ACTIVE BURGLARS. The 150 guests at Fenw1ck Hall, Say- brook, were terrorized at 1 o’clock Monday morning, by a bold attempt on the part Of four desperadoes to take possession of the hotel. The recent ho- tel burglary at Greens Farms where the safe was cracked and about $2,000 in money and valuables carried away was fresh in thegmind sof the frightened New Yorkers, who make up nearly the full register atthe Hall and they had no doubts of what the burglars would do if they got the upper hand. a The night clerk and watchman, A. L. Senton, was called to the front door at the hour mentiOned, by loud knock- ing He. was confronted by two tough looking characters who began talking ‘ to him and tried to entice him out into the open air. Young Senton proceeded ‘ as far as the steps but refused to go further until the-men made known their wants. They tried further to get him out on the lawn saying, “Come out here. We won’t hurt you.” The watchman then told the men to move on or he would put a bullet through them. With this the men separated, . one steppmg back .a few feet and the other going to the cornerof the build- ing. From this point the second man began to move towards the clerk, who drew a revolver and threatened to shoot if he came an inch nearer. F1nding themselves baffled on all sides the men retired to the corner of the hall for con- sultation and the watchman re-entered the hotel. He immediately aroused the manager, F. L. Harral, whose room is on an upper floor, and also an: male em- ployees of the house. All aimed them- selves with cudgels. By this time about 40 of the guests had congregated on the first floor. They discussed the situation and from one of them it was learned that when the two men reached the rear of the ho- tel they were joined by two other members of the gang. . Sheriff Beckwith was notified and a posse organized. The hunt was an un- successful one on accOunt of the heavy - flag ‘which hung .over the point. A clear view, could be had not further than an eighth of a mile. The entire proceedings of the credi- ted burglars were viewed by one of the guestsfrom his window on the second floor in the front of, the house. This guest says that he had concluded that he would not allow the watchman to go beyond the step without interfering himself as he was convinced from the first that the burglars were none other than the Greens Farms bandits, who lured the watchman there to the end of the wharf by lighting matches. The Way of the Transgressor, etc. Death brought double vengeance terday to. “Willie” Adams for the murder of his father at Bedford station last Thursday. Two of the victims Of his rifle died of the wounds he infli‘cted in defence of his father’ s life and prop- c-rty. John, alias “Reddy” Jenkms , passed away in the improvised jail at Mount Kisco at eight o’clock in the morning. Jenkins is supposed to be the burglar who put up the job and robbed the Jackson jewelry store here Of several thousand dollars worth of diamonds. Within two hours of Jenkins’ death, the life of Charles Clare, alias Gilmore, was snuffed out in an agonizing convul- sion at the Long Island College Hospi- ta]. Both men died unrepentant and with- out confessing. ”—N‘P— Soldiers’ Home. . The legislature of 1895 passed an act authorizing the soldiers’ hospital board to admit to the Soldiers’ Home, sold- iers and sailors who enlisted from other states but who have resided in this state five years continuously next before making application. It was not sup- posed that this privilege would add very many to the members at the home, but nearly seventy- -five applications of this character have been made, to the board since August 1. 1895, the date at wh1ch the law took effect. ‘ The number of inmates now borne on the rolls of the home is over four hun- dred and the board' 13 seriously consid- ering the propriety of rejecting all applications under the law of '1895 in order to have room for veterans who served in Connecticut regiments, as the accomdations at the home are now very limited. ———-———«-.>——————— Prices in Mexico. The silver orators will steer clear of Mexico. In that republic a laboring man earns in the depreciated currency from 75 cents to $1.25 a day. If the is a" farm laborer, according to the Mexican Min- ister, the mo‘st he can earn is 25 cents a day. And yet how much does the Mexican laborer have to pay his storekeeper for articles in general household use? ‘ Here are a few comparisons: Br eak- fast bacon, 32 cents a pound, against 11% in the United States; ham 33 cents, against 11% 111 the United States; cheese 29 cents, against 12%; coffee, 40 cents, against 20 cents; flour, $8. 