4eWEEKLY- [no aw iii. 1. on E 'r 'r .E f TlOX FAGTORY FIRE. The paper-box manufactory of C. S. Trowbridge & Son is located at 129 Washington street, at the rear, and consists of a two—story and attic frame building of an L shape. Something over eighty persons principally of the gentler sex are employed there, and all were at work yesterday afternoon when one of the number had occasion to go to the attic and discovered that the building was on fire. He quietly gave the alarm and an at- tempt was made toextinguish the blaze with buckets of water. This failing,‘an alarm was sent in to which the fire de- partment quickly responded and in a short time there were several streams of water deluging the building. In the meantime there threatened to be apanic among the employees who rushed out of the building pell mell as in fear of losing their lives. Their street wearing apparel was in the dress. ing rooms in the upper part of the building which no one was at the time able to reach on account of the fire and smoke. . The flames quickly ate their way along the moi of the main building which is about 125 feet long with an L of about 80 feet. The roof is covered with currogated iron and the fire men had a hard time getting water on the flames. .. They finally succeeded in ripping off the roofing and quenched the fire, but not before the fire had practically de- stroyed the roof and the~debris had fal- len to the floor below. The building was deluged with water from which source the principal damage to the stock will accrue. Only yesterday a large invoice of card and straw board was placed in the factory and the wetting it receiv- ed will make it useless. This was also the case with thousands of boxes com- pleted. If they had been burned up they would scarcely have been of less value. But the firm is an enterprising one and before 10 o’clock last night had some of its employees at work on orders that are spoken of as “immediate.’,’ Mr. Edwin Adams, the hat manu- facturer, came to the rescue and promptly proffered the use of his fac- tory to the firm, which offer was thank- fully accepted and the manufacture of boxes is going as merrily on as the con- ditions will warrant. The senior member of the firm was in New York at the time of the fire, but was busily engaged this morning in getting things out of chaos and continu- ing the filling of orders for boxes. He was unable, however, to even ap- proximately estimate his loss. He con- siders the plant as being worth some- thing over $30,000, on which there is an insurance through the agency of Jacob M. Layton of $23,200. The cause of the fire has not yet been definitely settled but those in interest incline to the belief that a spark from a passing locomotive blew into an open window in the attic. » - The losers who will probably suffer the greatest are the women employees whose clothing in the dressing-rooms was mined. . The insurance adjusters will probably be here today. The firemen are deserving of much credit for the manner in which against great odds, they subdued the flames. TO FIGHT TROUT LAW. _ New Canaan People lndignant Over Fishing Restriction. “Much indignation is felt in New Ca- ~naan by local fishermen towards the promoters of the new trout law. A purse has been subscribed to fight any arrest caused by fishing in any of the brooks of the town for. trout. Norwalk lawyers have advised different ones to fish for the gamey beauties and they would champion the cases, they deem- ing the law unconstitutional. Claim is made that New Canaan people do not need the law, and that it- was passed to suit a certain few Stamford people who have been in the habit of whipping the local streams, and they. in their greed hope to be able to lease all streams before 1900, when the law is in- operative. The Norwalk river, which divides New Canaan from Wilton—a good trout stream—is not affected, especially when you fish from the Wil- ton side of the stream. Trout graces the tables of many New Canaan people, and will probably continue so to do, as the law is very unpopular in the town. Local streams have been stocked by native fishermen, and they don’t pro- pose to have any Stamford people de- prive them of their own. -- HANDSOMEHDAN DEAD. Yale’s Famous Mascot Passes Away Dur- ing an European Trip. Word has been received at Yale that the famous mascot, “Handsome Dan,” is dead. The ball dog, valued at 3300, passed away in England two weeks ago. .His owner, Andrew B; Graves, of Brooklyn, had gone to Europe for ,a long trip. “Dan” was seven years old, and had won prizes in nearly every large American city as the‘best bred bulldog. . . " (gr-Advertise in .THE GAZETTE. HAD NEALLEN; Edward