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Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
UPHEAvAL AT ALBANY.
4 Week of ExcitinR Incidents la ths
 Senate Chamber.


 Excitement reigned in the senate at Albany, N. r.. on Thursday, when the nomination of Frank n. Baker as rail road commissiont was turned deWn. This action was wholly unexpected by the majority of the senators and was accomplished by coalition between the so called "insurgent' Republicans, Senators Brackett, E R. Brown and Elsberg. and the Democratic minority. Senator Amber of Chatham. another Republican, also voted against the con firmation Of the nomination. The de- bate which preceded the vote was one of the most bitter ever heard in the senate climber. Senator Brackett open ly declared that the Republican ''insur. gents were actuated by desire to end the political leadership of United States Senator platt.
 Excitement was again aroused later in the day when Governor odell sent in the nomination of Assistant District Attorney George w. Morgan of New York county to succeed John Mccul- lagh as superintendent of elections. as McCullagh was supposed to be the Platt candidate. However, Mir Nor ganN nomination was confirmed on the following day without opposition from the Republican side. Both Governor 0dell and Senator platt assert that the rejection of Baker and the conflna- tion of Morgan have no political sig. nificancc.
 The interest in the factional light was renewed on Monday night. when by the same vote which defeated Ba- ker's nomination Senator Elsherg forced an adjournment of the senate after a half hours session. It was said that this action was taken to show Elsberg's strength to those who oppose his bill for the abolition of the office of coroner in New York county.
 Senator Elsberg's embargo was raised on Tuesday. he having decided to aban- don his coroners bill The annual ap- propriation bills were then passed. as was also the bin appropriatinG S1t .0To.- oO0 for additions to the state hospitals for the insane. Charles & Francis of Troy was nominated for state regent. and the nomination will undoubtedly be confirmed. Governor odell on Tue~- day vetoed the Ramsperger bin for the appointment of a purchasing agent for the State Insane asylum.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
The OmeItory.

The offertory occasionally yields it's humors. can see no fun myself in dropping into the plate buttons or pep permint drops or gilded farthings. But these and other such like votive offer ings occasionally come our way.
 On one oceasion'a mild hint was giv- en to dirty looking verger when a small coin was carefully wrapped up in a hit-of paper inscribed, "For bath for a prominent church official" On another occasion, when the officiating clergyman had been somewhat bun gling through a difficult litany, a slmi- lar piece of paper was marked, For a singing lesson for the curate."
 After somewhat rambling discourse from one of my colleagues, who shall of course be nameless, the church war den told me that a man at the bottom of the church, when he offered him the plate, took out a sixpence and looked at it ruefully and then cast it in with the remark, Well. you shall have 1t, old fellow, but it's a deal more than that sermon was worth. AaEa- EA22s 2
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
New Discovery In Steel.

An experiment. that may revolution ize the iron and steel dndustry of the community has been successfully made at the plant of the Valley Iron works in St. Paul. 'Minn. Titanic iron ore. of which there are billions of tons in northern Minnesota, was sheltered in an ordinary cupola and turned out pig iron which polished up like steel and which, according to those interested in the experiment, is better than the finest bessemer steel. .4.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
Eirht n..anw wr.r,r.

Eight persons are dead and ten in jured, three of them seriously, as the result of a collision between a passen- ger train and a freight train on the Erie railroad near Red House, N Y., six miles west of Salamanca, on Mon day. Of the dead only one, Robert H. Hotchkiss of Meadville. a brakeman, has been identified. Seven bodies, ap- parently those of three men, three wo- men and child, were burned beyond recognition in the fierce fire which fol- lowed the wreck. The women are said to have boarded the train at Youngs- town and to have come from Pittsburg.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
The suItnn's Dilemma.

The unrest which for several weeks has pervaded the Albanian and Mace donian sections of the Turkish empire continues, with more persistent rumors of Bulgarian invasion of Macedonia. Russia has renewed her warnings to the sultan that peace must be pre- served. Envoys sent by the sultan to treat with the Albanian insurgents are held prisoners at Ipek, Albania. Hilim Pasha. inspector general of the sul- tan's reform movement in Albania. has resigned, but his resignation has not been accepted. The outlook is regard ed as very dark by the European chan cellaripS
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
Anril 29 In History.

