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COST—DY CAMPAIGNS.
FIVE MILLION DOLLARS NECESSARY
IN A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. ~
One Instance Where the Use of Money
Was sot Legitimate. The Hayes-Tilden‘
Campaign Recalls the Craftiness of
Chandler of the Republican Committee.
It costs over five million dollars to
elect a President of the United States,
says the New York Herald.
amount is spent by the National Com-
mittees of the two great parties. This
is a conservative estimate, made by
those connected with the campaign
work, and is-based on experience.
Naturally the question arises as to
where all this, money comes from. - The
main sources of income are the men of;
large means within the party. Some of
them give as high as $100,000. Large
corporate interests contribute hand-
somely, in hope of Securing political
In some cases these large con-
<-erhs give to both of the great parties,
:hus making themselves safe in any
event. There is a considerable class of
men anxious to secure political promi-
nence or to occupy high positions who
give lavishly as ,a means of advancing
their personal interests. Finally comes
the aggregate of'Small‘populin- subs‘crip- '
fions, which foots up to a. large sum.
Zachariah Chandler is justly regard-
ed as one of the greatest political gener-
als of recent years, and his management
of the dramatic campaign of 1670, end-
ing with the inauguration of President.
Hayes, is one of the most stirring chap-
ters of American political history. To
a large extent, Chandler established the
political methods of the present day,
and such leaders as Brice, Quay, Ger-
man and Carter, are merely following
in his footsteps. He was one of the
fighting Senators, and this pugnacious
characteristic led to his being chosen
Chairman of the National Committee
to run the Hayes campaign. In this
capacity Chandler was at his best. He
was a man of surprises. as the subse-
quent development proved. No one
had before thought of breaking the
solid South. In fact, no attention was
being paid to the South, as it was sup-
posed to he surely Democratic. The
whole country was watching the doubt—
ful States-~New York, New J crsey. In-
diana and Connecticut. On election
night, one after the other of these
doubtful States swung into l‘ne for Til-
den. These, with the solid South,
elected Tilden. so that at midnight,
people went to bed and considered the
fight over. But at one AM. Chandler
gave the press associations the follow-
ing terse despatch, which has become
historic:
Rutherford B. Hayes has ieceivecl 185
electoral votes and is elected.
ZACHARIAH CHANDLER.
There were no details given. Chand-
ler simply made the broad claim of votes
enough to elect, and left to conjecture
where they were to come from. It soon
developed that while every one had
been watching the doubtful States,
Chandler had kept; his eye on Florida,
South Carolina and Louisiana. Then
came the memorable struggle over these
States. Without going into its merits,
it is sufficient to show Chandler’s fore-
sight to state that in the odd Hayes re-
ceived 185 electoral votes, exactly the
number Chandler had given on the
night of the election, when Tilden‘s
election seemed to be certain.
The records of investigation by Con-
gress shovved that the political generals
opposed to Chandler were men of won-
derful capacity and of unflinching
nerve. Their methods have been laid
bare in the testimony before the Senate
and House Committees in 1878. These
show that Mr. Manton Marble, Mr. C.
W. Wooley, and Mr. John T. Coyle
were those who looked for Mr. Tilden’s
interest in Florida. Late in November,
when much depended on the vote in
Florida, Mr. Marble telegraphed:
Have just received a proposition to
hand over at any hour required Tilden
. decision of Canvassing Board and cer-
tificate of Governor Stearns for $200,000.
The political managers were at the
same time active in South Carolina,
where Mr. Smith Weed was looking
after Mr. Tilden's interests. On No-
16, Mr. Weed telegraphed
Henry Hayemeyer, who appeared to be
Ito-operating with Mr. Pe‘lton in New
York, that “Board demand 375,000 for '
, giving us two or three electors,” and
that something will be needed for the
interceder—perhaps $10,000.” At a
later hour of the same day Mr. Weed
telegraphed Mr. Havemeyer: »
It looks nO\V' as if the thing would
work at $75,000 for all seven votes.
MI. Weed telegraphed on the 18th:
Majority of Board have been secured.
Cost is $80,000—one parcel to be sent of
$65,000, one of $10,000, one of $5,000, to
be in $500 or $1,000 bills. Notes to be
accepted as parties accept and given up
upon votes of South Carolina being
given to Tilden’s friends. Do this at
time and have cash ready to reach Bal-
timo’re Saturday night.
The foregoing telegrams are not mat-
ters of conjecture, but are a part of the
evidence brought out by the Potter
committee and other bodies which went
to the bottom of the contest of 1876.
