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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-22
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 The Edgewood Juniors played the Clinton. A. c. no score game yester- day afternoon, at the Circus grounds
 The Marine A. C.. would like to play any IsO to 1s5 pound team in the city for Thanksgiving Afternoon at any grounds The westerns, Edgewoods and LyreIcs preferred.
 skinner Finnerty was all over the field yesterday at the South End Thunderbolt game
 The Thunderbolts win practice to- night and all members of the team will kindly be on hand as they are out for the Championship of 1909 and will land it easily.
 The Columbia Stars defeated the columbia boys club yesterday afyei- noon at wheeler's lot. to Q. Drpp kick.
 speirs wins big pool which the Thun- derbolts had on the game
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-22
Alderman Jensen in
 Bad Auto SmaSh-Up

While crossing the trolley line of the Berlin -Middletown line on the State road from Hartford. on his way home saturday night. Alderman Julius Jen- sen of New Haven. with his wife and two daughters Clara and Ruth. were thrown from the machiue in which they were riding and the Alderman was very severely injured His condi- ton Is quite serious and the doctor eN- pects the accident will keep the Alder man in his bed for a couple of weeks to come
 His wife and daughters only receiv- ed severe shaking up and are not in serious condition
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-22

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-22
RMAN BANKRUPT ESTATE
 REALIZES ABOUT ss57. 900

At a hearing held before Refe-ee Newton. in the New Haven bankruptSy court Saturday on the, estate of the D1rman I.ithographing Go. Attorney Frank Kenna the trustee stated tnat. the real and personal property has now all been sold, and that a sum of about S57. coo had been realized.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-22
MERIDEN MAN ENDS
 LIFE WHILE. INSANE

Meriden. Nov 22-John J. O'Neil. fifty-two years old. committed suicide at his home here yesterday by taxing cyanide of potassium O'Neil was an empIoye of the International Silver Company and is thought to have been temporarily insane. He leaves his wife and six children
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-22

If you desire a clear complexion take Foley's Orino Laxative for consultation and liver trouble as 1t will stimulate these organs and .thorOughly cleanse vour system which is what everyone needs in order to feel well F. B. Brill and Curtis Pharmacy. local agents.
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The Springfield herald., 1909-04-16
GENERAL NEWS.

A violent earthquake was expert
enced at Messina, Sicily, on the night
of the 7th inst. 1t was accompanied
by subterranean rumblings.
A motor bus service will shortly be
established in the Yukon pass. Alaska.
The year 1908 was the most progres.
sive period in the history of the Argen-
tine Republic. During the year over
1000 miles of railroad were constructed
and concessions were granted for the
building of over 5000 miles more
Steps have been taken to carry out
the plan suggested by number of
well-known women of New York.
among whom is the daughter of ].
Pierpont Morgan, for the establish
ment of an employees luncheon in the
Brooklyn navy yard.
Vice Admiral Pascual Cervera. who
commanded the Spanish fleet in the
battle of Santiago de Cuba, died at
Puerta Real, Spain, on the 3rd inst,
of heart disease.
Edward Payson Weston. the pedes-
trian. was knocked down twice by bi-
cycles while entering the city of Man
chester, Ohio. where he was not given
proper police protection.
William Addison MeGee. Republi-
can, was inaugurated first mayor
of Greater Pittsburg on the 5th inst,
succeeding George W. Guthrie, Demo
crat.
The Springfield herald., 1909-04-16
HOUSE PASSES
THE TARIFF BILL
SCENE OF EXCITEMENT WHEN
THE VOTE WAS FINALLY
TAKEN.
DUTY OFF PETROLEUM
LUMBER DUTY RETAINED. HIDES
TEA AND COFFEE ON
FREE LIST.

