1 ”lift” [N Founded in 1800.] VOL. XCVHf—Nofllel‘ NATIONAL CAPITAL. Benjamin Butterworth Appoint- ed to Succeed Patent ' Commissioner ’ ”Mymour. ' A Number of Postmasters Recommended by Congressman Hill. GAZETTE’S BUREAU, 709 EAST CAPITOL STREET, >- WASHINGTON. APRIL 1. l DEAR Gaznrruz—The President to- day shut to" the Senate the following » nominations: State—Andrew D. White of New York to be ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the United States to Germany; William F. Draper of Mas- sachusetts. to be ambassador extraordiL nary and plenipotentiary of the United States to Italy; Chandler Hale of Maine to be secretary of the embassy of the United States at Rome, Italy; Samuel L. Gracey of Massachusetts, consul of the United States at Fuchan, China. Interior—Benjamin Butterworth of Ohio, to be commissioner of patents. Treasury—Oliver L. Spalding of Michigan, to be assistant secretary of the treasury; William B. Howell, of New Jersey, to be assistant secretary of the treasury. o o o The new commissioner of patents, Mr. Benjamin Butterworth, is well known in legal circles in Washington. as: well as possessing a wide acquaint- ance among public men throughout the country. Mr. Butterworth has been a familiar figure in official and social circles in Washington for many years, and made a popular Patent Commis- ' sioner of Patents on a former occasion. His appointment will release Mr. John S. Seymour of Norwalk, as soon as he is confirmed by the Senate. .0 o 0 There was—an unusually large Con- gressional contingent at the White House to-day. Since the consideration of the tariff bill began many" members of the House have not been to the White House. Local visitors were also well represented. The most interesting , local person in the White House throngs was Dr. Mary Walker. She was neatly attired, and looked natty. She sat sometime at a table waiting her turn to see the President. When she did see him she grasped his hand heartily, told him she did not want any office, but simply wanted to pay her respects. He smiled, thanked Dr. Walker for her consideration. , o o o ' Among others the familiar form of olonel Fred Grant was seen at the ~. ortant talk with the President. He is liaid to have come here in answer to a telegram from President McKinley, . and the position of assistant secretary of war has been offered him. Colonel Grant has the offer now under consid- station. It was suuposed that he de- sired a place abroad, and his name has been associated with the Russian mis- sion. 9 o o Congressman Hill has recommended the appointment of Ed win W. S. Pickett as postmaster of Fairfield. He is a son of Judge Rufus Pickett of New Haven ' and has the backing of the Republican town committee and a majority of the patrons of the office. Fairfield became a presidential office last July and Wil- liam C. Kinsella was appointed post- master by President Cleveland. The Senate, however, failed to confirm him, thus causing a vacancy which will be filled in a few days by the appointment of Mt. Pickett. , . Mr. Hill has also decided to recom- mend George W. Bryan for appoint- ment as postmaster at Rowayton. o o o The President is said to have con- gratulated the republican members of the Ways and Means committee on the expeditious manner in which they have handled their pet measure. To-morrow night, at 7 o’clock, President McKin- ley will entertain the Ways and Means committee at dinner. The full commit tee has accepted invitations to be pres- tent. ' o o o It is anticipated that the policy fol- lowed in the House by the democrats, with respect to the tariff bill, will be adopted by the democrats in the Senate. 0 o o The Senate committee on appropria- tions to-day. agreed. to report the sundry ‘civil and Indian appropriation bills practically as they were agreed to before the adjournment of the last session of Con‘hress. ' -. o 0 Judge Day. it is understood, goes to ,'hite House. He had a long and im-" Mr .4 n Entertaining and Instructive Heme Journal, Especially Devoted to Local News and Interests. ‘NORWALK, CONN.. FRIDAY. APRIL 2, 18975—12 PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS the President. How soon he will be away are not as yet settled. The President, there is the best rea- son to believe, wants a clear and com- prehensive statement of the situation in Cubm o o 0 With this morning the duties impos- ed by the Dinglev tariff bill will be in force. and the present law will be a Thing of the post, if the last amend- ment attached to the bill before its passage in the House yesterday, fixing Aprill as the day on which its pro- visions shall go into effect, should be in the bill when it is finally enacted and should be held to be legal by the courts. The republican victory yester- day in the House WAS complete. After the passage of the tariff bill yesterday the House adjourned until Saturday. 