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Goldsmith's celebrated play "She Stoops to Conquer. will be presented at the Town hall. Friday evening the 23d, by a company of High school pupils, under the direction of Prof Ross Jewell. The young people have been faithfully rehearsing since the close of school in Glover's hall Els pecial costumes have been secured for the occasion. The entertainment prom ises to be notable success. The cast of characters will be as follows: MT Hardcastle, Edward Pitzschler Mrs Hardcastle, Pearl Parsons Miss Kate Hardcastle. Gussie Campbell Miss Constance Neville,
 Eleanore Cavanaugh Sir Charles Marlow, Francis Carmody MT Marlow, Harold Botsford MT Hastings. Harley Peck Tony Lumpkin, Carlton Smith Stingo, u,., Diggory. "''' iiou''i'aii Roger. Daniel Honan The Maid, Loretta Houlihan
 Scene, Rural England. Time. About 1750.
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pc held on August 27.

be held on August 27.
 E. Irving Stone is new subscriber to the long distance phone.
 Hon A. P. Hayes and MT Freeny of Waterbury were in town, Saturday evening.
 Postmaster Flynn has large num- Der of souvenir postals for sale
 Joel H. Atwood and daughters of Watertown and Miss Kitteridge of New Haven called on relatives in town, Sunday.
 MT and Mrs J. D. Dayton visited with her sisters family in Watertown.
 Mrs N. L. Bloss was called to Water town, last week, by the serious illness of her grandson, Paul Johnson.
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Georgetown.
MRS CHARLES BRAND.

Mrs Charles Brand who had beeh i'll with consumption for several months, passed away at>the home of her friends, MT and Mrs John Jennings, on Thurs day evening, August IS, aged 24 years. The funeral was held from her parent s home on Sunday afternoon, August IS, Rev A. c. Furbush officiating. The burial was in the BraAchville cemetery. Mrs Brand leaves to mourn her loss be- sides her husband, her friends, MT and Mrs John Jennings and one brother, Harry Jennings of Alaska. F. B. Bouton had charge of the funeral ar engagements.
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COME TO THE BANQUET.

Every one is most cordially invited to attend the entertainment of the given in the Baptist church on Tuesday evening, August 27, at 7.45 o'clock. Many of the happiest days of our lives center around the old schoolhouse and next to home it's memories are most dear. There will be good selection of cute and interesting recitations by the boys and girls not only of this dis trict but from many bright neighbors. We should always be interested in those things which interest our chil- dren and ready to encourage them when, setting aside their play, they seek to ''Larn by doing.' There will be singing, songs and quartets and rec itations by those who are no longer
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Friday last were Lewis w. Davis and R. c. Hitchcock of Plattsville.
 The new firm of Charles Lacy & Son, wagon builders, will continue business at the old stand. The junior member of the firm will serve as apprentice un- der the able tutelage of his father, who hopes to merit the patronage of his friends by good work in the future.
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Bethlehem.
NEWS OF INTEREST.

Ethel Doolittle of Watertown is wis iting her grandparents, MT and Mrs Richard Magee.
 MT and Mrs Edward Frost have retur- ned after week S sojourn in Canada.
 MT and Mrs s. P. Hayes visited their relatives in Washington, last week. They conveyed thither Mrs E. M. Mallory and Mrs G. P. Kasson.
 MT and Mrs Sherwood Allen are camping on Bantam lake shore
 Miss Jennie L. Haugh of Hartford and H. Arnold Jackson and Howard Bird of New Haven are guests at c. H. Birds summer home.
 The union Sunday school picnic will
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-fhe Recreation Tourist Co.,, are now
 booking names for their special person
 ally conducted tour to Niagara Falls
 for over Labor Day. The party will
 leave :New Haven by the steamer
 Richard Peck, Friday night, August
 30, leave New York Saturday morning.
 August 31, by the picturesque Lehigh Valley Railroad, due in Niagara Falls Saturday. They will be located at the
 fine International hotel. They will re- turn Monday night in special sleepers, arriving in New York, Tuesday morn ing, September 3. The total cost of this desirable trip is only $25A5O from New Haven. The number in party will be limited. Names should be booked no later than August 25. The next tour for the Jamestown Exposi- tion leave Monday, August 26. For de- scriptive circulars of the tours. ad- dress The Recreation Tourist Com pany, New Haven, Conn.
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Huntington.
AT ST PAUL'S.