Dickerson, a young man who on Tuesday attained his majority, was fined $3 and costs in the Bridgeport city court Tuesday morning, on suspicion of having stolen two dog collars, the property of L. B. Sterling, a Bridge- port liveryman. There was no positive evidence of his guilt, but like most un- fortunates who have none to say a friendly word for them, he suffered be- cause of the apparent guilt the circum- stantial evidence tended to support. A fine of $3 and costs means something like 20 days in jail to the prisoner, who is unable to satisfy the judgment. There was a sad side to young Dicker- son’s case. which was not discovered until it had been passed upon by the court. Among his effects when he was searched were found several letters neatly arranged and tied in a package by a tiny ribbon of blue. , . Thinking, perhaps, that the letters might unfold something of the youth’s true character. Captain Arnold and Supt. Birmingham decided to glance through them after court. The first letter they came across caused them to think better of the lad, whether he was guilty or not. It was written in a fine manly hand and was ready for trans- mission to his mother. “To my own sweet mother,” ran the introductory line, and then what followed was just what any grateful, honest boy might be expected to say to a mother whose love be treasured. All through this missive ran wholesome thoughts of mother and home. It spoke of a wan- dering boy, who although far from home, remembered the loved one he had left behind. In one passage in the letter the son spoke of the many temp- tations a young man just starting out in life met with, and With a “.l‘hank God,” he said so far he had bravely overcome them all. “I‘hat letter is not the language of a thief,” remarked big hearted Captain Arnold, and Supt. Birmingham agreed with him. That young Dickerson had ‘ sent other letters like this to his mother was evidenced by a perusal of the con- tents of the letters in the little package. They were from the young man’s moth- er and breathed the spirit of love and godliness. In each and all the anxious mother beseeched her son to never fail to commit himself to the care of his Maker. Numerous examples of a Bibli- cal character were cited and not a few historical parables recalled. , The lessons contained in the little package of correspondence from mother to son were truly beautiful, and if they had no other efi'ect, resulted in freeing her boy from trouble. Captain Arnold had scarcely completed the final letter before Supt. Birmingham had given orders not to have the young man com- mitted to jail. Captain Arnold hurried to the office of Judge Comley, and .ex plained the situation. The latter after hearing the story, promptly suspended judgment, and the big hearted detecv tive returned with the news. Young Dickerson’s eyes were tear- stained as he was taken before the superintendent. He thought he was to be further humiliated. When he heard the cause of his presence there, his face brightened, and from his heart he thanked his pres'ervers warmly. He said he came from a little town in the northwestern part of Wisconsin, where his widowed mother, some brothers and sisters lived. He came East a few days ago with a Western horseman, who had several cars of horses for NeWLYork and Connecticut towns. He had seen all of the East he wanted to, and proposed to get back home as soon as possible. He had the satisfaction of knowing that al- though the evidence was against him the oflicers did not believe him guilty. Captain Arnold gave him money enough to get dinner, and pay his fare to New York, and after asking for and receiv- ing his letters, he again thanked the officers and started on his long journey back to home and mother. -._ HOTEL UBNED. Brookside Park Hotel at Bedding De- " stroyed By Fire. The Brookside Park hotel at Bedding was totally destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon. As near as can be ascertained the fire originated from a defective fine. The fire was not discovered until it had gained such headway that a hastily organized bucket brigade were unable to cope with the flames. The brisk wind causing the fire to burn fiercely. Attention was then turned to getting out the furniture and a portion of it was saved. Passengers upon the train say that furniture, wearing apparel, trunks and crockery are piled up on both sides of the railroad track. The loss is estimated to be about $5,000, partially covered by insurance.‘ The fire is said to have broken out about one o’clock. O / Turn the Rascals In. Secretary Gage discovers in the treas- ury department evidence that Demo'- cratic civil service reform did not al- ways improve the service. He proposes to make the service better by reinstat- ing some of the good men discharged by Carlisle.