50 a sack of 100 pounds, against $2.25 a sack at home, and so on throughout the whole list. . Not much 1n this to encourage the American workingman to vote for free silver! ' To Hon. WEEKLY NORWALK, The Bridgeport Farmer of Tuesday evening prints the following sensational and fishy yarn: . The political advocates of John Ad- dison Porter in this city are anything but down-hearted, and they have 'Imore hope than the members of the Republi- cau. machine wish they had. They say, with absolute confidence, that "the boast of the Cooke strength in the coming, Republican convention, has been noised I for all it is worth—or rather, for a great deal more than it is worth—and that there are lots of supposed Cooke men in the delegation who are not Cooke men at all. One of..the minor elements that will, enter into the coming convention at Hartford next month will be the num- ber of delegates, who are slated as Cooke men, yet are at heart not 1n favor of the candidacy of that gentleman. There is no doubt about the men who will be there in Porter’s interest. They can be placed, and are known by their enthusiasm. They got the nomination as delegates in spite, and in opposition to the machine. Many of the Cooke delegates, naturally, are machine dole; gates, lacking in enthusiasm, and many of them indifferent. Only two men, so far have been men- tioned as candidates for governor by. the Republicans—the fight being con- fined between Mr. Cooke and Mr. Por- ter. Such a thing was seldom known before, and certainly not in a year when the Republicans feel so sanguine as they do this. It has just come to light that Congressman E. J. Hill of this district'is to be brought forward as a dark horse and strenuous efi'orts will be made to have him capture the nomination, for which, his friends say, he is a candidate. Mr. Fessenden desires to go to Con- gress for several important reasons— one a desire to control some state fed— eral patronage, and another to pave his way as successor to Senator Hawley. The first district helps the second. It is given out that there will be no oppo- sition to Mr. Platt as his own successor in the U. S. Senate. Mr. Platt has a strong following in the country towns and has no decided Opposition in the cities. Mr. Fessenden, and Morgan Bulkeley are too shrewd in politics to suppose that they can overcome Mr. Platt’s popularity. Both are laying low for Senator Hawley. Mr. Fessen den is desirous to get on the inside track of Morgan Bulkeley in the senatorial race, and a Congressional term will do that. That is why Congressman Hill will be suddenly burst upon the convention at the proper time as a candidate. The Porter men are aware of the plan, and say they are less afraid of Hill than they are of Cooke,— and of the two they prefer Hill, as a number of delegates pledged to the Barkhamstead man would be free to vote as they chose. and the Porter men think they will not lose by the surprise prepared by Mr. Fessen- den’ 5 friends. But when the time comes to choose a successor to Senator Hawley, there will be the liveliest kind of a three-cornered battle. Mr. Hawley will naturally de- sire to succeed himself, and there will be Morgan G. Bulkeley with his barrel and Sam Fessenden with his pull. FESSENDEITIIECLINES. Will Not be a Candidate for the Senate, if Plait Desires Another 'l'erm. Hon. Samuel Fessenden yesterday forwarded the following letter: RICHMOND HILL, ' STAMFORD, AUG. 25. O. R. Fgler, Chairman Re- publican State Central Committee. MY DEAR SIR:—In view of the fact that there are reports in circulation that the nominatlon of one of the known candidates for governor, may affect my candidacy for the United States senate, and thus be prejudicial to the interest of Senator Platt, I deem it prOper to state for publication that if Senator Platt desires another term, I shall not be a cand1date against him. I believe that it is the wish of the Re- publicans of Connecticut that Mr. Platt should be his OWn successor, and I am unwilling that any personal ambition of mine should form grounds for dissen- sion within the party. In conclusion, let me state that our standard bearers, whoever they may be shall have no more loyal supporter than