0 o o . \ In accordance with the policy adopt-’ ed by the present administration. Sec- retary Gage informed a delegation of one-armed veterans who visited him at the Treasury Department that all do- serving ex-Union soldiers or sailors who had been improperly discharged from the Treasury Department will be restored to their places as soon as the cases can be investigated. —“- VISITED A CEMETERY. Charles Fable’s Harsc Buns Away on West Avenue. Yesterday afternoon Chirlns Fable, the Westport funeral director was driv- ing down West avenue, and when near Seymour place, his horse Was taken with an attack of the blind stagger~ and whirling around threw Mr. Faole out of the vehicle on to the Street Rall- wav tracks. Mr. Fable kept a tight hol-l on The reins and was dragged some distance before releasing the same. The horse sped on down the avenueSto Crescent street, to the Pine Island cemetery,and scaling the fence fell to the ground. ~ Mr. Fable picked himself 'up and .limped along after the runaway, and securing him led the animal to the barn at the Mrs. Hannah Hill residence on West avenue, where he was properly cared for. The vehicle was completely wrecked. Mr. Fable escaped with a few slight bruises and a strain to his back. He telephoned to his home for another team. _ » ~0— THE WOMAN’S EXCHANGE. Receipts for the Past Year Nearly Double the Previous Year. The Woman’s Exchange at the Gen. tral club building on West avenue, has had a most prosperous year as shown by the report of the treasurer, Mrs. Ida S. Keep. During the year from April, 1895 to ’96 the receipts amounted to $1,585,96, and from April, 1896 to ’97 the receipts were $2,628.91. an increase of $1,042.95, and that during a year of unprecedented hard times. 1 Mrs. Robert Van Buren is now presi- dent, and the. coming year of the Ex- change promises to eclipse all former years, an' expectation which it is hoped will be fully realized. Refused to Contribute. If rumor is to be credited at all, a Iack of patronage has so thoroughly exhausted the treasury of the Hour, that its proprietor has been obliged to issue bonds to keep up ‘his needed re- serve. This is most complimentary to the people of Norwalk—they are too good to support anything so bad, and they have honestly refused to con- tribute to his mendacity and slander. It is claimed that a goodly part of each daily issue of the Hour is given away and that many people have refused to receive acopy of it gratis—John E. Light, in Sentinel. ' . 40% Dress Goods Sale. All the new dress goods purchased by the Boston Store, Norwalk, have ar- rived, and there is a great profusion of unique styles in the large consignment. Beginning to-morrow a great dress goods sale Will be inaugurated at prices lower than can be found in any other store in the state. Everything for Spring wear can be found at this great dry goods house, and intended pur. chasers are invited to call and examine the great display. —<o~ Calico Ball. The ladies Auxiliary, A. O, H. will give their third Calico ball in Lock- wood’s hall, Friday evening, May 7. The ball given by the Auxiliary in January last was a most enjoyable affair and the ladies expect to make the coming hall even better thanthe previous one. Tickets have been placed at the small sum of 55 cents. which guarantees .a large attendance and Professor Powell (inherit the urgent personal request of has been engaged to furnish music. 'Director Judah H.’ Lord, who ‘ was destroyed with a loss of about 8200. HAS BESIGNED. Professor Howard to Succeed Organist Jackson at Trinity Church. A few years ago, says the Bridge- port Telegram, ‘it was admitted by those well acquainted in matters musi- cal that the boy choir of Trinity church was without an equal in the state. For (a couple of years this reputation was held by the choir and then came a . change. It was given out that the expense of running the choir was so great that the services of the choir would have to be dispensed with and that Organist Jack- son would assume entire control of the choir in additionito his duties as organ- ist. Much against his desires, Mr. J ack- son, who is a business man of Norwalk, yielded to the persuasions of the music committee and accepted the control and direction of the choir., ’ 3, . . During the past year organist Jack- son’s business in Norwalk has made such demands upon his time that he has found it almost too much of a tax upon him to successfully train and direct a large chorus of boys’ voices, and at the same time give full attention to his busi- ness. With this end in view his resig- nation as choirmaster has been accepted he is still retaining the position of organist. The duties of choirmaster have fallen upon the shoulders of Prof. F. E. How- ard, the musidal director in the public schools, and the director and choirmas- ter of St. John’s church. DEATH m ‘A FACTORY. .