wounded in1800.] VOL. XCVI.—No 5 NORWmGAZETTl-I. THE FAVORITE HOME PAPER. fif lllltllllllltll 11 all llllllt' : llama! ll llllllll. Russia in the Orient. General William 'Birney who was an able commander in the Army of the Po- tomac during the war of the rebellion and who is a cultured gentleman. a son of the “ Free Soil ” candidate for the Presidency, has contributed to the press, the following authentic and ex- ceedingly interesting and instructive treatise upon the Russian situation and England’s traditional policy of grasp-q ing and extending empire, until her stolen possessions already encompass the globe. General Birney forcefully says :— , " For a long time past the policy of Russia has been to get an outlet to the high Seas and promote her commerce with foreign countries. This would makeavailable her agricultural lands, 'her manufacturing facilities, and mines; open her ports, build harbors, and cov- er her vast domain with railways. A needed stimulus would be given to di- verse industries, to inventive genius, and internal trade. Education would be promoted and science developed. ' In short, an area of civilization would be begun for the hundred millions of peo- ple in Russia. The Baltic, owing to ice, straits, and control of probably unfriendly powers, was insufficient as an outlet, and Russia has sought better outlets by the Dar- danelles and Mediterranean and by the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean; and she is now seeking one by Korea or China to the Pacific, at the proposed termiguggf hergt‘eat Siberian railway. To-ev‘e'ry effort made by Russia .to get free access to the high seas England has made determined Opposition. To the effort for commerce by the Mediterran- ean she opposed the Crimean war; to the efiort to reach the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean she opposed the war in Afghanistan; and to the effort to have a * railaoad terminus on the Pacific in a‘ temperate climate she threatens to cp- pose another war that will involve in the Orient. The present troubles in Armenia are clearly a part ofthe great struggle be- tween Russia and England. The Czar would like_to extend his southern bound- ary across Asia Minor to the Mediterra- nean ; and England watching from Egypt * and the heights of Cyprus, both in her possession, w¢ou1d dearly like to check- mate Russia and extend British sover- eignty from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea. The bloody. insurrections and massacres in different parts of Asia Minor are evidently incited and caused by promises of sympathy and aid given secretly by the agents of some great power; and the extreme activity of the insurrectionary Armenian committees in London and New York, in the circu- lation of sensational rumors and ex- travagant appeals to religious prejudice and their determined efforts to get the United States government to commit itself to the support of the English pol- icy, point unmistakably to England as the power behind the committees. Some of the movements in Asia Minor against American missions look as if they had been made for political efi‘ect in this country; and they ought to be carefully investigated. ‘While the government of the United States should not: be embroiled in European or Asiatic wars or , politics, the sympathies of our people, when well informed, are always strongly on the side of the spread of civilization, and consequently on the side of Russia. IfTurkey is to be dismembered, it is ' far better for the world that Russia should own the country between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. With unlimited foreign commence, the great population of Russia' would soon I take its place among educated and . polished nations. By what right does England seek to perpetuate semi-bar- barism in Russia ? By what right does 'she appeal to the people of this country .412. Entertaining and Instmctive Home Journal, Especially Devoted to Local JVews and Interests. NORWALK, CONN.. FRIDAif, JANUARY 31. 4896. to sympathize with and applaud her schemes of self-aggrandizement? We have witnessed her subj ugatiou of India, her seizure of Gibralter, Malta, Cyprus, Egypt, New Zealand, Australia, and all the defenseless Islands on which she could raise her flag. We have seen how she extended her possession of Cape Town to cover an empire in South Africa, and how she was preparing to swallow the Transvaal and the mouths of the Orinoco. From the time of the revolutionary war she has been prepar— ing to keep us from fighting her, or, if necessary, to fight us. Quietly but surely she has been surrounding us with fortified places close to our shares. She commands Puget Sound with her fort on Vancouver Island, our northern lakes with her forts at Kingston and Quebec, our New England coast with her fleet at Halifax, and the Gulf of Mexico with her forts on the Bermudas, the Bahamas, J amaica. Large, and Santa Lucia. On these forts she has spent hundreds of