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. LOQAL ' NEWS.
Mrs. C. F. Rider of Westport avenue
has returned from Hudson, N. Y.,
where she has been spending a week.
Mrs. George R. Van Alstyne and
Mrs. James Golden of South Norwalk,
have returned from a visit in Brooklyn.
Charles Prescott of the South . Nor-
walk post office, has been spending a
few days in New York city.
Miss Bertha. M. Adams. of Grove.
street, South Norwal t, spent Sunday-I
with friends in Bridgeport.
Miss Minnie Scoville and Miss Essie
Pulve; .of Torringtonhave been guests
of Mr. and Mrs. G. Walter Aiken, cf
WiltCl. avenue.
C. It. Bennett, who has been visiting
friends in town, has returned to his
home ii. Worcester, Mass. ‘
Rev. H. H. Tucker left Saturday for
the W( st. '
John H. Johnson, of Binghamton, N
Y., is spending a few days in town.
Miss 12‘. Violet Ells, of North avenue,
'is visiting relatives in Waterbury.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Evans, of New
York, 1. re guests in town.
Mrs. Dufalt, of South Norwalk, has
been enjoying a few days’ visit with
friend-:- in Hartford. .
J. C. Tice and wife, of Middletown,
are spi ndiug a few days at the Mahack—
emo Hotel. .
Miss Gertrude H. E. Fehneyer, only
granddaugher of Mrs... J. N. Edmonds
has left town for Fall River, Mass,
where she will attend a convent.
Miss Julia Clark is at Washington,
.0. . .
Rev. E. W’. Burr, D. D., and family,
of New Jersey, have been visiting Mr.
and Mrs. John A. Osborn, of West ave-
‘nue. . .'
Mrs. F. A. Lane and Miss Bertha
Lane, of Crescent Terrace, are spend-
ing a few days in New Haven.
Miss Sarah E. Nash, of Boston, is
the guest of Mrs. Jennie Littell—Nash,
of Bayview avenue. ’
Mr. and Mrs. Milford A. Giflin have
given up housekeeping and are board-
ing with Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Fitch, of
West street.
Miss Sadie Scudder, of South Nor»...
walk, is visiting her friend, Miss Alice
Williamson, of Brooklyn. Before her
return she intends to visit relatives cf
Northport, L. I.
Mrs. Johanna Linxweiler, of South
. Norwalk, is visiting friends in New
York city.
Mrs. Siley Hoyt, widow of the late
Captain Stephen Hoyt of New Canaan,
died last evening at the home of her
son James Hoyt at “The Nurseries,”
in the 94th year of her age.
Mrs. Hoyt enjoyed unusual good
health until some five or six weeks ago
when she experienced a severe- fall
_ from which she failed to women;
' Balance State Appropriation,
Her funeral will be at 2;,‘giérfplock «59/
Friday from her late residence.
The following gentlemen have been
appointed to receive the dues of appli-
cants for membership in the proposed
Y. M. C. A. organization:
Jacob M. Layton, at his office .in
Washington street, South Norwalk.
William P. Beers, at Pinneo’s book
store. Norwalk.
J. Wallace Marvin, at his coal office
in First avenue, East Norwalk.
The dues are $5, and give the privi-
lege of the reading-room, bath-room
and gymnasium of the association for
one year. .
An important meeting will be held
in the gymnasium of the old Athletic
club in Washington street, South N or-
walk, Friday night, to make further
arrangements.
Report of Norwalk Hospital Associa-
tion for the year ending Sept. 30, 1897,
is as follows:
‘ RECAPITULATION.
Statement of Receipts.
Orders Drawn,
$5,777.45
» 3,216.94
$2,560.51
$5,777.45
2,187.22
Statement Receipts,
Bal. in Treasury Oct. 1, 1§96,
Actual Rec’pt-.since Oct. 1, ’96, $3,590.23
. ASSETS OCT. 1, 1897.