myself. Yours very truly, SAMUEL FESSENDEN. Good Work. Street Commissioner Kellogg has a gang of men at work laying the new city water main on Mill Hill. The work of filling Smith street with the surplus gravel from the hill has been commencedand if the good work is carried out as proposed that much traveled thorbugh-fare will be- placed in .a condition which ought have been brought about years ago. Mr. Kel- logg expects to commence the work of tearing down the retaining wall on the Miss Julia Lockwood property either this afternoon or to-morrow morning. lohn Gault Dead. John Gault an old and respected _ resident of Westport died at his home in that place Tuesday morning‘aged 68 years. He leaves seven children, four boys and three girls. The daughters are Mrs. William Wardwell, Mrs. Irv- ing Hall and Mrs. Edward Bradley, all residents of Norwalk. The deceased had scores of friends who will learn on his death with heartfelt sorrow. ‘ .oALLED 0L RR MANY - Isl: mam «.m- The residence Of Dr. Charles W. Many, No. 30 North avenue was visited by the gentry known as burglars Tues- evening. The doctor and his wife were out at the time spending the evening with some friends and were not a little sur- unexpected as well as unwelcome visit- ors had called during their absence. The doctor’ s son, Fred. W. Many, gave the GAZETTE reporter the follow- ing particulars of the burglary. He said: “Father and mother went away early in the-evening, leavingthe house to dinnerabqut“? o’clock, and out-eer- vant waited upon me. Soon after, she went out. After finishing my dinner, I left the house, first seeingthat all the . doors were securely locked. _ “At the time, I heard no one about the house. I do not think that I was absent more than half an hour, when I returned, but before reaching the house met Percy Barnum, to whom I had loaned a rifle, and he informed me that he had been to my home and rang the. door bell, and thought that he heard burned footsteps, as if two or more , persons were trying to get out of the house. "He advised me not to go into the house as he believedthere were burg- lars there, but I went in as usual, and ran up stairs to my room, and securing my revolver, proceeded to investigate. “I found a large hamper in which some damp clothes had been placed had been overturned and the clothes dumped out OD the floor. The hamper was filled with silverware and was in readiness to be taken from the house. The rooms on the next floor had not apparently been visited.” Further investigation showed that the burglar or burglars, who evidently knew that the family was away, had first gained an entrance by cutting out a pane of glass from a window at the rear of the house and throwing back the catch entered the room. They then found their way to the dining room barred by a door which was locked. They pushed against this door and suc- ceeded in bursting the casing which Was of light material, and the way was then open to them. It is evident that they were frightened away .by the ringing of the door-bell by young Barnum, and that they would have visited the other apartments but for his timely arrival. The work is thought to be that of local crooks who are believed to be in league with professionals. Evidence in charge of the domestic. I went home _ I uniform five cent fare. , may yet be adduced that will land them all where they belong—in State prison. T0 ROTIIN POINT As stated exclus1vely 1n the Gazer-in -on Friday last, the public will shortly seea new trolley line running to the seashore. As soon as the right of way can be secured, from the Street Railway line’s present southern terminus at the Con- solidated’s west side depot, work will be vigorously commenced upon the construction of a new trolley line to Roton'Point. It will “pass under the Consolidated road’s bridge at Monroe street and take practically an air line to Bell Island, crossing the present Tramway" tracks at grade 11. short dis- tance this side of the Burchard ice houses. _ It passes Hickory Bluff ahttle west of the Norwalk Yacht club's beautiful pav1llion and from Bell Is- land it swings across the crescent sand beach togthe. cut through the Pine Ledge ridge nearthe cottage of Builder S. B. Wilson. It is expected to have this line well and thoroughly built and equipped in ample time for next season’s summer business and best of all, our people here at upperNorwalk, are to be transported this short