——Norwich Bulletin. .-—'All the Successful Merchants of this City'Advertise in THE GAZETTE. '_‘ ..., ‘. ... _'_,'~'” " A SAYS ITWAS TUIILE. The mystery regarding the shooting of Caroline Booth in Botsford last Sat- urday was cleared up Tuesday, when Mrs. Booth made a full statement to Detective George Arnold. She said Tuttle, the man she was living with, committed the crime. Tattle, so Mrs. Booth said, was enraged because she advised her daughter, who came to visit her a. fewdays before the shooting, to go away, as it was not safe for her to be in such a lonely place with Tuttle. When he found the girl had gone he became violent and shot Mrs. Booth. Then be seized her and choked her and forced her to swear that she would tell astory that two tramps who called a short time previous did the shooting. Once before Tuttle violently assaulted Mrs. Booth and broke two of her ribs. Papers were served yesterday on Tuttle, who was arrested on suspicion. The complaint alleges assault with in— tent to murder, and the prisoner was taken to Bridgeport on the 11:27 train, where he will be held until the wound- ed woman is able to appear in court. On the same train Mrs. Booth was re— moved to Bridgeport, where she will receive treatment in the hospital. -O~>—~ PLAINTIFF» RECOVERS. Litigation in a Business Firm Settled by Judge Wheeler To-day. Judge Ralph Wheeler handed down a decision Tuesday, in the suit of J. Allen Cobb against George E. Keeler of New Canaan. Judgment is rendered forzthe plaintiff to recover $1,836 80. The case was heardjn February. Mr. Keeler was engaged in the car- riage business in Bridgeport about five years ago with several other parties. He advertised for a man with capital and after some correspondence a meet- ing took place between him and Cobb. The evidence showed that the defen- dant had pictured out that the business was in a very satisfactory condition. Mr . Cobb, who had a profitable posi- tion in Paterson, N. J., finally decided to give it up and take a position with Mr. Keeler’s company,at the same time buying several shares of stock. Almost on the very day that . Mr. Cobb commenced his new duties, the defendant borrowed money of him to pay off the men. Stock was to be given to secure the loan. The plaintiff waited a long time, but the stock never came. Then the company got into difficulties and the plaintiff realized that his money was lost. He brought suit to re- cover. O #- To Revise Civil Service Laws. Albany, April 14.—Senator Lexow in- troduced in the Senate today the bill to revise the present civil service laws which was drawn at the instigation of Governor Black. The introducer asked that the bill be ordered to a third read- ing, but Senator Cantor objected and the bill was referred to the judiciary committee. For a. Big Iron Pool. Hollidaysburg, Pa., April 13.—Efforts are being made to form a. pool between the Altoona Iron company, the Portage Iron company of Duncansville, the H01- lidaysburg Iron and Nail company, and the Eleanor Iron company, the four leading iron concerns in Blair county, for the manufacturing of mill iron. To Contest Commodore Holmeé’ Will. Saratoga, April 13.—The’will of Com- modore Roswell W. Holmes of Newark, N. J., and Shratoga, N. Y., who died here March 22, will be contested in the surrogate court. The estate is valued at $100,000 and is located in Saratoga, Newark, N. J., and Orange, N. J. - [Lil IT GIVE all mp oriant IT GIVES all important IT GIVES fascinating IT GIVES thuswaied ta SUBLIMITY or ASSURANCE. Displayed by People who Get Printing Out- side and Ask Papers for Free Adv. One of the many sharp thorns thrust almost daily into the anatomy of the publisher is the request for free adver- tising from the man who gets his print- ing done at some small job office. The Allentown (Pa.,) Chronicle gives voice to a vigorous protest against this very common abuse, as follows:— To-day a young man called at this office With a big pile of circulars on his arm and requested us to publish the contents of the circular in the paper as a puff. The circular, which was a wretched specimen of the typographical art, had been printed in one of the numerous amateur job offices with generally consist of a rack of second- hand type and a dilapidated hand-press, presided over by a genius who knows about as much of job printing as the steward of a vessel knows about navi- gation. A person, however. has a perfect right to have his jwb printing done where he choose, but for an individual to call at a newspaper office which has a job printing department, and calmly