Jill Entertammg and Instmctive Home Journal, Especially Devoted to Local .News and Interests. , [$1.00 a. Year. , Founded in 1800.] , NORWALK, CONN.. FRIDAY, MAY 1. 1896—12 PAGES. PRICE Two CENTS- VOL. XCVI.—NO 18 ~ NATIONlIoAPiuL. Treasurer Morgan Sends Out Interest Checkssi Interesting Washington News-and Chat. GAZETTE's BUREAU. . l 709 EAST CAPITOL STREET ~ WASHINGTON. APRIL 30. l » a In the Senate little or no progressw‘was made with the Naval appropriation bill. l o o o In the House three contesting mem- bers were seated and the debate on the Bankruptcy bill was closed. 0 o o The marine hospital service-has re- ceived reports indicating severe out- breaks of yellow- fever in Rio Janeiro and in Cuba this season. Dr. Caminero, United States sanitary inspector at San- tiago de Cuba, announces that the yol» low fever caused forty deaths there for the week ending April 11.‘ Reports are not very encouraging from other cities. In Santa Clara several native Cubans and two negroes died from the disease. The negroes’ death attracted much medical attention, as it has been as- serted that the colored race in Cuba enjoyed immunity from this disease. 0 o ‘ o The Secretary of State is in receipt of a note from the Swiss minister, stating that the fourth congress of criminal anthropology is to be held at Geneva from August 24 to 29, 1896, under the auspices of the Swiss government, and inviting the government of the United States to be represented thereat. o o 0 Interest Checks aggregating $1,552,- 356 for interest due May 1, on 5 per cent bonds of 1904, and 4 per cent bonds of 1925, were,,_mailed by Treasurer Morgan to-day. . The President sent to the Senate to- day the nomination of Robert S. Blake- man of Connecticut to be an assistant surgeon in the‘navy. » _ o o 0 Senator Blackman proposes to make the “effort of his life” on the free silver issue in Kentucky, in Opposition to Secretary Carlisle’s gold standard plat- form, If he loses the fight he loses the senatorship. The democracy of the state, it is held, would not declare for sound money this year and vote for a free silver man for Senator next year. It is stated that he has secured Senator Vest to stump Kentucky for silver. Mr. Vest is a native of Kentucky, is an orator of the Kentucky school, and will be at home and a power there. 0 o o _ A prominent Vermont politician now here, states that the action of the Re— publican State-Convention in reference to McKinley is a cause of no surprise when understood. “‘Vermont” he says, “has but little in common with the rest of New England. Socially and com- mercially her people are allied with New York. Her business men go to New York ten times where they visit Boston once. Hence there was little or no sectional pride for the favorite son of Maine. It waséknown, too, that Sen- ator Procter wasn’t howling himself hoarse for the Speaker, and when it comes down to the cold facts, whatever Redfield Proctor wants up there is his. He controls public sentiment, and had he wanted the convention to indorse Reed the indorsement would have been forthcoming.” o o . o The House Committee on Invalid Pensions to-day considered the message of the President vetoing the bill in- ' creasing to $50 a month the pension of a disabled soldier named Francis E. Hoover, formerly of the 64th Ohio Vol- nnteers. Though no definite conclusion dustries in which it is employed from the injurious effect of convict competi- tion, by confining the sale of goods, wares and merchandise manufactured by convict labor to the State or Terri- tory in which they are produced. 