distance, smoothly,"safely and swiftly, for the Street Railway’s v The lake of the Week. The joke of the week did not occur until Friday night, but it was worth waiting for. The conntersign given to the guard without which no officer could pass was “Senator Piatt.” It was doubtless intended as an honor to the distinguished senator,who had been a guest in camp. Soon after midnight an officer approached the main entrance and the sentinel promptly challenged hlm Who goes there?” Now the officer should have said “A friend.” Then the sentinel would have replied “Advance friend, and give the countersign.” But the officer got rat- tled and said: “Senator Piatt. ” Quick as a flash came the response, "-You re a liar—he’s got whiskers.” —Harford Post. New Market. “I‘irn” Bresnan, who since the com- mencement of the war, has been en- gaged in the market business as an em- ployee and latterly with the Model mar- ket conductedvby W. F. Wardwell, has decided_ to launch (if as a “butcher pilot” himself, and has leased the va- cant store in the Mallory building on Wall street which he is having fitted up for a market. “Tim” has hundreds of friends who will wish him every success 1n his venture. The ..THE.. will, as alwa s. New York Family Paper. (both papers), G. A. FRANKIE, ran HAIR - 0111311113 No. 1 Gazette Building, Nerwalk ao'r Aim 001.1) BATES NEW YORK be foolnd 11111 1?]: thickest of the fight, bottling vigorously for sound busi. . 1n ro erit 0 t e na ion nessTpggcip es Whic m ; Flgcy sli‘rlbsimef is flit qply the leading Republican a er of the country butw is Dre-eminently a na 1ona ami y newspaper. p l“Its campaign news and discussions will interest every American citizen. All the news of the day, Foreign Correspondence, Agricultural Department. orts Short Stories complete 1n each number. giborat’e descriptions, and a variety of items of household interestqm ALWAYS IN GOOD CONDITION MW. PREPARATIONS FOR ‘ Creat Battle Of November 3 are already well under way- A New THE . PRESIDENT Whig-h STATES Is to be Elected. and the Weekly Tribune. Market Comic Pictures, Fashion Plates with make up an ideal We furnish The Gazette and New York Weekly Tribune ' CASH IN ONE YEAR FOR ONLY $I .00, ADVANCE. ' ADDRESS ALL ORDERS TO THE GAZETTE. Write your name and address on a 'postal card, send it to Geo. W. Best, Room 2 Tribune Building, New York City, and a sample copy of THE NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE will be mailed to you , Has now Completed ts 32d SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS YEAR, ' And has not outstanding a dollar of unpai lossestor claims izfors losses. No sound com es 1- es pano Mzgfi’waingfres. .G. B St. John. Vice- Pro F, E. Shaw. Sec. Geo B, Cowles, Resident Sec we; .' (Ties?- , . that they owe much to the constant use The Norwalk F111 1111mm [:17 GAZETTE AMERICA AS HE SAW IT. some of the Funny Things the Captuiu o: the Curavell Said. ' A copy of “La. Epoca.” anewpaper of Madrid, has been received in New York which contains the address recently de- livered before the Geographical Society of that city by Captain Concas-of the Spanish Navy, in which be commenced on the people of this country in a man- ner for which he was compelled to apolo- gize by Prime Minister Canovas del Castillo. to whom United States Minis- ter Taylor complained. These are some of the remarks‘objected to by Minister Taylor: The climate of the United States has such effect on its people that the third generation, without mingling with the Indians, have the same shaped skulls as the Indians.” , , “The development of the United States is due only to the unity of the race and ‘high salaries.’ They care only for the mighty dollar, and -do not care to represent anything in the world’s history.” . “The politicians and administration are the most immoral in the world, and at banquets no one cares to sit next to a. politician or amember of the adminis- tration. ” The belligerent Captain commanded one of the caravels which came to this country during the, Columbian celebra tion, and of the things he saw at a. nor- mal college. and at West Point he said: “In the normal college I saw 4.000 strong girls working as carpenters. At West Point the cadets were locked in cells, studying mathematics and spend ing their sparemoments in caring for their linen. They were even, afraid to - drill in the presence of my staff and myself.” Captain Concas concluded with these words: “In the UnitedStates the people are neither well instructed nor ignorant. and are only half cultured. The United States is not America, but should be called Western Europe. Mix the good and bad and it, is impossible to say whether the .United States is an ele ment in civilization or a great danger to it.” “La Epoca” says that at.the close of the lecture there was great applause, and that General Andie, president of the Geographical Society, requested Captain Concas to give him permission to print the lecture in the society’s bul letin.