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SEVERAL MILLS'SHUT DOWN.
Bridges Swept Away and Many Houses
i‘Moved From Their Foundations—The
Loss Exceeds $100,000—Great
Damage Along the Ohio Too. .
BRADDOCK, Pa... Feb. 24.——The Monon-
gahela river and Turtle creek started on a
rampage, and thousands of dollars‘ worth
of property has been destroyed.
Early today the river was rising 21
inches an hour and at 11 o’clock was six
inches below the flood tide of 1884. .
In the Turtle creek valley the residents
are suffering the most. The heavy rains of
the last week have swollen the streams,
Eli} “l l Elll‘ll’lGE .
‘ peared for the first, time.
and Turtle creek, which is normally a .
brook, is now a. raging river. .
The borough of Turtle Creek, with 5,000
inhabitants, and the villages of Newtown ,
and Millertown and the boroughs of “711- 3
merding and Wall, cast of Turtle Creek, .
are practically submerged.
The streets of the town are below the i
creek bed, and when an overflow occurs the ;
streets are passable only with canoes, and
the lower floors of the houses rest in four '
to'six feet of water.
now.
This is the condition ;
On Pennsylvania and Airbrake avenues, ,'
Turtle Creek, eight houses
moved from their foundations and are al-
most toppling.
The damage to household goods is enor—
mous. Three iron bridges have been
washed away between Turtle Creek and
Newtown.
The Pennsylvania railroad car shops at
Wall are partly under water. The West-
inghouse Airbrake works at Wilmerding
have been ;
are flooded on the lower floors, and the -
mills had to suspend at 9 o’clock.
The backwater from the Monongahela E
river surged into the Westinghouse Elec-
tric works at Bunton at 6 o’clock this
morning and did enormous damage to the
fine patterns and delicate machinery.
A Small Landslide.
At 11 o’clock today a landslide occurred
at Buntcn, near the Westinghouse works,
where grading is being done for Carnegie’s
new Butler and Pittsburg railroad.
The tracks of the Second Avenue Trac-
tion company and the houses along the
street car lines, just east of the Edgar
Thomson Steel works, for three-quarters
of a mile are under three” feet of water.
Traffic is suspended.
Carnegie’s foundries were forced to close
this morning at 7 o’clock because the fur-
nace fires were put out.
The Monongahela is backing into the
stockyards of the nine Carnegie blast fur-
naces, and ore wheelers work knee deep in
water. The furnaces will” likely have to
be put out. "'
The Braddock Watch works pumps are
under five feet of water, and if the river
rises two feet higher the engine fires will
go out and the city water supply will be
cut off.
Three small frame houses and several
shanties floated down the» river at 11.30
o’clock. ‘
The two Carrie blast furnaces, employ-
ing 500 men; Braddock )Vire works of
the Consolidated Steel and Wire company,
employing 1,100 hands, and the Duquesne
Forge and Chessbook & Co’s expanded
metal works in West Braddock suspended
op eration today. The mills were all flooded.
The present loss in the districts de-
scribed is estimated at over $100,000.
Ohio River Rising.
CLARKSBURG, W. Va., Feb. 24.—From
present indications this section will suffer
as badly, if not worse, from floods than in
1888. It has been raining almost contin-
uously for the past 48 hours.
People living on low ground are moving
out, and the railroads have suffered great.
ly. The M. H. road is completely blocked
by landslides and washouts and will not
be able to get any trains through for sev-
eral days.
The Virginia and Pittsburg railroad is
even in worse condition, and word has just
been received that water is eight inches
deep in the station at Buchanan and is
rising rapidly. "
All the Baltimore and Ohio trains have
been several hours late, caused by the nu-
merous slips and wasli'outs, and it is ex-
pected to be completely blocked by morn-
ing.
The river is new rising at the rate of one
foot per hour.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 24.—The river is 48
feet 7 inches and rising five inches per
hour, as it has been doing for six hours.
Specials to The Commercial Tribune indi-
cate that near midnight there is no rain in
the Ohio valley and the storm is past.