The Mosque of Omar.
The Mosque of Omar is beautiful; its
walls are adorned with marbles of deli-
cate colors, "and the dome is roofed with
tiles of a brilliant hue, and some green
and yellow. The effect from the Mount
of Olives is of a turquoise dome ‘rooling
walls of pearl.
pavements and tall cypresses around ;
steps lead down to other courts, once
the Court of the Gentiles, the Court of
and
abundant Wild flowers, cover the naked-
nesswln-re solomon’s offerings had en-
riched the entrance ground between
the G-oldm Gate and the eastern walls
of the temple itself.
The Lrttlen post office makes fully
£4,030 uJ'
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unclaimed money orders
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And in No Uncertain Tone—People
Mean What They Say.
, A great work is going on in Nor-
‘walk. Quietly, steadily and success-
fully a powerful force is exerting Itself
for the good of the people.
When it was announced that the
great medicine, California Ca'lurrh
Cure, which is, without question, the
greatest remedy for catarrhel trouble
ever compounded, was to be offered to
Norwalk, the number of people who
turned out and admitted themselves
victims of this obstinate and hitherto
incurah'e disease, was ‘ astonishing.
They came in scores, and unbecoming-
ly announced that they suffered, and
bad for years hopelessly suffered, from
hawking, hemmlng, bad breath, slime
in the throat, dropping of offensive
matter into the throw, headaches,
gagging, choking, nausea, stufi‘ed feel-
ing.and increasing deafness. They had
cutarrh in every form, from acute at-
tacks that can be cured in a week, to
the worst cases of chronic catarrb, the
most persistent dise‘hse in the world,
that yields to nothing but California
Catarrh Cure ‘ ’
Already its wonderful cures are be-
ing talked of in Worcester.
One of the people who got a bOttle of
California Ontarrh Cure at R. H. Plais-
teds on that memorable 18th of Decem-
troutned with a very annoying form of
Catsrrb; he tried the great medicine,
and Wt: .uvve the result in his own words.
Hu sum: ' I find that California Catarrh
Clue has relieved me very much. It
LI . ps my bead'aud throat much clearer
[Lu-u lhey had been for a long time,
and me relief is wonderful. Anyone
suffering from cutarrh in any form Will
smely find it an excellent remedy. It
relieves at once, and I belieVe the re-
lief is permanent.”
Whit so quickly relieved Mr. Craft
will l'cllcVe you, too.
to no", It rellthB at once. In this
clty men who have hopelessly suffered
more than twenty years already have
found this to be true.
California Catarrh Care is St ll by all
dealers for title, three times as much for
one dollar.
Next Saturday will be the twentieth
anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and
Mrs. W. F. BishOp of Belden avenue
Baby’s Best Friend—filamen—Nezt Dr
1 Hand‘s Colic Cure.
HARTFORD, Comm, Oct. 26 ’95—The
Hand Medicine Co.—“By request of my
wife the undersigned writes you ‘that
baby’s best friend- is her mother,’ and
next best is Dr. Hand’s Colic Cure. Used
lsame for past months. it is impossible
to write our appreciation of your prepa-'
ration and do most cheerfully request all
mothers to use same for their little ones.
Our baby is now teething. W. Lincoln
Barnard.” Sold by all druggists, 25c.
Mrs. J. D. Downing of Elmwood ave-
nue, Norwalk. is visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Gordon of this city.—
Bridgeport Telegram.
Mother, Have You 1) Baby?
‘ If so, get from your druggist to day for
25cabottle of Dr. Hand’s Colic Cure.
Every baby often has distressing colic.
Dr. Hand’s Colic Cure gives immediate
relief by ‘removing wind from the
stomach and quieting the nerves, giving
restful sleep. Mother, think of the
worry and anxiety this saves you. If
your baby is teething Dr. Hand’s Teeth-
ing Lotion for 25c soothes and relieves
all pain. Sold by all druggists.
A party of young people are planning
for a trolley tide followed by ' a dance
at Rowayton, Monday evening next.
Mother’s Find Nothing 'Eqnal to Dr.Han.-i'e
Colic Cure;
WATERBURY Conn., 4-2-’96-—Hand
Medicine Coz—Dear SirS:——“I am using
Dr. Hand’s Cough and Croup Medicine
and Colic Cure for my children and find
nothing to equal them. They work
like magic. I would not be without
them in my house. The little ones love
Dr. Hand’s Colic Cure and cry for it; it
relieves them almost instantly. Mrs.