1676-Michel Adriaanszoon de Ruyter, or Ruiter (pronounced Roi-ter), famous Dutch admiral, died; born 1607 143-Abbe Charles de St. Pierre, French philanthropist, diedI 1S18-AIexander II. of Russia, son of Nich- olas. born; crowned Sept. ', 1856; as- sassinated March 13 1881. 1S2T-Deborah Sampson, heroine of the American Revolution, died in sharon, Mass; born 1760 Deborah Sampson a soldier in the ranks of the Fourth Massachusetts under the name of Robert Shurtlff.
 1S95-Levi B. Taft an eminent Michigan jurist, died at Pontiac; born 1922. 1S97-George w. Riddle, one of Philadel- phias most eminent lawyers, died in that city; born ISIS
 1S9S-Cervera' squadron sailed westward from the Cape Verde islands.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
Anril 24 In History.

1547-victory of Charles V. over the Prot estants at Muhlberg and end of the war of the Smalcald league. 1731-Daniel Foe, or De Foe, author of Robinson Crusoe'' and other works, died; born 1861.
 1743-Edmund Cartwright, inventor of the power loom, born; died 1923. 1764-Thomas Addis Emmet, Irish patriot, born in Cork; died 1927. 1S77-Parson William Brownlow, preacher, editor and politician, died; born 1895. 1S91-Field Marshal von Moltke, chief of staff to the German emperor and mili- tary commander of the forces, died at Berlin; born 1901.
 1S9S-President Mckinley called for 125, 900 volunteers to carry out the instruc- tions of congress and interfere in Cuba.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
w. K. Vanderbilt to Remarry,

W. K. Vanderbilt, at present residing in Paris, has through his attorney in New York city secured modification of the decree of divorce obtained by his former wife. Ava, now Mrs. O. H P. Belmont. which prevented him from remarrying during her lifetime. MT. Vanderbilt will be married in London on April % to Mrs. Lewis NJ. Ruther- ford. sister of Oliver Hartman, Jr. and of Mrs. William R. Travers. The ceremony will probably take place at the home of Henry White, secretary of the American embassy in London. Mir Whites wife is a sister of Mrs. Ruther. ford's late husband.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
Lolita Armour Cured

Dr. Lorenz, the great Vienna sur geon, on Thursday removed from the hip of little Lolita Armour of Chicago the plaster cast he put upon it six months ago after he had performed upon her his famous bloodless oper- ation for congenital dislocation of the hip. When the cast was removed the girl was found to be able to walk for the first time in her life. As she grows stronger all evidence of her ever hav- ing been cripple will disappear, so Dr. Lorenz asserts. The surgeon came all the way from Vienna to remove the
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
General Wood at QufrfnaI.

Rome, April 22.-Brigadier General Leonard Wood, Major Scott and Lieu tenant Mccoy, in full uniform, drove to the quirinal in the carriage of Am bassador Meyer, having on it's panels the American coat of arms. General Wood was first received alone by Vic tor Emmanuel and had most gracious and cordial conversation with his maj esty, who took great interest in the Philippine Islands.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
To Reorr.nixe Cr.mp Comp.px

Through the successful negotiation of a $5,0OO.000 loan on terms which in volve practical reorganization under new management the William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building company of Philadelphia, which has built many of the best ships for the new navy as well as fighting vessels for Russia and Japan, has been saved from the imminent danger of having to pass into the hands of receiver. A syndicate formed by Drexel & Go. of Philadelphia and indorsed by J. P. Morgan will have charge of the reor- ganiZation.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
Officer. Accused of Smuggling.