They report almost unprecedented height
of waters both in Kanawha and West Fork
rivers. The West Virginia and Pittsburg
railroad near Clarksburg has been block-
aded by washouts, and other roads are
threatened. Unless more rain falls the
rise here is not likely to go above 55 feet.
WHEELING, Feb. 24.——At midnighta big
slide on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
blocked both tracks at Piedmont. The
Cumberland and Pennsylvania railroad
lost trestles that will close it for two
weeks. The West Virginia railroad has
abandoned its road and is using the Balti-
more and Ohio road for passenger trains.
The approaches to the Luke bridge on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad washed out
last night. Three loaded coal barges towed
by the Joseph H. Cock were washed down
the Ohio by the Licking river swell at
-Cincinnati and sunk against a Southern
railroad bridge .pier last night.
GRAYVILLE, Ills, Feb. 24.—The Wabash
river at this point is rising at the rate of
an inch an hour. The lowlands are all
under water; and as the rain is continu-
ing it is thought that the entire river bot-
toms will be flooded. The river is now
higher than it has been for three years.
MADISON, Ind., Feb. 24.--'1‘he Ohio
river has risen 14 feet here since Saturday.
It is now 38 feet, and rising, and is ex—
pected to come over Front street. It has
rained almost steadily since Saturday.
Woolen Mills Starting Up.
PROVIDENCE, Feb. 24,—The Sheffield
Woolen mills have started up with half
force this week, and soon a full force will
be employed. The management reports
that orders are increasing. The works
were idle for a long time. last summer, and
since then they have been running only at
about a quarter of the full capacity.
Failure of Carpet “’orks.
Broomsntsc, Pa, , Feb. 24. — The
Bloomsburg Carrot works. Magoo Carpet
works and the Leader Store company, all
owned by the. same persons, failed, with
liabilities of $100,000. '1 he failures have
been expected for some time.
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THE J AMESON RAID. .
Assertion of Rhodes That Agitation Will
Continue—Getting Behind Crete.
LONDON, Feb. 24.—The parliamentary
committee appointed to inquire. into thii
Transvaal raid resumed its session today
in Westminster hall. Dr. Leander S.
Jameson, the leader Of the expedition, ap-
The Prince .01
Wales, on entering the hall, shook hands
with Cecil’Rhodes. The latter, when the
proceedings opened, was recalled to the
witness stand-and was questioned by Sir
Henry Campbell Bannerman, late
tary of state for war in the Rosebery cabi-
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net and present member of parliament f01 3
the Sterling district.
Colonel Rhodes said that he did not see 1
any difference between the cases of Crete
and the Transvaal, ”except that the Cre-
tans, who have the popular sympathy 01
England, are foreigners claiming civil
rights, whereas in the Transvaal it was
our countrymen who were seeking civil
rights.”
Replying to Sydney 0. Burton, Liberal,
late undersecretary of state for the col-
onies, Colonel Rhodes reiterated his state-
ment that the agitation at Johannesburg
would continue until popular rights were
granted to its inhabitants. It Was impos-
sible, he added, that a small minority of
burghers should govern the majority 01
newcomers in the Transvaal. He alsc
stated that the charges imposed by the
Transvaal government upon mining ren-
dered the poor reefs nonpayable.
' The witness then reverted to the Cretan
troubles and said, “If I give arms to the
Cretans, am I to be imprisoned for so do-
ing??? t
Answering aquestion of Edward Blake,
Irish Nationalist, Colonel Rhodes said: “I
SUGAR SOLD Al MOSS
Statement Made to. Trust Investigators
In New York City.
HOW PRICE IS REGULATED.
G. \Valdo Smith Explains the Experience
of the “'holesale Grocers‘ Associa-
tion “’ith the American Sugar
Refining: Company.
NEW Yovzc. I'e'o. 24.——When Senator
Lexow called the trust investigating com-
mittee to order in the city hall today, he
said: “13 Mr. Illbcrson present? Mr.
