: .4- a.» > ‘- There will be some plain talk indulged I \\\.~. .. \ .\\ . \A‘ . E§S§$§§$gs~ \\ A," ‘ ..... ‘ . gonzo? 1' I ."I/,. ,/_ rm.» Founded in 1800.] VOL. «PXCVL—No 20 NATIONALCAPIIAL Senator Platt Makesa Speech on the Du Pont Elec- tion Case. Interesting Washington News and Chat. 9 GAZETTE’s BUREAU. 709 EAST CAPITOL STREET} WASHINGTON, MAY 14. In the Senate, the DuPont Senator- ial Election case came up and our Mr. Platt made an able argument in sup- port of the Delaware claimant’s legal right to the senatorship. o o 0 Senator Cafi'ery of Louisana argued strenously for protection to American sugar producers and especially as against German importers and the un- fair discrimination in their favor ac- corded in the Wilson Tarifi' law. 0 o o Pension bills on the calendar were taken up and sixty passed before the Senate adjourned. 0 o o In the House the day was largely con- sumed in the consideration of private pension bills. The contested election case of Cheatham vs. Woodward was considered and decided in favor of the latter who is the sitting member. 0 o o » The Senate Committee on Indian Af- ' fairs this morning ordered a favorable report on the bill providing for free homesteads on the public lands in Okla- homa’Territory for actual and bona fide settlers, snd reserving the public lands for that purpose. The bill was amend- ed so as to make its provisions general . in their application. 0 o 0 Senator Hansbrough, from the com- mittee .on the Library, to-day favorably reported to the Senate a bill for the erection of a monument at Gettysburg, Penn., to President Lincoln. ' o o o . Designs from the American sculptors, P. W. Bartlett, living in Paris; J. M. Rhind, B. H.’ Mehans, of New York, and B. Smith, of Chicago, for an eques- trian statue of Gen. W. T. Sherman, to be erected in Waseington, are await- ing action of a committee appointed to make a selection, to-morrow being the day named for that purpose. 0 o o The Hancock statue which was V un- veiled here on Tuesday, has been warm— ly commended as a work of art and a good likeness of the General. The staging has been removed and a good view of the statue is afforded. Situated as it is, at the junction of two of the busiest streets of Washington, and a short distance from the Capitol, it will be seen by thousands of people who never find their way to the various res- ervations where other monuments are placed. The only person to represent Hancock’s Corps who appeared in the program of the unveiling was Colonel De Witt C. Sprague, a native of Con- necticut, a former schoolmate of Presi- dent Cleveland, who served under Han- cock. Colonel Spraz‘rnc read an origi- nal poem suitable to . L/L‘C‘IASZJU, and was complimented by the President after its delivery on the sentiments ex- pressed. 0 / o 0 An effort is to bemade to pass through the House the bill to repeal the revenue act which exempts from internal taxa- tion alcohol used in manufacturing in- dustries. There is reason to believe that this effort will encounter sharp and sturdy opposition from members who believe that the provision is a wise one, and who are strongly of the opinion that the failure to execute it is not due to any inherent dtfiiculty in the law itself so much as to the anxiety of the Score- tary of the Treasury to gather in all the 'revenue possible from that source. " Congressman Russell of the House Ways and Means Committee, from which the alcohol rebate repeal resolu- tion was favorably reported, says: ‘ 'It may be an ungracious thing to do, but I shall oppose this repeal by all the means in my power. My opposition may not be succesfful, but I mean to push it to the point where the House will be obliged to vote on an amend- ment to re-enact the Tariff law of 1890 before it reaches the main question. Section 61 was one of the few praise- worthy and defensible provisions of the revenue act of 1894, and it ought by all means to be retained and executed.” - o o o The Republicans of the Senate will hold a caucus to-morrow for the purpose of considering the subject of adjourn- ment. The call was generally signed 'by those who were opposed to the repeal of the free alcohol clause of the Tariff bill,'which Mr. Sherman and several other Republicans are anxious to secure. in by Senator Platt and others at this Kentuckians. Carlisle charge that the bond investiga- tion was enacted by the silverites to prevent his going home to speak for honest money. .477. Entertaining anal I nstmclive Home J oarnal, Especially Devoted to Local .News aml [rater-estrs. ‘ .NORWALK, CONN.. FRIDAY. MAY 15.1896—12 PAGES. HAD A FM ooum.’ , . cmference and an endeavor to show to the advocates of the repeal of the free alcohol clause; how impossible it is to take up this amendment to theTarifi' act without coupling it with other amendments along Republican lines, and provoking a prolonged and weari- some debate on the whole range of tariff questions. _ o o 0 Secretary Carlise has authorized Mr. Crowley, agent of the United States at Seal Islands, to permit the North American Commercial Company to take as the season’s catch not to exceed 30,- 000 male seals, if in his judgment, when the herd arrives, so many can be taken without injury to the herd. The limit of the catch last season was 15,000. 0 o o The President issued a warrant to- day for surrender to the German an- thorities of Ernst Goetz, a Hamburg bank clerk, held in Philadelphia on a charge of forgery. It is alleged Goetz secured about $20,000 from the Ham- burg bank through forged checks. 0 o 0 Buttons with the miniature picture of Secretary Carlisle upon them, and hear- ing the inscription; “Fer President, John G. Uarlisle,” have appeared here, and are being conspicuously worn by Friends of Secretary 0 o o The gross receipts of the thirty largest postofiices of the United States for the month of April, 1896, as compared with 1895, were $2,836,030, against $2,662,914 in 1895, a net increase of $173,115. New York heads the list, second, Philadelphia third, fourth and St. Louis fifth. with Chicago Boston Court News. The following Norwalk cases are on the short calendar lists for to-day. Superior Court, Hon. Fredrick B. Hall, judge. Eula vs. .Norwalk Printing 00., j udg- ment for want of answer. For divorce, Frederick B. Arden vs. Clara Bell Arden. Common Pleas court, Hon. Howard J, Curtis, judge. F. M. Tweddle vs. J. J. Hanlon, et al., judgement for want of answer and defendant’s motion for more specific statement. B. Burchard, et ux. Amandus Bach, plaintiff’s motion for more specific statement. Joseph A. Gray vs. Edward J. Wad- hams, hearing on pleadings to counter claim (if filed) or judgement for want of answer to counter claim. William Ryan, et ux. vs. City of Nor- walk, motions for bonds for prosecu- tion; for more specific statement; and for extension of time for answer. A New Te'rror. And now it is the lady wheeler who is beset with a most perplexing and em- barrassing problem and possibility. It all comes about because the fickle god- dess Fashion, decrees no pockets in her bicycle dress! To-day’s New York papers report this harrowing catastro- plie: “My lamp went out accidently, and I had no pocket for matches in my bicy- cle suit,” tearfully said Miss Annie Warrendein, of No. 355 Pacific street, in the Adams street police cour‘ 1"rook- lyn, yesterday. ' She and six men were arr - ’ " wheeling along Schermerho: without lights Wednesday nigl.’ “I’ll let you all go this the Justice Walsh, but don’t do it , . Came From Bridgeport. A man who gave his nam'.~ .' . - Henderson and his home Br was taken to the station-housel H-.. by the police and locked up. I .s that he had been at work at »t. Paul’s rectory during the day, at night secured lodging at an . iian boarding-house. Not being suite with the accommodations he wandered about the street followed by a crowd of boys. He seemed to be somewhat daft. On the recommendation of prosecuting at- torney Gregory he was given his free- dom this morning. A_ District Convention. A district convention of the Sons of Temperance dinsions was held in West- port last evening. Delegates to the number of about thirty were present from Norwalk. The meeting was held in Tocque’s Opera House. Speeches were made by Revs. Mr. Backus and Wakeman and others. There were tableaus, recitations, singing, etc., all of which weregr’eatly enjoyed includ- ing a first—class collation, such as West- port ladies'know how to provide. __.....___....‘.. _' - Pensions. , Original—John Higgins, New Haven. Increase—Daniel"Hfige'fiiiings, Bridge- lohn Barthel Could Not Stand the Strain of Cross Ex- amination. Attorney Gray Badgered Him to Such an Extent That He was Attacked by Epilepsy. There was an exciting scene in the superior court in Bridgeport yesterday during the trial of Louis Schweizer for assaulting John Barthel. Barthel was on the stand and became greatly excited and nervous under At- torney Joseph A. Gray’s rigid cross examination. Suddenly he threw up his hands with an attack of epilepsy. He was quickly removed to the Sheriff's room and medial assistance summoned. There was some difficulty experienced in restoring him but finally he came to. Barthel is subject to these attacks. He and his friends claim that they are the effect of the blow Schweizer gave him on the head. Schweizer claims that the trouble is one of long standing and is from the result of an