Washington.-After three weeks OF
consideration the Payne tariff bill was
passed by the House Friday night
amid great excitement. by vote Of
217 to 161.
One Republican. Austin, of Tennes.
see, voted against the measure, and
four Democrats, all from Louisiana
Messrs. Broussard. Estopinal, Pujo and
Wickliffe, voted for it. An attempt by
Champ Clark, the minority leader, to
recommit the bill with instructions,
signally failed.
One of the principal changes in the
bill was the placing of petroleum on
the free list.
Among the other important amend
ments made since the bill came from
the committee were those striking out
the provision for duty on tea and the
countervailing duty proviso on coffee.
The so-called Joker" in the cotton
cloth schedule which, it was claimed.
would increase the duties of the Ding
ley bill several hundred per cent, were
of counting threads in the cloth being
made the same as in the present law.
The drawback section was added to
the bill so that 1t could not be taken
advantage of for specializing in grain.
and the Philippine free trade pro-
vision was amended so that rice will
not be admitted free from the islands.
The countervailing duty clause on
lumber was stricken out, but strong
effort to place lumber on the free list
did not succeed.
The duties on barley, barley malt
pineapples in crates and cotton col
lars and cuffs, as originally in the bill
were increased. a proviso was in
cluded in the tobacco schedule increas
ing the duty on filler tobacco from any
country which prohibits the importa-
tion of the American tobacco.
There were several technical
changes in the steel schedule. princi-
pally downward. Hides, hosiery and
gloves were left as reported by the
committee, hides remaining free and
an increased duty being presented for
gloves and stockings
When the bill actually was passed
the Republicans cheered Justify. some
dancing up and down the aisles and
patting their fellow members on the
back
The situation with respect to lumber
was greatly relieved to the Republican
leaders when it became manifest that
the advocates of the proposition plac-
ing it on the free list were in the
minority.
The contest over free petroleum was
stubborn. but the vote in its favor was
overwhelming.
The Springfield herald., 1909-04-16
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

A bill has been introduced by Rep
resentative Taylor of Colorado to
make October 1st of each year pub
lie holiday, to be called Columbus Day.
Approximately 100000 acres of land
have been restored to the public do
main for power purposes in the Salmon
river country in Idaho, by Secretary
Ballinger These lands now become
subject to settlement and entry.
According to the figures presented
before the ways and means committee
of the House at Washington relative to
the new tariff bill, motor vehicle OF
any kind may be made in Europe for
60 per cent. of the cost thereof in Am
erica.
A bulletin issued by the bureau OF
labor asserts that an annual saving of
more than $4,000 lives. representing
reduction in the consumption death
rate from % per 1000 to Is per 1000,
would result from intelligent methods
of ventilation and dust removal in the
United States.
The two most prominent baseball
fans" in the United States, President
William H Taft and Vice President
James S. Sherman. have been pre-
sented by Thomas C. Noyes. president
of the Washington Baseball team, with
annual passes. good for themselves and
party on any American league ball
grounds.
The civil service commission an
nounces that difficulty has been ex-
perenced in obtaining competent per-
sons to fill the position of land law
clerks and in order to fill forty vacan-
cies now existing, examinations will be
held generally throughout the West,
May 5th and 9Th. The places pay from
5000 to 81 500 per annum. The exam
ination will be open to male and female
applicants over twenty years of age.
The famous South Carolina dispen-
sary case, involving the disposition OF
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about 100000 of dispensary funds
held by the state dispensary commits
sion. has been decided by the Supreme
Court of the United States in favor
of the commission.
Representative Taylor of Colorado
has introduced bill appropriating
s25. 900 to pay the travelling expenses
of President Taft for the fiscal year
ending January 80, 1910. If the bill
passes it will enable the President to
visit Denver and other western cities
during the coming summer.
In debating the civil service OF the
census bill. Senator Smith of Michi-
gan declared there was no more con
temptible politics anywhere than eS-
listed in the civil service of the United
States. which. he added, excelled any
thing in that line ever known during
the spoils system in its operation un-
der Andrew Jackson. No man or wo-
man, he said. could get promotion "un-
til he bows down or kow-tows to some
petty little chief who shields himself
behind the law" He denied that 1t is
merit system
The Springfield herald., 1909-04-16
Ex-secretary Hitchcock Dead.

Washington-Ethan Allan Hitch
cock, secretary of the interior under
Presidents Mckinley and Roosevelt
died here Friday morning. aged sew
enty-four. He had been critically i'll
several days. Mr.. Hitchcock had been
i'll some weeks. He contracted a Sc
we're cold while in the West. his con-
dition became serious and he hurried
to Washington to place himself in the
hands of specialists who had attended
him during his official career here
He suffered from a complication of
kidney, heart and pulmonary dis
eases.
His passing marked the close of
career whose pre-eminent feature was
an administration OF the Interior De
partment that stirred the western
land problem as never before.
Brought here from St. Petersburg
where he had served as ambassador
under an appointment of President
Mckinley, Mr.. Hitchcock was almost
Immediately plunged into vortex of
complications growing out of vast
frauds and charges of fraud and
counter charges growing out of the ac-
quirement of public lands in the west
ern states, Mr.. Hitchcock directed
the most sweeping Investigations,
arousing the enmity of powerful po-
today as one of the most unswerving
and relentless inquisitions in the an
nails of government prosecutions.
The Springfield herald., 1909-04-16

