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’me 3" LONG AGO.
I once knew all the birds that came
And nestled in our orchard trees:
For every flower I had a name— .
My friends were woodchucks. toads and
bees.
Iknew wheie thrived in yonder glen
’ What plants would soothe a stone-bruised
" toe—
O, I was very learned then,
:But that was very long ago.
'I kneiv the spot upon' the hill ..
Where checkerberries could be found;
I knew the rushes near‘ the mill
Where pickerel lay that weighed a pound!
I knew the wood—the very tree
Where lived the poaching. saucy crow,
And all the woods and crows knew me-
But that was very long ago.
And pining for the joys of youth,
I tread the old familiar spot,
Only to iearn this solemn truth:
I have forgotten, am forgot.
Yet, here’s this youngster at my knee
Knows all the things I used to know;
To think [ onca was wise as he— "
But that was very long ago.
I know it s folly to complain
Of whatsoe’er the Fates decree;
Yet were not wishes all in vain,
I tell you what my wish should be:
I‘d wish to be a boy again,
Back with the friends I used to know;
For I was. 0! so happy then—
But that was very long ago.
-—’Eugene Field.
COLONEL CLITHEROE.
“Mrs. 001. Clitheroe.” And with the
utterance of those words the brown
eyes seemed to laugh at their own re-
flection in the mirror, and as the met
lily-curved lips parted they showed the
perfect teeth. “Do I look it, John“:
Do I? For I am intensely anxious as
to the effect which I shall produce on ,
your friends and neighbors.”
The gray—haired handsome husband
shook his‘head with a smile.
“Hardly, I am afraid, Rose. A cas—
ual. observer would be more likely to
think you were a young lady spending
the holidays with her grandfather.
Fortunately, however, the residents
in these. parts know who you are. I
expect they will muster pretty strong
at church this morning to get a good
stare at you.”
“I really feel nervous. I don‘t want
these people who have known you all
your life to say I am too young and too
giddy, and too altogether unworthy to
be yourlwife!”
“Don’t be anxious, child, whatever
they think and whatever they say, the
fact remains that we are entirely satis-
fied with each other.”
“I am more than satisfied,” and Bose
spoke emphatically. “I often wonder
why such happiness should come to
me when many women are miserably
married.”
It was a rather mmantic little story,
as things go in these prosaic times,
that story of how Rose Dysart became
Mrs. Clitheroe when she was 18,
and he was 46. ’
Rose declared that she had been in
love with him all her life. Certainly
at two years Old she had been in the
habit of assuring him, “Rosie‘ll marry
you when she’s big,” whereupon he al-
ways answered, “All right, little wo-
man, I’ll wait for you.”
The child’s passionate devotion to
the handsome officer was quite an
amusement to her parents. But when
his regiment was ordered-.Off to India,
and they saw the little face grow
white and thin, and heard her heai‘t—
broken sobs, they laughed no longer.
Even after she ceased to cry for
“Rosie’s Colonel,” she never forgot
1m.
The pretty baby had grown to a tall
slim girl Of 13 when these two friends
met again. By that time, Rose Dysart
was a pupil at a small and select
boarding school in the environs of
Paris; and on one of the frequent
visits which her father and mother
paid to their darling, they came, by
chance, across Col. Clitheroe, who also
was spending a few days in the gay
capital. ’
“How is‘ Rosie? Has she forgotten
me?” were among his first questions.
Mrs. Dysart laughed.
“Rose is at school at Neuilly. Come
with us this afternoon. and then judge
for yourself whether you have been
'forgottenl”
The girl had not grown stiff and shy.
She was immensely. delighted to see
her old friend again, and she told him
so. 9
“I have grown gray since those
days,” he said, with a half sigh.
Whereupon Miss Rose declared that
she liked gray hair best.
Each seemed to please the other;
they seized in a moment on each oth-
ers meafiing, they appeared to divine
each other’s thoughts. '
“I shall come again,” said Col.
Clitheroe, when the visitors’ hour was
' over, and study must begin.
“I see
that you and I shall be excellent
friends, as we were eleven years ago.”
However, he made no second visit
to the “pensionnd” at Neuilly—sur—
Seine. His uncle’s illness recalled
him suddenly to England, and RoSe
' Dysart was a finished young lady and
about to be introduced into seeiety be-
fore. she had the pleasure of meeting
her Colonel again. .