Johnson? Mr. Smith?” As the first two
were not in the room, G. Waldo Smith
took the stand. He said he was president
of the Wholesale Grocers’ association of
New York and vicinity, which covers New
York city, New Jersey as far as Paterson,
Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont
and up the Hudson as far as Poughkeepsie._
Members mustxbc "distributors of food
products at wholesalc”—jobbers, in other
- words—land some large retailers, such as
Park 8.: Tilford. There was a southern
. association, he said, taking in the southern
' sugar plantcrs‘ territory.
have been told that'I let Johannesburg in .
for this trouble, but when I look at all the '
letters and telegrams I come to the con-
clusion that it was rather Johannesburg
which let me in. The J ohannesburgers
tried the reform road prior to revolution.
They petitioned President Kruger, whose
promises, however, were not kept.”
Referring to the conversation between
himself and Bobby White, Colonel Rhodes
said: “We were discussing the Egpytian
question. I said, ‘If Great Britain de-
cided to remain, I should stop any foreign
power from coming between Khartum
and Uganda.’ White replied, ‘We had no
instructions. ’ I answered: ‘Of course not,
but it is not the government’s policy that
you should lie on your backs and eat three
meals a day. You ought to ascend the
Nile and make it impossible for the French
to cross.’
I did not know White would .
apply my remark to something else. It .
shows how careful you ought to be in ‘
5 were selling at a net loss”—
what you say.”
Want State Bank Tax Removed.
RICHMOND, Feb. 24. —- The Virginia
Bankers’ association, in session. at Old
Point Comfort, yesterday unanimously
adopted the following:
“Resolved, That it is the sense of this
meeting that the tax of 10 per cent upon
issue of notes by state banks should be re-
pealed, coupled with such amendment of
the national banking act as will authorize
the issue of elastic currency. ”
Revolutionary Daughters lVIeot.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.——The Daughters
of the American Revolution were late in
opening the proceedings. There was con-
siderable confusion in the audience during
the meeting, and the presiding officer,
Mrs. Stevenson, had much difficulty in
preserving order and quiet. The impor-
tant business of the day was the submis-
sion of annual reports.
Queen Victoria. Reaches London.
LONDON, Feb. 24.——Queen Victoria ar-
rived here today from Osborne, isle of
Wight, in order to be present at the first
drawing room of the season, which will
be held tomorrow at Buckingham palace.
Immense crowds of people thronged the
route between the railroad station and,
Buckingham palace.
vociferously cheered.
Her majesty was
Death of Count do Behaine.
PARIS, Feb. 24.-—Count chebvre do Bo-
haine, formerly French embassador at the
Vatican, is dead. He was born in 18:39
and entered the French ministry for for-
eign affairs when about 20 years of age as
attache of the legation Of France at
Munich.
For Uniform Charters.
ALBANY, Feb. 24.—The bill creating a
uniform charter for cities of the second
class was advanced in the senate today
from general orders to a. third reading.
l’isconsin Gold Democrats.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 23.—Representatlvea
of the gold Democrats of the state are in
session at the Plankinton House in re-
sponse to a call from State. Chairman
Usher for the. purpose of perfecting an or-
ganization under the name of the National
Dcnmcratic party. The conference is be-
ing held at the direct instance of the na-
tional committee of the gold Democrats.
Hay For the Court of St. James.
LONDON, Fob. 2-3.—Thc afternoon news-
papers all comment favorably upon the
announcement made by the American
correspondent of the London Times that
Colonel John Hay has been definitely se-
lected by President Elect McKinley to be
the successor of Mr. Thomas F. Bayard as
ambassador of the United States to the
court of St. James
l‘vIan Died of "Lumpy Jaw.”
CHICAGO, Feb. 23.——Pctcr L. Garvey,
aged 55, died at the county hospital after
undergoing an operation for what Dr. J.
G. Robertson diagnosed as “lumpy jaw.”
Dr. Robertson knows of only one othe1
case in which a human being was afflicted
with this disease. He is supposed to have
contracted it while working among cattle
at the stockyards.
Seceders From the L. A. \V.