thrust acircular printed in another establishment under the nose of the editor and request him to publish the contents free of charge, is simply para- lyzing. Yet this is something which happens nearly every day. No one thinks of going to astore, buy a big bill of goods, ”and then go to a rival estab- lishment and request the proprietor to send his delivery team to the place and deliver them free of charge. Yet the principle is the same. The worst ofi'enders in this respect are the numer- ous church societies. The majority of them have their printing done in ama- teur offices, and then they come around and want about $10 worth of free puff- iug. And a peculiar thing about it is, that these persons appear to be greatly amazed that the editor should complain at such treatment. If only some per- sons would get rid of the idea that a paper is an eleemosynary institution, but one conducted on business princi- ples, it would save the managers an enormous strain on their gray matter. _ «+>——-————— Fatal Quarrel Over Politics. St. Louis, April 13.—As the result of a fight with pistols .in a. saloon, John Sweerifig, ex—central Republican com- mitteeman of the Second ward, died at the City hospital this morning. Henry Erb, err-deputy city marshal, fired the fatal shot. A quarrel over politics caus- ed the killing. _, .. Boerg Talk of ‘Var. London, April 13;—A dispatcfi' from Cape Town says the Het Dagelad, the Dutch newspaper, declares that lead- ing officials of the Transvaal speak openly of war with England as inev- itable and aver that it will be carried right up to Table bay. One Day’s Government Receipts. . Washington, April 13.—National bank notes received today for redemption, $451,665; government receipts, from in- ternal revenue, $743,948; customs, $737,- 648; miscellaneous, $158,841. Top of His Head Cut Ofl‘. Middletown, N. Y., April 13.—Henry Bender of this city jumped from a mov- ing train at Howells and was killed. The upper part of his head was com- pletely cut off. John W. Morrison Dead. Charlottetown, P. E. 1., April 13.- John William -Morrison, secretary of public works for this province, is dead. He was 77 years old. The cause of death was la grippe. # W" '/% ‘ EVERY member of EVERY family on EVERY farm, in ’ EVERY village, r EVERY State or Territory. FOR Education, FOR Noble Manhood, FOR True Womanhood. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX news of the Nation. news of the World. IT GIVES the most reliable market reports. IT GIVES brilliant and instructive editorials. short stories. IT GIVES an unexcelled agriculturatdepartment, IT GIVES sclellt‘tlc and mechanical Informatlon, shion articles, IT .GIVES humorous illustrations. IT GIVES entertainment to young and old. IT GIVES satisfaction everywhere to everyboy. Tribune (both paperS). ONE Write your name and § § WEEKLY Tmnuunzwmgbegmallea ‘ . ‘LMDSw’T'QI-L.‘ xv. ." H... q... ..- , .. l g g Tribune Building, hewchrkLCityn and P “will" COPY “ii-"BE I We furnish The Weekly Gazette and New York Weekly CASH IN YEAR FOR ONLY $ I .00. ”use... ADDRESS ALL ORDERS T0 TIIE GAZETTE, Norwalk. Conn, address on afpostaIIcai-d, mend: it to Geo. W. Bee th YORK to you . which this city is cursed, and which. where the goods had been purchased‘ I . WI LTO N. Orders for Advertising, Papers and Prlnting Will Receive Prompt Attention by Addresslng Box 104-. Wilton. Miss Harriet Comstock, of North Wilton will be among the graduates from Vassar this year. Miss Comstock will probably take a post graduate course. Masters, Chris and Leroy Evans are spending some two weeks in N. Y., en- joying the sights. The pupils of the Center school wil enjoy a vacation during Easter week. Mrs. Marvin Belden and her mother Mrs. Stocking will leave town today for their new home in Jamacla, L. I. Mrs. Trowbridge has returned from a vialt with Mrs. Lyon of North Wilton. A feature of the Easter music at the Congregational church, on Sunday morning, will be a hymn written es- pecially for the occasion by the Rev. Dr. Seward, of South Norwalk. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Olmstead are settled in their new quarters on Church street. Mr. Olmstead will go in part- nership with his father in the wood, coal. and grocery business. Miss Alice Keeler was one of the “sweet girl graduates” from the South Norwalk High school on Tuesday after- noon. A number of friends from Wil- ton were present, Miss Keeler read as well written essay on the “Red Cross movement.” The music for the exercise was under the direction of Frank Comstock. The Christian Endeavor meeting will be held at 6:30 on Sunday evening and after a'short service the Easter Con- cert wrll be given for which an appro- priate and pleasing pregram has been prepared. John M. Belden of Danbury, Ifwas in town on Sunday. William Hubbell is riding a tandem about town. Mrs. Reuben Olmstead and little:son have been on the sick list this week. Mrs. John M. Belden and family have returned from a visit with friends in New York. “ ' The students at the Olmstead Acad- emy resumed work yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Joy of New York, havel been visiting at Davrd Evans. Mrs. Joy is well known here as Miss Grace Evans. A cottage prayer meeting was held at the home of the Misses Benedict, on Belden Hill, last evening. Mrs. Louise Hoyt and her little niece Louise Lyon have returned from avisit in New York. ' It is reported that Truman Smith will soon run a carriage to and from the trains, for the convenience of passen- gers, as was his custom last summer. Joel Godfrey is driving a handsome meat wagon about town and drumming no trade. The good brothers of the Congrega- tional Society will meet on Friday, at the church green, to plant trees and make other improvements. Wilton boys are always to the front, Samuel Bassett has secured the first prize 860 for an essay delivered at Yale College last week. ' Daniel Moriarty has disposed of some of the stock from his sheep ranch. The New York papers announce the death of Miss Louisa Cook. Miss Cook was for many years a resident in town, where her heroic patience under her great bodily afflictions, the charm of gentle manners joined to a cultured mind endeared her greatly to all. News comes from Lakewood, of the sudden death of Mrs. Williames the sister of Charles Milford of Wilton. For forty years Mrs. Williames has been a fre quent visitor in town and those who were fortunate enough to know her,will always cherish fond memories of the beautiful personality, of one who made the world better for her living. Rev. Mr. Hooker held lenten service at the house of Mrs. Forbes of South Wilton, on Monday evening. Last even- ing at the house of Justus Raymond of Belden Hill, this evening there will be services at Miss Folsom’s commencing at 7:45. To-morrow afternoon at the churches at 4 o’clock, on Good Friday there will be morning and evening ser- vices and an afternoon service on Satur- day. ->—-——— Ireland Beats Brooklyn. Belfast, April 12.—The lacrosse team of the Crescent Athletic club of Brook- Elyn was defeated here yesterday by a ' consolidated team representing the north of Ireland. The score was 4 to 3 in favdr of the Irishmen. Gompers Calls a hieeting. Washington, April 12. -—President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, has called a meeting of the executive council of that Organization to iheet here April 19, 20 and 21. ‘ Fell Overboard. Key West, April 12.—Samuel Graham, an apprentice on the Marblehead, sta- tioned here, fell overboard yesterday and was, drowned. . Andther Spanish Murder. Havana, April 13.—Jese Gonzalez Ro-C mero, classed as an insurgent incen: diary, was shot at Cabanas fortress to- day. , “ A‘s-fl Prince Bismarck Much Better. , . Friedrichsrhu, April 13.—Prince Bis- marck is much improved in health. ' _._.,. ..~ . ._ .73, run weer-Ella rLoons.‘ Refugees at Vicksburg—Texas and Pacific Road In Good Condition. Vicksburg, Miss., April 14. — The steamer Lake Palmyra arrived here today with two boats and barges load- ed with refugees and the sfiock from Sunflower river. The people coming out are mostly the. families of planters, only a few negroes being on board. The boats will return to that section load- ed with supplies. Her passengers re~ port a. very bad state of affairs there, but nothing like that which had been expected, there being no. loss of life. There is great loss of cattle, however. There is much depression on account of the fact that it will be impossible to make a. crop in this section. The Queen and Crescent route has been temporarily unable to transfer trains at this point, but will resume this week. Passengers, mails and bag- gage have been ferried over as usual. Dallas, April 13.—Assistant General Manager John W. Everman of the Tex- as and Pacific made the following statement today relative to the dam- age done to their levees in Louisiana: “There has not been a. crevasse on the west side of the Mls'sissippi, an} the Texas and Pacific has not been in still running trains through to New Orleans on schedule time and have been doing. so all along. Reports of damage- to our property are erroneous. The flood has cost the road some money in repairing and building levees, but we have suffered no damage. General Man- ager Thorne has been on the Louisiana division for nearly a. month, giving 8t- tention to the work, and has, had the hearty co-operation of the levee boards. We still hope that the levees will hold, If the estimate of the engineers that they can stand two feet more of water is correct, we shall probably escape without damage.” ' CIGARETTE TRUST WINS. i’ A Canadian Court’s Decision In Favor or the American Tobacco Company. Montreal, April 14.