The girl’s face wasnot strictly beau- '
thin], but it was a charming face; she
was immensely admired, both by men
’ and women. And there must be some-
thing lovable as well as lovely in a
young lady of 17, when those Of her
'own sex express sincere admiration
and can praise her wholeheartedly.
"She will certainly marry " young,”
said elderly people; but it never oc-
curred to any one of them to suppose
that this sunny-faced Rose Dysart
would refuse three eligible men, sim-
ply because she loved a middle-aged
colonel. "
And they were quite delighted that
she should refuse her first three offers
of marriage.
It was in the spring, and just before
her 18th birthday, that the Dysarts
‘. left their pretty Sussex home for a
- furnished house in Eaton place, which
they had hired for the season at a
somewhat exorbitant rent.
‘ Tb the great joy of Rose, Col. Clith-
eroe was one of the first callers. He
also was in' town for two or three
months, having, during the previous
year, buried his old uncle, and inheri-
ted the property. '
“My dear fellow,” said Mr. Dysart to
him, with the familiarity of a friend
of dong standing, “you really ought not
her that you are depriving some wo-
man of an excellent house, and a. still
more excellent husband! A man in the
prime of life—~well off, good looking,
retired from the army—where lies the
hindrance?”
"Simply in this,” replied the COlonel.
“I have never been in love;
should be afraid to marry now that I
am "past the age for the tender passion.
ffou see there is no ‘three 'years’ sys.
“.cm’ in matrimony. It has to be till
death us do part.”
"Don’t you get married, Colonel,” ex-
claimed Rose, who was in the room.
“1 like you best as you are. Indeed,‘l
think changes are almost always dis-
agreeable. It is pleasanter for things
to go on pretty much the same. I
mean to remain single all my life so
as never to have to leave father and
mother.”
“You will be reconciled to leave us
when the right man and right momeni
arrive,” said Mrs. Dysart. “You may
hot think so now, girls never do be-
fore they are really in love. But it
all probability the time will come
when, of your own wish and will, yet
will go away from us.”
llose shook her head.
“I can’t think so, mother. However
let us talk Of some more interesting
subject—Of my being presented, for in-
stance. Can you picture me, Colonel
making my courtesy and kissing the
hand of royalty? I hope I shan‘t turn
awkward and shy at the last moment
I ought not, for as a little girl with a
counterpane in place of strain. I have
practised my manners over and over
again.”
They all laughed.
“No, I scarcely think
shy,” said Col. Clitheroe. "Besides, the
moment makes the man, they say—so,
of course, it makes the woman.”
The important day came. Rose Dy-
sart was simply yet elegantly dressed,
and her fresh young face won its fair
share of notice as she waited among
the crowd of debut'antes. -
Then followed six weeks Of gay-
ety; concerts, opera, dances, garden
parties, riding in the Bow; neverthe~
less, the girl ’was glad when her father
decided to return to the country before
mid-summer.
Everything seemed beautiful and en-
deared by absence.“ The trees had
exchanged their first freshness of ten-
der green for the ripeness of summer
beauty; the hawthorn and bluebells
were over and done with, but the fo—
liage of the woods seemed lovely by
the contrast with Hyde Park.
Col. Clitheroe was to be one of the
after season guests at the Dysarts’
country house: he followed them with-
in a fortnight of the departure from
Eaton place.
Mr. and Mrs. Dysart regarded Col.
Clitheroe as a sort of venerable friend
with whom Rose might be sent to
walk, talk, or ride, without outraging
vou will be
ty.
“I must have been a positive nuis-
said one day as they paced side by side
the terraced walk, while waiting the
summons to breakfast. “I know I was
always running after you, yet you
never seemed cross and bored.”
“I should think not, indeed,” and the
Colonel laughed. “Your advances
were so flattering. I could not reckon
up the times you assured me your in-
tention to marry me when you grew
big enough. Ah, child,” and 110w a
sigh followed the smile, “I suppose one
Of these days I shall stand among your
wedding guests—and I don’t think I
shall enjoy the ceremony one bit.”
“You will never be a guest,” and now
Rose colored, yet held out her hand as
bravely as when she was a child.