. BUTTE, Mon., F eb. 23.-—Bicycle men.
of Butte and other points in Montana de-
termined to join with Colorado and other
for western states in Secession from the
League of American Wheelmen. The
cause of secession is the refusal of the olde1
body toallow divisional option as to Sun-
day racing, as only that kind can be made
to pay in these states. '
Kentucky Rivers Over Their Banks.
CINCINNATI, 'Feb. 23.—Reports from
Jackson, Beattieville and other points
along the north fork of the Kentucky rivei
tell of disastrous floods. The Yellowstone
is also out of its banks and doing much
damage. The rise in the smaller streams
has been very rapid. and there are fears of
a ‘general‘flood in the Ohio valley.
A Prominent Citizen's Suicide.
PHILLIPS, Ma, Feb. 2_3.--—C. M. Davis, a
wealthy and prominent citizen of this
place, was found dead in bed today, having
committed suicide by shooting during the
night. The cause of the act is not known
The chairman asked what control the
association exercised on food products.
“None. ”
“Who does exercise that control?”
“No one. The only control might be
thataour secretary sends out bulletins of
the price of sugar. ”
“Why sugar especially?”
“It is by far the most important article
in our trade.”
“When did you begin to send out these
bulletiusr”
“Subsequent to the fixing of rules in re-
gard to sale by the sugar refineries. ”
“That action was taken without refer
once to you?”
“It was taken at our solicitation.”
. He said this request was made to Mr.
Havemeyer and Mr. Searlcs by a number
of the dealers. The prices were posted ev-
ery day in the office of the American Sugar
Refining company and copied by the secre-
tary for his bulletins.
He knew nothing about the amending
and reprinting of the. rules, but supposed
any changes were made by the refiners at’
the “demand and request” of some one of
the state associations of the grocers.
' “I would like to make an explanation.
Five or six years ago the wholesale dealers
Dealers Losing llIoney.
“How about the consumers?” broke in
Senator Lexow.
“They were getting the service for noth-
ing. They are now getting it at about two-
thirds of the cf"- uu-l cost. Our average
profit for three : hrs on sugar is 4.42 per
cent. The average cost of doing business
is 6.5 per cent. So we are losing about
one-third the cost of doing business. ”
“Does it apply to sugar only?”
“Yes. That is about 30 per cent of the
whole business.”
The factor system begun a year ago last
October was at the solicitation of individ-
url western and southern grocers, he said,
i ' luding allowing the rebate every three
I oths instead of on every bill. He said
1 . did not know whether this request of
1 western and southern grocers included
a :thuest to fix the price as the standard
price for all sugars. The only condition
of getting the rebate was the testimony of
the factor that he had not sold below the
daily prices.
“The only markets open to us in New
York are the American Sugar Refining
company and the Mollenhauer.’ We buy
about the some amount from each. We
get the same terms, the same rebates, the
same allowances, the same credits. There
has been no agreement. however. It has
just drift-Cd around to, this. ”
Asked how the price was fixed, he said,
“We are telephoned it every morning by
our broker. ” He said'hc knew nothing
of the rules put out by the American com-
pany. Senator Lexow handed him a fac-
tor’s agreement. He explained that not
selling below the price was the only con-
dition, of receiving the rebate by saying
that all the other conditions mentioned
were universally fulfilled before there was
any agreement, and he explained the ref-
erence to other conditions in the affidavit,
such as time of payment, in the someway.
The affidavit. he said, was not asked for ‘
in the original solicitation for a limited
price and :1 rebate system. When the re-
quest was made, the American refiners
said they would make the change if 95 per
cent Of their customers in this territory
would sign the request. Ninety-nine per
cent signed it.
Smith's Explanation.
“Will you allow me to explain why the
western and southern grocers asked this
change? It was because, before the prices
were fixed and went into effect at once.
one dealer would get a. telephone message
of change of priceand put it into effect
before the others heard of it.”
The chairman asked a general question
about competition.
“If competition were left absolutely
free, goods would be sold at ruinous prices
and disaster would exist all over the coun-
try.”
“Why has that not been the way for the
1,800 years of the Christian era prior to
the organization of these syndicates?”