There will be no service at St Paul's, Sunday, owing to the absence of the rector.
 The picnic of St Paul's Sunday school will be held at Walnut Beach, next Thursday. Teams will be in readiness at o'clock.
 The Christian Endeavor society of the Congregational church at Huntington Center will present farce, My Cous- in Timmy,'' given in two acts, at the Town hall, Wednesday evening, Au- gust 28, at o'clock. Ice cream and cake will be for sale.
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The teachers for the Newtown schools for the ensuing year are as fol- lows:
 Flat Swamp. Miss Angie F. Wake man.
 Gray's Plain, Harriet J. Rodgers. Gregory's Orchard, Annie Logan. Half Way River, Bessie l.. Treadwell. Hanover. Margaret Keating. Hopewell, E. Madge Peck
 Huntingtown, Carlos Stillson. Lands End, Cornelia Morehouse Middle, Catharine Murphy. Middle Gate. Lillian Troy.
 North Center, Margaret Houlihan. Palestine. Alma L. Williams Pootatuck. Elizabeth Gallagher. Sandy Hook. 1st d'p't. T. J. Corbett 2d d'p't, B. c. Keane South Center, Daniel c. Honan. Taunton, M. A. Hess.
 Toddy Hill, Mrs E. T. Hook Walnut Tree Hill, M. F. Gaffney-. Zoar, Ella Lillis. High. Curtis E. Cook. Ruth c. Snow, Marguerite c. Lawton
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Bethel.

Horton's ice cream and pure fruit juices used at our fountain. English S drug store.
 Blue flame Oil Sroves and Ice Cream Freezers and Hammocks, at the Gil bert Miller Co., s.
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A Horrible Crime.
Miss Lillian Mallett of
 TaShua
SHOT BY HIRED MAN,
Who Then Fired the Barn.

Miss Lillian Malltet of Tashua was shot by the hired man on the place, Thursday morning. He then fired the barn and fled to Bridgeport, but was captured at Long Hill. The man name was Lucas. He was about 50 years old 1t is supposed the man who committed the deplorable act was crazy.
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A party of II young people from Sandy Hook went to Long Hill, Monday night, and attended the fair under the auspices of St Stephens church. The party consisting of Misses c. Keating, l.. Keane. B. C.. Keane. K. Kilbride and M. Maher. Messrs M. Kibride, J. Bailey, w. Peterson, J. Larner, A. Nc Carthy and E. Carmody left Sandy Ho ok at 730 and arrived home at an early hour next morning. The retired coal merchant, Michael Kilbride, fur nished the~team for the party.
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their having. The meadow bottoms are brown and dry and pastures are dried badly. To keep up flow of milk cows will have to be grained and that is ex- pensive at the present prices of grain. Corn looks fairly we'll. 1t wits some in the hot part of the day.
 MT and Mrs Stephen Sanford, Miss Alice Cornell of Bedding and Mrs Bet sey Sherwood and Mrs Sarah Duncomb of Easton are enjoying a weeks stay at H. w. Osborne's Sea She'll cottage at Fairfield beach.
 Mrs Charles Sanford, who has been quite i'll, is now gaining and able to be about her home. Randolph Bradley, who has been i'll and under Dr Smiths care, is now gaining slowly.
 Mrs Mary J. Bennett of Valley Forge, who has been at the New Hav- en hospital for seven weeks, returned to her home on Friday, August g. MT and Mrs Lester Cole of New York were guests at the Cornwall place in Sanfordtown, last week. !
 l The many friends of Joseph Hill will meet at his home, Wednesday, at 2 D. m.. to celebrate his 9Oth birthday. A few years ago MT Hill had his hip l broken from falling from his wagon and has been an invalid since. August de Bruyker sold nearly 100 i Sunday papers, Sunday. The foundation and cellar of Mark l IWaln's house is nearly finished and work on his villa will soon commence.
 A large addition to the Sanford | school on the Ridge is being built by Senior of Bethel. Miss Adelaide Sanford of New York is visiting at the Sanford homestead, Sanfordtown Ben Artis has moved from Weston to hometown for a short time Mrs Amelia Bunce of Stratford is visiting with George and Carrie Tread well.
 Senator and Mrs Spooner of Wiscon- sin, were in town two days. last week,
 
 E. J. Hill came with them They were guests of J. B. Sanford. Mrs Thompson has taken down the l store part. of her house in the Center | and will make other improvements. MT Amery has his bungalow about finished and his artesian well. He sank it about 15O feet and has a large supply of water Rev H. Q. Judd of Bethel, pastor of the Methodist church here, will move to the parsonage for few weeks
 MT and Mrs Brinsmade of St Louis are visiting Mrs Brinsmade's sister, Mrs John Read Miss Bessie Read of St Louis and Herbert Read of New York are visiting their parents, MT and Mrs John Read in hometown.
 MT and Mrs Dunkly of New York are guests of Mrs H. M. Wakeman
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Sherman.

