.‘.‘___.___\__ . . Founded in 1800.] VOL; Xcvr—No 19 NATIcNiL_cAPiTAL An Early Adjournment of Con- gress Looked For. Interesting Washington News and Chat. GAZETTE’S BUREAU, ‘ ) 709 EAST CAPITOL STREET s WASHINGTON, MAY 6. 5 Both Houses held sessions to-day. o o o In the Senate the amended Peder bond sale investigation resolution was passed by a vote of 51 to 6. o o N o In the House no business of import- ance was transacted, the time being largely consumed by factions opposi- tion to the 'consideration of private pen- sion bills. . o o 0 Frank A. Flower, of Wisconsin, ap- peared before the House Committee on Railways and Canals to-day in support of the bill to construct a ship canal around Niagara Falls to the Atlantic Ocean, by way of New York. He said that the persons interested would have no difficulty in procuring the funds necessary to construct thelwater way. 0 o 0 An early end of the session may con- fidently be looked for. TheHouse con- curent resolution to adjourn on the 18:h of May has not been. taken up by the Senate, but all seem to believe Congress will adjourn as soon as Saturday the: 23d inst. o o o . General Superintendent Kimball, o the Life Saving Service, has issued a circular, prohibiting members of a life- saving crew during the active season from ferrying, boating, oystering, crab- bing, fishing, shooting game, gathering moss or engaging in similar employ- ment for pay or market, in competition with other persons engaged in such business. ‘ ' p o o g o It is reported that the expert account- ant employed by the Secretary of State, has found a shortage of $l27,000 in the trust funds account of F. J. Keickhofer, until recently the disbursting officer of the State Department. This amount, together with the $12, 000 shortage said to have been found by the auditing of- ficers of the Treasury," in Mr. Keick- hofer’s general account, brings the to- tal up to $139,000. Mr. Keickhofer’s friends assert that his seeming shortage isfnot one in fact, but is traceable to the chaotic condition of the department’s accounts. 0 o o . The State Department gave it out to- day that it had been authentically in- ‘ formed that while of the persons cap- tured on board the Competitor some were killed during the fight that ensued between the Spanish steam launch and the s'chooner, and while many more are supposed to have escaped, only one of the persons captured is an American citizen who thus far has refused to give his name. . O 0 . 0 ‘ A cable dispatch to the Navy De- partment announced the departure of the flagship Minneapolis from South- ampton to-day' for Cronstadt, in order to enable Admiral Selfridge and some of his. officers to attend the coronation of the Czar. " o o o .. The McKinleyites are in ’a high state of exhilaration to night. They claim their candidate is now sure of his nomi- nation on the first ballot, as he now has, after the Indiana and Michigan conventions held to-day, many more ‘ than a majority of the entire vote of the National Convention. Republicans generally, are. delighted over the pro- tection and sound money planks in t0- day’s convention’s platforms. _ 0 U 0 The District Commissioners willshort- ly recommend favorable action on House bill 818, providing for the estab- lishment of a public Keeley Institute in this city. The health officer is now col- looting information about the Keeley treatment, which will be submitted to Congress in support of the argument for an inebriate asylum here. 0 o 0 Gen. Couch has been sent an official invitation to be present at the unveil- ing of the Hancock equestrian statue here on the 12th inst. Sure to Come. The business man who says it “doesn’t pay to advertise.” soon or late, has his windows decorated with the Auction- eer’s bills. Sly Dig at Capt. Ike. ' One man may be a bigger man than the United States, but he isn't a bigger. man than two other men when they get together.—News. fln Entertaining and I nstmctive Home Journal, Especially Devoted- to Local JV ews and Interests. NORWALK, CONN-”FRIDAY, MAY 8. l896.—12 PAGES; HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. Ordered to Pave, Grade and Curb their Sidewalks.- The following property owners on Butler andLeonard streets, in accord- ance witha vote of the City Council have been officially notified to pave, grade and curb at. their own expense, their several sidewalks: Henrietta M. Carter, Grace C. Mar- vin, R. Lacy Higgins, Joseph U. Car- for, Burr Smith, Edwin Adams, Charles A. Ambler, ElizabethRaymond, The Norwalk Straw, Hat 03., Rebecca T. Matthews, George R. McGonegal, Mary E. McGonegal, Ellen McSherry, Lydia B. Demmon. John Fahey, Mary A. Doty, St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Society, Burr Smith, admidistrator estate of Isaac R. Doty, deceased, Pat- rick Goldrick, George W. Merritt, Ephriam M. Merritt, Philo W. Bates, Horace L. Hubbell, Thomas Ward, Charles T. Leonard, Mrs. Moses Hill, and Edward K. Lockwood and Rebecca Cr. Olmstead, administrators of the estate of Samuel E. Olmstead, deceased. The work is to be done on or before June 4th, 1896, and in case of its not being done by the owners it will be done by the City at the expense of the owner or owners or person so neglecting. The Curtis