‘301‘1 Man’s Horrible Death Yesterday Morning. A harrowing accident which com- pletely unnerved the men employed by the Coe Brass Manufacturing Co. of Ansonie, resulted in the instant death’ of John Sowlicke at that factory, a Hungarian helper yesterday morning. Sowlicke was feeding brass strips int-o awire drawing machine, when a piece \of the wire snapped and a loose end he- came wound about the man’s wrist. The arm was drawn into the machinery and literally torn from the socket. ’ The un- fortunate man was then hurled to the floor under a' rapidly revolving shaft: ing, 18 inches from the floor, his head was caught in a clutch and the upper portion of the head was cut ( fl‘, scatter- ing the brains about the room. The machinery was stepped as quickly as possible, but the man had died instantly. His fellow workmen were overcome and officials of the company ordered the works shut down for the remainder of the day. ~00. Best Suited to Hell. An amusing conversation was held through the telephone a few days since between awell known correspondent of the New York World and Rev. Dr. Newman Smyth, pastor of Center church. When the reporter succeeded in getting Dr. Smyth at the other end of the wire he informed him that he wanted a 50 word interview on “Hell,” for the Sunday edition of his paper. He wanted it bright and terse and he got it. “Hell in my opinion,” said Dr. Smyth, “.s the place where the Sunday edition of that paper should be published and circulated.” The interview did not find its way in- to print the following Sunday.—New Haven'Leader. Missing Official. The present whereabouts of ex-Town Treasurer lax-Postmaster and ex-Bank left Hamburg some weeks ago is still a secret exdept to the immediate relatives of the missing man. . Mrs. Lord. the wife of the missing man, hasbeen unable to get word from her husband, several letters mailed by her having been returned as unclaimed. Her friends state that Mr. Lord’s fam- ily refuses to disclose his address and it is now believed that Mr. Lord has left Hamburg for good. His Wife is in. poor health. ‘0' \ Sweet Violets. The GAZETTE was in receipt o'f,-a beautiful bunch of violets this morning, for each of its employees, froml Miss Byxbee, who has charge of her brdth- er’e, H. Frederick Byxbee, flower stand at H. H. Williams’ store on Main street. The gift was a beautiful one and for which Miss Byxbee has the thanks of each and all of the Gazurrn’s force. A $200 Fire. Fire was discovered in the little wooden shed in the rear of ‘ Bommos & Billz’s market on State street, Bridge- port, yesterday afternoon about 1:30. Before'it was'.extinguished the shed Q BAOLY FBIGHTENED. ASteam. Gauge Blows Out At a Main Street Store. One of those accidents, which while tantalizing are sometimes conducive to laughter, occurred at the store of Ward thg Hatter, on Main street this morn- ,ing. ' ' In connection with his well equipped hat store, Mr. Ward has a work shOp at the rear of the same in which there is a low pressure boiler. While the em- ployees were busy at. work there was a hissing sound as if an audience was ex- pressing its opinion of a chestnutty joke. Immediately there was a scramble as to who should be first out of the store. One~ young man more cool than the others, collected his thoughts and quiet- ly drew the fire from under the boiler, at the same time _recognizing the fact that there was no danger of haim to any one. The cause of the scare was simply the escape of a small quantity of steam from the water guage by much of a slight defect in a washer at one end of the guage‘. The trouble was quickly remedied and those interested are laughing at - themselves to think thiit- they were frightened by a hiss, and are cherishing the hope that an account of the affair does not get into the newspapers. THE cars ARRIVE. Norwalk Post Office Clerks Don Their 'New Headgear. The new uniform caps for the clerks in the Norwalk post Office arrived yes- terday, and were worn for the first time. They are different in style but each has the letters N. P. O. in a gilt wreath on the front. ' Assistant postmaster Harry Mitchell is partial to