To those who enjoy a good smoke, use the Star and Crescent cigar, at w.. B. Hawley's store.
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S. w. Gledhill of Bridgeport was in
 Sandy Hook with Brooklyn party, who may buy the Mantle mills. If it
 goes; through they will employ 100 hands,
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The marriage of Miss Hazel Alma Pierce of Chicago, and John James Northrop of Newtown will take place September 3 at o'clock, at 720 Jack son Boulevard, Chicago
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Stepney.
OLD FACTORY TORN DOWN.

OLD FACTORY TORN DOWN.
 been torn down. At one time this was a very important factory doing large business and building some of the best close carriages and hacks of the day, which were sent to the aristocratic south for the use of the wealthy people in that section. The Civil War shut off all such trade and the factory losing it's hold there finally gave up business and for years has stood in silence as a huge monument reminding us of the days of the past generations who ono made this place famous on the quality of work. One by one the old industries of our country towns pass away out of existance and leave us in weakness de- pendant upon the uncertainty of the farm profits, or forcing us to the cities to join the worlds great mixture of hu- manity working side by side with all sorts land from every nation. We mourn the old enterprises and the act i've country life of former years.
 A PLEASANT EVENT.
 A litle oasis in the heat and dust of this prolonged dry spell was a birth day gathering at the home of Mrs Mary w. Osborne in honor of her little daughters attaining her seventh year. Fourteen of her little mates, members of one Sunday school class. and also the primary circle of the Kings Daughters, with Miss Mellen, their teacher, and leader. were present Miss Mellen's birthday being only three days later, Mrs Osborne had planned to have the little folks give her a pleasant surprise in a birthday gift The gift was very handsome parlor lamp which Mrs Osborne went to Bridgeport and selected for them. After games. exercises, etc., supper was served from a well laden, prettily decorated table, the lamp occupying the center. Miss Mellen's surprise was complete and the delight of her little friends unbounded. Mrs Osborne had spared no effort to make the occasion one of real enjoyment and the happi- ness of all present assured Tier of her success. Little Miss Gladys received many loving remembrances from her classmates, and after ice cream and fruit had been served the merry party went home to remember the hot Au- gust afternoon as very delightful
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Hatch & Dewey are again having a suit sale that will be sure to command your attention. Their position is this. The fall and winter stock is arriving daily and must have table space. They are not willing to pack away the bal ance of their light and medium weight suits and prefer to take direct loss in the suits remaining. They make prices low enough to-clear their table. They believe they can and would ask you to read carefully their adv.
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Great values in furniture, crockery and floor coverings at J. D. Kimball's, Woodbury.
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When in Waterbury trad ng you can get tOothSome dinner at small price at Calendars Half Dime Lunch on South Main street.
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c. B. Taylor and few of his friends enjoyed a picnic in Bacon's grove. Thursday. There was a clam bake, and the usual happy gathering resulted
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AT BETS.

Herrick's pills. 25c. Dewitt's pills, 25c. Matted milk, 50 and soc. Lanes family tea, 25c.
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Brookfie1d.

ORGAN RECITAL AT ST PAUL'S.
 Cecil Wright of Greens Summer School of Music gave very enjoyable organ recital at the St Paul's Episcopa church, Wednesday evening, which was well attended.
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Save money by buying your footwear at J. G. Terrill's, North Woodbury.
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Monroe.

For school shoes. call on B. Hawley & Co. They have complete stock.
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New Milford.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES

METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.
 .'The Whole of Christ's Life' is the subject for the Sunday morning serv- ice.
 ..Enriching one of America's Newest Possessions is the last Tn the series on the Scientific Proofs of Evangelical Christianity as Demonstrated in the Modern World" for Sunday evening. The very remarkable Christian achieve ments in this great new region will be described.
 Bearing False Reproach'' is the top ic for the Epworth League, Sunday evening; w. P. Mallettt leads.
 Class meeting one hour preceding the morning service.
 .'The River of Life'' is the subject for the Tuesday evening Hour of Re freshing.''
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Kent.
GRANGE PICNIC.