Frank Smith, ‘22 Wood St. At all drug-
gists, 25.
Charles Wri_ u , formerly of the S. N.
E Telephone company has secured a
position with the Metropolitan Insur-
noce company.
Rheumatism Cured in a Day.
“Mystic Cure” for Rheumatism and
'Neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days.
Its action upon the System is remarkable
and mysterious. It removes at once the
cause and the disease immediately dis-
appears. The first dose greatly benefits.
T. F. Anthony, Fix-Postmaster of
Promise City, Iowa; says: “I bought
one bottle of ‘Mystic Cure’ for Rheuma-
tism, and two doses of it did me more
good than any medicine I ever too .”
75 cents. Sold by E. P. Weed, 38 Wall
street, and N. C. Baur, 55 Wall street,
Druggists, Norwalk. ,
'lhe family of Patent Commissioner
John S. Seymour will return from
Washington and occupy their former
home on East avenue about March
15 h
SAVE YOUR LIFE
By using "The New Great. South Ameri-
can Kidney (‘ure.” This new remedy
is a great surprise on account of its ex-
ceeding promptuess in relieving pain in
the Kidneys, Bladder and Back in male
or female. It relievesretention of water,
and pain in passing it almost immediate-
ly, Save yourselves by using this mar
Velous cure. Its use will prevent fatal
consequences in almost all cases by its
reat alterative and healing powers.
Sold by E P. WEED, Druggist, Norwalk,
Conn. *
The propeller Vulcan came up last
niehtf Ste is running on the route in
place of the “City” which is laid up in
New York for repairs. ’
TRY GRAIN-O! TRY GRADY-0.
Ask your grocer to-day to show you
a package of GRAIN-O, the new food
drink that takes the place of 0011'. e.
The children may driukit without in-
jury as well as the adult. All who try
It. like it. GRAIN—O has that rich
seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is
made from pure grains, and the most
delicate s'omach receives it without.
dis-tress. .i too price of coils. '15c
and 25c per puckugr. , Sold by In! gru-
O
ber Wns Mr. D. 0. Craft, 11 Epst aye- ‘
l nue, Enfib‘NOI‘WBlk. “He had long been
You don’t have
,backs, to the enemy.
J.
WAS RUIZ. new
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An, Allegation That General Fondevi-
ella Struck Him With a. Club.
A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAD.
The Unfortunate American Soratohgd n
Pathetic Note of Forewall to file
Family on a Camp Stool
rm \Vidow Received.
KEY WEST, Feb. 26.—-—A paSsenger from
Havana who landed here from the steamer
Olivette informed acorrespondent that Dr.
Ricardo Ruiz, the American citizen who
was found dead. apparently beaten to
death, in a cell . .‘ the prison of Guano.-
bacoa, was killed by Fondeviella, the
Spanish governor of Gunnabacoa. .
The passenger explained that Governor
Fondeviella visited Dr. Ruiz in his place
of confinement and violently questioned
the prisoner.
The latter resented the governor’s brutal
manner, and this so angered Fondevlella
that he seized a club, struck the unfortu-
nate man on the head and so caused his
death.
' Buiz’s Last Mae’sage.
A peculiar light is thrown on the killing
of Dr. Ricardo Ruiz, who was an Ameri-
can citizen, by an incident related in Ha-
vana.
Ruiz was thrown into a filthy dungeon
where not even the barest comforts of life
were provided.
His distracted wife, seeking to make his
lot a trifle easier, appealed to the wife of
the jailer to smuggle some sort of a. chair
into the cell.
The tender hearted woman obeyed the
request and left a broken camp stool with
Ruiz. “I” On this the doomed man sat dur-
ing his last days and was saved from actual
contact with the filthy floor.
After the doctor’s death the jailer’s wife,
thinking Mrs. Ruiz might gain some sad
comfort from a relic of her husband’s im-
prisonment, gave her the camp stool.
The heartbroken widow, while gazing at
the chair, was thunderstruck to see lot-tors
in her husband’s handwriting start out
from the surface of its frame. »
Closer inspection showed that the fated
man had laboriously scratched upon the
framework’s varnish a last message to his
wife and children.
The words, translated into English,
read:
“Farewell, children of my life. Be
obedient to your mother. I bless you one
and all. They are killing me. If they
take me to Havana, tell all. I commend
you to God, Rita, love, life of my soul.”
N 0 one but his torturers and their future
Judge may know all the terrible story in-
ferred in Ruiz’s short sentence, “They are
killing e.”