injury sus- taind tWenty years ago. The trial was continued until this term from last September. It will be remembered that the accused was made the defendant in a civil suit which was tried before Judge George W. Wheeler at the December term of the civil su- perior court. Judgment was rendered for Barthel to recover $1,400 damages. The criminal case was held off awaiting the disposition of the civil suit. The case was the first one given to the jury this term. Schweizer was put to plea and said not guilty. The state opened the case by calling Barthel to the stand. He told his story of the as- sault which occurred on the night of July 31 last. The accused, it will be remembered, resided in Barthel’s house. There had been hard feeling" between them for some time, but a1- thcugh they both quarrelled repeatedly Barthel made no effort to force Schwei— zer to move. Both were men of violent tempers and hot, words invariably led to blows. 0n the day the assault had been committed Barthel had been out during the afternoon and evening and when he returned home he was under the in- fluence of liquor. He found the ddors all locked when he got to the house and he tried to force his way in. Schweizer heard him and supposing it was a burg- lar went to the window and fired a shot. Barthel finally managed to get in the window and was met by Schweizer. He claims that the accused knocked him down with a club. He was afterwards found in an unconscious condition. He was ill for a long time afterwards and at one time his life was deSpaired of. Schweizer was arrested and bound over upon the charge of assault with intent to kill. After Barthel had told his story he was subjected to a rigid cross exami- nation by Attorney Gray, counsel for Schweizer. The old man got very ex- cited several times and finally collapsed. There was some delay after he was re- moved until at the suggestion of Judge Elmer the state called other witnesses and the case proceeded with the under- standing that the cross examination should be resumed when the complain- 321.1296. calmed down. ‘ When Dr. Huntington was called to ""fy for the state, he was asked if the tion of Barthel to-day was the re- 'the injury alleged to have been ted by Schweizer. He replied that ,t is and was caused by pressure on A orain which wheniaggravated, as it crely would be by mental excitement, would cause epilepsy. In defence of Schweizer it will be claimed that he did not strike Barthel, but that the letter received his injuries by a fall while climbing in a window, It will also be claimed that the injury to Barthel’s head existed long before the affair of July 31, 1895, and that the fall of that night caused an aggravation of the old injury. ——————-———OOO—-—-—————-— Divorces. . There are eight divorce applications on the list of the Superior court to-day of which one, the Arden case, is from this city. Under the rigid scrutiny that the judges exercise over this line of business at present this number will take sometime to dispose of if all of them are on hand. The wives appear as applicants in five of the cases and the husbands in the others. Q ‘. ABlCh Find» OfficerMorehouse-glast night found a box contain; . a5; watch, chain and ‘diamond 'V I A tawaitsthe loser who 'ous of her husband’s attention to an- TOOK when. Burglars Pay Royal G. Mil- lard’s West Avenue Besi- dénce a Visit. Gained Entrance Through a Window. When Royal G. Millard, the manu- facturer of hatters’ fur, who lives at his handsome residence, No. 51 West ave- nue, awoke bright and early this morn- ing and looked for his watch to note the time, he found that valuable peice of jewelry missing. His clothing which had been carefully placed upon a chair before retiring was found upon the floor and the pockets turned wrong side out. A further glance about the room con? vinced Mr. Millard that he had been visited by burglars some time during the night and that the room had been thoroughly ransacked. Beyond the watch, which was a hand- some gold stem-winding Elgin, and a small sum of money, Mr. Millard failed to discover that anything else was mis- sing. He at once began an investigation and soon ascertained that his midnight visitor had entered his bedroom by means of the window and made a thor- ough search of the room and his cloth- ing while he slept. As soon as Mr. Millard ascertained that outside of the small sum of money taken from his clothing, the gold watch was the only valuable article missing, he immediately took steps to recover the time piece, and if possible, capture the thief. Word was sent to Bridgeport, Stam- ford Danbury, and all other nearby towns giving a full description of the watch and askingthe police to search the several pawn shops in their vicinity. Gave Him a Drubbing. _ Knight street was the scene of' a live- ly husband beating last night. The wife of Wilbur Hubbard became jeal- other member of the African race, and proceeded to give him a good drubbing with a carpet beater. Not content with that she kicked him several times, he gallantly crying out ‘,.