Lecture. A packed audience greeted Rev. Fred S. Curtis last evening at the First Congregational Lecture Room to listen to his account of his personal exper- iences as a missionary for eight yerrs, in the interesting kingdom of Japan. Mr. Curtis stated that for the first three and a half years of his residence there he was mainly engaged in mastering the language, thought to be the most difficult to acquire of any spoken tongue. His first attempt at preaching, was through a native Christian interpreter, and even then, difficulties almost in surmountable beset him, as in the Jap- anese language there are no words con- veyingdhe christian ideas of creation, sin, divinity of Christ or God’s omni- potent power. . He described graphically, the J apan- ese modes of life, of conveyance, trans- portation of goods, use of the bicycle, etc., to their brightness of intellect, yet almost ineradicable adherence to pagan ideas and practicesr He said their theatres and places of public as- sembly, were built after our Norwalk plan of open trolley cars—to give one a cold. He said there was a nominally Christian population of 40,000 among . 40,000,000 in Japan. They were eager to hear the Gospel preached and dlSr cussed and enjoyed discussion and con- troversy withour missionaries on re- ligious subjects and in which they were very sharp at retort and at times troublesome. He thought there was everything to encourage Christian work- ers there and after a year’s sojourn here he expected to return to his old field of labor. Central Labor Union. A regular meeting of the Central Libor Union was held in Iron Moulders’ Union hall last evening at which time the following officers were elected: H. G.’Disbrow, President; Harry Chittam, R. S.; P. H. Carroll, F. 8.; William A. Kellogg, Treasurer; F. Brotherton, Frank Owens and Thomas \Moore, 'l‘rustées; H. "Harris, Sergeant-at-Arms; A. Harris, George Farnham and W. H. Sheehun, Credential Committee; W. S. McQuillan, M. F. O’Beilly, Charles Taylor, W. .1. I’ryer, M. J. Burns, Frank Owens and H. Chittam, Commit- tee on 'OrganiZAtion; H. G. Disbrow, H. Chittam, W. A. Kellogg, Fred Brotherton, Frank Brown, Charles Beardsley, A. Harris, Andrew Rice. The reports of the secretary and treasurer \verii'ead and referred to the auditing committee. .007 Milford Electric Road. Negotiations are in progress for the Sale of Milford Electric Railroad com- pany’s property which consists chiefly of a charter and some plans. The probable purchaser is a new York syn- dicate represented by Waller & Wag- ner, who recently obtained control of the‘Norwalk Tramway road. Former Governor Waller and Attorney S. Har- rison Wagner are expected to make an inspection of the layout as granted the company in their charter to-morrow. Wreck on the Consolidated. The New York express was derailed in the Park avenue yard in Boston, by amisplaced switch, at 7:30 last night. W. J. Dow, of Dorchester, was instant- ly killed. J. H. Long, of Watertown, died in the hospital an hour later. They were in the smoking car with twenty others, all of whom were more or less seriously injured. Advertise in the GAZETTE. . tisement concerned A SONG BIRD CAGED. Dora, Lennon, a Serio-Comic ‘Singer Held for Coun- A terfeiting. Detective Esquirrel Lured- Her From Bridgeport to New York and Placed Her Under Arrest. Dora Lennon, an attractive variety singer, or “actorine,” as she was Called at the Alexander Music hall in Bridge- port, where she commenced a week’s engagement Monday, was held in New York yesterday in $2.500 for exami- nation before U. S. Commissioner Shields on a charge of passing counter- feit money. For some time there has appeared in various theatrical papers, the following advertisement: “Nice, light, easy employment for actors and actresses on the road; few hours’ work a day and good returns; no canvassing. Address Box 871, General P. O , New York.” In some manner not exactly known, the Secret Service peOple some time ago became suspicious that the adver- the passing of counterfeit money. Letters forwarded to. that address Were traced, and it was discovered that the advertisement had been inserted by one James F. Stillman of 91 Eist Third street, New York. Then an effort was made to discover those to whom Stillman sent letters, and it was found that Dora was one of these. Detective Esquirrel, of Chief Bagg’s force, hadfollowed her to several towns in which "she sang, and went to Bridge- port on the same train, although of course she didn't know it. He paid several visits to the Alexander Music hall in that city, and while he was con- fident that he was on the right scent, he did not possess sufficient evidence to arrest her. Wednesday morning, the New York detectives raided the East Third street house, and caught Stillman and Rudolph Krofinsky inthe act of moulding spur- ious half dollars. ‘ Stillman carried a letter from Dora Lennon,in which occurred such phrases as E‘Keep the blinds shut” and “Don’t let the people in the front room get on to the work.” ' Then Esquirrel was appraised by tel- egraph that it was time to arrest Dora and he lured her away from Bridgeport by saying that her husband was dying, and that if she wished to see him alive she must hurry to New York at