Real Estate, $7,000.00
Cash, Treasurer, (including
Building Fund,) 9,027.26
Due from Patients, (collectable,) 50. 00
“ “ “ Town of Norwalk, 51.96
“ “ “ Town of Wesport, 12.00
“ "‘ “ City of Norwalk, 58.00 '
Inventory, Fixtures at Hospital, 1,000.00
Ambulance, 200.00
625.00
$18,024.22
Being unable to reach any agreement
with the City of South Norwalk, rela-
tive to making necessary changes, al-
terations and repairs in their lines in
that city, the N orwa‘lk and South' N or-
walk Electric Light Company have
caused the following mandamus t0' be
served on the South Nor'walk Council:
The said city and officers and author-
ities of said city have forbidden and
prevented your applicant to make and
from making any of said necessary
changes, alterations or‘repairs, to wit:
the taking out of a large number of
transformers, and putting into their
place four large transformers, of three '
hundred lights capacity each, and three
number'O wires, to be attached to the
present poles of the company; and it
was at the date 'of’said~ application and
still is necessar’ that said Council
should exercise t e powers conferred
by law on said body relative to the di-
- rection and control over the placing
erection and maintenance of any such
Wires, conductors, fixtures, construc-
tion or apparatus, including the relo-
cating or removal of the same, and in-
cluding the power of designating the
kind, quality and finish thereof.
By reason of said refusal and neglect
of the said Common Council of the city
of South N orwalk, this applicant-is oc-
casioned and put to great loss and dam-
age, and is prevented from fully dis-
charging its charter, and from doing
the necessary acts and things referred
to in said, application.
The mandamus requires that action ,
be taken on the application before No-
vember 16, or appear before the Super-
ior Court and show cause why theyl
should not do so.
I
. It was learned that Mr.
W c
E. M. Lockwood, called Captain .Glad-
stone into service and made a raid on
the “liquor saloon on South Main street
formerly run by Alois Koehler.
. When the officers arrived they found
liquor selling going on openly, and in
violation of the law. Customers came
and departed while the officers stood
editing on obtaining evidence of the
illegal sale.
Behind the bar was Paul Lauer,who
served the thirst-y customers as fast as
their orders were received.
The Chief suddenly put a stop to the
thriving business by placing Lauer
under arrest.
. Lauer at once claimed that he was
selling for Koehler’s brother John, the
chef at the Imperial cafe, who he
claimed had made application for a li-
cense, and he did not know that he
was violating the law in selling.
As Attorney Lockwood had ascer-
tained that no license had been applied
for before the raid was made, this
bluff did not work and Lauer was
obliged to furnish a $50 cash bond be-
fore he was alloWed to depart.
While the Chief was attending to
the bar tender Captain Gladstone was
collecting the liquors about the premi-
ses and rounded up the following:
4 half barrels of lager; 2 demijohns
of whiskey, nearly full; 8 full bottles
of claret; 2 bottles of gin, both nearly
full; 1 bottle each of apple jack, cider
brandy, bourbon whiskey, port wine,
cream de mint and lager. These had
all been opened and some of the con-
tents sold.
In addition to the above there were
found about twenty cases of empty beer
bottles and fifteen empty beer kegs.
The liquors were taken to police
headquarters and will be destroyed
when so ordered by the court.
This morning Lauer appeared before
Judge Gregory, and evidently having
forgotten about the “Koehler’s brother
bluff,” he pleaded guilty and was fined
$15 and costs amounting to $32.35.
Alois Koehler-,the former proprietor,
has given the officials considerable
trouble of late. Before the Criminal
Court of Common Pleas in Bridgeport,
Wednesday October 13, Judge Walsh
presiding, Alois was arraigned, charged
with selling liquor in the town of New
Canaan contrary to law. His was the
first trial of the the term and Koehler
will have good reason to remember the
day and date.
Koehler was arrested and tried in
New Canaan. He was found guilty and
fined $25 and costs from which decision
his attorney, George A. Honnecker,
took an appeal.