0 ' o o g In regard to the health of the United States for the past year the estimate from about 72 per cent. of the counties of the United States reporting to the Department of Agriculture is that the people’s health is equal to the average, while 28 per cent. put it below the average. Six hundred and fifty-four counties throughout the country men- tion special diseases, the leading com- plaints being grip from 305 counties, pr 47 per cent. of the whole: pneumonia from 228, or 35 per cent typhoid fever from 212, or 82 per con-t; measles from 138 or 21'per cent; :nuluriul from 90, or 14 per cent; diphtheria from 78 or 1'2 per cent; lung troubles from 60 or 9 per cent. Typhoid fever seems to have been especially prevalent in Ohio, where its ravages are explained by con- tamination to the water supply result- ing from the long-continued drouth. Measles were epidemic cniefly in Georgia and the Carolinas, and molar- ial fever in the. Gulf and Lower Missis- sippi states. Pneumonia and lung troubles appear from the reports to have been proportiOually more preval- ent in the middle Mississippi Valley, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri and neigh- boring states than in the regiOn north of it. o o o J. M. Birmingham of Hartford and J“. J. Jennings of Bristol are among to- day’s Connecticut arrivals, Short Calendar. The following cases of local interest are assigned for trial in the Common Pleas court, to-day. State ex rel. L. D. Keeler vs. T. W. Osborn, et als. Motion to strike Olltu Gray for plaintiff; Bates for defendant, S. G. Morrell et ux vs. A. Decker et al. Motion to strike out. Gray for Morrell; Hurlbutt & Gregory for Decker. William Ryan et ux vs. City of Nor- walk. Motion for judgment for want of answer. Hurlbutt & Gregory for plaintiffs; Lockwood for defendant. F. M. Tweddle vs. J. J. Hanlon et a1. Judgment for want of answer and de- fendants motion for more specific state- ment. Hurlbutt & Gregory for plain- tifl‘; J. J . Walsh for defendant. A Drop in Eggs. Howard Doty presentedan eggstraor- dinary spectacle on Wall street yester- day, He had made a purchase of four dozen eggs which he placed in a box and started for home with. On the way he stubbed his toe on the walk and down he went on top of the eggs. He scrambled to his feet. The eggs at the same time scrambled ever the sidewalk. Howard's clothes were decorated with yolks and whites, and he presented a sorry plight. Scraping the thickest of the mixture of, he proceeded to pick up the fruit and managed to gather twenty- two unbroken eggs from the original forty-eight. He is not saying much about the accident. Merry Players Gone. A maj )r portion of Ellinwood’s Play- ers left town on an early train this morning, for Danbury, from which place they will go to some town in.New York state,’to open a three, night’s en- gagement. Their troubles with their landlady, Mrs. Weyerhauser were ami- cably adjusted, she being in part paid the amount due her for board. . Mr. and Mrs. Macdougal resigned from the company but are still in town. Wein the programmer, was left be- hind, much to his surprise and chagrin. It is understood that Mrs. Weyer. hauser still retains possession of an 880 NEARLI noun ALIVE . An Embankment Caves In and Envelops Two Italians. Both Escape Serious Injury. Two Italians narrowly escaped being buried alive yesterday afternoon. They were engaged in digging in the large gravel and sand bank at the rear of the, residence of Mrs. Harriet A'. Sturges, the output of the bank being usedby the Street Railway company in the repair of the street along the com- pany’s Cranbury extension. One of the men drove his pick into the soil under the bank and as he at— tempted to pull it out the overhanging. mass of earth toppled over on to him burying him nearly up to the chin. A portion of the earth also struck the other man and partially buried one of his legs, but he was soon able to extri- cate himself and went the assistance of his companion. He grabbed up a shovel and went to work with a will, and after a time suc- ceeded in extricating him from his perilous situation. Beads of perspiration stood out like marbles on the faces of both men, and after the rescue both men sat down to- tally annihilated, so far as any effort at work was concerned. After a time they recovered sufficient- ly to resume work, but the Italian who had been so nearly buried walked with a limp, and has since discovered that he sustained a sprained ankle. ~o->—— A Commendable Purpose. Mr. G. I. Hood, the proprietor of .Hood’s Sarsaparilla, is known to be a great lover of animals. He is the own- er of Hood Farm, which is situated a few miles from Lowell and is well known as the home of the famous Jer- seys which won prizes at the World’s