A Winnipeg dispatch says that the
immigration movement into Canada
from the United States for March has
been the largest for many years, num-
bering 1000 persons.
A 3O0-ton schooner for the North
pole expedition under Walter Well
man was launched at Christiansand,
Norway, on the 9th inst. 1t will be
taken to Spitzberger in May.
1t is said that King Edward will be
godfather to the son of Mr. and Mrs
John Hubert Ward, who was born on
March oath last. Mrs. Ward was Miss
Jean Reid, daughter of the American
ambassador.
A winter wheat average of S2,2 per
cent of normal against 91.3 year ago
and rye average of S7,2 against S9.1
year ago were announced In the re-
port of the Department of Agricul-
ture issued on the 7th inst.
On the 9th inst, Judge o. L. Booze,
defaulting clerk in the Kentucky state
auditors office, was sentenced to eight
years more in prison today in the cir
cult Court. He had previously been
sentenced to five years Imprisonment.
King Leopold of Belgium has decided
to grant prize of $4,000 to the au-
thor of the best work answering the
following question: Describe the pro-
gress of aerial navigation and the best
means to encourage it,
Dispatches received at st. Peters
burg state that several of the foreign
ers at Tabriz are helping instruct
troops to defend the city. Among them
is a teacher of the American school
at Tabriz and correspondent of one
of the London papers.
Thomas A. Edison has been pre-
sented the Adelskoid gold medal for
his inventions in connection with the
photograph and the incandescent light
by the Royal Academy at Stockholm
The medal is conferred only once in
ten years.
Charles E. Cook, president of the
Bank of Hawaii and head of numerous
business enterprises in Honolulu, dis.
tributed s250,0O0 among various
churches and charities on Good Fri
day in commemoration of the religious
significance of the day.
As result of frequent landing OF
balloons in France, the government has
decided to collect in future duty Of
Sl20 on every balloon of the average
size coming down in French territory.
The aeronauts will be held by the au-
thorities pending satisfactory explain
alton of their presence.
The discoveries of diamonds at LII
deritz Bay, German Southwest Africa.
are now believed to be of great impor-
tance. The picking up of diamonds in
the desert sands has been followed by
the finding of blue earth pockets con-
tanning diamonds similar to the kim
berley and other South African stones.
Word has been received in the City
of Mexico of the discovery of the rich
est placer gold fields ever found in
Mexico They are in the state of Ok
aca, forty-five miles from Sierra Blanca
on the Vera Cruz & Pacific railway.
The discovery was made by accident
by l. N Incle. The field covers over
27,000 acres.
Governor Gilchist's message to the
Florida Legislature contained recon-
mendation to make the anniversary
of Lincoln's birthday holiday. and a
motion to table that part of the mes
sage was lost Excitement rose to
high pitch when Senator Broome, con-
federate veteran led the argument in
favor of observing the birthday.
The Springfield herald., 1909-04-16
Roosevelt. Passes suez Canal.

Suez.-The steamer Admiral with
exPresident Roosevelt board. passed
out of the canal about 10 O'Clock Sat
urday night. The Admiral left the
Mediterranean end of the canal about
6 O'Clock in the morning and there
fore occupied thirteen hours in max
ing the trip. Colonel Roosevelt was
in the best of health and spirits and
was much interested in the canal. He
regretted that he had been unable to
make the whole transit in daylight.
The Springfield herald., 1909-04-16

Orders have been issued by the navy
department for the installation of the
new skeleton fire-control towers on six
battleships. This is equivalent to an
nouncing a purpose to provide every
battleship in the service with towers
of the new pattern. The skeleton tow
er is neither pretty nor "ship-shape,"
remarks the Milwaukee Evening Wis
consin. but IT is a practical contriv-
ance that will Withstand great deal
of pounding by an enemy's guns
before the lives of the men in
the look-outs will be imperiled by an
impending collapse.
The Springfield herald., 1909-04-16
MINING SCHOOL
Announcement
JOHN HAYS HAMMOND WILL BE
MMENCEMENT DAY
ORATOR.
BOARD ORGANIZATION
GRADUATING CLASS TOUR is TO
INCLUDE COLORADO, UTAH
AND MONTANA.

