: .J~=.Q‘v‘. I f . .NORWWGAZKETTE. "l'rum robotic 0.“ things." Enteredin the Post Oflice as a Newspaper FRIDAY, MARUEI 26,1897“ The State’s Constitution. Connecticut is not suffering for a con- stitutional Convention says the Couraui. Assemblages If that sort always cost a great deal of money .LLd Sometimes do more harm than good, leaving things worse than they found them. The Constitution of Connecticut, in the main a'Very satirfaclory instrument, i’hould have been amsnded before now in two particular:; It would have_been but for sinister influences still peril.- ciously active in state politics. The de- mand. l'or plurality elections ourLt to be heeded; the equalizing of the sena- torial districts as regards population is a plain duty that ought 'to have been attended to years But these changes can be made uithont going to the expense and risk of a constitutional uEO. convention. Town~ representation is the oldest thing in Connecticut. It had been here nearly a hundred and forty years when the state was born. It has struck too deep roots to be toppled over by the. breath of the “reformers” who now ob- ject to it. It Wlll outlast the one of themwho lives lonfest. - .0. To Frighteii the Cattlemen. _ All of our neighbors and comi snow in trade and commerce are naturally ”watching with the keenest intei est tl e progress of tarifl‘ legislation in Wail;- ington, for upon its outcome d‘pends in many instances the success or the iailure of some branches of their indus- tries. At any rate, material changes in our tarifi‘ laws mean inevitably changes in the trade policies of our commercial rivals. In this conneztson it is worthy of note that certain New York capital- ists are reported as being prepared to invest large sums of money in the cat- tleand bief canningindultries in Mex- ico should the cattle and beef schedules as reported in the Dingley bill become a law. ' ' As the law now stands, it is said, there: is a large profit‘in bringing lean Mexi- can cattle across the Texas border and then fattening them for the Northern markets. The Dingley bill, according to the predictions of those engaged 'n this enterprise, would shut these cattle out of our markets and compel the Mexictnlowners to find a new on 1 t. If these New York capitalists should come to their assistance and should the Mexi- can Government grant a concession of $1,000,000 in aid of 'the new enterprise, as rumored, it would of course enter into immediate competition with the cattle and beef packing companies in Ghicagc, Omaha, Kanias City and at other Western points for their foreign trade, and a portion of this may be lost to American concerns now in the busi- ness. Under the McKinley law, imported mttle valued at not more than $20 a head, if 1 year old and ove‘r, were taxed $10 per head; under the present law all classes are taxed 20 per cent. ad valo§ ran; the Dingley bill suggests a tax (f 86 per head on the first class, as above, ' £2- per head on cattle less than one your old, and 30 per cent. ad valorem on cat- tle valued at more than $20 per head. To illustrate, a steer worth 320 paid a duty of $10 under the McKinley law; LOW such an importation yields only 84 in revenu- ;under the proposed law it would yield 86; a steer worth 830 would pay a tax of 89; ml so or, ad valorem. ' If profits in the business ofimporiing MeXican cattle for the American mar-l let are as “big” as they are said to be, this additional tax of $2 per head ought not to be prohibitive. In all probabili- ty it Would add 50 per cent. to. the Government revenues from this source. Undoubtedly a Ways and Means Com-‘ mittee intent upon raising reVenue had, this increase in view when it framed the pending bill, and there is no reason ior a belief that the new Mexican- American