millions. For what? To keep a curb bit on the young repub- lic. She/was our enemy in two wars and tried to divide us in a third, and she will be our enemy when she can do so profitably. It would be a blunder to connive at her intrigues against Russia. ” Fairfleld County Courts. The Superior Court is still engaged in the case of Franzilli vs. D. M. Platt which will probably be continued next week. In the short calendar for today there are twenty-three cases, two of them for divorce. N orwalk' cases on motion are: Norwalk and South Nor- walk Electric Light Co. vs. City of South N orwalk, motion to strike out; City of Norwalk vs. Lockwood, motion to expunge; Charles Valentine. adminis- trator, vs. Norwalk Gas Light 00., de- fendant’s motion to strike out; Norwalk and South Norwalk Electric 00. vs. City of South N orwalk on motion to ex- tend the time for replying to defend-_ ant’s amended answer. On the short calendar of the Common Pleas court are the cases of Wilmot. ,Fawcett ex rel. town of Norwalk vs. Samuel Ireland at als., defendants mo- tion to open judgment” and amend answer and appeal from taxation of costs; S. G. Morrell et ux. vs. A. Deck- er, et al. , defeadant’s motion to disallow amendment to complaint; B. Burchard et ux. vs. Amandus Bach, plaintiff’s motion to strike out of answer. ‘. Was Playing Possum. Tuesday night Conly ~«8r. Searles, deal- ers in horse flesh, sold a horse to a man named Murphy who expected to use the animal in establishing a junk busi- ness. He took the animal home and put it in the stable. . The next morning on going out to feed it, he found the horse lying on the stable floor appar- ently dead. He reported the fact to the parties who sold him the horse and a member of the firm after securing a bottle of “resurrection oil,” returned with him to the stable, when he found that the animal showed signs of life. He managed to get a quantity of oil down the animal’s throat and in a short time had him on his feet again to the great astonishment of Murphy, who be- lieved that it was dead when he left, and had expected to get back the three dollars he had paid for the animal. Porter’s Latest Move. Timothy H. Porter, Stamford’s eccen- tric millionaire, added one more to his many odd acts yesterday morning. In the probate court he presented a mo- tion asking for the discharge by the court, of Schuyler Merritt and Thomas G. Rich, his co-executors on the estates of J. B., E. L. and Susan E. Hoyt. He alleged that they had been guilty of contempt, ' of illegally distributing the estates, of filing false returns, of neglect of duty and of fraud. Attorney Fessen- den, who appeared for Messrs. Bitch and Merritt, took but little notice of the charges and left the room while they were being read. No time was set for a hearing on them. Yale Will Go to Henley. It has been decided that Yale will be represented at the Henley regatta this coming summer by a crew. This de- cision was arrived at within the last two days. It will be published in the Yale papers when they. are issued. ' . Parliamentary Law. ' The Mary Wooster Chapter, Daugh- ters of the American Revolution, is holding its regular monthly meeting in Danbury, this afternoon. Mrs. T. K.“ Noble is giving the Chapter a talk on “ Parliamentary Law.” NATIONALEAPITAL The- Bill to Incorporate the ,llational Society of the D. A. R. Passed. . The Thirteen Ducks Believed to be a Honda Gaznm’s Buaaan. L 709 Easr Carrron Srnnn'r Wasnmorox. Jan. 30th. l Senator Mitchell of Oregon made an able speech on the financial bill to-day. 0 O 0 The bill was passed providing for the, appointment by the Secretary of War of a chaplain for the United States Mil- itary Academy. 0 o o The resolution directing the Secretary of Agriculture to execute the law rela- tive to seed distribution was then taken up. 0 o o The republican senatorial caucus to consider the questionof reorganization, which was to have been held to-day, has been postponed until tc-morrow at 4 o’clock. _ o o o In the House Mr. Wadsworth (N, Y.) from the committee on agriculture, re- ported the agricultural appropriation bill. o o o A bill was passed to incorporate the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. ' ‘ o o__ o The regular order to amend the de- pendent pension act of 1800, so that in considering widows’ claims seven years» of unexplained absence Ihould be deem- ed sufiicient proof of the death of the soldier, was called up. 0 o o It is believed by the superstitious that» President Cleveland’s thirteen ducks, ends his third term chances. o o 0 Hon. John I. Davenport is at the Hotel Page, one of the best kept host- leries in Washington, by thc'ivay. . ' o o o. U. S. Treasurer’Morgau was a honor-- ary pall-bearerat the funeral of Col. Tyler yesterday. 