lp-u-w 53‘?” _.__-_. . ..A-c—m. -..- -... Ten . SWeet !; Caporal Little SOLD BY ALL DEALERS. < x. m Lylua "fiDDEWT' Cavern in the Moun- tains of Utah. A Golden The Strange Story of a Convicted Witc- Murderer Who Was Executed at Salt Lake City Taking the Secret with Him. .—.——..—. Many stories are told in the east Ell-shuts. _ l about great hidden treasures in the mountains of the west. In some in- stances those wild remarks are but the imagination of thoughtless brains, while in many cases the stories are true. The west is filled with treasure vaults whose gold and silver deposits are numerous, says the Chicago Inter Ocean. Old Spanish residences, now going to decay, contain secret rooms lined with gold and filled with precious stones and rich jewels. The moun- tains contain dark canyons mines of fabulous wealth have lain dormant for ages. The humblest'sheep- herder or range rider mpy accidentally discover the greatest mineral deposit ever known, and the most timid ex- plorer may find the treasured wealth of a French millionaire stored away in the caverns of the old dwellings. Utah was once. Mexican property, and its fertile valleys were peopled by a wealthy class of men. The old cliff- dwellers of the Colorado left most val- uable homes containing gold and silver bathtubs. vases and ornaments, while the workings of miners living a cen- tury ago show the vast wealth taken from the old arastras and sluice boxes. A strange story of fabulous wealth was related by 'Enoch Davis, a wife-mur- derer recently executed in Salt Lake City. He.found the most wonderful mines ever seen by man, and exhibited nuggets of gold from the sluice boxes which excited the curiosity of court officials so that his life was spared for many months. About sixty miles from Salt Lake City is an unexplored section of the Utah Indian reservation. N 0 man has ever penetrated the deep, dark can- yons of this Indian land since the days of Brigham; Young, the well-known Mormon leader. After the California gold excitement it is said a gentleman named George Knowles came from the diggings of the Golden state and set- tled in Utah. He agreed with the president of the Mormon church to give him his weight in gold for one of‘ the numerous women of the Young- harem. The proposition was accepted and Knowles was given six weeks in which to produce the gold. Knowles, with a son about fourteen years of age, started from the Mormon Mecca Monday morning and within two weeks returned with eighty-five pounds of gold nuggets. Young ac- cepted the money, but swore his slave to absolute secrecy as to where the gold was obtained. At that time the church people were opposed to the opening of mines, and no man was per- mitted to prospect in the territory. The old man Knowlt~ ~: iivczi and died in 'Salt Lake City with visions of wealth where . haunting his deathbed, but he never ' returned to'the secret mines. . In after years the son determined to disobey the orders of the church and seek the gold fields helhad seen in his youth. He was accompanied by Enoch Davis, the wife murderer. One dark night in the month of June the pros- pectors dropped down from the high, sandy mesas into the gold-lined cavern. Here they found thousands of nuggets ~ with the mountain waters flowing over them. Every pocket and knapsack were filled with the valuable treasures. \Vhen morning dawned they were met at the summit of the canyon by a band of Indians. The red men fired and Knowles dropped dead. Davis feigned death and fell to the bottom of the cavern. The Indians could not get down the blufls, and the white man lay there in an apparent state of death until nightfall, when he arose, and after two or three days succeeded in es- caping from the savages. When Davis escaped he made his way to Vernal, a wild frontier town near the Indian reservation. In this village he took up his abode, expecting some day to be enabled to return to the fields of wealth. He married and set- tled down to the duties of a home life as the village blacksmith. His mind became troubled, he resorted to drink, and at last in a fit of jealous despon- dency killed his wife and buried her in a potato pit near the house. The crime was discovered within a day and Davis was arrested and imprisoned on the charge of murdering his wife. In the prison all the nightmare of golden treasures haunted the doomed prisoner. HeI drew a map of the