When the case appeared before Judge
Walsh and jury Attorney Honnecker
had secured the services of Attorney
Hall of Bridgeport to assist him in
Koehler’s defense. Their labors were
in vain, however, as the jury found
him guilty without hesitation.
Judge Walsh imposed a fine of $25
and costs, taking into consideration
that by the finding Koehler’s license
was revoked and his bonds forfeited.
For some weeks past Norwalk and
South Norwalk have been threatened
with an epidemic of scarlet fever, the
source of which it was hard to trace.
School rooms were ordered closed,
>but with the only effect that the disease
seemed to increase. At the present
time" though there are but eighteen
known cases of the fever in town.
The health board were at first baffled
in locating the source of the disease.
Persistent effort on the part of health
officer Dr. W. J. Tracey, however, has
finally traced it to the dairy farm of
W. L. Keeler at North Wilton, who
has been supplying Charles H.’ Hawx-
burst of this city with milk.
Keeler-’5
house had been quarantined by order
of the Wilton health officer, Dr. Gor-
ham, some four days before the disease
appeared in this town.
It was also found that in every in-
stance where. the disease was located
in town, it was in the families of those
who received their supply of milk from
Hawxhurst. '
It was further. " learned that Mr.
Hawxhurst’s supply of-milk came from
the Keeler farm at Wilton or Bald
Hill, so called.
Health officer Tracey after advising
with the general board issued a mani-
festo forbidding Mr. Hatvxhurst sell-
ing milk until such time as he should
, be permitted to do so by the health offi-
cer.
In defense of his action in selling the
milk, Mr. Hawxhurst, stated that the
permit to Mr. Keeler to dispose of milk
as formerly. and it is stated, that such
permit is in evidence.
The order of health oflicer Tracey,
specified that Mr. Hawxhurst' should
neither “serve, order, sell, furnish, or
supply milk,” to any one, and to that
end Officer Hunt was detailed to see
that the order was complied with, and
he is now filling the duties of his ap-
pointmcnt.
Dr. Tracey will see to it that every-
thing pertaining to the carrying on of
Mr. Hawxhurst’s business is thoroughly
disinfected before allowing him to re-
sume the same.
As a further safeguard against the
spread of the disease the health officer
has furnished the principals of the
schools with a list of the customers of
'Mr. Hawxhurst, and all of their chil-
dren have been excluded from, the
schools until such time as he, the health
ofiicer, shall advise of their return.
It is not for a moment believed that
Mr. Hawxhurst was other than negli-
gent, and all will regret to hear of his
trouble, but at the same time his negli-
gence might have cost many lives.
' Tracey. ‘
owe them a debt of gratitude.
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_7 As to the action of the party who sup-
plied him with the lacteal fluid it is
‘ perhaps’hard to judge, but that he will
. receive the condemnation of many,
goes without the saying.
Truly Norwalk ought to feel proud
of its board of health and health officer
Every parent in Norwalk
Two months ago Francés‘Wilkinson,
a domestic, employed by Mrs. Theodore
, Poppino, of 30 Elm street, Danbury,
became the bride of Joseph Ayer, a
hatter who boarded at the house. There
seemed to be nothing but joy and hap-
piness in store for her, but in a few
short weeks how all has changed, for
now her husband is exposed, in all of
his perfidy, while in the background
is another wife and two small children
crying for bread.
, Ayer is well known in Danbury and
Bethel having been employed in the
hat shops in this vicinity for several
years. Occasionally he has‘ shopped
, in South Norwalk when work has been
Saturday night at 9 o’clock Chief dull in Danbury and he is well known
William Vollmer acting under 'instruc- here.
tiors from Prosecuting Liquor Agent
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During the summer Ayer secured
health officer at Wilton had granted a -
boardat Mrs. Poppino’s and promptly
' fell in love 'with the prét ty and Winsome
servant girl, who showed her esteem
for him in many little ways, while at-
tending to his wants at the table.