-—New YOrk Sun. HIS WIFE SELECTS HIS CLOTHES. Mr. Cleveland’s Dimensions are Growing , with the Country. . The Chicago Tribune says President Cleveland is rapidly increasing in weight. He has grown stouter by sev- eral inches and many pounds within a year. The Tribune'can give the increase in inches, but the gain in pounds is a se cret, which the President is keepin, r even from himself. “I gave up weighing a long time ago,” he said to his tailor last week, “and,” he added dryly, “I recently gave up guessing.” ‘ The tailor and an assistant, for it takes two men to measure the Presi- dent, one to hold and the other to walk around him with a tape, had been called to the White House to take the President's measure for two new spring suits. They were 'sent for by Mrs. Cleveland and told to bring a full line of samples. Like the wives of many other .free born American citizens with “a family. she knows before the President when he needs new clothes, and takes great interest in seeing that he gets some- thing that will wear well, look nice. and be becoming. Although he has the destiny of 70. 000,000 people in his keeping, and is the ruler of a. mighty nation, the President of the United States always turns to Mrs. Cleveland when he is brought to face the suit question. Usually Mrs. Cleveland selects dark goods. Long black coats and slender trousers tend to make a man of enormous girth appear less stout than he really is, and the President has heretofore affecte: that style of dressing. This year, not withstanding the growth of the Presi dent around the waist line, Mrs. Cleve land has decided to make a radical change, at least so“ far as one suit is conserned. The President will soon appear in much livelier garments than he has ever worn in Washington. They will not be loud, nor ultra gay, but far from black and really quite spring-like. Mrs. Cleveland has picked out fOr this ex perimental suit a. light Scotch tweed. a. sort of gray, brown and white mixt- ure, with here and there a fleck of light blue. The pattern is ‘what the tailms call an “invisible check.” The suit. which 1s now ready for delivery, does great credit to Mrs. Cleveland’s taste and the President ought to be proud of it. Ruin \Vatcr for Complexions. Southern girls, who are renowned for the beauty of their complexions, claim of raln water. They take advantage of the soft April showers and bottle the min drops as they fall. Coal Enough for Two Centuries. A recent expert report of the extent of the anthracite coal fields in the ‘ .7nited States places their contents at 1.1 92,1 400, 000 tons. The annual pro .3 action averages 45, 000, 000 tons, at ..-1ich rate the supply would last some 2135 years. _ An Unkind Cut. "1" here" is somethihg preying on my .ind, doucher know,” said Cholly. Gos- 1 to MiSs Kittish. Dear. 111e,.” replied the unimpressed Lrl, ”what a very innutritious diet it . .4 selected. ’l—Boston Herald. A-Crif‘lc Defined. ‘ ‘What is a critic?” "tie is a. 'man Who rips things to pit-sea ixithout knowing how to put that deal in building supplies. -.e..~1 together agam.”—Chlcago Record, .47 CHONNY MEETS HIS SPIRIT An Episode of Social Intercourse at I Staten Island Picnic Park. The New York sun- says she was from the east side, fair of figure and countenance with hazel- brown eyes and light-brown hair shaded with just a tinge of auburn, which was carefully combed up behind, making the contour of her head attractive. She wore a - cheap shirt waist with green and white s~‘ripes,a white butterfly tie, and a black tigured satin skirt, while a trim sailor hat with a white satin band rested jauntily on her head. She stood upon a grassy mound at the picnic. grounds, where she caught .the eye of Chonny McCue, who, with this chum. Mikey Farrel,"'had wandered tintothe picnic in the hope of .