.ztor the nine months 318,819,708. Dur-
”anticipated in the near future. OLl No-
. .It has been met thus far by successive
, war has cost.
' the losses by the destruction of the
s, "- ’ - ‘ ‘i,
'Z'rutll above (all things.“
FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1896
Entered in the l‘ost OrtiCe as a Newspaper
Will Be Dated.
Several of the leaders injthe Contest
for the EVENING Gaznn‘rn’s piano {have
' called upon us and requested that we-
return to the original plan ( f,dating the
coupons, in order that each contestant
will have some knowledge of the
strength of the other.
Upon consideration we'have decided
to comply with their wishes, and will.
on April 6th next, commence and date
the ballots each day as Was done at the
opening of the contest, allowing one
'week in which to deposit them.
We have set the date for the six 11 of
April in order that all contestants “in
have ample time in which to hand in
the ballots now out. A.ter that time
no ballots will be receiVed unless dated
as stated above '
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Uncle Sam’s Business Unsatisfactory.
The forthcoming monthly Treasury
statement will show receipts during the
month cf Marc 1 of $26,041,149, as fol-
Customs, $13,344,215; internal
revenue, $11,536,264; miscellaneous,
$1,160,668. For the nine months of the
fiscal year the receipts are substantially
.as follows: Customs, $125,966,399; in-
rternal revenue, $110,404,143; miscel-
.~i=laneous, $13,239,396; making a total of
$250,609,840. The deficit for the pres-
ent month will be about $1,300,000, and
lows:
ing the last few months neither the cus-
;toms receipts nor those from internal
ire-venue sources have come up to ex-
spectations, and little improvement is
vember 30 last, When the latest depari-
mental estimates were prlpared for
Congress, the increase in the receipts
from customs during the five months of
the fiscal year over those for the same
period in 1894 was about $12,000,000,
and a further increase was confidently
expected. Since that time, however,
the increase amounts to about only
$500,000. '
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The Cost of Holding Cuba.
The Spanish government is said to
have opened negotiations in Paris and
London for a new loan of $200,000,000,
to be secured by a lien on the tobacco
monopoly. The cost of maintaining
the war in Cuba is piling up ominously.
advanced from Spanish and foreign
banks upon Cuban bonds, the amount
so issued being stated at $82,500,000, of
which not more than $15,000,000 remains
unused, and the war expenses are some-
thing like five millions a month.’
This represents only a part, and possi-
bly the least part, of what the Cuban
A recent estimate in a
Cuban paper puts the military expenses
of the past year at sixty million dollars;
sugar crop at fifty millions; by the, de-
struction of estates, villages, railroads,
live stock and other property, fourteen
millions, and by the paralysis of com-
merce, ten millions more. These esti-
mates are not extravagant and they
foot up the prodigious total of $134; ‘
000,000 as the actual losses of one year.
It would require many years of peace
and prosperity to'mak‘e good this loss,
even if the war were brought to an‘ehd
now and order and security were at
once to established under a stable,
efficient and liberal government. But
the prospect of this is very remote. So
far as appears, the Spanish Government
has made no actual progreSs toward
the restoration of its authority in the
island. Whatever the Cubans have
done or failed to do toward establishing
anorganized government of their otvn,
their successful and continued defiance
of Spain is undeniable. Nor is there
any reason to doubt their determina-
tion and their ability to maintain this
defiance, so that the task which Spain
has undertaken, if not actually hopeless,
'can be prosecuted only at a frightful
cost, which can no longer be supplied
from'Cuban revenues. ‘ ‘
It is mainly as a so’urce of revenue
Illl‘ Cuba has been a desirable posses-
sion to Spain, since its political import-
ance is no longer very great, except as
a matter of sentiment. It has now. be-
If the war be car-
o'ome an expense.
ried on after this summer it must be at
.17 Main street.
goo-WEEKLY NOR-WALK -GA‘ZETT_E.
War should be successful, the produc-
tiveness oi the island has been ruined
for a long time to come, and an attempt
to tax the costs upon Cuba would be so
oppressic'elhat the people would have
more to dread in submission than in
Continued fighting. Either way it
really Would be more profitable to
let Cuba go. ’
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HERE‘AND THERE.
——Frames made by J. 'I‘. Hayes. tf
Clear Weather is promised for Easter.
, Miss Sadie Miller was in Bridgeport,
yesterday.
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Security Council, IN. P. N. Wlll meet
to-morrow evening.