‘Oh if you wasn’t a woman I’d give you-as goodas you send.” The police put an end to the melee to the great disgust of the friends of the woman who had so dex- terously applied the carpet-beater. Wanted a Change. Chief Bradley was advised this morn- ng that Mary Hutchinson, an inmate of the Norwalk Alms House had run away. The chief quickly got on her track and finally located her at McMullen’s saloon on Franklin avenue. She said that she felt able to take care of herselt and intended going to Bridgeport to earn a livelihood. The chief placed her on a car and she left town ostensibly to go to that city. Masonic. District Deputy Keeler will pay St. John’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M. an of- ficial visit next Thursday night. _ The working team of St. John’s Lodge will hold a rehearsal Wednesday evening. ' A special conclave of Washington Chapter, No. 24, R. A. M. will be held next Tuesday night at which time the R. A. degree will be conferred. Clinton Commandery, No. 3, K. T., will meet this evening. “Folded Their Tents,” Etc. Dame Rumor reports that last night, the thrifty Hebrew visitors who so zeal- ously labored to induce our local inno- cents to invest in their glittering wares, were moved to “fold their tents like the Arabs, and silently steal away,” but whether by the back door, through which their goods were reputed to have been brought in, deponent sayeth not. Next. Cannot Survive. Stephen Allen Grumman, the victim of an explosion in Bridgeport a few days ago is in a critical condition and it is not thought that he can survive the day out. Gangrene has set in his wounds, and even before this item ap- pears in print his relatives in this city will not be surprised to“ learn of his death. His brother Fred paid Him a visit at the hospital last night. Bicycle Race. L. D. Whittemore and Gilbert Finch of Stamford have arranged a racef‘from Stamford to the Norwalk hotel and back}: “r to-night. They leave Stam- fordsat 6 o’clock and will probably [$1200 a. Year; PRICE Two CENTS- oooouooou noun PRIZE! ‘ DUI-om?- - gram; $.61qu A Magnificent Piano for the Most Popular School, Lodge, Society, Club or Fire Com: pany in FairfioId County... Which is our most popular school, lodge, seciety, club“ 01"”? fire company? Which one has the most admirers and friends? Doubtless these questions are beyond the power of‘any-w” absolute answer, but THE EVENING GAZETTE offers; an»? exceptional opportunity io make the test. THE GAZETTE pro-w" 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. ‘ _,—»—-' cTQ'xc e1 4:?“ new ‘ HERE IT IS .! . _ ’ . It is an instrument of the very finest cnaracter,‘ 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 the owner of the coupon may select—the blank lines in the coupon to be filled out. with the name and address. The coupon to-day is at the end of this article. _ 2—The contest will close on July 2, and the Winner announced on July 3. 3—Any school, lodge, society, club or fire company in Fairfield County is eli 'ble. . 4—A fullglrecord 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, ers can not be avoided and votes will bellost. course, can not be counted. THE PIANO OFF El] 18 THE SGHLEIU M 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, pear in THE GAZETTE daily. for otherwise blund- Blank coupons, of it SUNS. . A ..l_ J a copy of which will ap- NOT GOOD AFTER MAY 22 T . Towaf . BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS. reachtli‘i'sgcity libout 6:30. . , ‘.~ '5 . I ' . 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'. ................................ 10 Bishop McMahon Council ................ . ......................... , 10+» Catholic Union Council . ,3“, .1 Uncas Tribe ................................................. 3 53 avg; Knob Outing Club ......... .............. . ................. . ........ . 2 " Pine Ledge Club ..................... 1 ................. ............................ .f‘ ........... .. 2 :17 1S. S. OIL-lb ooooooooooooooooooooo “"‘.'~'.'é:‘"‘ ooooooooooooooooooooo '. oooooooooooooooooooooo ocean-.o-oogooaunel 2 ’ , 4) Pioneer Hook and Ladder Compagy --........ ................. ..... ... 4 _ ll ithniX Englne company.nuu"uh-s" ooooooo eale-Ionapoleon-IncOIOI‘onpoIOIOIIIIo 04 0.0-... 2 ,- - : i ' . . é - - , .1 .
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