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PAINS
There are dilfereut kinds of
panes. but the panes we mean
are window panes and we have
that kind. Then we haw.-
putty to hold them in. Hope
you don't feel pained after we
have tzikcn the pains to tell you
ab not our panes.
We have also 111'.'ep11ed p 11nt~
lead and oil.
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llorwalk Hotel
HOL'lDAYS IRE IIERE
Ani as the vear 1: loses‘we naturally
1.-u111 back and ask what has been
done.
BEER is the subject upon which
our thoughts dwell and we can
truthfully claim “All Standards
have been kept.” _
Highland ovei the haror on the
bottle, means PUREST and BEST.
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GOLDEN STOCK AND CREAM
ALEw‘ AND PORTER.
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WITH IRON.
Hunter 01' C01 stair VVhiskies and
Kentucky Taylor in full quarts for
the holidays.
C. H. Mumm’s Champagn: and
Domestic Wines.
Highland Br-eweiy Bottled Beer
delivered to families.
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duct Their Own Affairs.
Chicago, Dec. 27.—Major General
Wesley Merritt, retiring military gov
ernor of the Philippines, accompanie.‘
by his bride, formerly. Miss Laura
lVilliams, and his chief aid, Major
Strother, have arrived from Nev.
York.
General Meiritt will remain at th~
residence of Norman Williams Mrs.
Merritt‘s father, until after the hell:
days. when they will return to New
York city, where the general will
again resume his position as comman-
der of the department of the East,
which he left to- go to Manila.
”My official connection with the Phi-
lippines has ended," General Merritt
sa1id,”and all direct information that
I have rece"red from Manila since
leaving for Paris has been in the way
of personal correspondence, but Gen-
, oral Otis is making a wise governor.
He is making no promises to Aguin--
aldo, and neither did I. For that rea-
son the possibility "of trouble with
him and his followers probably will
solve itself.
“I fiimly believe in the letcntion of
the Philippines. We cannot do oth-
erwise than keep them. If we dis—
pose of them lb any other nation it
certainly will precipitate a. war, and
they are not yet capable of govern
ing themselves. Until that time the
best that we can do is .to‘ give them
a good military government, give them
what civilians are‘ necessary to ad—
minister the civilian functions of gov-
ernment, and when they are ready to
form a government of their own give
them our blessing and let them do so.
“Do I believe that the time will ever
come? I certainly believe that in time
they will be capable of administering:
their own government. How soon. of
course no one can predict. That must
depend Iargel yon circumstances and
the sort of government they are given
at the start. I do not believe the citi-
zens ofthe Philippines expect ever to
receive anything like statehood. They
do look forward to a. colonial govern-
ment, ‘1 believe.
“What is needed is a simple military
administration, which can be easily
furnished. The residents of Manila
and of the other parts of the archipel-
ago who axe informed, are intensely
anxious that the Unlted States shall
retain control.
\Vhen asked what he thought of the
proposed increase in the standing ar-
my to one hundred thousand, the gen-
eral declared that he had always be-
lieved that such an increase was nec-
essary.
“We need a standing army of at
least seventy—five thousand here in the
United States,” he declared. “Now
that we have acquired the new terri»
tories we shall need a few more. But
in my belief twenty-five thousand men
are amply sufficient for all the possibh1
emergencies in Cuba, Porto Rico and.
the Philippines together. The resr
are needed in the United States for
garrison duty.
Aged Couple Seek Divorce.
Janesville, Wis, Dec. 27.—Instead of
celebrating their golden wedding anni-
versary. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Chm.
chill are now plaintiff and defendant i1'
a divorce action that is holding the at-
tention of the circuit court of Rock
county.
They were mariied in Peter'gbmou
Canada but have lived in Janes1iill
forty— fi1e veers and have nine chil—
dren, all married.
Mrs. Churchill alleges cruel and ir-
human treatment. Mr. Churchill says
it is his wife that is the cruel one, and
that even in lfier old age she thought
nothing of hll ing anything that she
could lift at his gray head.
Mrs. Churchill is 72 years of age and
her husband is nearly 80.
Gov. Black to "ammo.
Albany, Dec. 27.—Governor and Mrs.
Black are making preparations for the
reception of Governor-elect Roosevelt
and his family. They will be formally
installed in the executive mansion on
W'ednesday night. The mansion has
been renovated from roof to cellar.
Elaborate preparations are ‘being
made for the inauguration. Although
Colonel Roosevelt becomes’ governm
on Sunday next. legally he will not
take the oath until Monday.
The ceremonies will take place ii-
the assembly chamber. There will as-
semble the incoming and outgoing 0f-
ficials, their staffs and other officials.
Bishop hicLaren Accepts
Chicago, Dec. 27.—Bishop William E.
McLaren of the diocese of Chicago has
decided to accept the mission to Porto
.3100 to investigate the field there for
promotion of the Episcopal church in-
terests there. as delegated to him b1-
the Episcopal conference in, Washing-
ton.
He wlll start for the new island pos-
session some time before the winter
Lover- He will take no auxiliary
, ce with him, as the trip will be
p 'rer one of investigation prepara—
’tory to further steps there for the ad—
vancement of the church.
Newspaper Office Burned Out.
Bridgeport, Conn., Dec. 27.—A fire
which started from some unknown
cause about six o’clock yesterday
morning in the composing room of the
Standard ofl‘ice, caused about $15,000
damage before the flames were extin—
guished. The entire building, which is
occupied by the Standard Association,
Price, Lo-e & Co., publishers of direc-
tories, and J. F. Noble, real estate and
insurance, was flooded with water.
More Troops to Cuba,
CharleSton. S. C., Dec. 27.—The
transport Minnewaska has arrived at
this port from Havana. She will take
from here the Sixth Ohio Infantry,
expected here from Knoxville, Tenn.,
and General Bates.
