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ST. III. HEWITT WRITES INTEREST.
lNGLY
CONCERNING HIS TRIP TO THE UNITED
STATES OF COLOMBIA.

The BEE prints quotations from an
interesting letter written by s. F. H.
Hewitt Of this town concerning his trip
to the United Stat es of Colombia. H
took voyage from New York on thu
Steamer Alene of the Atlas line. At
Fortune Island we took aboard 70
colored men. They are carried on the
ship to unload the cargo and then
brought back on the return trip. The
Captain provided luncheon for them
and bad them all come up on the for
ward deck just forward of the cabins.
They sang for US and such singing, it
was the melody of melodies. AS the
words were in English you could under
stand it. We left Kingston, Sunday
morning, later than we expected. A
ship of the Hamburg American line
that left Kingston Saturday evening
at E O'Clock, in going out of the harbOr
an on the rocks about five miles in
from the entrance. We tried to pull
her off with our ship and broke hawser
after hawser. Finally we got cable,
put our steamer at full speed and tried
, to pull her off the rocks, but could not
do it. We were compelled to abandon
her to her fate. She had large cargo
and number of passengers aboard.
There were two German warshipS in
the harbor and the captain of one OF
them and some of his crew came aboard
our vessel while we were trying to get
| the ship atloat. He said if we could
not get it off the rocks he would bring
the war vessel or vessels out ii
necessary and try it. They will proba
bly, be able to do it as they have 5000
horsepower engines against our ships
1,500 horsepower; that is four times
the power we have.
The town of Barrenquilla is well
built Of StuccO. The interior of the
houses are open SO that an air shaft
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-11-13

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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-11-13
MONROE.

WHAT TAYLOR's LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
AND SOUVENIR SAYS ABOUT EDWIN
G. SHELTON.
Edwin G. Shelton of Monroe is ma
tive of the town he had the honor to
represent in the Constitutional Con-
vention of 1902, and in the present
General Assembly. He is son of
Charles G.. and L. Cornelia (HubbelD
Shelton, and was born February. ID,
1872. He received his education in the
public and private schools of his town
and was graduated from Hazel Hall
Academy, class 1889. On February Is,
1899, he married Alice M. French.
daughter of Bennett and Mary W.
French, of Huntington. One son has
blessed the union, Leslie Ellsworth,
born June l, 1902. Mr. Shelton is sue
cessfuly engaged in farming and news
paper and literary work and has cred
ltably held several public offices. He
has been the efficient chairman of the
School Board since 1894, tax collector
since 1895, and secretary of Harmony
Grange, No. 92,.. since 1894. He is an
active and influential democrat and d
highly esteemed member Of the Epis-
copal church. He was elected dele
gate to the Constitutional convention
by 80 maturity and as representative
the first democratic one in 10 years
by q ma jority, the town going repub-
lican on the State ticket by eight ma
jprity. He was the youngest member
frcm Fairfield county both sessions.
This session lie Was unanimouSl!
elected clerk of the Committee on
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-11-13

B. T. Hill and Philip N. Curtis of
Worcester, Mass, who are enjoying a
trip tramping through the country,
passed Sunday in town, stopping at the
Grand Cent? raj hotel.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-11-13

Mrs Albert W. Fairchild came up
from New Haven, Thursday, remain
ing at her home in Taunton till Mon
Gay, when she returned to the Elm
City, accompanied by her husband.
On sunday afternoon nine members
of Jephthah chapter, O. E. S., paid
Mrs Fairchild call.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-11-13

D. X. Colepaugh, the local agent for
the General Accident Insurance Co. of
Philadelphia, was in town, last week
Wednesday. Mr. Colepaugh has just
paid the claim of Peter Planz of New
Milford for S56, for broken arm.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-11-13

Mr. and Mrs John Knox, Miss Elsie
Knox and Master John B. Knox of
Wallingford passed Sunday in town,
the guests of Mr. and Mrs M. A. Todd.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-11-13
CIRCULATION ::

January l, 1892,
Last week,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-02-28
, Local N eather Report.
 T., New Haven. Feb. ?.
Brief Mention.