GRANGE PICNIC.
 Kent Grange No. 154 will hold their annual picnic on Wednesday, August 28, 1907, at the Falls in North Kent. Pa irons are invited to come and bring their friends.
 For a good smoke get back of Star S Cres cent at Watson & Warehouses
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serve great credit for the success of the fair.
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MT and Mrs Arthur Filby of Danbury, Mrs Martha Wildman and Miss Dolly Monrose were all guests, Sunday, of MT and Mrs H. L. Lobdell.
 MT and Mrs Howard Andrews of Corn wall Plains and Miss Iceland of Pitts field were guests, Sunday, of MT and Mrs Arthur Mansfield.
 Charles Stuart, who has been i'll, is now able to ride out. This will be good news to his many friends.
 Phillip Griffin Clark of Bridgeport is guest, this week, of her grandmother, Mrs B. Griffin.
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CA sTo o1EA Bears the lhe Kind You Have Always Boughi Signature as &<XzzzXm
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AT COST OR LESS

all our shirt waists. Come and look them over, at French's, Bethel
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Sc A YARD. All our lawns, voiles and sateens worth from 123 to 17c yard, now 84, yard at French's, Bethel
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OXFORD TIES
81c A YARD.

are now all at cut prices. You will save money by trading at French's, Bethel
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AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK.

Most of the farmers have finished their having. The meadow bottoms are brown and dry and pastures are dried badly. To keep up flow of milk cows will have to be grained and that is ex- penslve at the present prices of grain. Corn looks fairly we'll. It wilts some in the hot part of the day.
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MT and Mrs Stephen Sanford, Miss Alice Cornell of Bedding and Mrs Bet sey Sherwood and Mrs Sarah Duncomb of Easton are enjoying a weeks stay at H. w. Osborne's Sea Shell cottage at Fairfield beach.
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Special Prices on Rugs

9x12 Administer Rugs, $23. 9S. 9X12 Seamless Administer Rugs. S2I. , 9x12 Velvet Rugs, $22.9s. 9x12 Kasimer Rugs, 109S.
 Mattings from 12 1-2c to 35c yard.
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The best ten-wire kind of course
 No better medium priced carpet made. Got a number of hall and stair patterns ar md lined. 95c yard
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-15

WASHINGTON, D. G., Nov. l4--Ir
the trial Of Mrs. Annie NJ Bradley on
the charge Of numbering former Senator
Brown. substantial progress mas made
today. After completing the jury. the
case was opened for the government by
Assistant District Attorney Turner and
q number OF witnesses were introduced
by the prosecution. There were dozens
Of these witnesses, including the mana
ger and number Of the employees Of
the hotel where the shooting occurred.
and several members Of the police court
who were concerned In Mrs. Bradley's
arrest Indeed when court adjourned
the prosecution had almost completed
its case making II evident that portion
OF the proceedings would be completed
early tomorrow. Much difficulty was ex-
perienccd In completing the jury and 27
or 2s men we're. examined before the
necessary number were secured. The
crowd in attendance was not so large as
yesterday, nor was interest so marked.
The testimony covered the details Of
the shooting and Mrs. Bradley was Wis.
IDLY affected by some portions Of It. She
shuddered at the sight Of the pistol with
which the shooting was done and at one
time was moved to tears.
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sons, Ashbel and James W. and two
daughters Mrs. A. $. Alexander and
Mira O. D. Barnes.
FIGHT SALOONS.


War Paint Ia Chicago.
CHICAGO, Nov 1--we eventually
will win was the quiet bu. seriou,
remark Of Attorney Robert McMurdy
counsel for the Chicago Law and Order
League. yesterday after a conference
with States Attorney Heaiy. during
which the county official promised d
measure Of aid In closing tho Sunday
saloon.
The league ID represented AZ being
well financed. and additional funds are
promised on Temperance Sunday No.
yember "a. on which day every minister
and priest Of Chicago has been requested
10 preach special sermon and appeal
for q special collection 10 be used In
carrying on this warfare. "Quick action
u 10 bc taken through the municipal
courts. Those found guilty Of individual
ofIenses can be fined s200 for each Of.
fense, and the plan is 10 mako the busi.
ness Of the salocnkeeper 20 Improbable
that the general run win beneiit BY the
experience Of the few and close their
places Of business on sundAyGs
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Counsel For Defense Opens
Argument.
WALSH LOANS JUSTIFIED
Question to be Decided by jury Would
Narrow Down to Good Faith and
Honest Intent, Not Crime Testimony
Commenced.