“Colonel! I am going to do something
dreadful, I suppose. Please never tell
anyone; and please say ‘no’ if you
would rather give that answer. But I
am big enough now, and I tell you ex-
actly what I did when I was 2 years
old: ‘l’ll marry you’—Or I shall cer-
tainly never marry any one.”
And in that moment Col. Clitheroe
knew that though his hair was plenti-
fully streaked with gray, and though
his face had lines on it which nothing
but the passage of years can trace, he
loved Rose Dysart as a man loves only
once in a lifetime.
It was only when he told Mr. and
Mrs. Dysart of his good fortune that
he remembered Harry, Rawdon’s com-
mission.
“Never mind!” said Rose. “Your
recommendation of him as a husband
would not have been of the blightesl
use. I have loved you first and last
and always—ever since I was 2.”
That is how there came to be a
young, bright girl who, bearing the ti~
tie Of Mrs Col. Clitheroe, walked by the
side of her elderly husband one sunny
Sunday to the accompaniment of the
church bells. Snow in his hair—sum-
mer in her face, yet they were happy,
with a happinesls which is the portion
of very few of the men and women
Whom the world considers well-
matched.—Household Words. '
Giving Hlln a Broad'flint. .
Augustus (who has stayed much be
yond theorthodox hour): "SO you
don’t admire men of conservative
views like myself, Miss Rosy ?"
Miss Rosy (glancing at the clock)'
“NO, indeed; I prefer men who have
some ‘go’ in them.”
Spots on clothing that have been
caused by the colors being taken out
by acids may be obliterated often by
chloroform.
to remain unmarried. Try and remem- .
and I.
oooooooodooooooo
The Total of the Navy, In Commis-
sion andBuilding, Is 84 Ships.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY.
Herbert Recommends tho Building of
New Vessels and the Passage of a
Law Placing Trade Vessels at
the Call of the Country. .;
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—Secreta-ry of the
Navy Herbert submitted the annual report
of his department. In his introduction
Secretary Herbert dwells upon the necessi-
ty of our having a navy strong enough to
protect our extended seacoast and quotes
President Cleveland’s views on the subject
as expressed in the president's message of
December, 1885. At that time the only
modern war vessels in course of construc-
tion were the Chicago, Boston, Atlanta
and Dolphin. Many dififiulties’were met
with in the construction of these vessels,
many of the steel forgings having to be
imported, and the making of improved
steel plates was a new industry here. Sec-
retary Herbert then follows the individual
and legislative steps which pilished our
navy so rapidly to the. front. is views,
as expressed in the report, conserve to de-
tract somewhat from the importance of
cruisers, of “’commerce debtroyers. ” Treat—
ing the subject, he finds it necessary to
make the some remarks as in his former
report, and says:
“The military value of a commerce de-
stroying fleet is easily overrated. Cruisers
directed against an enemy’s wealth afloat
are capable Of doing great damage. They
create consternation among merchants and
worry the people against whose property
even the narrowest notions Of proprie-
ance to you, wasn’t I, Colonel?” she .
they are directed, but, unsupported by
ships of the line, their operations are per-
haps never decisive of a war.”
Referring then to what had been done
,- subsequently, Secretary'Herbert continued:
“Believing that our force of cruisers
was relatively far in advance, I have con-
tinuously advocated additional battleships,
torpedo boats and light draft gunboats for
special service in our own and foreign wa-
ters. Congress, after most careful consid-
eration of the subject, became convinced
of the necessity for development along the
lines indicated in the reports of the de-
partment, and, despite the difficult finan-
cial conditions prevailing during this pe~
riod, has made apppropriations for many
vessels. all Of which, in addition to the
battleship Iowa, armored cruiser Brooklyn
and gunboats Wilmington, Helena and
Nashville, have been begun during this
administration. ”
'The Navy's Strength.
From tabulated s:atements which fol-
low it appears that since March 4, 1893,
28 vessels have been authorized by con-
gress. They consist of 5 battleships, 6
light draft cruisers, 16 torpedo boats and
a'submarinc torpedo boat. Secretary Her-
bert says of this increase: '
“Large as the above increase appears, it
yet does not suffice to place the United
States navy in a satisfactory condition if
we mean to be able at all times to defend
our long line of“ sea coast, afl'ord unques-
tionable protection to our citizens in for-
eign lands, render efficient aid to our di-
plomacy and maintain under all circum-
stances our national honor.