ones. When the train was pulling intor'ithe Grand Central station, he told her who he was, arid put her under arrest. Stillman asserted that the woman was his wife, and that she was innocent. All the same, she was held for examina- tion, her bonds being fixed at $2,500, and those of the men at $5,000 each. Dora Lennon made her first appear- ance as a variety actress at the J. I. C. Music hall in Jersey City,w here Stillman made her acquaintance. Since then she has done singing and dancing at cheap shows in the neighporing towns. She is a brunette with course features. She is well known in this section having sung at different times at all of the sev- eral concert halls. She left Bridgeport in such a hurry that part of her cloth- ing remains at the hall. The men both have state prison rec- ordsu The full nature of the evidence against her will not be known until the hearing to-morrow. Prescribed Salt Water. Aleck Olsen who has had many hair- breadth escapes from being killed from as many different causes. is again in a sea of worriment. He tells a friend that he awoke one morning this. week and found two of his soundest back teeth missing. He says that during the day he suffered an intense pain in his stom- ach and could arrive at no other conclu- sion than that the pain was caused by the missing teeth which in some unac- countable manner'hi‘id jumped out of his jaw and skipped down his throat. Another remarkable part of his story is that he visited a physician and ex- plained the situation to him and that the physician advised copious draughts - of salt water at frequent intervals during each day for six months after which time he would probably experience no trouble from the teeth. v- Annual Election. The Central Union of K.- D. will hold its May meeting in the Congregational chapel to-morrow at 4 o’clock. There Will be the animal election" of officers and reports of the anniversary meet- ing held recently in New York. This will be the last meeting of the Union before the summer vacation. ' A LASTING KNOCKOUT. New Britain Prize Fighter Unconscious for Many Hours. Patsy Nolan and Johnnie Houlihan, both of New Britain fought with skin tightgloves at Farmington yesterday af- ternoon, for a purse of 3100. The men have had some little pugilistic experi- en "and the match grew out of a dis- cu n as to their respective abilities so fweeks ago. Nolan is the larger ma; of the two, but is far the older, and Houlihan’s friends were confident that the youth of their man would stand in for more than Nolan’s size. The fight resulted in a knockout for Houlihan. At 11 o'clock last night he had not regained consciousness. The Farmington police are looking for the fighters, but both men have been con. cealed by their friends. The victory was an easy one for N o- lan, who was trained by Ike Williams, of Bridgeport. ‘ Bike Notes. It is not for the benefit of wheelmen that they are required to carry lights on their bicycles, but for the protection of pedestrians. It is the pedestrian who is in danger of being run down upon a crosswalk who needs the light as a warning of the approach of a wheelman. If all bicyclers were careful and con- siderate while upon their wheels re- strictions would not be needed, but un- fortunately, they are not. Fred Tocque, of Broad River, who for many years has been dyeing to live, met with an accident while riding his delivery bicycle through West Norwalk yesterday. After disentangling himself from the wheel, he found that he had escaped with a few slight bruises and that his bike had the appearance of having been struck by one of Capt. Bell’s pile drivers. G. Albert Mignery made a trip to South Norwalk yesterday in one hour and forty minutes.—Danbury News. Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb’s Company. Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb and her com- panypf Liliputians and high-class vau- devilles gave one of the best entertain- ments in the Opera House, last night over presented to :1 Norwalk audience. It was an audience too, that was greatly delighted. Every act was greeted with applause. The scientific glove con- test between the Brothers Magri was simply immense. It was an evening of refined specialties, music, comedy, danc- ing and pantomime such as one seldom has an opportunity of witnessing, the entertainment was greeted by a large audience. There will be a matinee this and to-morow afternoon, and perform- ances to-night and to-morrow night and the house ought to and prob- ably will be crowded at each perform- ance. Womans’ Board of Missions. The twenty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Woman’s Board of Missions will be held in New Haven on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 12 and 13. Tuesday will be Delegates’ day and the meetings will be held in the United Church chapel. The Public Meeting on Wed- nesday will be in Center church, com- mencing at 10 o’clock a. m. The speak- ers ‘will be Mrs. Judson Smith the President of the Board, Mrs. De Forest of Japan, Miss Webb from Adana, Turkey, and Mrs. Capron of Madura, India. The First Congregational church of Norwalk will be represented by Mrs. Noble, Miss Raymond, Mrs. Hill and other ladies. A Tiny Pair of Shoes. Count