Fair. There are over 250 head, and it is undoubtedly the finest herd of J er- seys in the world. ‘ Mr. Hood is making an effort to dis- tribute some of this high bred stock over the farms of this section, believing that the interest of the farmers will thus be greatly promoted. The first annual auction sale of Hood Farm J er- seys is to be held Friday May 8. A handsome, illustrated catalogue of the sale may be had by sending address to Hood Farm, Lowell Mass. . The Sick. Water Commissioner Mead’s condi- tion does not seem to improve. Stephen- Henry Smith is still a very sick man. , Captain J. B. Morris is slightly better to-day. Mrs. A. W. Betts’ condition is still critical. Wilmot Fawcett is able to be out to- day. J. 1. Jones’ condition is somewhat improved. Seymour St. John who suffered a paralytic stroke at his home on Belden Hill still lies in a precarious condition. John Hardy of France street, who has been ill for the past two weeks with a complication of ailments was able to be out to-day. WESTPORT. Mrs. Miller Ketchum and family will soon return to their summer residence. Mrs. Lloyd Nash attended the funeral of her grandmother, Mrs. Childs, in Stamford, Wednesday afternoon. ‘ A New York business man has leased the beautiful residence of J. B, Le Land in Saugatuck for the summer, agglin- tends occupying the same early in ay. Two oLosEoALLsy Fire Inspector Weeks Backs Into a Reservoir. Also Overturns a Wagon-load of 0. T. R. 8. Fat, jolly and good natured Fire Ina spector D, Hartley W'eeks met with two mishaps yesterday, either one of which might have resulted in his receiving se- rious injury. Hartly is captain of the O. T. R. B. company of which George Grumman is the colonel. The captain had‘ the colonel’s horses and summer-resort wagon at the rear of the “beer plant” on Main street, "and in attempting to turn the team around one of the wheels of thewagon struck a box of corks and over went wagon, Weeks and cloud of “soft stuff.” Hartley landed on his feet with the reins in his hands and stopped the team before they had a chance to run away. Damages nominal. As if this were not experience enough for one afternoon, he again put his foot in it or to be more explicit put both feet in it. He was engaged in showing a friend a new ice-box that his Colonel ' had put in. He stepped one side to call attention to the drip from the box and as he did so down he went almost out of sight. He had stepped into the waste water reservoir, the cover of which unnoticed by him had carelessly been left off. He managed to gain a foothold for his feet and stood waist- - deep in the water until assisted out by his friend. Thinking that no one else had wit- . nessed the accident but his friend, to whom he administered an Uncas Tribe of Red Men oath of secrecy, he stole home, changed his dripping garments and returned again to the colonel’s headquarters as if nothing had hap- pened. Little did he think of the trail of muddy-looking water that he left in his wake. and which led up to his secret being found out. ' Shortly after his return he was greet- ed with exclamations something ‘like this, “ What a place to take a bath. ” “ Did you change your socks ? ” “ Who saved you from drowning? ” etc. He saw that he was fairly caught and like a good Indian asked the crowd to have some fire-water at his expense. And the entire crowd with the exception of Smith Northrop “ liquored up. ” List of Patents. List of Patents issued from-the U. S. Patent Office, Tuesday, April 28th, 1896, for the State of Connecticut, fur- nished us from the office of EABLE & SEYMOUR, Solicitors of Patents, 868 Chapel street, New Haven, Conn. F. C. Boyd & C:E. Gierding, assign- ors to New Haven Car Register 00., New Haven, fare register. I. F. Brown, NewLondon, adjustable table. A. N, Clark, Plainville, gumming tool for mending pneumatic tires. J. L. Foster, Waterbury, trolley for electric cars. J. M. Kane & J. H. McLaughlin, New Haven, speed indicator for vehicles. W. A. Lorenz, assignor one-half to W._ H. Honiss, Hartford, plaiting ma- chine. W. A. Lorenz & W. H. Honiss. Hart, ford, paper (bag. Same, compartment bag machine. ' J. J. Renehan, New Britain, on fender. F. H. Richards, Hartford, weighing machines and apparatus therefor; 3 patents. Same, supply apparatus. hE. A. Saunders, New Haven, rubber s oe. A. U. Smith, Seymour, assignor one- half to E. C. Smith, Westport, auto- matic computing scale. Reissue. H. 0. Warren, Hartford, machine for generating gear teeth. Same, fastening devrce. F. T. Williams, assignor to Edward _ Miller & Co, Meriden, lamp burner. G. B. Woodrufl' and T. W. R. Mc- Cabe, assignors to W. L. Gilbert Clock - on HUNDRED noun PRIZE!