High water to-day, 11:52 p. III.
 The Century for March at the Pease- Lewis Co.'S.
 A woodchopper living in Bridgeport named Edward Harris was taken to the hospital yesterday with his left leg broken.
 Nathan Easterbrook, who was recent ly appointed special deputy collector of customs to succeed J. Rice Winchell, promoted to office of collector, has for mally assumed the office.. The oath was administered by Deputy Collector Edward Coe.
 For several weeks the prevalence of grip in the city has bordered on the epidemic stage, and there is no pros pect of an abatement in the number of cases. Physicians say that the num- Der of cases which have occurred re- gently is unusually large.
 Frederick Cosgrove, thirty-six years old, employed as a laborer by the New Haven Water company, was taken to the city hospital yesterday morning with his right leg broken. i him. He lives at 1sS Hamilton street.
 Selectman George W. Miller of Meri- den and State Highway Commissioner Macdonald have under consideration the macadanizing of Hanover street, Meriden, from Columbus avenue to South Meriden. This improvement would neeessitate an expenditure of several thousand dollars.
 The committee representing the train- men and conductors of the Consolidated railroad have completed the new pro- posed wage schedule upon which they have been deliberating and yesterday submitted it to President John M Hall. It provides 8 joint wage rate for con- ductors and trainmen which, it is said, if adopted, will mean a substantial in crease in pay and a decrease in the number of hours which now constitute a days work. The committee will meet the railroad officials within few days, when this matter will be considered.
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GARLER PIANO FREE.

The following magnificent offer is made by the manufacturers of the world famous GabIer pianos:
 M. Sonnenberg Piano Co.,, New Haven, Conn.,:
 Gentlemen: As we will in a short time celebrate the ffftieth year in the manu- facture of the Gabler piano, we wish to secure for that event the oldest GabIer piano that can be obtained. We hereby authorize you to make the following of fer for us: We will give in even ex- change a new style M Gambler upright piano, price $500 for the oldest Gabler piano that may be found, either square, upright or, grand. The age of the piano will be determined by the factory num- Der as appearing upon the inside of the piano near the tuning pins. Will you kindly make our offer generally known and advise us of the numbers of the pianos and their owners as they become known to you?
 Very truly yours,
 Ernest Gabler & Bro. The style M is the largest and finest piano made.
 We invite all who own Gabler pianos to call at our warerooms and inform us of the number and age of the piano they possess. Someone will secure a rich and costly gift.
 M. SONNENBERG PIANO CO, , f26 St S01 Chapel St.
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Tendency of the Times.

The tendency of medical science is to-
 ward preventive measures. The best thought of the world is being given to
 the subject. It is easier and better to
 prevent than to cure. It has been fully demonstrated that pneumonia, one of
 the most dangerous diseases that medi-
 cal men have to contend with, can be
 prevented by the use of Chamberlains
 Cough Remedy. Pneumonia always re-
 suits from cold or from an attack of influenza (grip), and it has been observ- ed that this remedy counteracts any tendency of these diseases toward pneu-
 monia. This has been fully proven in
 many thousands of cases in which this
 remedy has been used during the great
 prevalence of colds and grip in recent years, and can be relied upon with im-
 plicit confidence. Pneumonia often re-
 suits from slight cold when no danger is apprehended until it is suddenly dis covered that there is fever and difficult ty in breathing and pains in the chest, then it is announced that the patient has pneumonia. Be on the safe side and take Chamberlains Cough Remedy as so0n as the cold is contracted. It always cures. For sale by all drug g!StS.
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small islands between Mazaniilo and the main land
 You must also see the Atlantic en- trance to the celebrated French canal, upon which work was commenced just twenty-three years ago. You fifind it on the main land, behind the island upon which Colon is situated; but the island has been so built out in this di rection that if the great ditch is ever completed, Colon will be on it's eastern terminus, in the same way that Suez is the Red Sea terminus of that canal. There are acres and acres of ware houses and work shops and cottages for the laborers and houses for the officers, all made of wood, long deserted and mostly in ruins-unlike those of the railway company, which knew itself to be no fraudulent bubble, but a perma- nent fixture, and therefore built in the beginning substantial structures of brick and iron. Oh, the pity of it! The proceeds of three hundred and fifty millions of dollars in bonds, the hard earned savings of the thrifty poor of France, sunk in this great, useless mud-hole! The most astonishing sto- ries are yet told concerning the meth ods of robbery practiced by the canal company's officials. Everybody seems to have stolen prodigiously, except, per- haps, the father of the whole scheme, M. Ferdinand de Lesseps, who must have been blind as a bat-culpably blind--not to have had more intimate nU-lo1 oF of hic gers. His son, M Herbert de Lesseps, is known here as the Prince of Thieves, who must have gotten away with at least twenty million francs of other peoples money. Meanwhile the death rate along the narrow neck of land among those employed in digging the canal was simply appalling-far worse, as those who survive declare, that the world was ever permitted to hear of. The company's hospitals containing a thousand beds, were constantly filled; and only those who were able to travel were sent there-not a fraction of the number that perished miserably by the wayside. Of the fifty Sisters of Charity sent from France for service in these hospitals, all but three died of "Chagres fever," and in less than five years eigh- ty of the hospital doctors joined them in the land of shadows. In sober truth, the whole Isthmus is one vast grave yard. Besides the many consecrated Gods acres" are innumerable trench es filled to the brim with moldering bones, and thousands of isolated graves scattered all over the beautiful wilder ness. Most of the victims were young men. hundreds fresh from college, filled with high hopes and eager aspirations. Pray heaven that the gruesome history may not be repeated if America under takes to finish the canal.
 FANNIE B. WARD,
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A COUGAR FIGHT.