“During your present administration
there will have been placed in commission
three first class and two second class bat—
tleships, two armored cruisers, four double
turreted monitors and one harbor defense
ram, making a total of 12 armored vessels,
having an aggregate dispplacement of
81,517 tons.
“In addition to the above mentioned
armored ships eight cruisers and three
gunboats will have received their first
commission, making a. grand total Of 23
vessels, with an aggregate displacement of
118,184 tons, placed in commission during
your present term of Office, this being by
I for the largest amount of tonnage put in
lcommission during any presidential ad-
! ministration since 1865.”
l The secretary says that since his last re-
’ port the following vessels have been com-
! pleted and finally accepted and are now a
‘part of the effective force of the navy:
i Monadnock, Terror, Indiana, Massachu-
’ setts, Oregon, Katahdin, Ericsson and
Brooklyn.
1 A table following the report shows that
the total number Of vessels in the United
States navy in commission and now in
construction is 84.
The Recommendations.
In tegard to our naval resources, after
discussing the heavy vessels, the report}
says: “We have many other naval re-
sources—tugs, yachts and other vessels
that could be fitted as torpedo boats, many
vessels that could be adapted and used as
gunboats, transports, coal ships and repair
ships, and we have thousands Of hardy and
brave men accustomed to a seafaring life
in our fishing fleets, coastwisc trade and
lake trade, but we have no law On the
statute books that would enable us to util-
ize in case of emergency a single one of
any class of these vessels or to call into the
service a single sailor for the defense Of
the country over and above the number al-
lowed to our regular navy in case of threat—
ened or actual war.
“In the opinion of the department, such
conditions should not be allowed to con-
tinue. Naval wars hereafter will be short,
sharp and decisive. Whoever may be called
upon to consider'the possibility of a sud-
den outbreak of war by the United States,
any part Of which is to be waged on the
high seas, will 'be deeply impressed with
the utter inability of any administration
under present laws to utilize promptly and
first applying ammonia and after-it‘-
naval resources.”
Considerable attention in the report is
given to the naval militia, which is in a
flourishing condition in 15 states.
On the subject of ordnance the report
treats exhaustively. In all, 21 large guns
of various calibers have been manufactur-
ed, and the old fashioned small arms have
been superseded by improved repeating
rifles. Everything pertaining to the navy
is comprehensively treated, and the score-
tary, at the close of his report, recommends
the construction of three light draft bat—
tleships for river protection and also 12
torpedo boats, in which type of vessel he
thinks we are deficient. ‘
. His Head Blown Ofl'.
JAMESTOWN, N. Y , Dec. 7.—A 15~year-
old son of Joseph Garfield went hunting
fOr rabbits yesterday. The boy was climb-
ing over a fence when his gun was acci-
dentally discharged, the load practically
blowing off his head.
I
Woolen hiills to Resume.
COVENTRY CENTER, R. 1., Dec. 7.--Two
woolen mills in this town, which have been
idle for some time, will. start Jan. 1, giv-
ing employment to 300 hands.
efficiently, as we should be able to do, our ,
souooogliigtluoo.
I Secretary of State'Olney liakes His
Report to Congress.
THE ISLAND NEAR T0 RUIN.
A Thorough Exposition of the Claims Ad-
vanced by Both Sides—Tho Strong
. Points of the Insurgents’ Cause
and the \Venk Ones.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. —-For the first gime
within memory of old officials the secre-
tary Of state has made a regular report to
the president for transmission to congress,
like the reports of other omcers of the cabi-
net. This report was laid before congress
today as an appendix to the president’s
message. It treats of many details of our
relations during the past year with foreign
governments that either were not touched
upon at all in the message or were more
briefly treated.
Under the’head of Spain Secretary Olney
has much to say in reference to Cuba, and
in his report he sets out in great detail the
history of the growth of the rebellion, the
present evil state of affairs on the island
and other facts upon which the president
bases his broad statements and conclusions.
No reference is made to a report from
Consul General Lee, but the secretary inti-
mates that his information comes princi-
pally from the United States consuls,- and
so must be regarded as confidential as to
its source. ‘
The Situation In Cuba.