‘ ll Magnificent Piano for the Most Popular Schoollodgo, Society,CIob or Fire Com- pany in Fairfiold County. Whichis our most popular school, lodge, society, club 01:. fire company? Which one has the~most admirers and friends ? Doubtless these questions are beyond the. power of any” absolute answer, but 'THE EVENING GAZETTE offers an exceptional opportunity to make the test. poses to poll the votes of the people. have zest in it.‘ It is made worth While to vote. magnificent prize at stake. THE GAZETTE pro-f And the voting is to There is a THE GAZETTE will give A $400 UPRIGHT PIANO to the school, lodge, society, club or fire company which gets the . most votes. / HERE 1'1- 15: It "is an instrument of the very finest character, It is beautiful in its workmanship, an. ornament worthy of any home, and in all its musical qualities it IS unsurpassed. In everysense it is a perfect and beautiful instrument—equal to the best that can be anywhere bought for $400 IN GOLD. The following are the rules which govern the voting: l—THE GAZETTE will print each day a blank coupon, each coupon being good for one vote for the school, lodge, society, club or fire com- pany the owner of the 0: upon may select—the blank lines in the coupon to be filled out with the name and address. to-day is at the end of this article 2—The contest will close on July 2, am . 3—Any school, lodge, society, club or fire company in Fairfield County is eligible. 4—A full record of the voting will be published up to date. every evening in THE GAZETTE, but votes received after 10 A. M. Will not be re— corded until a day later. 5—Coupons must be filled out in THE PIANO OFF It is a piano made upon honor and sold upon merit. A party buying one does not get merely a handsome case. He gets a thorough musical instrument. ment is full, rich, resonant and well sustained, the scale 13 magnificent. . Following is the voting coupon, a copy of which will ap- pear in THE GAZETTE daily. .l. l the winner announced on July 3. a plain handwriting, for otherwise blund- ers can not be avoided and votes will be lost. Blank coupons; of Course, can not be counted. lllill IS THE SllllLlllIl he coupon j 4" dSllllS. The tone of the instru NOT coon AFTER MAY 8. w- was reached, the indications were that “Web as security for a $5 board bill Mrs. Joseph Ackerman has returned 00-. Wiflshed. 01001! Fegulumt N m the bill would be returned to the House which she has against one of the actors. to her home in saugatuck, O G- 1?!- wflnflh'» ”“3305 ‘0 Sarge? & a e’ witha recommendation that it pass, the The study of International Lessons 0" ew “wilful oor chec '_ Premdent’s “it" nowrthstandmg. Protect Our Laborers. conducted by Rev. Mackenzie will be Payment Deferred. 0 0 0 The steamship Belgravla, WhICh 31" held in Grace church NorWalk during , . , I Townf The weekly hydrographic bulletin of rived at New York yesterday from the month of May. Th9 b1“ for repairing the culvert at the Navy Department, issued to-day, Mediterranean ports, landed 1,551 Ital- . _ Gbsllng brook on West avenue, and . . . . . . . Meetings at Safegaurd chapel Will be amounting to $56 was presented at the E contains nearly fifty official reports of ions at Ellis Island. About 400 of them resumed en Sunda next at 4 m , . . , .- icebergs menacing transatlantic steam- were detained for re-examination by ‘ n . , n y p. " Selectmen sofiiee, ““3 “19”“?- Select- BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS. ers crossing the Grand Banks, all the special boards of inquiry. The 051“" owned by Mr. Gould man Selleck says_ that It Wt“ 11.0”. 9" Norwalk Yacht Club .................................................................. . ............ 