Golden.-John Hays Hammond, the
eminent mining engineer, who holds
the title of the highest salaried man
in the world, will be the orator at
the School of Mines commencement.
His subject will be announced later.
Announcement that he had accept
ed the invitation to speak was made
at the annual meeting of the board
of trustees of the school Thursday.
The election of board officers for the
ensuing two years returned DR.. John
p. Kelly of Golden as president; Cap
tain James T. Smith of Denver, sec
retary; Harry NJ. Rubey, cashier OF
the Woods Rubey Bank of Golden, to
the office of treasurer. The bond OF
the latter was fixed at $4,000.
The graduating class of thirty-eight
starts on it's final examination tour
in a special train rendered by the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad and the
Pullman Palace Car Company. 1t
leaves Denver April 26th, halts at
Colorado City, the Portland cement
works and Canon City, reaching
Leadville April 2Sth, where the Yak
tunnel, Little Jonny, Silver Cord and
other mines will be inspected. The
Shoshone reservoir of the Central
Colorado Power Company will be
reached May list and the following
Sunday will be passed at Glenwood
Springs. Salt Lake City will be
reached May 3rd, the party visiting
Garfield Bingham and other Utah
points. They are due in Ogden May
10th and in Butte. Montana, on the
day following. The party will reach
Silver Bow and Anaconda May 18th,
leaving May 22nd for Ogden and Salt
Lake. They are due in Grand juno
same date. Professors Traphagen.
tion May oath and in Denver the
Hoskin, Smith, Haldane and Croner
will accompany the students, while
President Anderson will arrange, II
possible. to be present when the Mon
tana mines and smelters are inspected.
Commencement Day. May 2Sth, the
following special prizes will be award
ed by faculty vote:
The E. G. Stoiber prize of 5000 for
the best senior thesis or theses in
volving the concentration of ores and
the separation of metals.
The d. w. Brunton prize of a Brun-
ton mining transit for a senior the
sis on any subject in which survey
ing forms necessary part.
Mining Science, through Myron G.
Brownell. manager, gives n prize of
$50 for a thesis suitable for publica-
ton.
Mines and Minerals. through r. l..
Herrick, prize of $50 for a merit
orious thesis suitable for publication
in a technical journal.
The Izard- Warren Company, a set of
drawing instruments valued at $50.
for thesis exhibiting excellence in
drafting.
The Eugene Dietzsen Company, a
pocket leveling instrument valued at
$50 for a thesis eXcelling in mine sur
veying.
Mining World through Lyman A.
Sisley. two $50 prizes, for theses suit
able for publication in the Chicago
Mining World.
Mining and Scientific Press, San
Francisco. through T. A. Rickard, edi-
itor, prize of $50 for the best thesis
submitted by members of the senior
class
The Springfield herald., 1909-04-16
Nianara Erozen Over

Buffalo. N Y. April 1.-THE voice
of Niagara was mute today for the sec
ond time in the memory of man. The
river is frozen solid from bank to bank.
Unable to escape by its natural chan
nels. the level of the river quickly
rose. The highest flood level recorded
from previous years is twenty-eight
feet above the normal. Friday night
the river was forty feet above normal.
Water poured over the window sills
of the power house of the Ontario
Power Company and flooded the ma
chimes. The damage is estimated at
$1,000, 900.
The Springfield herald., 1909-04-16

There Is more Catarrh in this section of the country
than other diseases put together and until the last
few years WAS supposed be incurable. For great
many years doctors pronounced 1t local disease and
prescribed local remedies and by constantly falling
10 cure with local treatment pronounced II ncurabc
Science has proven Catarrh to be constitutional dis
case and therefore requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure manufactured by +. ]. Cheney
Co. Toledo Ohio is the only Constitutional cure OF
the market 1t Is taken internally in doses from 10
drops to teaspoonful. 1t acts directly the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer o(n
hundred dollars for any 1t fails to cure seSt'
for circulars and testimonials.
Address: +. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 75c
Take HANS Family Pls for consultation.
The Springfield herald., 1909-04-16
His Record.

Colonel" asked the beautiful girl,
did you ever ride horse 80 miles in
three days."
NO replied the veteran of two
wars, but once ran 20 miles in about
30 minutes, which l think was going
some, considering the fact that the un-
derbrush was thick and l was in so
much of hurry that forgot to throw
away a knapsack that weighed nearly
so pounds"
The Springfield herald., 1909-04-16
A CURE FOR FITS.
The Treatment Is to Accomplish
What Science Has Been Strug-
Cling to Attain for Centuries.