“Because 25 years ago there was not 5
per cent of our goods sold at uniform
prices. They were fluctuating in quality,
cost and price. Now I should say ‘75 per
cent were uniform, so that a. price set by
one man has to be followed by all.”
Soon after this he volunteered the opin-
ion that the interests of labor and capital '
were identical and that any meddling by
the legislature was harmful alike to the
producer, the middleman and the laborer.
The chairman asked about the terms of
selling cofl'ee, especially those of the Ar-
buckle cofi‘ee. “Theassociation has never
taken any action in regard to coffee. If
the Arbuckle cofi‘ee became popular in
New York, the last solvent wholesale gro-
cer would soon be seen.” Senator Lexow
asked whether the grocers would not sell
cheaper than they do by buying foreign
sugar, and the answer was that there was
no agreement with the refiners and noth-
ing else to prevent buying foreign sugar if
the grocers wished to. '
An Anticartoon Bill.
ALBANY, Feb. 24.—Senator Ellsworth
introduced a bill in the senate today which,
if it becomes a law, will prohibit the pub-
lication Of cartoons of;any person in newe—
papers and periodicals: The bill provides
that no portrait or alleged portrait of any
individual shall be printed without the
written consent of such individual.
Yellow Fever: In Peru.
.LIMA, Peru, Feb. 24.—One death from
yellow fever has occurred at Payta, and
one person has been attacked by the fever
lin this city. ' ' ' ‘
’ENTIRB HOUSEIIGLD MURDERBD.
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Killing of the. Spider Family.
'3 BISMARCK, N 1)., Feb. 20,—The discov-
ery of the murder of six persons was made
near Winona, on the Missouri river, about
30 miles below Bismarck. The wholesale
slaughter occurred at the farmhouse of
Thomas Spicer. The affair is shrouded in
mystery. It is believed that Indians may
have been the murderers, although there
is nothing to substantiate the theoryother
than thata number of them are said to
have been seen loitering about the neigh-
borhood. It is said they were docked with
war paint, which is considered proof that
they were out for mischief.
The dead are Mrs. William Waldron,
Mrs. William Rouse, the twin baby boys
of Mrs. Rouse, the Rev. Thomas Spicer
and Mrs. Thomas Spicor. - -
John Spiccr, a farmer, was driving out
for a load of wood, and, while passing the
house of his brother, Thomas, 1% miles
from where he lived, he called to the occu-
pants, as was his custom. Ho received no
reply, and after shouting several times he
alighted from the wagon and knocked at
the door. There was no response, and he
pushed open the door. He was horrified to
find Mrs. William Waldron, the mother of
Mrs. Spiccr, lying dead upon the floor. A
hole had been crushed in the skull.
In the next room he found Mrs. Wil-
liam Rouse, the daughter of Mrs. Spiccr.
and Mrs. Rouse's twin baby boys, about
1% years old, lying dead on the lounge.
Mrs. Rouse had been struck twice in the
back of the head with the heavy oaken leg
of the dining table, and the children had
been killed evidently by blows With the
same. weapon. in the barn John Spicer
found the body of Mrs. Thomas Spicor,
lis slsu win-law. There was a deep hole
in her head and a. g..sh in her chin, evi-
dently made by an ax.
..ohn Spit-or returned to Winona, and a
large band of citizens, led by the deputy
county coroner, accompanied him to the
icons of the wholesale murder. The search
was continued, and the' body of Thomas
Spicer was found in a cow shed, badly mu-
tilatcd. The entire family had been mur-
dered. with the exception of two daughters
of Mr. and Mrs. Spiccr, who happened to
be away from home at the time.
The coroner’s jury was immediately
impanclcd, and the work of searching for
a clcw was begun. Searching parties have
already set out. Just Opposite Winona is
Fort Yates, where there are several com-
panies 0f linitcd States troops. and they
will lend their assistance in running down
the criminals. Spicor was a Methodist
preacher, a quiet man, with no enemies,
so far as known, and no cause for the deed
can be found.
KISS CAUSED A RIOT.
This Groom Objeoted tn the Usual Form
of Salute For the Bride.