Both were English and thus the bond
of friendship was strengthened, 11110.11
he finally asked her to. become his
bride. He was a jolly good natured
chap, having apparently but one fault
and that was to drink a little too much
occaSionally. .
The girl, who had. no friends in this
country, thought she might do a great
deal worse than marry her new lover.
After a very brief acquaintance she ac-
companied him to New York and the
ceremony was performed.
The date of the marriage was Sep-.
tember 28, and the bride and groom
returned to Danbury and Ayer got
shopped at Bethel. "
He got out of work andwas taken
sick so that. his wife returned to her
old. position at Mrs. Poppino’s.
Last week, however, Mr. Ayer began
to recover and they hired rooms at the
corner of Franklin and Main streets ‘in
Danbury, intending to get them ready
for occupancy by the middle of the
month.
Mrs. Ayer used quite a sum of money
she had laid by in securing furniture
and other necessities to add to their
comfort. Her husband stopped with a
friend in Bethel during his illness and
she made frequent trips to that place to
consult him about fitting up the rooms.
He also gave her money to help her
in getting the house furnished. They
planned and talked over the happiness
they intended to enjoy and a day or so
ago, Mrs. Ayer made another trip to
her husband about some of the final tie
tails.
She noticed that he looked worried.
He asked her if she had seen a. woman
and two children, whom he heard were
inquiring for him. He told her they
might be some relatives, whom he had
not seen in years.
Mrs. Ayer returned to Danbury, but
seemed to have a feeling that some ca-
lamity was to befall her. She felt that
she must return to Bethel to see her
husband. Impelled by some strange
mpulse, she boarded an electric car and
upon reaching the house where her
husband was stopping, entered unan-
nounced.
She walked in upon him and found
that he was not alone but was in the
company of a woman and two children,
one of whom called him “papa” as she
opened the door.
What a meaning that word had for
the once happy bride, She felt a dead-
ly faintness come upon her and stag-
gered into the room moaning:
“My God, Joseph what have you
done 1” ”
The other woman, who evidently un-
derstood the matter thoroughly, did
her best to calm the bride and broke
the truth to her, telling her that she
was married to Ayer in England and
that he left her and the children to
come to America.
There was but a feeling of sympathy
between the two, women and they both
denounced the man for his infidelity.
The story told by'the first wife is sub-
stantially to the effect that Mr. Ayer
came to America about eight years ago
to find employment at his trade, leav-
ing a devoted wife and two Small chil-
dren in England, promising to send for
them as soon as he could provide a
proper home.
Once in America, the former faith-
ful husband forgot the aching hearts of
those left behind and they waited in
vain for the glad summons to a cozy
home in" a new land. and ‘ struggled
along for existence many times feeling
the pangs of' hunger.
After mourning-for the departed hus-
band as one perhaps dead, the wife.
wrote to friends in America, to find
the whereabouts'of the missing man if
possible.
was traced from Norwalk to Danbury.
Herethe news of his second marriage
was obtained and word was sent for the
wronged ones to come to A merica at
once. '
They came by the next steamer with
the result above stated.
The fact that the mother and chil-
dren were penniless ,and alone unless
A.) or gave them support, appealed- to
the loyal English spirit of the second
wife. Her own fondest hopes had been
blasted and she decided that she would
retire from thc'scene and make her un— »
faithful husband no trouble, provided
he-would support his first wife and his
family.
It is said that Ayer offered excuses
to the effect that he believed his first
wife dead, but could bring no pro'of to
back up his statements.
His first wife, it is stated, finally
agreed to make him no trouble provid-l
ed he gave her proper support for her
self and children.
They are still stopping in ‘Bethel._but
will undoubtedly seek new fields.
Whether a reconciliation will be elfec-
ted between Ayer and his first wife i s
a matter of conjecture, but he is liable
for arrest for bigamy.