11882 area between latitude 40 and 50’ known Of the 36,917 immigrants landed at Hedenbnrg has been launched. .. - pmd until 1|; :3 decided as to which is Hope Hose Company ............................... ~ ................................ 11081 as the “rolling forties,” being thick Ellis Island in April, 14,203 were Italian, Mrs. Michael Dunnignn and two chil- 1650911511316 for the work, the town or Wblildfilj; Egggggrlhodae.’ ggzg with pack ice and bergs, with attendant These are the April statistics for the five dren 0‘ N 0' walk have been visiting Mr. the ““5? Of South Norwalk.~ Center School.........----.: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 936 fogs. As the passenger steamers of the proceeding years: 1891, 59,447; 1892, and Mrs. Patrick Dunnigan‘. " ' Pequonock Pleasure Club ................... ‘; ................................................... 566 great lines continue to run on the 63,289; 1893.54333; 1894, 26,681; 1895, While crossing the street railway The Boston Store. gver Riva]: Sfuool ................................................ 51%; . ........Iy ...... ... ...... mm...- 23,... ...... n... u... 1...... y.......,, J... «a... ..... has ..... .. the Tiers. 8‘..§::::::::.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::'.:::::: ................................... 7. and the fields are still slightly north of fcf .4. Carroll, a teamster for Gault Bros., 110311091110“ 0f the 308W.“ Store in ‘0' Arinn Singing Semen .................... 60 these routeS, the danger is not 30 great Didn’t Go. overturned his wagon on which was a day’s GAZETTE, and judging from the. '1‘. G. L. 0.: ..................... ' ...................................................................... 40 now as it will be two weeks hence, when Grover O. E. Wilson, failed to put in load of hay. Carroll struck on his head slaughter 1.” Price“1 this WWI“ 931”“ gorwglg‘ Lgegfrgrwz """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2f} the drift will begin to cross the track an appé’arance at the annual meeting of and in an instant was buried under a ium expects and Will 11“ their Store With Livnocfifln Eounclll :::: if: of incoming steamers. Warnings have the National Society of the Sons of the ton of hay. He was removed from his customers every day during the com- The Central Club.. . . .................. 13 been issued that the quantity of ice this American Revolution, at Richmond Va. perilous position unconscious and gaSp- ins Week. N; 3- ‘---- ------------------------ 13 season is unusually large. yesterday, as he promised Congressman ing for breath. His face had become " - :f , 81"“ Nofizgilgesé’fm‘lfigs't'qf","""’ ' ‘ ‘ i3 o o 0 Hill he would do. andthus foi'oins 0011- black. A passing trolley car was pressed c°" 08“” f" ”'3” Director. Bittfii’. MdMabon-.’(}ouncil‘l‘.”I... ..................................................... 13 The sub committee of the House hectihut’s Representatiiefiin. that pa- into service, and Carroll was taken to Governor Coflin has appointed Col. Catholic Union Council .................................................................. 3 Labor Committee to-day decided to re- triotic body, upon rheumatic alltoo his home. Dr. Nolenmas called and it Norris G. Osborn of the New Haven Uncas 't‘ribe'm-‘m. ---------------------------------------------- . ..... 3 ' 9 port favorably to the full. committee willing should ' ‘ r‘ 7'“Hfll. ' already found that his left ankle was badly Register a prison director, to succeed gfiszggflgt-Ef‘lgbrm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 the. bill of Mr. Southwick, of ‘ New heavily over 913112”, he cares of sprained? and ”his head considerably 0. F. Bellman, Iesigned- 00101101 03' S. S. Cluli‘“".'.'...i.l 1:: g York, to protect free labor and,” the in- lstate.» _ ' ' " 7: 1 bruised; and cut. ' born has accepted the appointment. Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company -- ............................................ .. 4 7 xi. . .. .. Phoenix Engine Company........ ..... ................... ................... ... . 2 . 5:?
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