BROOKLYN. fob. 23.—There was a riot
in Williamsburg early today because the
Poles of that city. having decided to cele-
brate in style. hold a big wedding as a pre-
liminary number.
The ceremony Was arranged to take
place in a large hull at Wytho avenue and
North Sixth street, and when the business
began in real earnest there were 150 guests
present.
There was plenty of hard cider to keep
up the enthusiasm, and when the dancing
began and Joseph Stein insisted upon kiss-
ing the bride there was a row started by
the bridegroom.
Stein was thrown into the street, but
gathering a few friends to his aid he forced
the door.
This time he was thrown from the win-
dow; Special Oillcor Boruster made an
arrest, but was pounimd upon by a dozen
angry Poles. -
Patrolman Ready and McGrath of the
Bedford Avenue. station, came runnin ,- up,
but the sight of the policemen inflamed
the half drunken guests, who to the num-
ber of about 1‘.) jumped upon the officers
and rolled thorn intt. the gutter.
Patrolman McCoy car :3 running up and
used his stick lrecly among the mob. The
other Officers had got to their feet by that
time and, drawing their sticks and revolv-
ers, soon succeeded in scattering the crowd.
Joseph Stein, 24; John Zither, 24; J0-
seph Pulaski, 29, and Peter Gressegc, 25
years old, all of 97 North Seventh street,
were marched to the station house.
Justice Goetting held them in the Lee
Avenue court for trial on the charge of
assaulting policemen.
THE HARRISON BABY.
She Has Bright Blue Eyes and Resembles
Her Father. 1'
INDIANAPNJS, Feb. 23,—Thc rejoicing
continues at like residence of former Presi-
1 dent Harrison in this city over the advent
i of the baby girl with bright blue eyes that
strongly resemble the Harrison type. The
E baby weighs 8% pounds, according to Dr.
: Jameson, the attending physician, and
' gives every indication of perfect health.
Mrs. Harrison is doing nicely, and when
the former president was congratulated he
responded in a cheery way, somewhat re-
markable for one of his accustomed dig—
nity.
Mrs. Parker of New York, Mrs. Harri-
son’s sister, has been here several days.
The finest woolen and cambric gifts and
all sorts of baby requisites have been re-
ceived at the Harrison home during the
past few weeks.
General and Mrs. Harrison werem ’ ried
in St. Thomas’ Protestant Epis opal
church, New York, April 6, 1896. The
former president is in his sixty-fourth
year. ,
KOREAN KING RULES AGAIN.
Leaves the Russian Legation, Whore He
, Sought Protection.
LOXDOX, Feb. 23.—A dispatch from.
Seoul, Korea, says that the king has left
the Russian legation for the new palace,
which he went to upon the occasion of the
murder of the queen and the deposition
and massacre of the late prime minister
of Korea.
Syracuse University Block.
SYRACUSE, 2gb. 20. —— Arrangements
were completed by which the Syracuse
Savings bank has agreed to furnish the
amount of $350,000 to the. University of
Syracuse for the. erection of the proposed
new university block. The rate of interest
to be charged is 4%» per cent.
Husband Kills His Wife and Another.
ANACONDA, Mon, Feb. 20.-—Mrs. Frank
Dressler and Sherman Ransom were shot
and killed by Frank Drossler, the’woman‘s
husband. The man and wife quarrelcd a.
few days ago and _ had been living apart.
Ransom was visiting the woman when the
shooting occurred.
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Australian Mint Receipts.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.——During the year
l896, according to United States Consul
General Maratta at Melbourne, the gold
received at the royal mint there amounted
. to 1,186,951 ounce: as against 1,092,819
nunces in 1895. , ... , .
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OFFICE 80? LAWYERS.
Sudden Collapse of a Grandiloquent Boast
bya Budding Limb of the Law.
In one of the big down town oflice
buildings. tenanted principally by law
yers. a Mail and Express reporter rode
‘down in an elevator car this morning
with two boys, who, to judge from
their conversation, were budding limbs
of the law. One of them was about 15
years of age, and the other perhaps a
couple of years his senior.