Ayer is at present employed in the
stiffening department of Durant 8r. An-
drews factory at Bethel. He is a first-
class workman and has always made
big wages.
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EAST N ORWALK.
William Acker, of East Norwalk
is serving as assistant bookkeeper in
the Norwalk Lock -. .11 pany’s office.
The big St. Bernard dog owned by
J. Wallace Marvin was killed by a
train near the East Norwalk depot one
day last week.
New members were received by letter
and from probation at the East Avenue
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday
morning, and the sacraments Were ad-
ministered. Frederick Raymond, led
the Revival band meeting at 6:15. . At
7 o’clock Rev. A. J. Smith preached
from “A Gospel Message of Salvation.”
The quarantine has been raised from
the Owen’s house on South Osborn
avenue, the scarlet fever victim, Miss
Helen Owens, having recovered.
Mrs. H. W. Gorham, of East Nor-
walk, has returned home from a two
weeks’ visit with Captain and Mrs.
George Wood, of New Haven. .
Miss Carrie Wood, Miss Emma Weed
and Miss Mary Wood of Prospect street
are in New York to-day.
William Buckley, of New York, and
Miss Martha Patteson, of Norwalk,
were married October 28th at the resi-
dence of John Grant, on the Benedict
Farm, by Rev. F. E. Robbins, of the
Norwalk Baptist church.
Allen Barnnm, who has been visiting
his sister, Mrs. E. H. Gumbart, of
Riverside avenue, has returned to his
home in Bethel. ’
.are a Democrat.
bodies, on ‘Wednesday evening:
'the.‘ {Manufactufre'rs'
A search was made and Ayer,
WA'I'TERSON'S BREED.
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use Declhreo‘lfiifl'l Spy! .3311 That I:
Dunne-racy, “legs-egg ‘Dé'n'xo'cratfl
Louisville, Ky,,'Nov;,.9.3-Ili the Con-
rier-Journal yeste ay‘ Mr. Watterson
discusses the political situation and
lays down these, promsltlons:
"Firstm'lfhe Governnbnt has no right,
either equitable or legal, to tax the
people except to raise money for Its
own support; every dollar or taxation
diverted from this purpose is robbery;
and it is equally important that the
money legally collected shall be hon-
estly applied. .
“Second—The right of the people to
local self-government is an inalienable
right; to local option in the countlos:
to home rule in the cities; to all rights
in the State not expressly delegated to
the general Government, and the pres-
ervation of this right of local self-gov-
ernment is essential to that just equi-
, librlunl between liberty and law, which
are the cornerstones of our system of
Federal and State institutions.
“'l‘lllrd—The money 'of the country
must be good money, circulating every-
where; recognlied at once, and taken
at its full value; and to attain this
universal i'ecognltlon and acceptance
it mum conSIst of gold and silver and
paper. the whole of interchangeable
value. each cun-vertlble Int6"‘the other
on demand and freely circulatlng side
by side.
"These proposltio'ns are as true now
as ever they were. In a general way
they embrace the polItIpal Issues of the
day. If they be Democracy then we
If they be not- De-
mocracy then we are net a Democrat.
In our judgment we cannot have cu-
lightencd, conservatIVe government
until they are realized In all national
and State I glslatlon, and, as 30' re-
allzed, settle finally apd {or all flute."
Grfamcsss cows—NE.
They Gull-er In Harrisburg to Do
Business for the Farmers.
Harrisburg, Nov. 9.7190; the [1931.1
ten days Harrisburg will be fills 3’31)
representatives of the Patrons of Bus-
bémdry from all parts of the country.