The Northwest has probably fur nished more cougar fights and encoun- ters with wild animals than any other part of the United States, A success full cougar fight is never dull reminis- cence. particularly when human be- ing gets his cougar. James McGinnis, who came from the Red river in north west Canada, to the wilds of Cow creek in southern Oregon, few years back, had very interesting cougar fight in the Cascade Mountains. McGinnis was an experienced hunter. He is of Scotch and Canadian stock and raised on the frontier, and is now living on the south half of the Colville Indian reservation in Washington. In his days of vigor- ous manhood he was large, muscular,
 powerful man about six feet tall and
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FINE MEET ASSURED.
Many Athletes Here to Compete in the .. Yale-Militia Games To-Night.

Many Athletes Here to Compete in the . Yale-Militia Games To-Night. , Every possible arrangement for a successful meet has been made by those in charge of the Yale-Militia in- door track meeting tonight. The bank ed track has been laid and many of the contestants have visited the armory and linbered up on the course.
 As has been usual in other years, the short sprint is run diagonally across the floor on a fiat surface, and all other running events on fourteen-lap bank ed track around the hall. Field events <, will be decided inside the running oval.
 Great interest is taken in the weight contest, as Glass will make his initial appearance as shot-putter and the fact that he is given two feet handicap over Fred Beck shows that Beck is ex- pected to make a good distance in the event.
 F. R. Moulton will be scratch man in the fifty-yard dash, and c. B. Long is the only other sprinter who will start from the line. B. W. Bumstead is on the getaway line also in the one-mie and half-mile events and will have to do some speedy foot-work to catch the field in these events, as liberal handi- caps have been given his competitors.
 Billy" Hunter and F. J. Kinney are two fast runners who have entered the military events, and while each is pick edto win his races, they have a. fast lot of rivals for first honors.
 Special arrangements have been made by the promoters to keep all persons not officials or actual competitors from interfering with the view of the specta- tors, and every effort will be made to prevent a repetition of the Franchot in- cident.
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weighed about one hundred and seven ty-five pounds, without carrying much fatty tissue
 Shortly before his encounter with this cougar he had been thrown from wild horse that he was breaking and re- ceived some injuries which required some medical treatment. To secure his medicine, he had to travel perhaps five or six miles to the doctor. On his first trip he noticed many cougar signs along the trail which he had ta travel. On his second visit to the drug store he concluded to carry his rifle, and well for him that he did, or he should not now be living to tell about his cougar battle, nor would he be able to show in evidence the four long cougar teeth taken from the mouth of his van quished wild antagonist. McGinnis' faithful old dog also was along and was no small factor in the final struggle. The cougar first attacked the dog, which made it's escape in considerable terror. The savage brute then jumped at McGinnis, whose big rifle was rather heavy, and his aim was rather hurried. III llIlS way LlS OUiISL ViIiy SI dSSd l4hC cougars head and intensified it's rage. While McGinnis was endeavoring to eject the spent cartridge, the mechan- ism of the rife failed 10 work and be- fore he could get it out the big cougar was at close quarters with him, tearing his clothes and clawing away at him. By Well-directed blow Of his fist un- der the jaw of the cougar he succeeded in turning the animal away from him little way, and at this juncture of a1- fairs the old dag, which Mac was lustily calling, had recovered his courage and got hold of the cougar by the ear, and then they had some diversion of their own. While the dog and cougar were engaged the hunter managed to get an- other cartridge in his rifle. and by the time the beast had disposed of the faithful old dog he again attacked Me- Ginnis. So enraged was the cougar that it came right up with it's mouth open. and so closely that McGinnis showed the rife barrel into his mouth and blew it's head off. The cougar, in biting the rifle, took the silver bead off the barrel. The animal was an old fe- male and measured eight feet from tip to tip. Mac has the four cougar tear ing teeth as trophies of his very serious but victorious encounter with a bad and hungry cougar-Forest and Streac.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-02-28
SCOTTISH CLANS,