ecun— try and presented it with. the facts to the court officials as a ransom for his liberty. Many thousands of dollars have since been expended in 'seeking this famous gulch, but nothing has been found. Davis, after repeated postponements, was finally convicted _____ _,_ _, .. - .. .... a, - l rand shot without again realizing the fulfillment of his dreams. The lost gulch is yet a subject of much thought, and prospectors‘seek the place as soon as the winter’s snow melts from the mountain slopes. m Crafty Birds. -Woodpeckers in the mountains Of Southern California do cabinet work that cannot be equaled by the most skilled artisan. The crafty birds gather acorns, drill holes in the trunks of pine trees, into which they fit the nuts so closely and snugly that squirrels are unable to pull them out. Hundreds of these nuts are implanted in a single tree trunk. The question has arisen as to how the birds get the acorns out, if a squirrel cannot remove one of the im- plantations. It is discovered that. after being implanted, a worm appears in the acorn, and it is for the purpose of getting this worm later on that the crafty bird stores away acorns in this unique manner. Each Person’s Share of Real Estate. If the earth were equally divided among its inhabitants each person would get about twenty-three and one- half acres. HONOR AS COLLATERAL. A Loan Scheme Which Proved a. Flat ' Failure. Loans withOut security are a built which usurers often held out to the un- wary, says the London Daily Tele- graph, but a eel-tail: [Amour thought it might be made still more tempting by advertising that people could pledge their honor fora substantial monetary advance. Honor is inexhaustible, espe- cially when it ca, be turned into hard cash, so the sch“. e bade fair to sue- ceed. But on the face of it as a com- mercial speculation it was a poor in- vestment. Its pllilanLhropy was its chief recommendation, and therefore its author, a Chemist’s assistant former- ly, with two companions, felt embold- ened to imitate Mme. Eugenie Buffet, and sing in the streets to invite the charitable public to contribute to the New Students" Friendly society, as they called 'their philanthropic loan office. The trio selected the Normandy coast resorts for their tour, and duly adver- tised their philanthropic motives in the local press. But unfortunately -M. La- cour preached without practicing. He had himself contracted a number of little debts on the strength of his honor, and his creditors were not quite satis- fied with the value of that security, and When recently he borrowed from afriend a bicycle, which he at once handed over to a cafe keeper who was dunning him for money, the bicyclist took an unkind view of the transac- tion, and lodged a complaint with the police, with the result that the latter- day philanthropist was placed in safe custody to meditate upon the worth- lessness of honor in worldly transac- tions. 'What’s in a Word? If any of our readers, in looking over articles on electric railways in the German language, should come across the word Strassenbahnwagenunterges- telle, says the Electrical World, they need not be alarmed or discouraged, nor afraid to use it in good society. In- stead of getting at the subject directly. as is done in English, this single word relates quite a little story—a sort of riddle of which you are expected to guess the answer. “The story is, briefly, as follows: In about the middle of the word we find that the object referred to has some connection with a car, and, returning to the beginning, it appears that this car is intended to run on rails (as cars usually do, by the way); that these rails are in the streets of a city, and that the car is supported on some structure; near the end it is explained that this supporting structure is below, and not above, the car, and, finally, it is added that it refers to-the apparatus in general, and not to any one form in particular. With the aid of this de- scription it will not be difficult to guess correctly that the German writer would have said trucks instead had he been privileged to use the English language. It seems to us that this verbal machine. is somewhat over-compounded. Cannibal Crusoes. One of the tales dug up out of the misty past is that given by the York (Me) Courant of the wreck of, the Nottingham galley on Boon island. This vessel, which was bound to Bos- ton from