“I had that judgment opened this
morning,” remarked the younger of the
two, flocking the ashes from a cigarette.
"but I thought Giegerich was a little
slow about it.” .
“Ya- as,” drawled the other, “it’s cer-
tainly a great bore to have to spend SO
much time in court. Remember my
bond and mortgage case in the Sn-
preme? erll. it was enough to try any-
body’s patience. The trouble with some
of our judges. Frank, is that they don’t
know the ruunnents of landlord and
tenant law. I cited Pebbles vs. Bub-
bles, and it knocked him out. Where»
are you bound?”
"Oh, I’ve got a fittle corporation
matter on hand today,” was the reply.
“Receiver wants to be relieved. I don’t
know whether I’ll consent or not. I’ve
got a demurrer to argue besides, and
By that time the car was at the
ground floor. A stout matronly woman
stood waiting to get in.
“Well, young man,” she said, address-
ing the boy who had been called Frank,
“I was just about to go up and give
you a talking to in front of your boss.
Why didn’t you get father’s shoes that
you took to be halfvsoled.” ‘
“Hush, mother,” whispered Frank,
as his face reddened; “I don’t want to
be talking about that down here. I’m
going to court.”
“You’re going to court, are you?” re
sponded the stout lady in aloud tone.
"Very well, go to court, but if you
come home to- night without those shoes
you get no supper and don’t stir a. peg
out of the flat the rest of the week? Do_
you hear?”
"‘Say,” said the elevator man as he
stuck his head out of the car and
grinned, “you’ve run up against the
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,
haven’t you? Gee- whiz I”
OLDEST JEWELS IN THE WORLD. ,
They Decorated the Mummy Remains of
an Egyptian Queen.
The earliest jewels the pedigree of
which can be traced, lie in the Museum
of Boolak, Egypt, says the Philadelphia
Press. They belong ed to Queen Aha.-
hopep, a queen of the eighteen dynasty
in Egypt, apparently some time between
1803 and 1591 B. C. There is. however,
much dispute as to the date of her
reign. In 1859 her tomb was opened by
M. Mariette, where it lay in the Valley
of the Tomb of the Kings.
When her coffin was opened a. re-
markable collection of precious stones
and jewels was fOund within. The
most important of these was a. diadem
of gold and enamel set on the head of
the queen. This had an inscription in
gold on a ground of lapis lazuli and a
sphiux couchant on each side. A small
porcelain cylinder is ornament - l with
interlaced lotus flowers in integio, and
a gold drop inlaid with turquoise in the
shape of a fig. To the center of a gold
chain is fastened a scarabaeus of solid
gold inlaid with lapis lazuli, and a
bracelet of quite modern pattern is dec-
orated with figures in repousse, with a
ground inlaid with lapis lazuli.
It is plain'from this account that lapis
lazuli was the most commonly used of
the precious stones. It is interesting to
Observe that it is also mentioned in Job,
one of the oldest books in the world.
It is probable that the ancients did not
understand how to cut diamonds, ow-
ing to their hardness.
\Vine. “'ithout Alcohol.
A Swiss professor claims to have
solved the problem of making wine
without alcohol. Fresh juice of grapes
is placed in air-tight bottles, which are
deposited in a vessel containing water
heated to 158 deg. Fahrenheit. The
heat kills the particles necessary for
the development of alcohol. This juice
if the grape. can. it is said, he kept for
years—Tid-Bits. .
CONSUMPTION
is not directly inherited, but only
the tendency to contract thedisease.
In any stage of this malady noth-
ing is so effectual as
ANGIER’S
ETROLEUM
- . ' EMULSION
Prompt to relieve cough, promote
appetite, aid digestion and restore
lost flesh, it is, unlike Cod Liver
Oil, perfectly agreeable to take,
Even in the last stages when the
cough, diarrhoea. ahd night sweats
are wasting the body away, the d15-
tressing symptoms can be greatly
relieved by this preparation.