The secretary’s estimate of the present
situation is disclosed in the following para-
graph made after a preliminary statement
of the destruction of the industrial re-
sources of Cuba:
“From whatever point of view we regard
the matter, it is impossible not to discern
that a state of things exists at our doors
alike dangerous to good relations, destruc-
tive of legitimate commerce, fatal to the
internal resources of Cuba and most volca-
tious and trying because entailing upon
this government excessive burdens in its
domestic administration and in its outward
relations. This situation cannot indefinite-
ly continue without growing still worse,
and the time may not be far distant when
the United States must seriously consider
whether its rights and interests as well as
its international duties in view of its pe-
culiar relations to the island do not call
for some decided change in the policy hith—
erto pursued.”
TO begin with, the secretary makes it
plain that the present insurrection is far
more formidable than the famous “ten
year insurrection” which began at Yara
in 1868. He says that starting in the same
portion Of the island it very soon took
proportions beyond its predecessor and
therewith assumed an aggressive phase.
Passing the defensive lines or t-rochas,
traversing the island from north to south,
formidable bodies of the revolutionary
forces early in the year established them-
selves in the rich Sugar planting districts
of Santa Clara, Cienfuegos and Matanzas,
made hostile forays almost in sight pf Ha-
vana itself, and advancing westward ef-
fected a lodgment in the fertile tobacco
fields of Pinar del Rio, which has so far
resisted all efforts of the Spanish forces to
overcome.
What Insurgents Control.
The secretary says that while no promi-
nent seaport has been attacked by the in-
surgents, a large part of the 2,200 miles of
seacoast is practically in their hands, and
{from its rugged and wild character is pe-
culiarly fitted for guerrilla warfare and
afi'ords easy means of receiving clandestine
supplies of men and arms. The secretary
adds:
“While thus in fact controlling the
larger part of the internal area Of the whole
island of Cuba, from Cape San Antonio to
Cape Maisi, and enjoying practically un-
limited use of an equally large part of the
coast, the revolutionary forces are scatter-
ed, being nowhere united for any length
of time to form an army capable of attack
or siege and fit to take the defensive in a
pitched battle. Assembling suddenly at a.
given point, Often in a single night, they
make unexpected sallies or carry destruc-
tion to the tobacco and cane fields of Cuba,
and at the first sign Of pursuit or organized
assault they‘ disperse, only to reassemble
in like manner at some other spot."
His Views on Recognition.
As bearing upon the question of recog-
nition of the insurgents, probably soon to
come before congress in some shape, the
following statement by Secretary Olney
is of importance as explaining his reasons
for declining recognition:
“So far as our information shows, there
is not only no efi’ective local government
by the insurgents in the territories they
overrun, but there is not even a tangible
pretense to established administration any
where. Their organization, confined to
the shifting exigencies of the military Op-
erations of the hour, is nomadic, without
definite centers and lacking the most ele-
mentary features of municipal govern-
ment. There nowhere appears the nucleus
of statehood. The machinery for exercis-
ing the legitimate rights and powers of
sovereignty and responding to the obliga-
tiOns which de facto sovereignty entails in
the face of equal rights of other states is
conspicuously lacking. clt is not possible
to discern a homogeneous political entity,
possessing and exercising the functions Of
administration and capable, if left to itself,
of maintaining orderly government in its
own territory and sustaining normal rela-
tions with the external family of govern-
ments. ” : .
The secretary illustrated his point as to
the irresponsibility of the insurgents by cit-
ing their destruction of American planta:
tions and Oppression of American planters
who grind cane, which he characterizes as
anarchy. On the other hand, he shows
that in the capital cities and seaports and
all parts of the island with which the
United States or its citizens maintain le-
gitimate normal intercourse the Spanish
power is supreme, and, though exercised in
a vexatious way, calling for just remon-
strance, most of the functions Of govern-
. ment proceed as in time of peace.
A Formidnble Rebellion.
Recurring to his canparison of this in
surrection with those that have preceded it,
Secretary Olney makes this significant
statement:
“From every accessible indication it is
clear that the present rebellion is on a far
more formidable scale as to numbers, in!
telligence and representative features then
any-of the preceding revolts of this cen-
tury; that the corresponding efiort of Spain
{Or its repression has been enormously
augmented. and that, despite the constant
influx ‘Of fresh armies and material of war
from the. metropolis, the rebels after near-
ly two years of successful resistancoap-
peared today to be in a condition to inv
saying that when
- struction by fire.
definitelv'prnlong the contest on its
present lines.”