The CentralLtbor Union will meet
to-night.
Howard Nowell has moved his house-
hold eflects from Smith street to Wilton.
Thirty transients were given lodging
at the tramp quarters last night. '
Services were held at St. Paul’s
church at 7:30 and 10 o’clock this morn-
ing, and further services will be held
his afternoon at 4 o‘clock. The con-
firmation class will meet to-night.
Mrs. Florence Bailwilz of New York
is a guest of her son Frank Bailwitz, of
this city. ,,
A new double Bay State range is to
be placed in the St. Mary’s parochial
residence.
The Bosh 11 Store will be closed all
day Good Friday.
The St. Marc hotel at Fairfield has
been sold to Frederick Sturges, the
millionaire.
Mrs. Margaret Mullen, wife of Ber-
nard Mu len, of Bridgeport, died sud-
denlv of heart failure in that city yes-
terday.
Potatoes seem to be a drug on the
market Just at present, and many far-
mers are feeding them to stock rather
than sell them. i
Mrs. H. A. Sturges of East avenue
was in Bridgeport yesterday.
Miss Anna Rider was given a surpri.~ e
party at her home on Westport avenue
last evening. The surprised and the
surprisers had a merry time.
Ex-Selectman Samuel Dask am :was
the guest of Mr. Goodsell in Bridgeport,
yesterday.
~White and colored kalsomine. and
ready niiXed paints. H. 11. Williams,
John Cullen has withdrawn his appli-
cation for a license to sell liquors at the
place on Franklin aVenuc recently va-
cated by John Tuhey.
—Free, a panorama Etsfer egg to
customers on Saturday. N. Y. Grocery
Co.
There seems to be some misundei—
standing as to the Ownership of furni-
ture, etc , recently in possession of the
Y. M. C. A., and which is claimed by
Col. F. St. John Lockwood. It is
thought, however, that the trouble will
be amicably adjusted.
New Haven’s grand list reaches the
comfortable sum of $57,154,332.
—Hambidge’s double painting, “Sen-
tenced,” in 'l‘ruth lo-morrow. All train
and he Wis-stands. .
Hop Sing h0pes to do a nice “wasbee"
business at the store in Wood’s block
on Main street. He is putting up a sign
that has apparently been used else-
where. ’
The annual promotions at the Center
School will take place today. Members
of the graduating class are Charles
Holt, Florence Louden and Hattie
Raymond.
The schools closed Thursday and
the pupils will be given a week’s recrea-
tion, in which to dodge April showers
nd locate the birthplace of dandelion
greens.
—Be.-t creamery butter 250 per lb.
N. Y. Grocery Co .
. “Eggs are eggs at the present time,”
said a Chestnut Hill hen fruit dealer
this morning, “but in a few weeks some
of them will be chickens.”
An illustrated service in keeping
with the Y. M. C. A. song services, will
be held in the Opera House to-morrow
evening. under the supervision of ex-
Secretary Jackson of the Y. M. C. A.
that was.
A special meeting of the Fire Police
will be held this evening, atlwhich time
the refurnishing of the new and en-
larged quarters of the police will be
discussed.
Councilman A. B. Hill of the sewer
committee has granted a permit to Miss
Rose Olmstead to connect her residence
with the sewer system.
—Don’t forget our special sale on
Saturday. N. Y. Grocery Cc.
TheLadies’ Auxiliary of the Y. M. C.
A. Will not disband, but will continue
their good work. Rooms 'will probably
be secured for headquarters and in the
St. Mary’s School nine will play a
nine from Winnipauk on the Fair
Grounds, Good Friday. morning at 10
o’clock. '
—James Sexton & Son, the leading
granite and marble dealers of New Eng-
land, have the largest stock of monu-
ments and headstones to select from of
any dealer in the United States.
Mr. Gardner has his new barn on
North avenue nearly completed.
Mr. and Mrs. \Valter Taylor of East
avenue, have broken up housekeeping.
and will reside With Mrs. Taylor’s
mother, Mrs. Sarah Lynes, (I). Molt
avenue. ‘
—Special on Saturday. Armour’s
branded hams, small, 11c per lb. N. Y.
Grocery Co.
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'lhe Boston store show windows at
tract much attention and admiration.
They are as beautiful as a rainbow,
and as “fresh” looking as a new1y mar-
ried couple.
There were but four arrests made by
the police last month.