'The‘Colonel was the eldest son of President John Tyler. " o o 0 ~ —’ Hon. Win. D. Bishop and wife and a Mrs. Stevens, of Bridgeport, are here, as are state senators. A. Gardner, of New London, and Miss Ida C. Jen- nings, of Westport. The latter is visit- its a Miss Shotwell, who was Miss J or nings’ guest in Westport, last summer. NATIONAL euAno onozns. ‘ Attention Called to a Rule Forbidding Criticisms on Military Matters. General Orders No. 2, effecting the Connecticut National Guard have just been issued from the Adjutant Gener- al’s office in Hartford, and in several espects they are of importance and in terest to all militiamen. ‘ By direction of the Commander-in- Chief, Governor Coffin, the undress os forage cap, as prescribed for oflicers of the United States Army, are adopted for all officers, except chaplains. The five-year bronze badges awarded as state decorations, having proved un- satisfactory, the quartermaster general is directed to issue new badges in ex. change for the same. Members of the Connecticut National Guard, who are recorded as marksman, ‘ first-class marksmen, and sharpshooters for five years and more, having in their posses: sion bronze badges and bars, will im- mediately make requisition for ex- change upon the quartermaster genera through the commandants of the differ- ent organizations for the new badges, turning in their old ones, with name of possessor attached to the same. . All requisitions for the above must be forwarded to the adjutant general’s office prior to Feb. 10. ' _ A significant feature of the order is a paragraph calling particular attention to paragraph 152, law and regulation of the C. N. G. which is as follows: "Deliberations or discussions among military men conveying praise or can- sure, or any mark of approbation tow- ard others in the military service, and all publications relative to transactions between military men, either of official or personal nature. whether newspaper, or paniphlet, or handbill, are, except when authorized by the commander in chief, strictly prohibited, as‘ being un- military and injurious to the public interest.” - » lLadles’Tay.‘ , . ' Next Tuesday “will be Ladies? day at the Norwalk club, and its'parlors' will be under gentle swsy of the, fair sex from 2 to 6 o’clock, p. in. Two or .ThemIWere Fined and, the - Dthers Discharged. Théy Appeared Before Judge Hubhell This Morning. Selectman, Selleck, .. yesterday, in- structed Chief 'Bra‘dley that if :any tr'iimps were housed over night at the sti‘ition house, which is town property, he should insist on their being prosecu- ted is vagrants, the next morning. The Chief advised the officers of the situation and all those who applied for lodging were given to understand that they. wouldbe brought before the town court on the charge of being “idle per- sons without visible means of support” and liable to receive‘a'fine or jail sen- tence or both. This did not deter four men from tak- ing the chances, and they were locked up and this morning brought before Judge Hubbell. They give their names as Stephen LeRoy, ‘age 32, James F. Hayden, 39; Frank W. Davis, 51, and John Mc- Cauley, ’34. Not one of them had the appearance of a typical tramp. In the‘absence of Prosecuting Attor- ney Gregory, Attorney Davis appeared for the " State, and read the complaint to each of the prisoners, to which Leroy and Hayden pleaded guilty and Davis and McCauley, not guilty. McCauley said that‘he was a painter by occupation and that he belonged in Boston. He denied being avagrant. On being sworn he was unable to raise his right arm and explained that he had been sufi'ering keenly from a pain in the shoulder. He said that when be ap- plied, for lodging the ofiicer told him he would be locked up and have to appear for trial but that he also advised him, that there was a chance under his cir- L,ciimstaiices of being discharged. He 1le the appearance of a man who was telling the truth, and showed a recom- mend from a former employer in Boston. After the adjournment of the court he Davis said thathis home was in New York, and his occupation a waiter. He had,’ he said, :been on the road but three days,» and had applied at the towns he passed through fora situation. When he arrived here last night he was “played out” and unable to go any farther. The officer told .him that he would be brought before the judge this morning and perhaps sent to jail, but he could not help taking the risk. The Judge discharged McCauley and Davis, and fined Hayden and Leroy $5 each, without costs, they to stand com- mitted until the fines were paid. McCauley thanked the Judge as he left the court room, and both he and Davis were told that if either were ar- rested again they would not perhaps get off so easily. The other two prison- ers were taken on the train to Bridge port and will not walk as was their in- tentions yesterday. They did not in- tend going to jail either, but that is where they can be found this afternoon. Selectman Selleck was present in the court room, but was not called upon to testify as to the tramp evil. “ ferry.” Mestayer and Bells’ grand company of comedians at Hoyt’s Theatre Thurs- day. Friday and Saturday evenings