As result of the action of the grand jury at San Juan, Porto Rico, in find ing eight indictments, following the in- vestigation of the smuggling charges, it is unofficially reported that warrants have been issued for the arrest of Cap tain (Surgeon) Lowndes, U. S. N; Cap tain Crabbs. U. S. A; Robert Giles, an engineer: Benjamin Butler, the former supervisor of elections, and Paymaster Merritt. MT. Butler demanded in open court to know whether he was indict- ed. and the judge replied in the affirm ative. He furnished bail in $1 900.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
Honduras RevoIutionists Win

According to latest dispatches from Central America, Bonilla is now presi- dent of Honduras, Arias is in prison at Tegucigalpa, and Sierra is a fugitive in Nicaragua, having fled to that coun- try for safety when the handful of government troops deserted him at Ne caome when the rebels under Generals Barahona and Maldonado made an at tack on the government forces under command of General Sierra and then marched on to the capital. where Arias was made a prisoner.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
rnu,na,n. J.awe D~aa,

It is reported that Judge Carluck of the court of first instance is dead nt Cebu of cholera. He contracted the disease in Bohol. The deceased was a native of Illinois and n valued member of the judiciary. The epidemic of chol- era Is practically over, there being but a few cases in the southern islands. Six men in the command of Captain pershing died of cholera during the Racolod operattons
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
AL Adams Sentenced

Alfred J. Adams. better known as Al Adams the policy king" has been dethroned by Justice Scott of the New York supreme court, who on Tuesday sentenced him to Sing Sing prison for a term not less than one year and not more than one year and nine months and to pay a fine of $1.0o0. Adams was sentenced in the criminal branch of the supreme court. where he was con- victed last week of having policy para phernalia in his possession. In passing sentence Justice Scott scored Adams severely.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
Negro Beaten by a Mob.

Bainbridge, Ga, April 22.-A negro named Andrew Rainey while being brought to jail here was taken away from Constable Bell by a mob and so badly beaten that he died. He was sus- pected of having fired the residence of Fred Lange, a farmer, thirteen miles in the country, in the night time. Near the town a mob overlook the deputy and prisoner and demanded the latter under pain of death. Rainey was ter ribly beaten, and his skull was frac- tured..
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
Many Coui.r,. C,o..a

Of the forty-three collieries of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company all but eleven are shut down owing to the employees being locked out by an order of the company. At the thirty-two idle operations many of the employees on Saturday refused to work nine hours, as demanded by the company. The mines at work are the Eagle Hill and Wadesville, Good Spring and Lincoln in the Pottsville district; Alaska and Reliance at Mount Carmel, and the collieries generally in the SilE ;:.nki,a raoinn.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
The Iowa Axnfu DfsahIed

Pensacola, Fla, April 22.-The battle ship Iowa, which left Monday to com plete her target practice in the gulf, has been lowed in by three government tugs totally disabled by her steam pipe bursting and tearing away the steering gear. The extent of the damage is con- siderable, and it will require ten days or more to make repairs. The squad ron was to have departed for the north today. but the accident to the Iowa will prevent its sailing as scheduled
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
Municipal Elections In Illinois

Chicago, April 22.-Municipal cleo tions have been held in a number of Illinois cities. In most of the cities the issues were entirely local and the tick cts were mixed as to party. At Peoria. Jacksonville and Decatur the entire Republican tickets. were elected. Pana, which normally is Democratic, was carried by the Republicans. In Joliet and Freeport the Democrats elected mayors and the majority of the city tickets
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
DfscouraKfnK.

"My dear sir" wrote the editor to the persistent young author, "in order to simplify matters somewhat we are in- closing a bunch of our declined with thanks notices. If you will put one of these in an envelope with your man. uscript and mail 1t to yourself, it will make 1t easier for all of us, and you as well."-Chicago Post
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
Great Fire In res.. on Flsla.

A careless workman kicked over a lantern at one of the Caldwell oil wells on block ss, Hogg- -swayne tract. on Spindle Top. near Beaumont. Tex. and started fire that resulted i~ sse ae~e of property valued at n.0O0,0oo and the bankruptcy of twenty or Tnore of the smaller companies There were 1T5 wells on the three blocks of the tract, and only Ave of the derricks and pumphouses are left standing,
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
Cuban Real Estate Jumps In

Havana, April 22.-Recent purchases of land by Americans in the province of Puerto Principe have caused a rush for the registration of land titles. The purchase of a large block of property in the city of Puerto Principe by Sir William Van Horne's railroad company has resulted in a decided rise in real estate values there.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23

The legislative session of 1903 in Pennsylvania closed at noon on Thurs which carries items aggregating S19,- 5OO,OO0 for the payment of the cur rent expenses of the state government for the next two years, was disposed of just before adjournment and sent to the governor. In the closing hours of the house the bill creating a state department of labor was killed, and a bill was passed for the retirement of inyalided indges on full pay.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
E.nUslHNIK

There are some goldfish fin Washing ton which belonged to the same family for the last fifty years, and they seem no bigger and no less vivacious today than they did when they first came in- to the owners possession. A few of the fish in the Royal aquarium in St. Petersburg are known to be l50 years old.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
Kent Trial ODenRd.