April 1896 is acting Very much the
same way as did her departed sister of
1895 She is but two days old and has
done nothing but cry.
Contractor “Dan” Conly’s Valuable
workhorse “Jim” died this morning.
He had been in the possession of Mr.
Conly for nine years, who says that he
was one of the most faithful and best
workhorses ever in Norwalk.
-—Tne Major cigar is fine quality ; 5c.
The defendants in the foreclosure suit
of D. H. Van Hooser vs. Chauncey
Brown, et ux, have been given three
months time in which to make a Seattle-
ment with the plaintiff,
A. E. Bohme’ the bIoker is en route
home from his trip to Florida.
Congressman E. J. Hill was in town
te-day. *
——Saturday, we give to our customers
a finely illustrated fashion journal, the
equal if not superior iii any ten cent-
magazine published. Do not fail to s. -
cure one. The Boston Store, NorWalk.
Hanford B. Selleck who died in Dan-
bury, Monday, aged 37 years, had
several relatives and friends in this city.
Mr. James E. Haigh’t of Danbury
and well known in this city, has sufi'ered
a stroke of paralysis. His sister-in-law,
Miss Jane E. Bennett, of this city is at
his home.
James Sexton, Jr , of Bridgeport, is
in town to-day, engaged in making ar~
rangements for the erection of seVeral
monunments which his firm has sold
here.
Leigh Whittaker.will sail fOr merrie
England, April 8th.
Robert F. Adams has leased the slo. 6
will, it is underetood, have the saloon
at present occupied by his brother Wi.-
liam, in the Balchford building on Wall
street, transferr‘ed to the same.
— Fresh country eggs 13 per d..z
Ducn eggs 35c per doz.N.Y.GroceryCo.
Street Commissioner Kellogg reports
all of the catchvbaslns on the west side
of the bridge as being free from foreign
matter and in good Working Ul‘dtil.‘
A dispatch from London says that it-
is repo.ted that an aCCident betel the
Ql'heens Carnage at Nice.
WESTPORT.
Miss Edna Gault is visiting friends in
Mt. Vernon.
Mrs. Bennett T. Abbott is visiting
friends in Brooklyn.
Mrs. Samuel Puidy is entertaining
her sister, Mrs. Hale of Stamford.
George Kirk and family have moved
into the Sherwood place on Cross street.
Arthur Shepard and family are occu-
pying the ltobinsen homestead on King
street.
Miss C. Louise Kemper is home on a
Vacation lrom Mrs. Baird’s Inst.tutc,
Norwalk.
Miss Elna G. Bradley is spending
her Easter Vacation with Miss Bertha
Fields in Stratford..
Westport readers of the EVENING
Cazsrrn get eight pages of live reading
mataer for one cent.
it... belle Hutchinson, of New York,
is Visiting (ex-postmaster ' Hyatt on
Stony Brook avenue.
Regular "meeting of the Knights of
Py thias was held l‘uesday eVe-ning, at
which time a delegation from N orwalk
Was present. .
Mrs. Miller Ketchum of,,New York
city has been in town making: prepam-l
tions to come to her summer residence,
‘4‘I‘ho Gable .”
—By visiting James Sexton & SE,
Bridgeport, and makinga purchase ofa
cemetery memorial they will allow you
your railroad fare.
Miss EliZabeth Kissam, Mrs. ‘George
Barhydt’s sister, who has beenquite ill
school, is recovering.
Joseph E. Marvin, principal of tle
Lakeville High Grade school, is spend-
meantime they will meet at. the homes
the direct cost of Spain, and though the
of the members. , I
ing his Easter vacation with his par.
ents, Mr. aud'Mrs. Edward Marvin. cf ._
in New'York City, where she attends '
recently Vacated by M. Ratchford, and '
, Sarsaparilla.
SPORT AND PASTIME NOTES.
From the fact that during the first
week of the open season fines aggregat-
ing $500 were imposed in southern New
Hampshire on over-enthusiastic sports-
men, it is inferred that the hunters are
having lots of fun up there.
A large hear (‘IIII‘Z‘CLI n lturn belong-
ing to \Villiam llcnningfon at Finch,
Cal., dropping through a hole in the
roof. Before it could recover from the
fall the bear was attached 17;: a cow,
and shockingly mangled rind l-zillcd.
Two Frenchmen with a woman, the
wife of one of them, have started to go
round the world with a wheelbarrow.
The barrow is large enough for one
person to sleep in at a time, and all
three will take turns in shoving it
along. .