Magri, the husband of Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb, visited the .White Shoe Store of Olsen Brothers yesterday, and leftan order for a handsome pair of Russian 0).” lace shoes. The Count wears an exceedingly small shoe, being nothing more or less than an 8} child’s size, width D. The Messrs. Olsen will have the shoes made to order and it is safe to say that they will not only fit his hiahness but will prove the finest pair he ever wore. Democrats Refusiid Recognition. Ex-Senator Michael J. Houlihan, Samual A. Blackman, Edward Troy, and Timothy Bradley were elected~ del- egates to the state Democratic conven- tion.in Hartford June 10, in Danbury last night. The anti-machine Demo- crats attended the caucus in force but” recognition was refused them. Antique Communion Cups. The communion cups “used at the First Church of Christ," New London, are of great antiquity, none less than 100 years old. They date as follows: Two from the English ship Adventure in 1699; two in 1724; two in 1725; one in 1726; two in 1742; ten in 1793; six in 1819. Advertise in the GAZETTE. l" NOT coon AFTER MAY I 5_ E$L00 aT'YeaL PRICE Two CENTS- councilman szu \ ll Magnificent Piiic for the Most Popular , School, Lodge, Society, Club or Fire Com- pany lll Fairfleld County: Which is our most popular school, lodge, society, club or"? fire company? Which one has the most admirers and friends? Doublless these“questions are beyond the. power of any -’ absolute answer, but THE EVENING GAZETTE offers: an i ' exceptional opportunity to make the test. THE GAZETTE prey-x poses to poll the votes of the people. And the voting is to have zest in it. It is made worth while to vote. There is a magnificent prize at stake. THE GAZETTE Will give A $400 UPRIGHT PIANO to the school, lodge, society, club or fire company which gets the most votes. ~ ..... HERE IT IS 2 . 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 every sense 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: 1—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 theowner of the or upon may select—the blank lines in the coupon to be filled out with the name and address. The coupon. today is at the end of this article. 2—The contest will close on July 2, and the winner announced on July 3. 3—Any ~chool, lodge, society, club or fire compary 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 a plain handwriting, for otherwise blunds ers can not be avoided and votes will belost. Blank coupons, of c nirse, can not b) counted. ‘ 'l‘HE PIANO OFFERED IS THE ‘SGHLEIG ll SUNS. 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. The tone of the instru ment is full, rich, resonant and well sustained, the scale is. magnificent. . Following is the voting coupon, a copy of which will ap-- pear in THE GAZETTE daily. if Name, Town, BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS. Norwalk Yacht Club ................................................. . ............................. 12062; Hope Hose Company ................................................................................ 11576 St. Mary’s School........_ ........................................... , ........... . .................. 7083 Wélcome Stranger Lodge ................................................................... . 1558 Center School ........................................ . ............................................... 936. Pequonock Pleasure Club ....................... , ........ z ................................... , 566 Over River School._ .................................................................................. 347 Pioneer Castle .................................... :, ................................................. . 167 T. F. E. Club ................................................. . ........................................ . 70 Arion Singing Socety ...... 60 T.G. L. C ............................................................................................... 40 Norwalk Liederkran'z ............................................................................. , 24 Sword Fish Club....................... 23 Lincoln Council ................... ..................................... 18 . R. ‘__-_ .................................................... ,,- m "l‘he Central Club” . . ............................... .. ........................ _ 13 East Norwalk School...... . . .............. 16 Compo Engine 00., Westport ................................. , ........... 10 Bishop McMahon Council. ................................................................... 10 Catholic Union Council....................................‘ ......................................... 3 Uncas l‘ribe .3 . 3 Knob Outing Club ............................ . ...................... ’ ............................. 2 Pine Ledge Club.... .......... _. ........... ‘ ...................................................... . 2 S. S. Club .................................................................................. . ......... -2 Pioneer Hool and Ladder Company .. 4 ‘ Phoenix Emu: w Company . 2 Fire Police, 9. N.. ......... .............. ‘ ...-_...-_-_........._-....., .......... -- 1
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