London, was driven on the island in a terrible gale on the night of December 11, 1719. The weather was so dreadful that. some of the sufferers soon died. There was nothing to eat but shreds of raw hide, rockweed and a few mussels. After a few days two of the men attempted to get to York on a raft but were drowned. At last the hunger of the survivorsbecame so raging that they ate some of the flesh of their dead comrades, and, having no fire, must', perforce, swallow this raw. Immediately their dispositions, which had been kind and helpful, seemed to undergo a total change. Instead of praying, they began to swear, and quarrels commenced. At last, after twenty-three days of this horrible life. they were rescued, being then mere skeletons and unable to walk. A light- house was erected on this island in 1811. Quickens The Appetite Makes the Weak Strong. - ",1 I, THE ONLY GOLD MEDAL Sarsapari lla Has «Cured Others , And Will Cure You. , Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral for Coughs.‘ , colors - BRIDGEPORT, The . . D. M. Read] Company. SOMETHING VERY UNUSUAL. Beautiful new Spring Jackets, for $2.50, $4, $5, $6.50, $7.50 and $8. Fashionable garments in fashionable and fashionable fabrics— cov'erts and light tan kerseys, with handsome pearl buttons. The best jacket house in the country having more goods than they cared to carry over to another season have asked us to help them dispose of as many as possible._ They have given us the privilege of putting these extraordinary low prices upon them in order to make as little trouble for us as possible and to quicken the selling. As they cannot be duplicated, either in sizes or styles, it will more than repay anyone to hasten their choosing and thus secure one of the GREATEST BARGAINS OF THE SEASON. First come first fitted. One of the surpfises of the Uphol- stery department is the quantities of Cotton Tapestries, Satin Derby, Brocatelle, Silk Damask and Cordu- roy which have been sold this season; sold, cut up and delivered. People have realized the advantages of buy- ing here, both in regard to the goods and also the prices. This week we shallsell a small lot of Figured Cotton Flannel, worth 25 cents, for lch. a yard. Anyone can get more individuality out of our Silk and Dress Goods departments than from any other source. One of the bright particulai charms of these selections is the ability to make a fashionable success out of anything that can be chosen; possibilities unlimited rather than limited. Dolls and Doll Carriages, down stairs in the Toy department. A Outi door beauties that will tickle the fancy of every little girl who delights in such things. Azld Wagons, Carts, Velocipedes and Tricycles, for the little boys. Things that will take He vigorous little chaps ‘out into the sunlight and balmy air and put a lovelyvand healthy color into their bright faces— inexpensive but healthgiving play- things. l . Closing‘Quotations of the New York Stock ~w' E E K Y '- NO law-Al.» K. GPA" z ET T E. calms GREEK’S FIRES. The Once Prosperous Mining Town I! Now a Collection of Embers. CRIPPLE CREEK, 0010., May 1.—'l‘hou- sands of homeless people shivered at u! campfires or wandered among the ruins of this once prosperous city throughout the night. The cold was sexore, and to- ward morning snow began to fall. During the night for a distance of a mile to the right and left the burning em- bers presented a sight most incomparable. Standing on the hill beyond the burned district and to the West the picture was one of a huge bowl, with the steam arising above. Everywhere along the thorough- fares can be seen the Work of the dyna- mite, a great mass of kindling wood. A company of the Colorado national guard is on duty in the unburned distrl‘ct. Numerous arrests have been made in the outside district, resort to which has been made by the vagrant element which lately has infested Cripple Creek. All night fires were starting up occasionally on the placer. Where possible the residents pulled the houses down, and, ifthat failed. blow them up. They had no water in that por- tion of the city. A rumor is in circulation that a man was seen in the act of setting fire to a dwalllng on Capitol hill and was shot by a resident, just as a flrebug was shot and killed by Floyd Thompson yesterday after- noon. Mayor Doyle of Victor has employed two fire wardens r every business block in that city, as