The advance guard has arrived. The
State Grangg will meet t is alternqpn
at the Ope’r’a House, an -to-morr_o,w
morning the National Grange will go
into session in the. Supreme Court
room. Probably the State body will
get through {ts business this week, ut
the National Grange will be In se n
until the close of ne week. It Is coni-
poscd of two del ates from exeny
State Grange, usually the master and
Ms wife. 1:
There I_,wlll be a public rcccpflon by
the Joint bodies at the Opera House"
Thursday !:afternoon. Gov. Easting
L. H. Rhone,.master of the. Pennsylva-
nia’GrangeLand others will ,makead-
dresses of welcome. and there Will be
responses: by visitors. 11.3 H. Brigham,
of Ohio, Assistant Secretary 6: Agri.
culture, will preside at the se‘Sslous of
the national body. . . ., * .
TheINatlonal Grange is composed of
fifty—eight delegates and sixteen offi—
cers. There is considerable interest in
the biennial election .of offlCei's. ‘The
sixth degree, ',that 01"”Flora," will be
conferriéd In the presence of the Joint
_ the
seventh, or t‘hat'bf the "'As’mmbly of
Demeter," on Thursday evening.
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Chicago, Nov. 9.—The World's “Co-
lumblan Exposition
and French exhibitors caused by the
fire on Jan. 8, 1894. Such is'the opinion
of Judge Grosmup, handed down -
terday from the Federal bench. at:
fire at ’the Casino and Paris‘tyle' showi-
er'ed spa‘rks‘upOn the Wooden walk of
' Building. The
burning timbers fell into the bulldlng
and upon jthjerexhlbits of the French-
men. . , )
.fine Beauvals and gobellu‘fiap’estry and
The French l’tepublic‘lOst‘ some
two magnificent Sevres vases, made
for ornaments ‘at the entrance to the
Chamber of Deputies. The loss announc-
ed to about seventy-five thousand dol-
lars.
Gen. nutter-worth to Kongo.
Washington, Nov. 9.-—Gen. Butter-
worth, Commlssioner of Patents, who
is ill in Cleveland, just Icfore he left
for Ohio had a long‘ Mk with the
President. and at. that time notified
hlm that he Intended to i on Jun.
1. Mr. Butterworth found in work too
confining In his preSent‘ntdte of health
and had determined to get out of pu'b-
lIo life.
between the President and Gen. But-
tomortl- ,are untrue.
Do More Prize Fight- In Chicago.
Chicago, Nov. 9.—Tlicre are to be no
more prize fights or boxing contests In
this city.
order went out from Chief Klpley to
all policeomcera' directing them to
stop’all such contests. Bilge Mayor
Kathleen's election there' have been
several so-called athletlc clubs whose
chic! object has been simply to foster
the sport. Scores of contests or more
or less Importance will now have to be
called off. .
Harri-on Say. Ho In Out of Politics.
Chlcago. Nov. 9.—$x-£zqyd$‘t :2:
business. He earshot, out”. £35k”
any ‘Interest In polithl, kept busy
with legal practice. Mm oil. or .the
prettiest bables In Hoodlord down at
hls Indianapolis homo. Hat on this he
‘rIson Is In Chicago t
had nothing to say.
news IN BRIEF.
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An appeal will be made to Eurfope
and America for all for the destltute
in Greece. '
The Mayor of Delmar approved the
ordlnme requlrlnz' a" 31.000 lies-n3! to~
sell cigarettes. '
Only two cases and two deaths of
yellow (over were reported In New Or-.
loan: was}. ~
San Waco has attempted to send
aid to tho Rm whalers imprisoned by
fee: In the Arctic. .
A man :1 Dreyfus, a supposed
relative of Chpt. Dreyfus. fill §~ and '
three children, committed am In
Paris.
Tamar T. Johnson, an Indian prin-‘
2633, died in Chicago under what her
father regards as susplclous circum—
stances. ,
A conference of Cabinet officials at
the 'White House decided to send the
revenue cutter Bear to the relief of the
whalers leebound In Behring Sea.
, The delegation of Ute Indians who
have been In W'ashlngton to consult
with the Secretary of the Interior will
advise their tribe to accept allotments.