He also compliments the skill dis-
played by the leaders as theinsnrrection
the dispality of
non. oers .. _.-.. t ..lp-u-.itively rhdeiensi-
hle character of t..o central and western
Vega. country are considered the passage
of a considerable force into Pinnr del Rio,
.lollowed by its successful maintenance
there for many months, must be regarded
as military success of a pronounced char:
acter. ' p
“The insurgent armies,” says the secre-
tary, “fairly represent the intelligent aspi-
rations Of a large proportion of the people
of the whole island, and it is shown that
they purpose to wage this contest on better
grounds of vantage to the end, and to
make the present struggle a. supreme test
of the capacity of the Cuban people to win
for themselves and their children the ,herl-
tage of self government.” '
The secretary speaks of the appalling
phases of the struggle, such as often ap-
pear in contests among the Latin races, of
the excesses and f rceful and arbitrary acts
of the military, or the ravaging of private
property, the violation Of principles of
civilized warfare by irresponsible officials
and the killing of noncombatants, in some
instances—happily few—Of American citi-
zens.
PRAYERS FOLLOWED BY RESCUE.
'i‘hree Shipwrecked Sailors Picked Up
After Having Had Visions.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8.—Jamcs Jefi'ers and
Elijah Cash, negro sailol‘s of Mobile who
arrived on the Umbria from Liverpool, tell
_a tale of shipwreck in the Caribbean sea,
11 days of suffering on a raft, conversion
to the faith and a miraculous rescue,
which, however, was brought about by
‘ mortal means.
Peter Madison, also a negro sailor from
Mobile, shared their experiences, but he
was left in a hospital in Liverpool to re-
cover from boils induced by privation and
the drinking of salt sea water.
The three men were of the crew of the
brigantine Mary T. Kimball, which sailed
from Mobile on Aug. 29 with a. cargo of
coal and railroad ties for Guantanamo, on
the south coast of Cuba. 0. J. Bowers
was her skipper, and there were three
other white men in her crew—Mr. Flood,
first mate; the second mate, who was
known to the negroes as Charlie because
the skipper called him that, and the stew-
ard. These, with a negro from Alabama
and the three negroes saved, were all of
the crew.
Jefi‘ers’ story is to the effect that on Sept.
22 the brigantine. foundered in a great
storm. The deckhouse was blown away
just before she went downhand the three
men who were saved clung to it. They
saw the ship go down, and not one of the
other men rose again.
Then began the suffering of the men of
the deckhouse raft. J offers and Madison
both had visions, and they prayed fre-
quently. In answer to prayers a. butter
fish jumped aboard and a. shower came.
That helped them. But they were deliri-
ous and had more visions. Jefi‘ers saw a
man, who said: “Arise! Arise! Behold a
goodly ship I have prepared for you!”
That was on the eleventh day. The ship
came as in the vision. It was the Norwe-
gian brig S. H. Hansen, Captain Rasmus-
sen, from Apalachicola, for Garston, Eng-
land. The three negroes were sent to
Liverpool, wherelthe American consul took
charge of them.
FATAL RAILROAD COLLISION.
Engineer and Fireman Killed and Severn]
Officials Injured.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 8.—A disastrous wreck
occurred about three-quarters of 'l- mile
west of Storr station on the Bal. Emore
and Ohio Southwestern railway, in which
two persons were killed and a number of
others injured. The trains in collision
were No. 22, an accommodation coming in
from Cochran, Ind, and a special made up
of a passenger coach and two private cars,
carrying all the general officers of the Bal-
timore and Ohio Southwestern, who were
starting out to make an inspection of the
road. The engineer and conductor of the
special had orders to follow 15 minutes be-
hind a. preceding regular train and to keep
out of the way of train N o. 22, which had
the right of way. The special stopped at
Storr’s, where it should have waited fof
No. 22, but the engineer and Qnductor
both forgot the order concerning that train
and pulled out. When three-quarters of a
mile west of Storr’s, the trains came to-
gether. There was a heavy fog.
John Price, engineer, and Homer Dixon,
fireman of the special, were instantly kill-
ed, General Traffic Manager George F.
Randolph was severely injured, his collar
bone being broken; General Passenger
Agent J. M. Chesebrough was thrown
through the glass door and his face severe-
ly cut. Among others injured were: L.