has been rumored that firebugs are after that town as well as Cripple Creek. A man was caught in the act of firing the rear of the Nowell Hard- ware company’s store. He is in jail. The“ total loss by yesterday’s fire is estimated . at $1,500,000. The lnsurance will prob- ably loot up between $400,000 and $500,- 000. The heaviest losers are as follows: Louis Welnburg, clothing store, $40,000; Palace hotel, $40,000; Portland hotel, $20,000; furniture, $7,000; insurance on furniture, $6,000; W. T. Booth. furniture, $50,000: Wright Hardware company, 820,- 000; El Paso Lumber company, $20,000; Heller’s drug store, $20,000. Many other individual losses run as high as $20,000. All the local newspapers, banks and ex. press offices and nearly all stores, resizin- rants and lodging houses are wiped out. A STRIKE PETERS OUT. Cars Running Almost as Usual on the Union Traction Company’s Lines. PHILADELPHIA, May 1.-—The strike of the employees of the Union Traction com- pany, which was ordered by the antral committee of the Amalgamated associa- tion to take place at 4 o’clock this morn- lng, has fallen flat. Cars are running reg- ularly today on nearly every branch of the company’s lines, and there has been hard- ly any interference with traffic. The only noticeable interruption is'on the Fourth and Eighth streets division, where about three-fourths of the cars are running, but those which are in operation are manned by the old men. The same can be said of 75 per cent of all the cars which are in motion. ‘ General Manager J. R. Bcctem of the Union Traction company said today that, as turns his company was concerned, there was no strike. The cars were all running regularly, and no trouble had taken place, as far as he had learned. There had been no disturbance at any of the depots. ‘ Accident to a. Fast Train. PITTSBURG, May 1.—Part of the Bal- timore and Ohio fast express train was thrown from the track near Washington, Pa, by a broken axle on the engine. Pat- rick Flaherty, fireman, was killed, and Henry McBurney, engineer, and J. M. Neely, baggage master, were seriously in- juréd. A Nice Windfall For Wales. LONDON, May 1.——The Daily Courier, the new morning paper started by Sir George Newnes, proprietor of The West- minster Gazette, Tit-Bits, eta, says that it deems from trustworth sources that the late Baron Hirsch left 1,000,000 ($5,— 000,000) to his friend the Prince of Wales. The Stokes Execution. BRUSSELS, May 1.—Captain Lothalre, the Belgian officer who has been on trial for the alleged illegal hanging in the Kongo Free State of Stokes, the wealthy English trader, who is said to have sold arms and ammunition to the natives, has been acquitted. . ' The Weather. Generally fair; warmer; southerly winds. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Exchmge. , NEW YORK. April 30.—Money on call easy at 2% per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 4%@5}§ per cent. Sterling exchange firm. with actual business in bankers’ bills at $4.88%@4.89 for demand and $4.87%@4.88 for 60 days. Posted rates. 34.88%@4.89 and $4.89}€@4.90. Commer- cial bills. $4.87. Silver certificates. $M®681¢ no sales. Bar silver, 68. Mexican dollars. 54. Government bonds steady. State bonds inac- tive. Railroad bonds firm. Closing prices: Atchison... ....... 14 Bur. & Quincy.. .. 80% New England. .... 48 N. J. Control. . . . . .107% 0.. C.. C. &. St. L. . 3.5% North American. 6% Chesapeakecl’s 0.. 17% Northern Pacific.. 1% Chicago Gas...... 69% Do. pref ........... 1% Cordage. ......... . 5% N. Y. Central ..... 98% Cotton Oil........ 15% Omaha............ 44% Ontario & West .. 15% Pacific Mall....... 21% Readlng........... 12% Rock Island ...... 72% Silver Bullion..... 67% St. Paul........... 78% Del. & Hudson . . .1234 Distillers’ Trust.. 1996 Eric.. . . . .......... 15%, General Elmricu 87% Hocking Valley.. . 18 Lackawanna ...... 159% Lake Shore. . ...... 100 Sugar Refining. . .123 Leadun 27 TcxagPaciflc..." 8% Louisville &. Nash 5234 Union Pacific.... 8% Wabash put..." 18% Missouri. Pacific.. 27% Western Union... 85% Northwestern . . . .106 ' General Markets. * NEW YORK. April 30.—FLOUR—State and western inactive; prices nominally unchanged: city mills patents, [email protected]: winter patents. 