organization has any purpose hwyond raising alarm among the Amer- ic n cattlemen and packers in order to provoke snflicient opposition to the Dingley bill to maintain the present cattle schedule ' and thus to saw: the importers from an-extra tax of $2 per head. ‘ ’ But upon the supposition that by this proposed change the American shippers, and packers would lose, a portion of their foreign trade, the home markets here that the importers have been and are now supplying would be opened to dealers in native beef products, the ‘ l . for lean cattle. compensate it for any loss of tarifi‘ rev- ' home industry would be I stimulated, . and the country would save the money that has been going over into Mexico In the end this would enue that might ensue. There is noth- ing in the cattle and beef schedule to alarm the American cattlemen. No. matter go what shape the bill is finally passed, [his alleged Mexican cattle syndicate W‘ll hardly be heard of there- after. 4 o >~——————- Death of'Peter A. All], \Vell' Known 1n the Cumberland Valley. Hagerstown, Md., March 26. —The death of Peter A. Ahl, which occurred at Newville, at the age of 80, removes one of the most historic personages in the Cumberland valley. He was once head of the firm of Peter A. Ahl & Bro. Vi hen the civil war was in progress they furnished a. number of horses to General Averill’s command, which was 'House, Va. They furnished the army 1,000 horses and 1,000 mules in less than 30 days. They owned considerable real estate in Cumberland, Franklin, Adams. York, Huntingdon, Clinton, Fulton and Perry counties, also in Maryland, Vir— ginia and Minneso a. In 1856, at the beginning of the Mor- mon war, they delivered for the govern- ment to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., 1,500 head of Bourbon mules in 60 days. Dur- ing the same year they furnished 200 mules [or the Pike‘s Peak Overland Stage company. President Eliot's Son Dead. Bi‘ookline. Mass, March 26.—Cha1‘1es Eliot, 36. son of President Eliot of Har- vard college, died at his home on war- 1‘?!) avenue. The cause of death was . cerebro-spimtl meriingit’s. ,., MOW ‘ , ’ Pain- ' ' i . Heines Kiting Magic Ilil, . the most wonderful medicine to-day, . positively curing Colds, Sore Throat, flhe umatism and all pain. Whollyfreefrom . oily taste, pleasant to use either as an , internal or external remedy. Get a. trial'bottle and satisfy yourself of the ~ great curative powers of RENNE’S MAGIC OIL a _ . _ I \\ _ ,/ For Sick Headache, Biliousness and that miserable feeling, use . Br. Herfick’s liver Pills the 01d reliable and sure cure. actively engaged at Culpeper Court. THE Evamw GGAZE TTE ;wankLYInORWAnnscAnurrn.t I » CHECKER-BOARD‘ BUSINESS “DIRECTORY. N ORWALK Fire Insurance Co. In Successful Oper- . aiicn Since 1860, No Outstandino Claims. GAZETTE Ans. BRING GOOD RESULTS 6. Ward Sellock, BEST Goons. TEAS and COFFEES ' 18 WALL s'r. Frank ’1‘. Hyatt DENTIST, 8 West Avenue. I NASH IVANSUUY —Dea.lers iii—— Cuocaaav, CHINA AND GnAss WARE. PLUMBING. STEAM All) OAS FITTIII. Cor.Main (it West Sts SO. NORWALK, CT Safes For Rent. A lIlAIlES mm rNI Safe Deposit Vault OF THE NATIONAL BANK OF NORWALK, . PIEL “08'. Real German Lager, 0p draught and in Battles. —AT— BATGIIFOIIII’S, 4-4- Maln Street- Géo. W. Raymond, DEALER IN Staple and Fancy Groceries AND Provisions No.9 Main St. —E_l\I—'ITI::R PR l SE Bottling Works, 7 Wail Street. fllIE MES AID lAIlEII EXPRESSLY FOR FAM- ILY USE. Mail orders receive prompt attention. - Edgar Buttery, N u rse ryman , NOBWALK, CONN. Trees. Shrubs and Plants. Strawberry Plants a Specialty. Brandy Wine, Rio and Marshal. 30 other Varieties. Office, 6 Water St. Nurs’ys, Broad River. Send Your Order to IIIIIIT & ZELIIFF, When You Want. a Nice Fresh Fish 60 Washington St. SOUTH NORWALK. m. Carpenter and d r. STEAM MILL a. mill) OFFICE. 