Clan Mcleod No. 31 held we'll at- tended meeting in the Courier building last night. The feature of the evening was the reading of very interesting and instructive paper hy Past Chief Wallace on the subject of municipal ownership.
 At the close of the reading an infor- maj discussion on the subject was held, the many questions being most satis- factorily answered by MT. Wallace.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-02-28
Saturday. February 2S. 1903.
NEIv ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

PaSt Bargains-Schoenber Stores. Collarettes-Brooks x Co. Cider-The Bronson X P!att Co. .Ceeilian Recial-Treat & Shepard Co.
 Acknowledgements. Il gChina-The Ford Co. Cleyeland's Baking P0wder-Grocers. Estate A. G. kingman-Probate Notice. Estate J. l.. Beach-Probate Notice. Entertainment-Poli's Theater. Lost-Dog-Major, this office. March Weather-H. E. SweeZey. Medcines-The Edw. Malley Co. Mining Stock-Room 211 Exchange Bid. Norka Cooked Oats-Grocers'. 1( Our Optical Department-Durant. Postum-At Grocers'. Pastry-Boston Grocery Co.
 Steamers-Hamburg-A American Line. Sunset Limited-Souther Pacific. Special Bargains-Gamble-D Desmond Co. S0rosis Shoes-A. B. Greenwood. Saturday Specials-Chas Monson Co. Small Sayings-Mohican Co. q;
 Special Sale-Meigs X Co.
 Shopping Days---N. H. Shoe Go. Wanted-0peratOrs-15 Crown Street. Wholesale Tailoring-Hirsh Stores. ed-SalesIadies-M., This Office. Wanted-Hands-Voo
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BETTER THAN SPANKING.

Spanking does not cure children of he'd wcttng. If it did there would be few ch
 dren that would do it. There is consti- tutiona1 cause for this. Mrs. M Summers, Box 516, Notge Dane. Ind. will send her home treatment to any mother She asks uo money Write her to-day # ynur chii- drcn trouble you in this way. Don't blame the child. The chances are It cant help it..
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-02-28
Many School Children arc sickIy. .

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Chil- dren. used by Mother Gray, nurse in Chil- dren's Home, New York, break up colds in Stomach Troubles, Teething Disorders, move and regulate the Bowels, and destroy Worms. Mrs. Emily Maronn, Mariden, Ct, says: 'It is the best medicine in the world for children whnn feverish and complain ing" Sold by all druggists, or by mail, 25c Sample sent FREE Address Allen S. Olm- sted, LeRoy, N. Y.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-02-28
lFEAI'HER RECORD.

Washington, D. C., Feb. ?, 1903. s p. m, Forecast for Saturday and Sunday
 For New England: Rain Saturday and Sunday; brisk to high south to southwest winds.
 For Eastern New York: Rain Saturday; Sunday cloudy and colder, with rain or snow in the interior: brisk to high south winds shifting to the west.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-02-28

And so you don't believe your father thinks I'm such a bad sort of chap?"
 "Oh, no. I'm sure he doesn't. Papa has so many important things to think about, you know Chicago Record Herald.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-08
OTHER MARKETs-BY TELEGRAPH.

