned nearly twenty-four hours before 1t was check ed. consuming the business section Of the city, including the city hall. library. six bank buildings. five churches, two hotels, theater and two schoolhouses. besides forty stores and office buildings and POO dwelling houses.
 Eight million dollars will probably be accepted finally as the actual cost of the fire. No tabulation of individual
Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13
DETROIT BANK WRECKED.
Vice President Charged With Steal
 ing e Million.


 Detroit, Mich, Feb. 12-Vice Presi- dent Frank c. Andrews of the City Savings bank, which is in the hands of State Banking Commissioner George l.. Maltz, was arrested and arraign- ed on Monday night on the charge of ''willfully, fraudulently and knowing ly" securing from the bank without se- curity and without the knowledge of the other directors a sum exceeding $1.0O0. GOO. He was released on $10.0OO bail. and his examination was set for Feb. 21. Cashier Henry R. Andrews, through whom F. O. Andrews Is said to have secured the money by means of overdrafts and certified checks. Is se- riously Ill at his home with nervous prostration.
 In addition to total indebtedness to the City Savings bank of $1, ,15s, 900, to secure which MT. Andrews has signed over to the institution all his real es- tate holdings and stocks, bonds and other securities, which. 1t Is estimated, will total about 1000, 900, four local banks and a trust company hold his checks, certified to by Cashier An drews, to the amount Of $662,OO0. A considerable number of these checks are protected by securities deposited with them by MT. Andrews.
 Unfortunate speculations, especially heavy purchases of Amalgamated Cop per stock, are believed to be responsi- ble for MT. Andrews ruin. President F. c. Pingree of the City Savings bank says that Andrews told him that he lost $400, 900 in Amalgamated Copper. Andrews has refused to make any statement as yet either in regard to his failure or the banks suspension. MT. Andrews has been heavily interested in suburban electric roads and at present is a large stockholder In the road being constructed from Holland to Grand Rapids, in this state. Last night An drews resigned as police commissioner, and Mayor Maybury immediately ap- pointed George Fowle as his successor.
Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13
February IT.

Angelo Buonarroti painter, sculptor and architect, died: born 1476. iS73 - Jean Baptiste PoQuelin Moliere, French comic actor and author. died: |: born 1922
 Battista Cast1 Italian poet, died born 1721. fS80-Desperate attempt to kill the czar {; mine exploded under the Winter pal ace at the dinner hour; 10 soldiers of the guard killed and 4s injured. issS-Rear Admiral Augustus Ludlow Case. U. s. N, died in Washington; born 1913.
 1ST-Rear Admiral Edmund R. Calhoun, U. s. N. retired, died in Washington: |: aged 75. General Alfred Pleasonton, e noted Federal leader. died in Washing ton; aged a lsse-Louis Miller. inventor and philan- thropist, founder of Chautauqua, died in New York city: born 1S3o
Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13
County Clerk Arrested.

County Clerk Edward F. Grose of Baratoga county, N. Y., charged with being $l 900 short in his accounts dur. ing the years 1900 and 1901, whose acts have been under investigation by District Attorney George R. Salisbury. has been arrested for a misdemeanor. He furnished bail of $1,00O to the grand jury. which will meet at Ball. ston Spa in April The district attor. ney charges violations Of the statutes In not paying into the county treasury all moneys received as fees.
Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13
Governor os.Ir. Mother Dead.

Mrs. Benjamin B. Odell. wife of ex- Mayor Odell and mother of Governor Odell. died at her home in Newburg. N. Y. on Monday. Several days ago she took a bad cold and pneumonia de veloped. Mrs Odell was Ophelia Book staver. and she and MT. Odell were married April r. 1850. In April, 1900, the couple celebrated their golden we'd ding. Mrs Odell is survived by her husband and the following children: Governor Odell. Hiram B. Odell. post master of Newburg; George c. T. Odell, ! professor in Columbia university, and The Misses Ophelia and Clara.
Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13
Set Hi. Brother on Fire.

North Tonawanda, N. T., Feb. 12.- Joseph and James Latramille. the sev- en and nine year old sons of Joseph Latramille, became involved in a quar- rel yesterday, and the youngest lad Is not expected to survive injuries inf1ict- ed by his brother. According to Dr. Jayne, who attended the injured lad, his brother poured almost gallon of oil over him and then set fire to it. The lads face. arms and head were burned to h ..,--
Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13
Crew of Burned Ship Safe.