Rochester, N. Y, April 22.-The Kent trial has begun, a new jury having been secured. Assistant District At torney MatsOn gave resume of the incidents leading up to the tragedy and announced the means whereby the people expected to show that Kent aid ed and abetted in the suicide of Ethel Dingle, as charged in the indictment.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
Geneyieve Hecker Married.

New York. April 22.-Miss Genevieve Hecker. the woman golf champion of America, has been married to Charles T. Stout of Staten Island. Mir. Stout first saw Miss Hecker during the play for the wOmen's national golf cham piOnship at the Baltusrol Golf club two years ago. and it was her brilliant play which first attracted him to her
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
Norway Losing Her Rest Mel

London. April 22.-In dispatch from Copenhagen the correspondent of the Daily Mail says. "It is expected that the~ Norwegian government will take steps to check the emigration to the United States. which threatens to de nude the country of the best class of Its working population"
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
April 27 In History.

1H5-Battle of Culloden; de- ~ feat and massacre of R@
 Scotch Jacobites by nsA English under the Duke VN ~S of Cumberland. w H 1769-Mary Wollstonecraft (kla S8N\k born; died 1794. 2f4El&lA 1791-Samuel Finley Breese <
 Morse, of electrical tele- MHSET graph fame born in Charlestown, Mass. died WV
 1872. Gen. Corse. 1S02-Lajos Qouis) Kossuth, Hungarian patriot. born in Monok; died in Italy March 20, 1894. 1813-General Zebulon Montgomery Pike killed by explosion~of magazine at the battle of York. Canada; born 1779. 1s22-General Ulysses Simpson Grant born died 1885
 1S73-Commodore John A. Aulick, U. s. N., died; born 17S9.
 1SS2-Ralph Waldo Emerson, transcendent- alist, died in Concord, Mass. born 1903. 1SS3-General John Murray Corse, hero of Allatoona, died; born 1885. 1902-Hon. J. Sterling Morton. ex-secretary of agriculture and the Father of Ar bor Day" died in Chicago; born 1892.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
April 23 In History.

i56+-Supposed birth date of
 William Shakespeare at GA Stratford-upon-Avon; he (S@SEI died on this date in 1916. H T 70 1925 - Maurice of Nassau, V -@P prince of Orange, died; N
 born 1867. ~\-A lS13-Stephen Arnold Doug NTA las, statesman, born in N m Brandon, Vt.; died 1861. o,, 1S50-William Wordsworth, ah poet, died at Rydal fNeSseaeh' Mount, Westmorland, England, aged so.
 lS52-General Solomon Van Rensselaer, died. aged IS.
 1S60-The famous national Democratic con- vention met in Charleston. The con- vention divided on the issue of slavery, and two Democratic tickets were ulti- mately made. giving the election to Lincoln.
 1Se7-Major T. E. Breckenridge. noted western pioneer, died in Hannibal, Mo; born 1895. 1901-General von Ketteler, commanding German brigade, defeated the Chinese at the great wall, on the Shansi bor- der; the last severe fighting of the Boxer war.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
Happiness,

He-There Is one woman in this world who can thank me for render ing her happy for life.
 She-Why, didn't know you were married.
 Helm not l broke the engage ment.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
w. K. VANDERBILT TO WE'D.
Bride, It Ts Expected. Will Re oliver
 Harriman's Daughter.