Whetligr by torture, privation or in the
way related in the latest story. printed
above, their end was accomplished, and
the broken chair, overlooked by them,
bears their victim’s accusation.
Stirred Up by Lee's Resignation.
HAVANA, via Key West, Feb. 26.—There
is anxiety in official circles as to the out-
come of the strained relations existing be-
tween the United States consul general
here, Genernl Fitz Hugh Lee, and his gov-
ernment, on account of the cominc-
ment “incommunicado” (solitary confine-
ment) here for nearly 300 hours of ( ‘Tiarles
Franklin Scott, an American citi..c'.i, in
violation of treaty rights.
Scott was placed in a state of communi-
cado (or ordinary cell, where he can be vis-
ited on Monday evenings), thanks to the
representations of General Fitz Hugh Lee.
The general on Wednesday night au-
thorized a correspondent of the press to
say that he had not asked the United
States government to send warshipsto this
port on account of the death of Dr. Ricardo
Ruiz, apparently from violence, in the
prison of Guanabacoa, but the fact seems ‘
PRINTING
to remain that the United States consul
general did ask the state department to
advise him whether it would send a war
vessel to Havana if one was necessary to
enforce the demand for the release of Scott
from solitary confinement. ‘
To this, it seems, Secretary Olney made
an evasive reply. The general, it would
further seem, asked for a definite state—
ment from the state department, and it is
not known here whether he has or has not
received a reply to his last message. ,
In the face of all diplomatic fencing the
correspondent is in a position to state that
General Fitz Hugh Lee has threatened to
resign if he does not receive the support of
the United States government in his efforts
to insist upon the rights of American citi-
zens being respected. .
It is understood here that the Spanish
government has decided to order a strict
inquiry to be made into the death of Dr.
Ruiz. - .
No confirmation has been received of the
report sent out from Puerto Principe by
the correspondent there of La. Lucha of the
death of the president of the Cuban repub-
lic. Salvador Cisneros y Betancourt, mar-
quis of Santa. Lucia, who is said to have
expired from sickness and old agexcom-
bined.
The whereabouts of General Maximo
Gomez are not made public, it they are
known to the Spanish officials.
Spanish Troops Defeated. .
General Caiixto “Garcia, with about
4,000 insurgents. is reported to be operat-
ing in the vicinity of Puerto Padre and
Baracoa,on the northern coast. The steam-
ers Julie and Manuela, coasting near Bar.-
acoa, have been fired upon and obliged to
put out to sea.
Particulars have just been received here
of a spirited engagement between 3 Spam-
ish and a Cuban force on the outskirts of
Sanki'kra City. The fight took place on
Feb. 18. Sixty local guerrillas and 60
mobilized Havana firemen, under Captain
Blanco, left the Pulido plantation, near
San Antonio, to reconnoiter the surround-
ing country. Soon afterward the Spanish
force exchanged shots with the insurgents’
outposts. The Spaniards thereupon ad-
vanced, and the Cubans apparently re-
treated, but led the government force into'
ambush near the Goyo Ruiz ranch, where
about 200 insurgent cavalryinen and 100
of the infantry, under the leadership of
Garcises and Mendictn, attacked the Span-'
iards. Stubborn fighting followed. The
Spanish vanguard eventually broke and
fled, trampling over its own main body in
so doing", The confusion then became ter-
rible, and the Spaniards fired wildly at
each other as well as the insurgents, while
many throw away their arms and, fled.
The Spanish commander, Captain Blanco,
made a gallant effort to rally his forces,
threatening to shoot those who turned their
But nothing could
stay thefight. Lieutenant Guedes, when
Captain Blanco fell, shot through the
thigh, sucgeeded in getting the most of
the fugitives together and managed to re-
treat with them to the nearest Spanish fort.
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Who doesn’t
- know that horrid
nightmare when
the feet refuse to
‘move, andyou
drag yourself along by
main force, with some sort
of terror, chasing after you ?
It is something the same
way with the waking night.
mare of “biliousuess.” It
_ seems to paralyze your eno-
ergies, weigh~you .down
‘ like lead; and drag you
, back with an unshakeable
clutch. You can’t get
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You feel dull and languid and low-sprinted;
your. appetite is poor,_ yonr stomach 15 out
of order, your sleep is disturbed, you are
irritable and “cranky.” There’s no real
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Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical_Discove _to
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has a large share of this purifying work to
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purities before they take root, while they
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bound in cloth. The present
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