yachting and selected a cap similar to those worn on board ship. Hobbits-not unlike Commodore George piece. Harry Camp, however, selected a style peculiar to his own, which is a’ cross between 9. Salvation army cap and the new. military style lately adopted by the army. He is very proud of his selection and proposes to ride down the avenue every afternoon this week with mail carrier Bennett, in order to accus- tom the post office-visitors with his changed appearance. -.4 SUNK IN THE SOUND." Three Men of the Sleepy Joe, Adrift Twelve Hours in a Dingy. The coasting sloop Sleepy Joe of Sag Harbor,fonndered in a gale of 1 o’clock yesterday morning in Long Island Sound about three miles South of New Haven Lighthouse. Capt. Joseph A. Rose, Edward Thomas, and a Swede named George, all of Sag Harbor, got in a dingy and attempted to reach New Haven Harbor, but broke an oar, and the boat drifted all night on the SOnnd. About noon the boat reached the Long Island shore near Oldfield Point, where the men were assisted to land. They were nearly exhausted. _‘-f GUILFORO POINT’S LOSS. The Famous Summer Hotel There De- strbyed by Fire. The Guilford Point house, one of the largest and best known summer hotels, was destroyed by fire last night. cans. ing a loss of $10,000. The fire depart- ment succeeded in saving the surround- ing property. The hotel was owned by J. M. Hunt and had been in the family for nearly half a century. The fire started on the floor where some painters had been working. But the origin of the fire is amystery. The watchman was the only person living in the house. Political Treachery Charged At a meeting of the Bridgeport Cen- tral Labor Union last evening, the members voted to declare the offices of president and vice president vacant. A. E. Russell and G. S. Smith, who were the officers, were charged with at- tempting lo swing the labor' vote over to the Gold Democrats. “It is charged that this was in violation with laws of the labor union, which it is claimed is not a political organization. L. W. WilsOn and a- representative from the gold- Democracy were present and at- tempted to straighten out the charges against the officers, but the members refused to listen to them. - O 4—Live Merchants keep their names. before the Public. An Advertisement in run GAZETTE, will be read. «day. Gould when arrayed in his new h"ead- " NEW ”(Mill BILLS. To Stop Wholesalers From Be- , coming Financial Back- ers of Saloons: Also ARM! to Limit Hours of Opening From 7 A. M. to If P. M. I’ The committee on Temperance of the General Assembly has assigned for next week. Tuesday a number of impor- tant liquor bills,nmong them one which is aimed at the whOlesalers and which if passed will effect their profits materi- sale dealers from backing the many places which patronize them. The bill is in effect that “every con- tract made by any person, partnership. or corporation engagedin the brewing or manufacture of malt or intoxicating liquors or by wholesale dealers in the same,with any other person not engaged in the'liquor business, which has for its object the securing of said manufactur- ers or wholesale dealers for goods fur- nished or money loaned to conduct said liquor business, shall be void.” . Another important bill to be heard i that regulating the hours of opening and closing saloons. It is as follows: . "Be it enacted' that all saloons, all rooms in hotels where intoxicating li- quors are sold, and all places where a public bar is kept shall open not earilier than 7 a. m , and close not later than 11 pm. For the first violation of this act a fine of 8100 shall be imposed and for the secor di fl‘ence a fine of $200 and six months in jail.” An act regulating the number of sa- loons in cities follows: “Be it enacted that commencing Jan- uary 1. 1898, the County commissioners shall limit the number of saloons in cities of 10.000 inhabitants to one sa- loon for every 1,000 inhabitants.” All three are to be heard next Tues- OFFICIAL HANDICAPPER. B. F. Kelsey of Hartford Receives the Ap- pointment. B. F. Kelsey of Hartford has received the appointment as official handicapper for New England from Chairman El- bert Molt of the National Racing board of the L. A. W. This is the position formerly held by Henry Good- man. Mr. Kelsey’s appointment Will be very satisfactory to the wheelmen, as he was strongly supported by all the leading bicyclists of this section. Mr. Kelsey has been a cyclist for ten years and prominently identified with racing interests in western New York and Connecticut. For the past two and a half years he has been connected with the editorial staff of the American Cyclist and for two years has been chairman of the state racing board. 