Blackburn’s two members of parlia-
ment have announced that they will
not subscribe to any more football
clubs. They have sent checks to near-
ly 200 clubs in a month, and there may
not be another election for six years
yet.
The largest moose killed in the
)loosclicad lake region of Maine. in sev-
eral years was shot recently by on Eng-
lishman. who came across the Atlantic
solely to hunt, and who is naturally
greatly eluted over his luck. The un-
tlers had a spread of within a. few iii-
chcs of six feet.
The rising generation of the ‘new
woman is rapidly coming to the front
in the west. One week recently the
girls at the high school in Pontiac,
Mich, organized a football team, and
about the same time the girls in the
Helms (Mont) high school organized
a military company.
Women bicyclists of Belding, Ore.,
wear bloomers and a short skirt while
riding through the streets of the town,
but as soon as they strike the city line
they dofi' the skirt, strap it to the handle
bar, and ride uiiincumbered through
the country districts. When they
reach the city line on their return they
don the skirt again.
\
Weak
Worn out, nervous women, receive
criticism Where they should have
sympathy. They cannot help being
nervous, if their blood is impure.
\thn the blood fails to feed the
nerves upon proper nourishment What
can you expect but nervous prostra-
tion, dcbility and nervous headaches?
If the cause is found in impure blood,
the cure must be in making the blood
pure. This is just What IIood’s Sarsa—
parilla docs, and it has proved the-true
nerve tonic because it is the true blood
purifier, and the solace, comfort and
defender of thousands of housewives,
Nervous
of both sexes. Just read this letter:
“I think it is my duty to tell What
Hood’s Sarsaparilla has done for me and
my family. Two years ago I was in a weak,
nervous condition and had dreadful pal-
pitations or jumping of my heart, fol-
for several minutes. Sometimes it would
seem as though I would never come out
of them. I was treated by the best physi-
cians, but only fgr a little time did they
help me. I seemed to be growing worse
instead of better. I would often seem
hungry, but when I ate, no matter how
little, it would cause me such misery that
I was pften wicked enough to Wish my-
self dead. I had that
Lined
languid, all-gone feeling and suffered aw-
ful distress in my stomach. I had given
up all hopes of ever being well, when
my mother wished me to try Hood’s
I consented, to please her,
and before I had taken the whole of one
bottle I could see I was improving, and
soon was indeed very much better. Its
effects have been truly wonderful and I
.hope this letter may be the means of help-
ing other suffering men and
Women
to try Hood’s Sarsaparilla and be benefited
by it. We have used Hood’s Pills in our
family and find them Iver excellent, es-
pecially for constipation. egive Hood’s
medicines great praise, and 'If anyone
complains of feeling badly, I say ‘You
should take Hood’s and only Hood’s.’"
Mas. KI’I'I‘IE SMITH, 326 Dane Street, Wa-
terloo, Iowa. Remember that
Hood’s
Sarsaparilla
Is the One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. $1.
Prepared only by C. I. Hood 8: Co., Lowell, Mass.
Hoodfs Pills
n _ ' 1:1
COUPON
FOR
HOYT’S THEATRE, _
Easter Monday Matinee.
3—...
the best family cathartic
and liver stimulant. 25c.
By spec'al arrangement with Manager
Hoyt, this oupon, when out uut'ainl
presented at the Box Office of Hoyt‘s
Theatre. With 25 Cents. will secure one
of the bet seats for adults; and this
‘Coupon With 15 Cents. will secure one of
the bat seats for cLildren under 10
years of age.
THE GAZETTE coupon,
’ ATTRACTION .
W. S. CLEVELAND’S DOUBLE MlNSTIlELS,
1N CONJUNCTION WITH THE JAPS.
LOOK OIIT EON TNE OREAT STREET PANAOE.
teachers, clerks and other sufferers of .‘
lowed by sinking spells, which would last ’
Pan-American Conference.
WASHINGTON, Apr-ll 2.—-In accordance
with a call Issued by Secretary Olney, 'rep-
resentatives of the countries party to the
Pan-American (onference gathered in the
diplomatic room at the state department
today to consider the needs of the bureau
of American republics, which is main-
tained by joint contributions of those
countries. Secretary Olney presided.
Against C. O. D. Mall.