Druggists 509. and $1.00. Pamphlet mailed "'
free. ANGIER CHEMICAL CO" BOSTON.
o. A. FRANKIE,
THE HAIR CUTTER
So. 1 Gazette Building, Norwalk
HOT AND COLD B" ” ‘
The . Nuiwall lira licence {in
Has now Completed :3
320. SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS YEAR,
And has not_outstanding a. dollar . w ‘
'losses or claims for losses. No 3:
any tnsscres for less
X. G. McIlwaine. I’res..,G. B. St. .1011
F. E.Shaw. Sec. Geo. R.,Cou'les,l’.e
J
W\
takes out ink, paint:
tar, pitch, grease >- .
and stains from
clothing and car- '
pets quickly and
completely and .
fieqLeaves a_I.-l=::g
-—-I,V'O Adi— 306., 256., at Drug
D NO unpleasant odor. and Dry Goods Stores
1\‘ or inflammable. Samples mailed, St}.
L 13. SUTTON, New Canaan, Ct.
whirl." - " " m"
:old bv FINNEY A: BENEDICT.
Wm. Lookwood,
{cal Estate, Insurance and Invesinzen
Securities.
—MONEY 'ro LOAN.—
Insurance Placed in First-ClassComplni-es.‘
Office—Corner lllain «In Wall Sts.. Norwal
ETE'R L. GUIGUE Florist andN
. . or
C man ,Uuion Avenue, north of Uzi);
Hemtery Norwalk. Conn. Dealer in Green
ouse Hot House and Bedding and Vega.
table Plants. .Fruit and Ornamental Trees
Shubliery, Vlnes. Cut Flowers. always on
hand and all sort ' ' -
. . . k s of d .
ranged to order. ‘ esuzns 1n flowers at.
“wag-aging and 1 01111ng cemetery lots Sat.
HENRY TILLY.
CARRIAGE MAKER;
S () UTE NOR WABK, CONN.
‘. —— Manufacturer-of—
Family Carriages. limitations is
ALL KINDS OF REPAIRlNG.
ETNA INSRUANCE 00., of Hurti'ord
Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetua
Capital and Assets, 38.902.272.64.
Insures aéainstlossand damageby FIRE on
terms adapted to the hazard and consistent
With the laws of compensation
9 COWLES & MERRILL.
bole agents for Norwalk and vicinity
J. Beldcn Iiurl'butt, .
lllamey and Counsellor at Law,
Room 4, up stairs,
GAZETTE BUILDING.
A {All} :~‘. I‘XPRESS COMPANY
Low Rates. Prompt Delivery
1: "comb Office, Norwallt. at Morris Benedict
‘Iam Office.d~nnt.eouth Norwalk.
L. HUNT. Agent.
EWYORK.NEW HAVEN a HARTFOI’D
RAILROAD. ‘
-NEW YonanvrsmN
January 17, 1897‘.
Trains leachouthNorwaIk as followw:
FOR NEW YORK—Accommodation trains at
9.36 a.m., 1.11. 2.5"}. 4.07. 5.30. 6.41. 8.11. 10.!)
p.m. Express trams at 4.55.5.45. 6.15 (local:
6,55, (local), 7.05. (local), 7.52. (local). 8.12.
9.03 (local) 9.58.10-35.11.37.(loca1) a. m. 12.52
2.25. 5.25. {5.20 7.56 p. m. For Washington via
Harlem River12.53 a.m.( daily )
SUNDAYs.—Accommodation 9 15 a. m.. 5.41.
(local),7.23,(10ca-1)9.28p.m Express 4.55. 5.45
a. m.
Foe NEWHMEN AND THE Emu—Accommo-
dation trains at 6.32. 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’D’fl.
8 41. 9.41 and 11.15 p. In. Expresstrainsat 13.40.
1.11. 9.11 10.05. 11.08. a. m. 12023.05, 5.04 (Nauga'
tuck Express) 7.10 p. m.
SUNDArs.—Accommodation7.42.9.12a.m.and
7.15 n.m. Express 12.40 and1.11 a. m. ‘
G. T. HEMPSTEAD. Gen. Pans. Agent.
Scientific American;
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