Company must.
pay the loss to the Frentlrl‘tepubllc
The storles about a rupture-
Early Sunday evening the,
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. nARInN. ’
A lady in New Jersey has just c’on-
tributed a number of new books to the ~
Center School library.
Mrs. G'. A. Francis of Bridgeport
spent part of last week with her par-
ents, Rev. and Mrs. S. A. Sands.
The recent heavy rains have materi-
ally added to the amount of water col-
lected in G. H. Tilly’s enlarged pond,
and it is now of sufficient depth to
dioat a small flat-bottomed sail-boat.
The Chaucer Club met Saturday even-
ing with Miss Anna Watkins. Shake-
speare’s “Much Ado About Nothing”
was read. N ext Thursday evening the
club will meet with Miss Annis Brady.
9.
TRAIN HELD UP' AND‘ BURNED.
Desperate W’ork of Four Robbers on tho
Atlantic and Pacific Road,
Albuquerque. N. M., Nov. 8.——The At-
lantic & Pacific passenger train No. 2
from the West was held up by four
men near Grant's Station, ninety-five |
miles west of this city, at 7.30 Saturday
night. After blowing open the express
company’s safe the robbers wrecked
the train, which caught fire. the ex-
press, baggage and smoking cars being
totally destroyed.
It is not yet known whether they
were successful in obtaining booty, but
it is thought alarge amount of money
was carried by the train.
The robbers had boarded the train at
some point further west, and when
near Grant's one of them climbed onto
the engine. and. coverlng the engineer 1
with a gun, ordered him to stop the
train.
The coaches were cut off and left at
the stock yards. The rest of the train
'was then taken out a. mlle and a half
from the station. where the express
safe was dismantled.
After robbing the safe the robbers re-
versed the engine and made their
cacape.
The englne and baggage car ran at a
terrific rate until they struck the
coaches, which were standing near the
stock yards, and set them on fire.
Fortunately the passengers had all
left the coaches before the colllsibh,
and none were injured.
A late rumor is .to the effect that the
fireman, Henry Ablo, who was com-
polled by the robbers to run the engine
when the coaches were cut off, was
killed by the explosion when the safe
was blown open.
GEN. REEDER WON’T COMPROMISE.
Ills Trial for Alleged Defamation to
Begin Th1. Week.
Easton, Pa., Nov. 8.—The trial of
Gen. Frank Reader, Assemblyman
Weiss and M. C. Luckenbach for con-
spiracy to defame John Wanamaker is
set down for the term ofj_court begin-
ning to-day. Subpoenas have been
served on witnesses to appear on
Wednesday. The case will go to the
Grand-Jury unless the prosecution ad-
mits that it has no case against the ac-
cused. The defendants will press for
Immediate trial. and it is expected It
will be begun Wednesday afternoon or
Thursday. ‘ '
It was said In a dispatch from Potts-
ville that there was a. conference there
last Thursday between lawyers repre-
senting E. A. Van Valkenburg, the de-
fendant in the bribery, case In that
county, and attorneys representing
Senator Quay, Congressman Connell, of
Scranton,‘and Gen. Reeder, looking to
a‘settlem'ont of the Van Valkenberg
and the Reeder cases. So far as this
relates to Gen. Reader it is an error.
Heuhas declared that he would never
settle nor compromise his case.
The vapiYalkcnber-g case is another
matter, with Which Gen. Reader Is in
do wayuassoolatdd. except that he has
been summoned as a witness. He is ing
dignant over eminent publicatibns
that he dealt-23v ‘ or Is willing to settle
his case_.__ ,
Vol-month Smallest Baby.
Troy, N. Y., Nov. 8.—Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Glngras, 01' Burlington, Vt, are
the parentsof the smallest baby in
that State. The infant weighs a pound
and a quarter, is ten inches long and
errectly formed. It has every indica-
ion of being healthy, and the doctor
thinks it will live.
SEAL TREATY SIGNED.
fixed Their Signatures.