92Wa.-c‘t- Norwalk. Conn; Ilhas. T. Leonard Wholesale and Retail Dealer in ' GOAL. WOOD. IlllE STOIE AID MASIIIS' Bllllll- iiio MATERIALS " MANUFACTURER or CE MEN T P Office and Yard. 3‘; to 4'i Water Street. A. II. IMLKIII carpenter and Builder, SAWIIG AIIII PlAIIllIIl 76 Franklin Ave. , NORWALK. CONN. TRY WEED’S SODA WATER 38 Wall St. FRED A. WALT-E AV MAKER OF . D DEALER N HARNESS AN}: uonsrc GOODS. Repairin of all kinds done at s ort notice Harness made tc or 47 Main Street. 0 d .. . erg lqplllwialllys ’I . NORWALK, - - CONN. W. . BYI NGTOII l IISURANCE. ~ lliiiii I. invite Building. Painting. Pa er .Hanging. Ka somin- mg and Hardwood Finishing. ll. l. PM", 52 Wilton Avenue. Norwalk. Conn. Send for book con- taining samples. PARLOR BABBEII-:-SIIOP, E. S. LEOBOLD. - EMBOSSING DONE AT THIS OFFICE. Joli Priiiiiiig EVERY IEZFGBIPTIUS EXECUTED AT THE GAZETTE OFFIGE ##l I . .-i- , . u «.- a , . ‘r I n: THE EU Li, has .. | in the history of life insurance. ).‘ oar I895. ' J .C. WEBSTER, Vice-Pres. U. E. GILBERT, Ass’t. Sec. a'Life Made the Followinglfiains inihe Year l89Ii: i J. L. ENG )ISH, Sec. Increase in Income, $ I ,O57,8 I 6.28. Increase in Assetsfl $ I 997,234.42. Increase in Surplus, $i98.s i6,8l. Increase iii New Life Business, $ | 598,668.00. Increase in Life Insurance in Force, $5,608,680.00. Increase lll Accident Insnmnce in Force, / ' $2 I ,736500 00 [misuse iii Accident l’i'cuiiums, . $ I 75.0-85.72—01‘ 62 per cent. ~ Increase lll 'Neiv'L'ile Insurance Written in Connecticvit, . $3 I 0,542.00. ' Increase in total Life Insurance in Connecticut. $472,569.00. From Iheincreasad Surplus the usual increase of dividends to policy-holders will be paid in I331, making the Twenty-Fifth Regular“ Annual Increase of Dividends lo the insured, and a record unparalleled Notwithstanding the material increase oi new business on which the expense in Life Insurance is chiefly incurred, the ratio of expense to income on the Life business of this company, excluding the Accident business, is somewhat lower than last year, and is 23 per cent. less than the average expense of the ten leading “ Their figures for I896 have not been published. MORGAN (i. BIILIIELEY, President. H. W. 81‘. JOHN. Actuary. ,. W. C; FAXUN, Ass’t. Sec. Accident Department; 6.. W,_llU$3ELL. M. D., Med Director. JAMES CAMPBELL, M.D.. Med. Ex. E. E. HALLOCK, General Agent, 5 Hubinger Bld’g., New Haven. I J. I. HUTCHINSON, General Accident Agent, Hartford. is IIISIIIIIIIGE ‘puroly mutual” companies COMPANY. l i 4 l I' NOW GOING— oN i yTHEO. H. OLSEN? GREAT BANKRUPT. SALE OF SHOES. t'r UNHEARD OF- BARGAINS... CHANCE OF A LIFETIME. / 350 pairs of Lounsbury, Mathewson 80 Co.’s Ladies’ Fine Shoes at half price. .n’x i;§*150_ pairs Ladies’ Ca1f,-Lace and Button, worth $2.50, at $1.25. _ ' 400 pairs Ladies’ nice fine Kid Button and Lace, $2.50 and $3, at $1.50. 300 pairs Ladies” Goodyear Welt,- Button, patent leather tip, 3 styles, worth $3 at $2 .. 75 pairs Misses’ Patent Leather Spring Heels, at 75c. . , . 80 pairs Misses’ Patent Leather Spring Heels, at 55c. 250 pairs Men’s Calf, Square Toe, Double Sole, Lace, regu 500 pairs sample 3, 3i and 4, C, D and E, from 75c to $1.25; worth from $1.25 to $3. lar $3 shoe, at $2. 60 pairs Men’s Calf. Square Toe, Single Sole, Lace, regular $1.50 shoe, at $1. 50 pairs Men’s Police Bals Tap, Lace, regular #2 shoe, at $1.50. 50 pairs Boys’ Tap Sole, Lace, regular $1.25 shoe, at 7 5c. 100 pairs Boys’ and Youth’s, a good one, Lace, regular 85c. 180 pairs Men‘s High Boots, same as aycar ago 2.85.‘ 100 pairs Men’s Storm King, same as a year ago, $2.75} Theo. H. _ Olsen, . 2 . 81IWASHINGTON STREET,SOUTH NORWALK.
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