February 6, 7 and 8. A grand dram- atic treat for" our Theatte goers. Mr. Mestayeris too well known to Our citi- zens to need any further comments from us. We will add, however, that he visits our city too seldom, and his return with Ralph Bell and company of comedians will indeed assure us a com edy treat. The opening bill will be “Jerry,” a comedy drama, recognized by all Metropolitan critics as a drama- tic gem. The comedy is replete with the most delightful situations, and glor- ious humor. Through the‘play we fol- low “Jerry,” as the convict father, then the embryo, and at last the mil- lionaire. Mr. Bell appears during the engagement in his original creation of “Humming Top ” in “ That Circus Girl.” We thoroughly endorse this company, and advise our Theatre-goers to secure seats early. Launched on Saturday. It is expected that the new steamer being built in Philadelphia for the Hartford & New York Transportation company will be launched Saturday afternoon at high tide, which will be aboat’3 p. m. She will be called the Charter Oak. Her dimensions are 250 feet on the heel and 47 feet breadth of beam. She will draw from seven to eight feet of water. Except that she is slightly larger and heavier, the Charter 'Oak‘ is almost a sister ship to, the Hartford; ‘ ‘ . asked to be directed tovtha city 'physiq ”clan.” “ ' TRAM‘PgiREsTEn. 18 ‘Nowijucuss. The Society of Union Ex-Pris- oners of War a Growing ' Organization. Resolutions Adopted at the Meetings. The Association of Union Ex-Prison- ers of War, for Fairfield county, chart- ered less than a year ago, has become a successful organization with established auxiliary societies in each of the cities of Norwalk, Bridgeport and Stamford, and a fourth in process of formation in the city of Danbury. At recent meet- ings of these auxiliary societies holden at Bridgeport, Stamford and this . city, the following preambles and resolutions were unanimously adopted: ~ ' Wnnnnas, 1. Many officers, sold- iers, sailors and marines, of our late war, were for a long time confined in southern military prisons and made to undergo .uutold hardships, exposures and want of nourishing. food—subjected to all kinds of ailments, which for want of proper care and medical treatment resulted in fatalities, sweeping them ofl' bv thousands, while the survivors were afflicted with chronic disabilities unfit- ting them to a great extent for all kinds of physical and mental labors. 2. That in the absence of any medi- cal treatment while in prison, the sur-' vivors and the widows and orphans of those that are dead are without evi- dence that such disabilities were in- curred in the service and in line of the benefit of existing laws. 3. That such imprisonment deprived them of all promotions in military rank with increased pay, as well as of the privilege of re-enlistment under large bounties, although their hardships and fatal casualties were greater in propor- tion to their numbers than were the casualties of those who re-enlisted and enjoyed the luxuries of army fare. , 4. . That many on being released and mustered cut of service were obliged to expend large sums for medical treat ment with loss of time before gaining sufficient health to enable them to ob- tain aliving by mental or manual la- bor, therefor, nun: That the present bill pending before Congress in their be- half, known as H. R. 306 in the House of Representatives, is a step towards a just recognition-and remuneration for the .sufleriug endearvice of the surviv- ors. of rebel prisons, placing them upon. an equal footing with those who are able to substantiate. their claims under existing laws. Rnsbnvnn: That we believe it to be the duty of every patriotic Senator and Representative in Congress to give said bill his hearty approval and aid in its support and passage, as a matter of justice to this class of veteran survivors of our late civil war. Vo'rnn, That a copy of these resolu- lntions be sent to each Representative and Senator of our State in Congress. wssrronr. An entertainment and supper will be given in the Congregational church on Tuesday evening next. The proceeds are to be devoted to the purchase of new music books. - Mrs. G. F. McKell, who has been visiting friends in town, returned to her home yesterday. Mrs. B. L. Toquet is visiting friends in New York city. A stereopticon entertainment was given last evening by Prof. W. L. Fer- ris, entitled “Arcand the World in 80 Minutes.” Proceeds for the organ fund of the East Saugatuck school. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. McCready are spending a few days in town at their summer residence at Compo. A special communication of Temple Lodge, F. A: A. M., was held last even- ing. Work was exemplified in the third degree, after which a fine colla- tion was served. A meeting of the Sons of Temperance was held in their room last evening. The membership is increasing and the workers are all very zealous. The trolly did not run as expected. Mr. Horace Staples celebrated his 95th birthday,this morning. Mr. Staples enjoys the best of health and is very active indeed for one of his years. Miss Lulu Taylor, who has been ser- iously ill, has so far recovered as to be able to be out. The barn, grainary and carriage shed of Edward Leonard, near the Compo mills, were destroyed by fire at 4:30 o’clock yesterday. Besides the three main buildings all the smaller buildings connected were demolished. There were stored in the barn 400 barrels of onions, eight tons of hay and all the farming utensils. The loss will be heavy. -———-————-4—o Tracy Warren Hurt. . While Col. T. B. Warren, proprietor of the Atlantic Hotel, Bridgeport, was out riding yesterday afternoon, his horses took fright on Broad street and ran away. Mr. Warren was thrown into the gutter and severely injured about the head. _ [$1.00 a reg; _ PRICE Two CENTS _; Don’t lies It. “The Sign ofths Four” an exciting sto- ry by Conan Doyle. will be commenced in the Wnaxnv GAzirr'rn next Friday. And the Streets filtered. The Evening Hour has a circulation in Westport ten times larger than all the other N orwalk dailies combined. It thoroughly covers the field—Hour. Shoes Full of Sand. The Norwalk “Shriners” who went to Bridgeport last night, returned this morning with their shoes full of sand, evidence that they did not ride a camel but walked over the desert. ' Attorney Light Appointed. ' Judge R. Jay Walsh yesterday ap- pointed John H. Light, of South Nor- walk, prosecuting attorney of the crim- inal Common pleas court to succeed the late Judge William B. Glover. Will Cut Down Help. A. 0. Jennings, secretary and mana- ger of the Waterbury Watch 00., em- ploying 1,000 persons, announces that during February it is proposed to run only five days a week and fewer hands will be employed. The Boston Store. The January sales of this great hive V of industry havingtended most satisfac4 tory, the proprietors announce to-day a great sale of dress goods. The sale begins to-morrow and the ladies will no doubt take'advantage of the greatly re- , duced prices. Brewer Hartman Dead. Charles H. Hartman, a brewer well known throughout the state, died yes~ terday afternoon at his home in Bridge- port. He had been sufi‘cring from rheumatism and it finally reached the heart. He leaves a widow and three children, and a comfortable fortune. Their First Born. A passenger came to this‘ city from heaven last‘night from which Conduc- tor Searles of the Street Railway com- pany failed to collect a fare or ring up on the fare register. It was _a girl and Conductor Searles immediately fell "in lovcvwitlfi’rer metastases: for her- at his home in this city. Mrs. Searles loves the little one even more devotedly than does her husband. Wanted a Ladder. The oldest Shriner at the Pyramid Temple meeting in Bridgeport last night was Sturges M. Judd, aged 87, from Waterbury. He mounteda camel and with the agility of a ten year old Arab, and laughed heartily. when he heard 0. E. Wilson call for a ladder in order to get on the back of the camel assigned for his use. A-A Want Damages. Hugh Donnelly. through his attor- ney John J. Walsh, has served notice on City clerk Lockwood of a claim for damages, resulting from his horse be- coming frightened and running away and causing considerable damage, by reason of steam escaping through the planking over the tunnel, some weeks since. Mr. Walsh proposes making a test case of it. Almost Reached His Heart. Michael Bolcelli, an Italian employed at Milford by the Consolidated road, attacked Leonard Mariniero, a fellow workman, yesterday and stabbed him twice in the arm, one of the wounds almost reaching the heart. The men quarrelled over the purchase of a pair of rubber boots. ' Manniero was re- moved to the Emergency hospital in Bridgeport. The police are looking for his assailant. _. op———— To Be Torn Down. The George Hotel at Black Rock, is to be torn down and removed. When the old hotel has been torn down the site will be used 'for private cottages and there will be no hotel there here- after. The George Hotel has been in existence for many years, having been known as the Black Book hotel previous to its present naming, and its demolition and removal will materially change the character of that section. Foster--Hyatt. It has "leaked oiit” that James A. Foster and Carrie, a daughter of Mrs. Lillie Hyatt, of Knight street, were married last September by Rev. A. H. Wyatt. It is asserted that forgery was resorted to in signing the name of the bride’s mother to the application for a license. Mrs. Hyatt is as much sur- prised to learn of the marriage as are the friends of the couple. Mr. Foster is 23 and his wife 18 years of age. If they are happy it must indeed be a crusty old bachelor or a sour old maid who will find fault at the manner in which the couple chose to get married. May they live long and foster a large A family of children.
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