CHICAGO. Nov. a. The opening
statements Of attorneys in the trial of
John R. Walsh were concluded today and
the taking of testimony commenced.
Assistant District Attorney Dobyns
finished his opening argument by the
time court adjourned at noon. In the
afternoon Attorney Ritscher outlined the
ease which the defense will present. He
asserted that it will be shown during
the trial that the Chicago National Bank
never discounted unsecured notes; that
neither the bank nor Walsh bought
bond that was worthless and that the
payments made BY Walsh or by the bank
were perfectly proper and in due course
Of business. Ritscher declared that Walsh
made no unjustified loans and declared
that the question to be decided by the
jury will narrow down to one of good
faith and honest intent, instead of
crime. At the conclusion of Ritscher's
statement. I. J. Jackson, former cashier
of the Chicago National Bank was called
to the witness stand. The charter Of
the National Bank was identified BY
jackson and was offered in evidence.
Following Jackson's testimony the prose
cution began introducing documentary
evidence.
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NEEDS BLOOD.


NEW YORK, Nov. A.--Fifty dollars
and expenses will 20 to the person who
is healthy and win part with quantity
Of blooi for the benefit OF Mrs. Anne
Trulock. Of Montclair. N. J. An adver.
tiscment 10 this effect has been published
by her husband. Carl =. TruIock. WAC
Il manager for . manufacturing concern
h lower Broadway.
Mrs. Trilock has had anemia Ill her
life. but Of late years. her condition has
become so much worse that not long
since the doctors were obliged to ampu.
tate her arm. Even this desperate ex-
pedient has not helped her. an she II
now confined to her bed in critical con
iition. The physicians told her that
nothing can save her except an infusion
Of healthy blood Mr.. Trulock offered
himself for the purpose but the doctors
found that the strain incident to his
wife's condition had so weakened him
that his blood was not Of the required
quality.
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SPOKANE, Nov. IA. ~. The defense
through Clarence Darow, it's counsel.
asked the court to instruct the jury to
return verdict Of acquittal. when the
prosecution in the Adams case. at Rath-
drum, finished its's presentation today.
This Judge Wood refused to do. Oar
row then began the opening statement
in which he outlined the life OF Adams
Darrow gave Adams version Of his al
vent into the Marble Greek country and
the subsequent murders by members Of
the anti-claim Jumpers. He reviewed
Adams alleged movements between
Marble Creek and Spokane with the
apparent purpose of proving an alibi.
Darrow attacked the prosecutions sub
sanitation of the identification OF
Tyler's corpse. He next went into the
Steunenberg murder; and Of Adams ar
rest in connection Herewith. and Of his
being thrown into the penitentiary.
when Harry Orchard was set to work
to get him to confess Darrow accused
Attorney Moore. who he said had been
employed by the Governor to 60 to
Colorado to secure immunity for Adams,
Of urging Adams to confess, telling him
the Governor said if he did not he would
hang him higher than Haman "'Twas
demanded" Darrow declared. "That Or
chard's confession be corroborated as to
the details of the Steunenberg murder.n
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ASTORIA, OREGON. FRIDAY NOVEMBER is. 1907

or hungry among strangers In the city
ashamed to come home. She might b.
In some trouble / could help her out Of;
that l. what keeps me goingp
This IL the way l2.year.old Alexander
Halagian yesterday explained biz daily
round Of the police stations in search Of
bis mother, who, left home d month ago
after telling him she was going TO jump
into the river.
His father has become 50 worried over
him. he has quit his Job as candy
maker to stay at home and watch him.
Halagian was interpreter for General
Chinese Gordon until the latter's death
At Khartoum. and was after that inter.
prefer for General Kitchener. He was
by bis side through all the terrible
slaughter at 0mdurman. but nothing, be
says. ever has pained him as does the
sight Of the sufferings Of his son.
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DUMA WILL BE DISSOLVED.

NEW YORK, Nov. l4.-Kellogg Dur
land, the author. who was arrested last
month in company with William English
Waling, by the st. Petersburg police,
prophesied, in lecture here, that the
third Russian duma, about to convene in
Russia, will be dissolved before three
weeks have elapsed.
Mr.. Durland charged that the Car is
determined not to tolerate the Russian
parliament, and that he remarked in the
presence of one of Durland's friends:
I'm going to bring Russia back to
where she was 20 years ago when she
had no thought for such things as
dumas"
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ALIENS RETURN HOME.


CHICAGO, Nov. l4.--Italians, Hun
garians and Slavs are in rush to return
to their old homes. Prospects Of hard
winter in the west and northwest and
the pending industrial depression have
increased the regular autumnal return to
spend the cold months in the old homes.
Several train loads have left this gen
eral region for New York to take pas
sage today on the Cunard liner Panno-
mia for Italy and Adriatic ports. About
600 passengers were booked through the
Chicago agency Of the line and 200 win
be ON board.