Chicago. oct. CATTLE Receipts 2I.O00 head. in
Guiding 500 Texans and 5000 Westerns 1OQ15c lower
good prime 81 2jdS6; to medium So 5Op
81 sockers feeders. 81 2JdS4: 81 4OS4
he!fers. S2d$5. Gamers. 81 4oaS2 so; bulls. SIG
81 calves 50 5O0ST Texas fed steers. 81 20
asa 90; Western steers. S3qS4 so HOtSReceipts to
day 5000 head. tomorrow. 2000O head: 15gc lower;
and butchers. 81 4jdS6 15 good 20 choice heavy
3Oqs5 heavy $5ds5 80: light. s. 60qs6 10
bulk sales. s. 4OGSj ~. SHEEP AND LAMBS-Rs-
cepts sheep steady; lambs steady TO strong
good 70 choice wethers s. 5q$4 fair 10 choice mixed
So 25G SO native lambs 50 5OdSJ
Cincinnati. oct T.-HOGS-DulI and lower at s+Gs6.
CATTLE-Stronger at S2dS4 SHEEP-Strong 81 so
asa - IAANBS-StronF and higher at So 15I s. -.
East Buffalo, oct CATTLE eceipts. 1So head:
slow and barely steady; prime steers 81 S5S5 S. ship
ping 81 600$5 % butchers 81 SOdS4 90 hefers 81 bc
81 so 50 25q$3 bulls So 5OQS4; sOckers and
feeders. 81 15g$3 50 NEAISRecepts 90 head: steady
at ST 25ds- HOGS Receipts 200 head: slow: 2eQ30c
lower; heavy $6Q$6 To- mixed. Sc Ods6 %; Workers..
81 15dS6 %. 81 156S5 roughs 81 I5GS3 stays
S4a$4 90 diaries and s. sogs6. SHEEP AND
LAMBS Receipts. $500 active; sheep steady;
81 go owes So 6oas3 20; wethers s4s4 -: mixed
81 50dS4: Canadian lambs sass 40.
Kansas city oct 7-CATTLE-Re 1850
natives and 500 Texans; calves. 245O natives and
40 Texans; fed cattle steady to 1oc lower win
Westerns steady 15c lower quarantine active
and firm; Western steady to 1Oc higher; sockers
feeders steady: stock slow: choice export and
dressed beef 81 6oGS5 40 fair to good. So $50
81 CO. stockers and feeders 81 5Oas3 co. Western fed
steers ;" 5CGSJ; Texas and Indian steers 81 l3gS3 %
Texas 81 50ds2 25 native 81 0S3 Is; native
hefers 81 5OqSS3 40 S1aS2 %; bulls 81 bosp
50. calves 81 1895 90. HOGS-Recepts. 800 market
dun lOc lower; top, So 90 bulk Of sales 50 6SgSo ~
heavy S. 4OGS5 so. mixed packers S. 65dsb e5: light
81 IOaSJ 30 workers. 50 eOd$5 pigs, 50 s09S5 go
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 market active and steady. Ma
tive lambs. 50 25GS5 81 Western lambs 81 9GdS5 l5
fed 81 500 50 clipped y~srlings, 81 SGS
exas clipped sheep s. 4os3 40 stockers and feeders.
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LIVE STOCK MARKET.

NeW-Iork October Z 1903.
PFFVT,s- Receipts l31 2 n
Guiding export alive. city
"a market, Of which - Jersey and
M Sixteth-st. yards. Steers Hight supply and
while common grades showed marked Improvement
grades selling Zoe higher: bulls ruled
ste wi a quiet trade. The yards cleared
to good native a 1914
N. half 81 5JnS4 30. stays at So 3Ga
4 Z 81 25gS3 Is Dressed in demand
per native sdeH cables quoted live
slow and selling at London lidIii5c 10
dressed weight Liverpool lOqILc dressed weight
steady Exports to-day from this
cattle Hull the Buffalo for schwarzschld
100 quarters Of beef (estmate)
Liverpool for various shippers and $500 quarters OF
partly estimated) In the New
Sales-S. Sanders: IL kentucky Steers 1886 n, average
81 per III; % do. 114G "a 90 - Virginia DO
lI23 ~ 81 80: - Maryland do 1852 N al 81 80 "a
do. 1901 10 at 81: bull. 1000 ID. So 95: cow
1850 81 20
shamberg Son: ~ Ohio steers 1874 ~ at IS: do
ISL 10 IS; IL do. Ils4 n. do IOs5 m
do 1908 n. "a 81 90 - -
Mcpherson Co: II Virginia 1903 NJ at ss 10:
Il1p 10 81 80: Is 1850 IN at & I
bulls. lob 10 81 20 NJ So 25 Z do IO5n
10, 81 y. do $50 10. g. IS do aIe 10 at s2 10
do. N, 81 20 - -
ksrns commssion Company; Il Ohio steers. 1870 n at
81 40; ~ West Virginia do ll40 n. 1910
n. at 81 10; d. il1o ~ a, 81 do es5 n IS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-08
CASH QUOTATIONS.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

NeW~horh OctooeI -@oo-
COFF EE-To-dav's coffee market active
ruled firm the better cables good demand for
and further from Brazil unfavorable
10 the crop. while interior Santos receipts were
small market opened steady 20 10 points higher,
closed 10 - points higher. Sales were
&c 100 Tho initial advance the better
European cables which reported advance q partial
= pfs n Hamburg and OF Aqis frame al Hayre and
reported 6ooCo bags.
inst the ports, while
IN scheduled receive
20 600 BAGS. against 200 bags year. OF the
Brazilian while Rio
Later the advancing tendency
cables Brazil stating that the
rains neither heavy enough sufficiently
general greatly relieve me situation IL
e. fhe quite willing
bad good concerning the crop. and
history 81 the would indicate that
Brazil with the less important producing
taking wear ans year raise
world there Is.
disposition al the present time 70 buy FOR At least
advance pending the time when the
q The spot market IS firm with quotations
basis OF ? 9-f6c BIO No :.
The q prices IN the local market today
Was as 20