Zepernach, assistant engineer, riding on
train 22, badly bruised; Fred Moore,
chief clerk to the chief engineer of the Big
Four, badly cut; Charles E. Whiting, pas-
senger, Lawrenceburg, Ind., badly in-
jured; Charles Chapman, brakeman on
the special, bruised; R. S. Johnson, super-
intendent of telegraph, bruised; Thomas
Jones, engineer train 22, badly hurt; N.
R. Sexton, conductor train 22, and P.
Harvey, baggage master, severely bruised;
Mrs. Alex Patterson, Aurora, Ind., severe-
ly hurt. The engines were badly wrecked.
The property loss is estimated at from
310,000 to $15,000.
An Ocean Record Broken.
BosTON, Dec. 5.——-The Cunard steamer
' Servia has again broken the record for fast
steaming ' between Europe and Boston.
She arrived Off Boston light, having com-
pleted the run from Daunt’s rock in 6
days, 14 hours and 8 minutes. The time.
from Liverpool was 7 days; 8 hours and 24
minutes.
Plllaged by Kurds.
LONDON, Dec. 5.—A Constantinople dis-
patch to The Daily Mail says that, under
the pretext of revenging an Old grievance.
10,000 Kurds raided the province of Mo.-
mouratul-Aziz, where they burned and
pillaged the village and massacred the in-
habitants. '
.~ -.—- —--—-—r—
Roberth. Mirshnll a Suicide.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l.-_—Robert F. Man
shall, 34, superintendent of the Altoona
division of the Pennsylvania railroad, shot
himself at his brother’s house in Washing-
ton today. Mr. Marshall was one of the
most valued young men in the Pennsyl-
vania service. For some time he has suf-
fered from acute nervous troubles resulting
from overwork, and it is to this that the
tragedy is attributed. He was a son of J.
W. Marshall.
A lllalne Village Burning.
BANGOR, Me., Dec. 5.—Word has been
received here that East Corinth, a town
of. 500, inhabitants, about 20 miles north-
west of this city, is threatened with do-
There is no fire depart-’
ment‘in the place, and the residents are
fighting the flames with buckets, with lit-
tle sues-as..-
takes out ink, paint,
tar, pitch, grease "
and stains from.
clothing and car-
pets quickly and
completely and
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ALL KINDS OF REPAIRING.
ETNA INSRUANCE 00., of Hartford
' Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetua
s... Capital and Assets, $8,902.272.64.
Insures against loss and damage by FIRE on
terms adapted to the hazard and consistent
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CO_ LES .3; MERRILL.
Sole agents for Norwalk and vicinity:
J. Belden . Hurlbutt,
Attorney and Consollor at Low,
Room 4, up stairs,
GAZETTE BUILDING.
AD-\\IS EXPRESS COMPANY
Law Rates. Prompt Delivers
hrscnh Office. Norwsllr. at Morris Benedict
Main Ofiice.drpot. I outh Norwalk.
L. HUNT, Agent.”
EW YORK.NEW HAVEN ct HARTFORD
RAILROAD .
—NEW YOBKDIvISION
November 29, 1896.
Tm ins leav e South Norwalk (1 sjotlowv:
FOR NEW YORK—Accommodation trains at :
9.36 a.m.. 1.11, 2.54. 4.07. 5.30, 6.41. 8.11. 10.20
p.m. Express trains at 4.55. 5.45. 6.15 (local)
6,55, (local). 7.05. (local), 7.55. (local). 8.21,
9.03 (local) 958.10%. 11.37. (local) 8.. m. 12.52
225.337.525.620 7.56 p.m. For Washington via
Harlem River 12.53 a.m. (daily )
SUNnAvs.—Accommodation 915 a. m.. 5.43,
(local),7.23.(local) 9.28 p.m Express 4.55, 5.45
a. m.
For: NEW_HAVEN AND THE EAST—Accommo-
dation trains at 0.32. 7.42. 8.46 and 11 42 a. m.,
1.37, 2.42. (to B’p’t). 4.20, 5.27. 6.27, 7.28 (to B'p’t).
8.41. 9.41 and. 11.15 p. m. Express trains at 12.40.
1.11. 9.11 10.05. 11.08, 11.58 a. m. 3.05, 5.04 (Nouga-
tuck Express) 7.10 p. m. .
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7.15 p.m. Express 12.40 andi.11 a. m.
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