New York. April 22.-Through a legal proceeding taken by his counsel in this city to have the decree of divorce granted in 1895 to his wife, now Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, so modified that he may remarry, it has become evideAt that MT. William K. Vanderbilt is again contemplating matrimony.
 Judge Giegerich granted the request for a modification of the original judg- ment, and MT. Vanderbilt is now at liberty to marry when he chooses. Af- fidavits declaring that since the de- cree of divorce was granted to Mrs.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
ArlSnnsas Gets Under Bridge.

Cairo, H., April %. - The United States monitor Arkansas, having fin ished the work of cutting down her stacks, has passed under the Illinois Central railroad bridge and proceeded on her way to St. Louis.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
No EIapsfnu Years.

Claude-Miss Thirtyodd seems to hold her age well.
 Maud-Hold her age! Why. she hasn't let go of a single year since she's been tw enty Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
Rnxers Menace Picking.

Victoria, B. C., April 22.-The Peking legation premises are now being po- liced by armed patrols at night be- cause of the revival of Boxerism in dis tridts near the city.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23

More men would be rich If money were as hard to spend as it is to earn -ChicaRo News.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
April 25 In History.

1595-TorQuato Tasso, Ital- NNI ian poet, died; born WNyIM 1544 HN NMWn l699-Oliver Cromwell born LN
 at Huntington: died 1858. SSN 1T35-Rev. Samuel Wesley, M father of the famous
 Wesleys, died; birth E 8A< asF date unknown. K# l781-Battle of Hobkirk's, or EsN
 second battle of Cam
 den; General Greene de- Cromwell. feated by Lord Rawdon. 1s00-William Cowper, poet, died; born 1731.
 H91-Grand Duke Nicholas, uncle of the czar died in St. Petersburg. 1S94-General R. s. Granger, U. S. A., re- tired, died in Washington; born 1911. lS9S-Declaration by the United States that war with Spain began on April 2l. 1899-General Richard J. Oglesby, ex-gov- ernor of Illinois, died at Springfield; 1; born 1924
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
JOHN G. BECKLEY Dancing Ceaebtr and Prcmpter.

Teaching the following really popular
 dances: Waltz. Two Step, New Five Step, Caprice, Newport, Three Step, College and Park Lanclers, Ball Room Department. Eight years Of successful teaching.
 Orchestras furnished for parties. Address, Canaan, Conn.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-06-18
Farm Notes.

Weeds rob the farmers soil and en-
tail labor from spring until fall.
Farmers in each community should
unite and determinedly fight weeds
for three years. not allowing a single
one to grow if possible; their ex-
penses then would be greatly reduced.
The feeding of breeding stock is an
evil that demands attention. 1t is
well known that, for breeding pur-
poses, a breeding animal should not
be over-fat; yet animals are exhibited
at fairs as breeding stock" when, IN
fact, they are in fat condition, which
is just opposite to what they should
be. If fat animals are attractions at
fairs, they should be induced to COM
pete for prizes offered for fat stock.
Do not wait too long before beginning
to spray to destroy insects and para
sites. 1t is the early work that is the
most effectual. If the farmers wish
to be prosperous, they must combine
with their farming the manufacture
of pork and beef. The corn, grass,
hay and fodder are their raw materl-
ais; the pork and beef and wool their
finished products.-Cor. Epitomlst.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-06-18
Small Farms.

The man with only a small farm Is
often discouraged. He is inclined TO
think that there is on opportunity Ias
him to accumulate. This is a great
mistake. There are many men own
inc small farms who are comparative
Nv rich. and there will be many more
in the future, as people become bet
ter educated in all departments OF
agriculture. 1t matters not how much
land a man may own, he has no more
time to study and manage his compli-
Gated affairs than the man owning
but a few acres; and there are few
business enterprises that are success
full unless the owner has time to
study, manage and oversee details.
The man with a small farTa has time
to devote to some speciality. his
small farm is easy to keep and i'm
prove; taxes are light, and not much
hired labor required; hence, he does
not need so much money as the owner
of a large farm, as his expenses are
so much less. Quite often the net in
come of small farms is greater than
that of larger ones. The work is
much ~pleasanter and easier, as there
is not so much on the mind, there is
more leisure time and less confusion.
Those who are not able to own large
farms should not feel discouraged, but
should study local surroundings to
find special things to raise for quick
money returns, and make the head as
sist the hands.--Cor Epitomist.