. She will sail to-day. Three thous.
and troops will embark from this port
in the next three days. .
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STARVATIONIN BEMINI ISLANDS.
Crops and Stores Destroyed ' Py Recent
Storms. ' '
Havana, Cuba, Dec. 27.—News that
famine threatens to destroy the entire
population of the Bemini islands, the
westernmost group of the English pos-
sessions in the Bahamas was brought
here by the Spanish mail steamer Ali~
can'te, which arrived Sunday.
Captain Oliver of the Spanish stea-
mer informed Acting British Consul
Jerome immediately after his arrival
of the grave danger that threatens
theSe British subjects, and steps were
at once taken to supplement the aid
which the Spanish officer had already
extended to the sufferers on the is—
.lands.
Severe sto1ms have recently swept.
over this group of small islands, caus-
ing the loss of many lives, the ob-
struc‘tion of growing crops and the
wreck of all the storehouses. This
left the islands practically destitute of
food.
Famine has greatly increased'since
the havoc wrought by the storm. A
great many of the islanders have died
of starvation and those still alive are
so weakened by lack of proper food as
to be almost unable to continue 2the
struggle for life.
Havana. Guarded by Troops.
Havana, Dec. 27. —-The first provost
guard duty performed by the Ameri-
can troops is- that done in the streets
to pick up soldiers absent from their
posts, attending Christmas celebrations
without leave and to prevent. out-
breaks. Two Span-ish soldiers were
killed when they resented the singing
of “Viva. Cuba Libre” by negroes.
General Lee is studying the route
for the New Year’s Day parade. The
narrow streets make it necessary to
arrange the march of the eleven thou-
sand troops through ‘the Prado and
Central Park to Cerro, instead of past
the palace.
Building a. Big Magazine.
Norfolk, Va... Dec. 27.—The govern~
ment is abating none of its activity
since the war in this vicinity in ex»
tending and strengthening the defen=
ces. Work has been started at the
naval magazine on an enormous shell
house. capable of holding sufficient
loaded projectiles to stock the maga-
zines of the whole North Atlantic
squadron.
At Fort Monroe the new concrete
emplacements for ten—inch disappear-
ing rifle he. suites are being pushed.
Crushed I‘Oli'i'; and concrete for the
' breastworks are arriving by the schoo-
ner load.
Many Injured in 3 “Tank.
Vincennes Ind., Dec. 27.—A bad
wreck occurred at Emison, yesterday.
on the Evansville
Railroad, in which two trainmen were
seriously hurt and a score or more of '
passengers bruised and scratched.
The Nashville limited express going
north crashed into a freight train, de-
molishing both engines and wrecking
several cars. The badly injured are
Lew Stimson, conductor, Evansville.
internally; George Muth, express mes-
senger, leg crushed.
The freight, in 'taking the siding,
failed to clear the main track.
Natural Oil in Missouri.
Chicago, Dec. 27 —Mineral oil in
large quantities has been discovered
near Braymer, Mo., 3. station on thd
Cedar Rapids and Kansas City divls- .
ion of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.’
Paul road.
Louis Jackson, industrial commissiof'
ner of the company, says that the per-‘
sons who made the find, quietly have
taken oi] lenses covering twenty thou-
sand acres of land, embracing a terri-
tory ten miles in length and six miles
wide, and that they are endeavoring
to interest eastern capital in develop
ing their property.
Czar‘s Peace Idea Progresses.
London, Dec. 27.—-The Rome corre'-
spondent of the Daily Mail sends the
following:
The conference based upon the dis-
armament '11.'oposal of Emperor NichL
olas has be. .1 fixed to meet in St. Pe—
tersburg abc ut the beginning of May,
prior to which the Russian government
will officially submit to the. powers a
definite plan of disarmament, in order
to enable them to formulate modifica-
tions of counter suggestions.
Aguinaldo's Cabinet Resigns.
Manila, Dec. 27.—The so-called con—
gress of the revolutionary government
of the Filipinos, which has been in
session for some time at Malolos, has
unexpectedly adjourned, owing to the
difficulty of formulating a constitu-
tlon.
_Tl1e cabinet of President Aguinaldo,
appointed at Bacoor on uly 15 last
and named in the Bacoor proclamation
issued tl'iat day, has resigned.
Jal ed by Illogu haw.
Boston, Mass, Dec. 27 —When Tor-
rey E. \Vardner, editor of the Boston
Traveller, appears before Judge'-
Holmes in the superior court to-day on
a writ of habeas corpus, the constitu-
tionality of the law under which
Judge Sherman sent him to jail for
thirty days for contempt of court will
be vigorously attacked.
Leprosy In Ohio.
Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 27.—Dr. Chas
0. Probst, secretary of the state board
of health, has investigated two report-
ed cases of leprosy at New Lexington.
Perry county. He has found the cas~
es to be of genuine, fully developed
leprosy. The lepers are Hattie Gar-
ry, twenty—two years old, and her 111-
tle sister Hannah, twelve years old.
BITS OF NEWS.
Eight thousand cases of grip are 1'.-
ported in Omaha, Neb.
John C. Lammerts, Niagara county's
defaulting treasurer, has been releas-
ed on bail.
Thirty children broke through the ice
at Brookline, Mass, Sunday and three
were drowned.
Louise of Coburg, daughter of the
king of the Belgians, is said to be ap-
proaching insanity.
Fire Sunday partly destroyed the
house occupied by the Chill-an ministei
in Washington, D. C.
St. Patrick’s cathedral in Harris-
burg, Pa.. was damaged by fire on
Christmas day to the extent of fifteen
thousand dollars.
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