New York, Feb. 12.-The schooner which was burned to the waters edge of a point north of Cape May was the Mary Graham. The crew Is safe, having reached here. They were pick ed up by the schooner J. c. Clifford. Captain F. H. Medley and Ave seamen composed the crew of the Graham. She was a two master, which left Nor folk, Va, three weeks ago with l67, 900 feet of plain lumber, consigned to a New York nrm. I--
Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13
February 10.

British supremacy in the West Indies. born; died l792. lS2l-Spain ratified the treaty ceding Flor ida. 1seo-Sir William Napier. British military historian, died: born 17S6. iS7l-GeneraI James Bankhead Magruder, Confederate leader. died at Calves ton: born 1810. ls77-Admiral Charles H. Bell. U. 8. N. died in New Brunswick. N. J.; born in New York 179S. lssl-Professor Alexander winchell. fa- nous American geologist, died at Ann Arbor. Mich. born in Duchess county, N. r., 1924 lseS-A part of the town of Johannesburg, South Africa, wrecked by . dynamite explosion; over 100 deaths.
Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13
Nils. Roosevelt to Attend Coronation

Hon. Whitelaw Reid has invited Miss Alice Roosevelt, eldest daughter of the president, to accompany him to Lon don as his guest when he goes to at- tend the coronation of King Edward It fig the present expectation of Miss Roosevelt to avail herself of this oppor- tunity to see London, but If she does so she will have no status save that sim- ply of a young American girl and will not figure ID the coronation ceremonies n any manner
Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13
EehruArY IS.

I7s6-Alexander Volta. discoverer of volta ism, born; died lS27. ifs5-George Peabody, fnancier and phil lanthropist. born in Danvers, Mass; died 1869.
 died in Boston: born there 1s16. lS7-Rear Admiral Charles Henry Davis, U. s. N. died in Washington: born in Boston 1907. iSY-General John Cleveland Robinson, veteran of the Mexican and civil wars noted as the Hero of Fort McHenry," died at Binghamton, N. Y: aged 90. 189S-Frances E. Willard, the temperance advocate, died in New York city; born 1S39
 1900-Beginning of four days heavy fight ing on the Modder river between Rob erts column and the Boers under Cronje.
Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13
A Good Lunm Exercise.

Hold head up, shoulders back and chest out; inhate the lungs slowly through the nose until they arc brim- ful; hold until you have counted ten without opening your lips; eIhaie quickly till your lungs are as nearly empty of the bad air as it is possible to get them. Repeat same exercise. trying to hold the lungs full while counting twenty. Try 1t again and see if you can hold your breath half min ute Finish with three or four deep, long drawn inspirat tons.
Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13
Farewell Dinner to Prince Henry.

Berlin, Feb. 12.-At the farewell din- ner given last night by Emperor Will liam to Prince Henry Andrew D. White, the American ambassador, oc- cupied a seat on the right of his majes- ty, while Count von Bulow, the i'm perial chancellor. sat on Emperor Will Hams left. Other members of the American embassy were present. Elm. peror William, MT. White and all the others accompanied Prince Henry to the railroad station, the train leaving for Kiel a few minutes after midnight
Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13
Dr. TaImane In a Wreck.

VRldosta, Ga. Feb. 12.-Rev. T. De Witt Talmage had a narrow escape in a train wreck at Dupont. on the Plant system, last night. At Dupont the train ran into an open switch and collided with freight cars on the siding. A num- Der of cars were smashed into splin- ters. Dr. Talmage lost a part of his baggage, but sustained no worse inju- ry than a severe shaking up. Three men of the train crew were injured.
Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13
AIauIr DexeloReA.

From the creation of the world to the beginning of the seventeenth cen tury," says a French writer on the his tory of table customs and manners. "man ate with his nngera-" And To think that the sentiment of nsatnssA which was the principal cause of the invention of the implements and dishes used in serving food and in sating. should have been So siow Of esveas1- nentI Id
Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13
Proprietor of Burned Hotel Held,

St. Louis, Feb. 12.-J. W. Gillham, proprietor of the Empire hotel. which was burned last Sunday morning. has been held responsible by the coroner's jury for the death of the eleven per sons who lost their lives as the result of the fire. The jury says his responsi- biiity lay in his neglect to furnish Are escapes and life lines. as provided for by statute and ordinances.