—Judge Dugas has just delivered judgments in the case of bacco company of Canada (limited) ad- versely to the plaintiff. The prosecution was taken by Mr. Fortier under the clause in the criminal code which de- fines as an indictable offense any un- lawful conspiracy to prevent, limit or lessen the manufacture of any article or the facilities for'its production or trans- portation, to unreasonably enhance its price or prevent competition, or to re- strain or injure commerce in relation to any such article or commodity. It was alleged that the company’s contract sys- tem with dealers and jobbers was a. vio- lation of the above law. Judge Dugas, in summing up the case, said that he could not find that it was unlawful to agree with a. number of par- ties that they should sell the cigarettes of the defendant company exclusively. It was true that some of those who signed the contracts averred that they only found a party who, being proprie- tor of a manufactured article, asserted his right to dispose of it in the way he thought best for his own interest. He pointed out that it was optional with any dealer to decide whether he would handle the goods of the defendant com- pany exclusively or .not. The agreement did not involve a conspiracy on the part of either of the parties to it, but merely indicated amanner of disposing of goods which was found to be profitable to the owners, a right which pertained to any citizen or legal person existing under the law. TVHh reference to American precedents in the case, which had ap- peared favorable to the complainant, he said there were also other judgments which were not adverse to such an ‘agreement. A sushi) DUKES SUICIDE. Ruler of hiecklenburg-Schwerin Threw Himself From a Bridge. Cannes, France, April 13.—It, is an- . nounced here today that the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg—Schwerin com- mitted suicide Saturday night. It was stated this morning that the grand duke, was dead, and that death was due to aneurism of the heart, but this report has been contradicted. Duke Johann Albrecht, the brother of the late grand duke, has assumed the regency of the grand duchy‘ of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. The grand duke, it appears, had been suffering terribly, and on Saturday evening he asked his doctor to leave the room in order that he might try to get sleep. During the absence of the medical man and while he is sup- posed to have been delirious from high fever the grand duke left his villa. and threw himself from the parapet of a. bridge near the house. He was found a. few minuteslater still living, but so injured that he died in half an hour. The grand duke has for a. number of years been in very indifferent health, and in consequence has been obliged to pass every winter in Cannes. He pur- chased there some time ago a. beauti- ful residence which he named Villa Wenden. He was gvery fond of the sea and the Mediterranean. When not thus occupied, his yacht was always in the harbor. ‘ He married in 1879 the daughter of one of the house of Romanoff. Chinese Starving to Death. San Francisco, April 13.—Accordin, to advices brought by the Gaelic, na- tives in the vicinity of Ichang, China, are dying by hundreds of starvation- The grain crop of last year was almost. a. total failure, and as the people ex- changed their maize for rice to last them through the winter food has been scant for a. long time. Supplies are now completely exhausted. . Bogus American Bicycles. Washington, April 13.—By a. decree transmitted to the state department by United States Consul Wiesfke, at Marla." gun, the Nicaraguan government has re- duced the duty on bicycles to 2 2-100 cents per pound. The consul says there is a. good opening for American wheels, but the Germans promise to flood the market with bogus wheels bearin: American names. Professor Cope Dead. Philadelphia, April 13. —— Professor his home here today from kidney trou- ble. Mr. Cope was professor of zoology and comparative anatomy in the school of biology at the vania.- l m- -- "W’TW‘ ‘.~— any way affected by the flood. We are‘ J. M. Fortier versus the American To- ' felt it to their interest to do so, but he' spent much of his time cruising about , Edward Brinker Cope, Ph. D., died at University of Pennsyl-‘ '
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