WASHINGTON, A prll 2.—The senate post-
office committee has taken adverse action
on a bill the purpose of which is to allow
mail , matter of all classes except that
which is sent by publishers and news
agents to be forwarded to Its destination,
1f prepaid, at one full rate of postage. the
remainder, if any, to be collected upon de-
AIVBI'V.
OYEINO ANIl__OLEANINO.
’ We are sole owners in this country of a new
substance, made in Europe. for dry cleaning.
which prevents goods from shrinking and
brings out the colormgs clean and bright.
We guarantee our new black dye not to
crock on all wool or silk.
Curtains and Blankets laundered by hand.
and without the use of inJIirious chemicals.
We Will store them free of charge during the
summer months.
Oenls’ Ololhes cleaned and Dyed
AT SHORT NOTICE.
Genls’Suils Sponged & PressedJSc
F. c. TOCQUE,
Norwalk-
NorwalkOpera House
FOR ONE WEEK. COMMENCING
TUESDAY. APRIL 6th.
IJAS. P. MORGAN’S
GREATEST
FREE-SHOW
on EARTH.
Broad River,
Intro ‘lucing plenty of Specialties. and
THEIR OWN ORCHESTRA.
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Cleaned by machinery,
A SPEOIAL INVITATION TO LADIES.
CARPETS l‘.:ti:.:s:.::.:e‘a:::::3z
Send order by mail, or a telephone to Adams’
Market will receive prompt attention.
ItUFUS II’AKEDIAN,
SAUGATUCK.
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To RENT—A tenement of the rooms d
stairs: furnished or unfurnish ’ own
at the house. No. 14 Belden avenue.ed. dingy
WANTED.
' ANTED—Farmers to see our '
‘Ar , new 1m
Blows; Just received. 80. Noawggig
HARDWARE Co.
Vv ANTED—First~class salesmen for lubr'
eating oils, greases and specialties Ad-
dress. The Stoddard ' ‘ ' '
Cleveland. 0. Oil and LompoggiigtCoa
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0R SALE—Theiboot and shoe bus'n I
C. H. H‘arvey. in ludin entire stllicleisgnod
fixtu 1‘28 and .ease of s ore. ill be sold very
cheap if sold at once. Apply at store. 7tf
F0 8 SALE—Two and three ply tarred roof.
HARDWARE Co. a
, PERSONAL.
OULTRY netting lower than «V °
P at the So. L\OR\VALK HABDWAREGCIOFefOIO
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SPRING OPENING.
i All the Latest Styles in
assenlnnjgnnnilrnveg
Can now be seen at the par-
lors of -
AIRS. E. OWEN,
58 Wall Street, Norwalk, Oonn.
om JAGKSIIN'S 1mm STORE.
Having purchased
the Market of E J.
WADHAMS, I have
WAONANS
NAS
SOLD
OUT-
restocked the same
with Meats, Fish
Vegetapies and Can—
ned gcods, and so-
licit a share of your
patronage.
“Ride a BAMBLEH for Recreation.”
' lheWheel l0 Bide, '
0 WHEEL possesses great-
er strength and staunch-
ness-ds lighter or more
enduring than is the B A Ill 8 L E ll.
Thorough integrity of construction .
and untiring enterprise in improve-
ment have made it the most desira-
ble wheel of lo-day.
For those wanting a lower price wheel we
have the GALEs, IDEAL, STORMER and
wheels, made by reliable firms. ,
THE J. T. PROWIT’T CO,
SONARLES E. SONEOBER,t-
2! Wall Street.
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Calf Shoes at $2.00 a pair.
at $1.95.
OLSEN- BROS.’
WHITE SHOE... s-ronr:
Will sell until April lst The Balance of their Ladies $3.50
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The Balance of the $3.00 Cloth Top Shoes at $2.00 a pair,
There is still a few of the best of the Men’s $1.48 Cork Sole
Shoes left, “ all sizes,” worth $23 and $2.50.
Don’t forget that $3.50 Men's Patent Leathef Shoes are sold
The biggest bargain in town.
A full line of Trunks, Bags and Macintoshes at the
White Shoe Store.
a l U
East Church street.
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ALL DRUGGISTS. .
YOUR FRIENDS ARE USING
PLAISTED’S ‘coucH' REMEDY
AND RECOMMEND ITS USE
Get a. Bottle at once.v‘25 and 50 Cents.
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1'0 RENT.
‘ 0 RENT—Four rooms first floor No 9 °
T F 1111‘ Street. Apply ori premises. m3I-'3t
in: and roof cementing at So. Noawamr‘
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