“c'atching on”._'an"d having a dance. It wasat 'o‘nerof. those Staten Island picnic parks) so. popular with city fours in the'lower wardsjwlio want to haveza‘ whole lot of Ionics 111 very little money. Chonny. was tog’ged out in his-Sunday best. ".He Wore light 'trousews'wlth a very bright blue serge coat-Tend waistcoat, a straw hat with a bright red and white striped band, a bright blue necktie, and yellow ‘shoes ' Flipping aWay the stump of a cigarette he said: “Mikey, I’ve feund me spirit. Wat“ me while I git together.“ He started up the mound at a slow pace. She saw him coming tO‘Ward heri-and nodded her head slightly in response to a nod from him. Then she turned her head away; but Chonny, en'- couraged by the nod, marched bravely up. “’Scuse me,” said he, with uplifted hat and a short, jerky how, “but didn’t I collide wid you at Newport last summer?” “Maybe you did—but I wasn't there," said she, biting her lip in an attempt to conceal a smile. “Dat’s howl come for meet yer,” said Chonny grinning broadly. “You don’t sagoshiate so?” she re- torted. This was a new one on Chonny, and he was stumped for a moment; but his ready wit helped him the next as he blurted: “Say, Mamie, what is yer first name, anyhow?” "Why, it’s Susie—how did yer guess it?” Then they both laughed. “Well, how are yer on der swing?” Said Chonny, pointing to a scup swing- ing from a near-by tree. “Oh, I’m a good thing; just push me along,” said she, and Chonny just doll in alongside her and led her over to the scan, He lifted her on the seat and was soon swinging herindustriously. Their introduction had been accomplished. He Had the Get-There Stroke. 'An enterprising Western-man who was unexpectedly thrown out of at ployment, made a novel business posi- tion for himself. He went to one of . the largest paint shops in Chicago, and arranged with the proprietors that he was to receive a percentage on their sales if be increased their business to a certain extent within six months. He also made similar contracts with a big hardware house, and with other firms . Then he ordered from the leading clipping bureaus all references in country pa- pers to improvements to be made in farm structures, and to each intending builder he sent circular letters from his clients. If Bill Brown, of Podunk, was thinking of painting his barn, he was surprised to receive a let- ter from a great Chicago firm, stating that, “having heard that you are con- templating extensive improvements in your well—known farm, we take the liberty of suggesting that we are now handling a line of paints”—and so on. And so with the hardware and the other firms. The farmers were flat- tered, the articles advertised, and the inventor of this scheme is now enjoy~ ing a comfortable income. Her Stairs Unsalted, By the _way of proving that Mas~ sachusetts women sometimes carry household neatness too far the Boston Galaxy once told_ a story of a country woman in the town of H-f, whose house took fire in the roof. All the- neighbors, asa matter of course, came rushing up to put out the fire, but as the streets were very muddy and the neighbors had not picked their way carefully in their haste to savethe house their boots were covered with mud. The housewife met them at the front door. To get at the fire they must go up-stairs. ’ “No,” she said, “them stairs has just been washed—I cleaned ’em this morn- in’ with my own hands, and I ain't going to have you traipsin’ up and down with your dirty feet.” , “But the fire’s got to be put out!” they gasped. Ion ain’t got to go on my stairs!” she answered. She stOod steadfastly where she was, and would not let. a. man in. Meantime the fire made swift headway and soon consumed the etnire‘ house. THE RETU RN ED PRODIGAL. This is the old. old place: . The daisies fleck the meadow still like snow: There is the river in its noisy race. And—there’s the mule I mortgaged long ago! * . There' 1s the flossy mill. ' Whose rotsting wheels no more make merry rhym There the ecshurch tower where the bells are still. And—there the grocery where I failedsis times! a a. There is the old town hall. . Crumbling with age: but as I stand and gate ~I hear no more the ancient accents fall: " I think I’ll give you ten, or thirty days 1” Scenes of my youth—alas! But—what bent figure in; the twilight chill ‘ . Comes limping toward me 33er- .2131 s Ofgrasst [My creditor, with a. 93111 £3 (pull! 1 » - i —Mlmfrs.eon$tttutlou. 1- ~~- 1.. .-.‘ A,
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