Washington,’ Nov. 8.——The conventfpn’
entered into by the Commissioners of;
the United States, Russia and Japan,
providing for the temporary suspension
of pelagic sealing-in the North Pacific
Ocean and Behring Sea, was signed
Saturday at the State Department. For
the United States former Secretary of
State John W. Foster, former Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Charles S.
Hamlin and Prof. David S. Jordan;
president of Leland Stanford, Jr., Uni-
versity, Callfornla, the seal expert,
signed; for Russia, Gregoire de Wol-
Iant, Charge d’Afl'aIres; P. Botkine.
Court Councillor, and M. De Routkow-
sky, Director of Agriculture and Fish-.
cries, and Kaklchl Ultsukuri, professor
of zoology in the Toklo University.
Later in the day the delegates signed
the protocol 0! the {realty and were
' photographed in the d plomatic room. '
The treaty pledges the United States.
,Russia and Japan to prohibit pelagic
jsealing In waters controlled by them.
This will not apply to Behring Sea. as
' far as Great Britain is concerned. Beh-
!ring Sea is an open ,sea, and British
‘sealers will have 1.39, right 20.93515
In pelagic sealing there, bfif the United
‘ States will prohibit its own sealing ves-
isels from so doing. While the treaf?
i seemingly affords Great Britain the op-
portunity to kill seals Without stint in
the migratory season in Behring Sea
and ties the hands of the United States,
[it is hoped that by making it appear
i that Great Britain is the only fl'eeboots
ler of the sealing waters the British
'Ministry will be forced into making a
similar agreement with the United
States and the other two countries.
It is expected that the meeting of
1 British and American experts will take
~ place this week, according to the origi-
’ nal programme, unless there should be
lsome intervention from the British
, Foreign Office, which is not antici-
;pated. Meanwhile the British expert,
I Prof. Thompson, who is now in Wash-
,lngton, will be acquainted with what
ihas already been accomplished by the
g Governments of the United States
Russia and Japan in the way of a.
, treaty. '
HAS SPAIN LOST HOLGUIN?
It Is Said Garcia. Has Captured the
Spanish Stronghold. ,
Havana, Nov. 7, via Key West, Nov.
. B.—The news is circulating in Havana
that Gen. Callxto Garcia has captured
the important town of Holguin, in San?
tiago de Cuba province. Cable or tele—
graphic communications are impossible
, at this moment, and no details or con-
firmation of the report can be obtained,—
the insurgents having cut all the wires.
Mayarl, another important town of
the same province, has fallen, without
any doubt, into the hands of the insur—
gents under Vega. The garrison of
Holguin is 1,000 Spanish soldiers.
At Peralejos, in the same province,
the insurgents under Gen. Jesus Rabi
have captured a. large Spanish convoy
bound for Bayamo. The convoy was
escorted by a strong Spanish column
inder Gen. Aldare. The fight lasted a
whole day. but the Spanish had to
ilandon the convoy with money and
Dl‘uVlSlOllS. The ' at is very active all
‘n'cl‘ the island.
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To Take the Circus Abroad.
New York, Nov. 8.——The Atlantic
transport steamship Massachusetts,
which arrived on Saturday from Lon-
don after an exceptionally quick pals-
sage for her of ten days four hours and
fifty-five minutes. had reason: for be-
Ing In a hurry. She is to be fitted up
for saillng thls week with the army of
employee of the Barnum & Bailey show
and some of the animals of the menag-
erle. The Michigan, of the Atlantic
Transport Linc, which is expected here
to-day, will also be used to help carry
the big show across the sea.
Important Iron Ore Find.
Crystal Falls, ‘Michu Nov. 8.-—Tho
most important Iron ore discovery on
the Menomoe range in several years
has been on the bank of the Michi-
gaume River, one mile south of the
Mansfield mine. .The veln is '27 feet deep
and 40 feet wide. The ore assays 62 per
cent. in iron and .051 per cent. in phos-
phate, thus putting It safely with the
Bessemer limit. I ..
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