The intense interest that has peen mani
tested throughout the country by the Won
derfu cures that are being accomplished
daily by epilepticide still continues. 1t is
really surprising the vast number OF peo-
pie who have already been cured Il fits
and nervousness. In order that everybody
may have chance to test the medicine,
large trial bottles, valuable literature, His
tory of Epilepsy and testimonials, will be
sent by mail absolutely free to all who
write to the DIR. May Laboratory, 54S
Pearl Street, New York City.
The Springfield herald., 1909-04-16

The Elks of Colorado Springs have
voted $1,000 toward the $4,000 to be
raised by state lodges to take band
to the grand lodge meeting in Los An.
geles this summer.
Bruce Weakley. aged fifteen, was
almost instantly killed on the Sd inst
by the accidental discharge of a ham.
merless shotgun with which he was
hunting three miles northeast of Colo.
rado Springs.
Mrs. Isabelle Churchill, formerly
president of the State Federation of
Women's Clubs, now chairman of the
educational committee of the federa-
tion and chairman of the Colorado ed
ucational band of the n. e. A.. will
become a farmer, having purchased
land one mile east of Greeley to he
titled under her personal supervision
Not even a communication of sen.
tence was given by the State Board
of Pardons on the 9th inst. when II
took up ten applications for pardons
from convicts. Three cases were most.
poned and the rest were refused.
The Springfield herald., 1909-04-16

The movement of Chicago looking
to the abolition of the smoking car on
all elevated. surface and suburban
trains doing a local transportation
business within the city is favored by
the railway managers, but the smokers
will, of course. be heard from.
The Springfield herald., 1909-04-16

According to the Gentlewoman,
Few trousers will be cut this year
with the bottoms made for wearing
turned up This may be true, says
the Cleveland Plain Dealer. but
wouldn't 1t be well for the Gentlewom-
an to keep to her own side of the
fence?
The Springfield herald., 1909-04-16

The management OF London me-
nagerie. having advertised for "a lady
to dance in the lions den." received
437 applications for that perilous post
and chose lady" who did the High
land fling and escaped in safety. The
lions took no notice OF her. II human
being would follow their example, few
er persons would seek notoriety by
foolhardy feats.
The Springfield herald., 1909-04-16

At Chinese banquet in San Fran
cisco eggs 100 years old were the
greatest delicacy offered. We like to
see the Chinese enjoy themselves re-
gardless of expense. but We cannot
help thinking that for practical pur-
poses the ordinary man would find
eggs ten years old quite enough of a
delicacy
The Springfield herald., 1909-04-16
Water Commissioners.

Denver.-Thirteen water commits.
sioners for that many irrigation dis
tricts were appointed by Governor Sha-
froth on the Sth inst, leaving fifty ap-
pointments yet to be made. Salaries
for the offices consist of fees and the
appointments are made for the term
of two years.
Those appointed are:
District No. John R. Samples.
Fort Morgan, Colo.
District No. flames P. Higgins.
Brighton, Colo.
District No. 6-Ray Matthews, Long
mont, Colo.
District No. 6-James Platt, Boul-
der, Colo.
District No. William NJ. Elliott,
Golden, Colo.
District No. S-A. E. Gray, Littleton.
Colo.
District No. 11--Max Dickman. Pou-
DIRE Springs, Colo.
District No. 12-J. w. Augustus,
Canon City. Colo.
District No. 13-W. w. Hendershot,
Silver Cliff, Colo.
District No. 14-Harry R. Thomson.
Nepesta Colo.
District No. 16-Parson S. Brown,
Walsenburg. Colo.
District No. 17-Benjamin G. Wilson
Rocky Ford, Colo.
District No. 20-George d. Nickel,
Del Norte, Colo.
The Springfield herald., 1909-04-16

DR.. Long, the naturalist. says that
men are more savage than beasts
that If animals have corner in food.
they share it loyalty with their less
fortunate comrades and. unlike men,
take no more than they need for them
selves. But DR.. Long has been
stamped by an eminent authority as
q nature faker.
The Springfield herald., 1909-04-16
TOOK an Antidote.

Percival came running to his grand
ma one day asking for drink OF wa
ter. Quick, quick, grandma" he said,
give me drink of water, quick."
After he got his drink he said: THE
reason that l was in such hurry J
thought l swallowed worm while eat.
ing an apple and l wanted to drown
it."-Delineator.
The Springfield herald., 1909-04-16

The new catalogue of Columbia uni
versity shows the total number of Of
ficers of the administration and in
struction to be $40; the total number
OF resident students 5.633. as against
5,159 last year. Since the last cata-
logue was published eight special
funds have been created by specific
gift or beQuest
The Springfield herald., 1909-04-16
Funeral of GipsY Queen.

Cincinnati-The funeral of Queer
Mary German, wife of James German,
king of the gipsies, here Sunday was
attended by gipsies from all parts of
the country. The Queen died on No
vember 6, 1908. in Pittsburg. Kans.