33.9004; city mills clears. $4.1504fil; winter straights, [email protected]. ' ' WHEAT—No. 2 red opened firm. reacted. now steady at best prices, showing “axe-ud- vancc on rain in the northwest; May.70}6@ 70 7-16c.: J une. 70%@70 7-16c. CORN—No. 2 quiet. but steady. held by wheat: May, 35%@359§c.; July. 36%036Kc. . - OATS—No. 2 dull; May. 240.: July. 24)“. , PORK—Dull: old to new mess. $9@10: fam- ily. [email protected]. LARD—Dull; prime western steam. 5a.. state dairy. nominal. BUTTER—Steady: 1001434fic4 state creamery, ldiplfiléc. ‘ CHEESE—Steady; state. large. 5@9%C-: small. 4%@10c. - ' * ' EGGS—Steady: state and Pennsylvania... 1039120.: western; 104411360. ' SUGAR—Raw firm fair refining. $10.: cen- trifugal. 96 test. we; refined quiet: crushed. 51-160.: powdered. .. l-lfic. TURPENTINE—Steady at z8%@29%0- _ MOLASSES—Steady; Ncw‘Orleans. W70. _ RICE—Steady: domestic, 3%@6c.: Japan. 8% @Mc. ‘ TALLOW—Quiet; city. 3%c.: countrY. 3360- HAY—Steady; shipping. 703750.: good to choice. 95c.@31. ‘“ Hour. SECRETS. The Mothers KeepThem; but, With a Little LIght, There-Need. ‘ be None. n.1,, LL know that forty per cent. of the children of the whole world have ten:? MOtbers know it and there is a very mistaken policy of “saying noth- ing about it.” Sweet, clean, dry beds shvuld be and can be the resting place by night for our little ones. Some mofhers attribute“ “to habit.” It is not a habit. at all. Why are children who have this habit thirsty at bed-time. Let us tell you. Weak kidneys become Somewhat luflammated by the daily. ac,- tivity of the child and demands some- thing cooling.‘ The result is the same, whether they drink or not—wet beds. We write our school teachers, asking- them to always and quickly permit Fred m- Nellie to retire on request, as their kidneys are weak. Let us set you right in this matter. Give such children one Doan’s Kidney Pill twice a. day, and as sure as you do their kid- neys strengthen to a full ability, of re- tention, and sweet rooms and beds, and undisturbed studies at school will be the result Their weakened kidneysarc nearly always the result of some for- mer sickness, and as easily cured as any childish ailment. Doau’s Kidney Pills are pleasant for children to take, and perfectly harmless. ' An example of the success of Dean’s Kidney Pills in this trouble, comes from Meriden, Conn. Mrs. Wm. Wood who live»7 in that city at No. 130 Colony street says: ‘,My little boy of ten years of age has always been troubled with weakness of the kidneys causing him to wet the bed. So many mothers punish their children for this, but I knew he couldn’t halo it. I read about Dean’s Kidney Pills curing incontinence of urine in adults and thought it might help the little fellow. I procured a box and their use produced a marked benefit at once. It is very seldom he does it now and I shall continue giving him Doan’s Kidney Pills until the kidneys are sound and strong. It is only out of gratitude that I permit publication but the trouble is a very prevalent one and most people from modesty or diliidence do not speak of it. Physicians do not appear to be able to cope with the trouble and I consider it a mother’s dufy'to tell others about it when she annoyance. Doan’s Kidney Pills are sold for 50 cents per box. or six boxes for $2.50 By all dealers, or mailed on receipt of price by Foster—Milburn 00., Buffalo, N. Y. sole agents for the U. S. , For Pin Worms, Eczema, Hives, in fact, any of the various torturing, itchy diseases of the skin, Dean’s Ointment. is an instant and positive remedy. Get it from your dealer. DAVID . w, RAYMOND Fuel-T Director and Emlalmer. all vs 39 Washington Street'South Norwalk Residence. Mahackemc Hotel. Weak kidneys toa greater or less ex- ' has founda specific for this terrible - The GAZETTE ; ‘ RINTING _ < Department. A _ WORD T0 ‘ THE WISE M erchan ts, M an ulactur- ers, Lodges and Socielies will consult their own inter- ests by giving us a call. REMEMBER—If you have work to do, write to us. an- w st: 5 Reasons Why Sallieicher’s Pianos . Lead. IV. V- on) PlllllDS. TAKEN Ill EXEHANGEaE WRITE ~ In Advertiseiin the Gamma. 5 4 HES. Because none but first-class workmen are employed. Because an experience of forty years counts. Because for years we have given special attention to designing im- proved features which none but our planes have. Because they are low in price and high in artistic beauty. 'Because when 'Schleicher says its so, it’s so. llain Office and I Factory, ' PABIFIGST. Stamford.
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