0. JUDGE R. I. WALSH. Of Fairfield County Criminal Common Pleas Court. The senate in executive session yes- terday confirmed the nominations of Washington F. Wilcox as railroad commissioner and C. H. Noble as bank commissioner, In the house F. B. Noyes, of Stoning- ton and D. Ward Northrup, of Middlev town, were elected state auditors and R. J. Walsh, of Greenwich was elected judge of the criminal common pleas court of Fairfield county. The bill permitting the sale of pools at agricultural fairs was killed, the house refusing to concur with the senate. Suicide in New Britain. Jacob Miller, aged 45, unmarried. committed suicide at his boarding house on West Pearl street New Britain, last night by shooting himself through the heart. Miller lost all his money, $1,100 in a saloon venture in Newark, N. J., recently, and since then has been out- of work. He was to be taken to the town farm today, as he had become a public charge. ’ fi————————— Was It Blackmail? A few years ago, at the‘commence- mentof one of the no-licenae campaigns in this town, Mr. Maples notified the leading liquor dealers of the town to appear at his office or to meet him, and then proceeded to lay an assessment on each oneof them, which they felt oblig- ed to pay. Was this blackmail?—4John H. Light. in Sentinel. Pensions. original—Merritt W. Baldwin, Ken- sington. Increase Samuel Gray. Nora- ton Heights. ' I ally. Its-bbject is to prevent the whole- 1 [$1.00 a Year DON’T _. MISS THEM. The Latest Ads. Received Be- fore Going to Press, By the People and For the People. DIED. LockwooD—At Norwalk, Tuesday ev ' March 3). 1897. William B. E. Leckwo‘lfllmigii the 7.:th _ er of his age. ’ Funeral serVices at his late residenm on Fri- day afternoon. Apr il 2, at 3 30 o’clock. . ‘ W AN TE D. 0 HERVE—A house of eight. rooms. 20 T Centei'Ave. Suitable for either one or two famil'e's. Two min tes‘ walk from trolley ine. Inquire at No. 6 Orchard street. A1 tf 0 RENT—Store now occupied by ' - T Wilmot Fawcett, in James’ Blockyhsii Water street, on and after April 1st. Al.o apartments in the same building. Also spar - ments on Cross street. F. ST. JOHN Locu- woon. Trustee. 3310 . romanti— 0‘? SALE—Two Minorca. Roosters F Pekin Duck Eggs. Stouk from J. 3233 kins‘ yard last year: 750 per setting. Mus. NOLAN, Wilton. Conn. " 11117th F OR SALE-The elegant residence of the late General Darius N. (‘onch.sii noted at No.38 Maple street. on high ground, ove looking the twm cities of Norwalk and South Norwalk, Norwalk Islands and Long 2sland Sound. f‘nra distance of some twenty miles. The dWelling is nearly new; has 10 large. commodious rooms. with modern Emprovements; about two acres of land. fronting on said Maple treet, which could be sold to good advantage for building lots: abundance of fruit: excellent well of water, Applv to 0. E. WILSON, Room 3. Gazette Building, Norwalk. Conn. m19 tf' DIVIDEN 0 NOTICE. FAIIIFIELO COUNTY SAVINGS BANK. V '1 C A A s 1‘ . a The Board} fipgiiI-Jelctorcs‘qdf thugcfidgklliggve this day declared a. dividend at. the rate of Iu'lll' per cent. per annum. from the earnings of the current SIX months. to be credited to depo-itors April lst. and payable on (1 ft April 1011. VICTOR S. BEL[illiCK’queiii’y.e r Ravmond &Son. Successors to George H Ha-imond ' Furniture Dealers and General Funeral Directorsg'i': .411 ' 46 and 48 Maln‘St" Norwalk, Conn. Residence ,Berkeley“ Place. Telephone No. 77-4.: W That you can save money by buying your Me_a_:t_s ‘ ind Fish at. ‘ F. W. SNITN’S, 55 Main Street. Everything First Class. . “ OPEN EVENINCS Hoyt’s Theatre. SOUTH NORWALK. . One Week, Commencing NONOIIY MARCH 29, I891. Engagement Extraordinary, THE SAGES X La Motte Sage, A. M. Ph. D , LL D , Ogle. Helene Sage, assisted by A. B. McDole, M. A., and others in a marvel- ous production of LeGrand Hypnotisme Drawing the most cultured audiences ever seen in theatres. . . _ Indorsed by clergymen. physwians, dentis ts, scientists. lawyers. teachers and the leadin : people everywhere. - Performance refined. remarkable, interes - ing and extremely laughs. le. , Program changes nightly. Prices—15, 25, 35 and 50 cents Seats on 5 do at Plaisted‘s and Pinneo’s. Bloiinr Out Sale -——OF-——. MILLINERlI GOOD . __‘_AT_.___. ‘ FA’WCETT’S. 3 WATEN‘STBEET, NONVIALK, CONN. Everything to 3950 oil Regardless of cost on} Account ‘of lRemoval Commencing} Saturday. March I 3, and i Continuing Until Everything is Sold. Store Open Every-Evening _ llnlilll o’clock. Err _._____.__.._____.
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