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,been a guest of M1ss Ida Burr,
' acres,
' erect a residence thereon at an early
' itarium.
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LOCAL NEWS.
Miss Ca1rie Worden of Bald hill, is
visitingl \liss Ella Worden, of Orchard
street.
..Mrs Man A. Bramble, of Academy
street who has been visiting her daugh
ter, Mrs. E. S. Marsh, of Georgetown,
has returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Wilson and Miss
Van Ordea have 1etu1ned to Glens
Falls, N. Y., after a visit with Mr. and
Mrs. l‘dmund Zelufi'.
Ass stant postmaster NV. A. Colex-
spent lunday with friends in Staten
Island. ,
Jud _'J Andrew Selleck was in town
‘-on Saturday.
Miss Lizzie Barber, of Bethel, is vis-
‘ing Miss Ada Betts, of Newtown ave-
,nue. -
Mrs. Homer F. Bucknam, of South
Main st: eet, has been visiting friends in
New York and Heboken, N. J.
Miss Melissa, Campbell, of Bethel has
of
Main sti eet.
Mist Josie Smith of New Y or,k has
been 1 isiting M1 s. S. W. Velsor of
Quintard avenue South Norwalk.
Chester Mills of Georgetown is a
guest Of his aunt, Mrs. Theodore Ham-
ilton, of South N01 11 alk.
Miss Mai Curtis, of West avenue, has
I returned home from a prolonged visit
with friends in New York.
Mrs. Hiram Chesbro of Union ~Park
has returned home from a. six weeks
trip which she took for the benefit of
‘ her health.
John W. Sculley and family, of Mon--
roe street, have returned home from
a week’s visit in Towners N. Y.
Miss Jeanie Thom of New York, for-
merly of Norwalk. is a guest of Jabcz
Wheater of Belden avenue.
The working time at the Norwalk
Lock factory-is now nine and one-half
hours a day.
John Finnegan of VVestport, has pur—
. chased the business of William McGov-
ern on the turnpike.
Mrs. Caroline Belding who died at
. her home at Cannons Station on Mon-
day, aged 92 was quite well known in
this town.
Mrs. Florence B. Sheffield has con-
,veyed her valuable property on East
avenue adjoining Mr. T. S. Vander-
hoef’s, to Attorney E. M. Lockwood
and wife. _ 1
' The property consists of about three
and Mr. Lockwood expects to
date that will be a valuable acquisition
to that avenue. The sale was consu-
mated through Taylor & Golden of
South Norwalk.
The final meeting of the finance com-
mittee of the Norwalk Christian En-
deavor Union was held at the residence
of G- H. Quintard, Chestnut street,
Mondaynight. The reports shows that
$240.57 was raised to defray the ex-
penses of the recent convention, and
that $217.17 was paid out. The bal-
ance, $23.40, will. be sent to the state
treasurer.
Lizzie Fleming, who made the mur-
' derous assault upon Mrs. Alanson C.
Dixon and Miss Cynthia Dixon inStam
ford a few weeks ago, is still at the san-
Her attorney, Michael Kene-
aly, says that in all probability her
case will be heard in thesuperior court
at the Conclusion of the Long murder
case, which is new occupying the at-
tention Of'this term of the court.
According to the Bulletin of the
Connecticut State Board of Health for
"the month of October, there were in
town last month l9 deaths, ‘of which
number one was of a child under 5
years of age. ‘The causes were diph-
theria, 1; typhoid fever, 1; malarial
fever, 1; consumption, 2; nervous dis-
ease, 4; heart disease,9 -; all other dis-
eases, 7; still births, 3. The beard also
reports 45 living births during the
month of September and four marriages
during the same month.
The clerks in the N orwalk and South
Norwalk post offices are soon to re.-
I ceive notice from the post oflice depart-
_ ment that they, as well as the carriers,
must register the time of their coming
and going.
For some months past the carrieis
have been obliged to register the time
when they came to work and depa1 ted
from the office. Keys a1 e now being
sent out for the purpose of'making the
clerks register their coming and going
in a simllar manner.
The following committees of the
N orwalk Methodist church have been-
appointed to {arrange for the district
convention to be held in the church,
November 30th.
Reception, C. F. Tristram; enter-
tainment, Mrs. C. F. Tristram and Mrs.
H. M. Kent; ushering, Willis Selleck;
decoration, John Valient with the as-
sistance of the Helping Hand circle;
invitation, Miss Carrie I. Sims and W.
N. Simons. ‘
The above committees have powe1 to
add as many as. they deem best to assist
them H. P. Price will have charge of
the music.
These committees and all the mem-
bers of the society will do all possible
i to make the convention a great sue:
chSS
and Mrs.
WEEKLY NORWLAK-GAZETTE.
Mrs. ‘N. F. Blinn who has been a
guest at the Congregational Parsonage
left Norwalk for New York yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Fox have re-
turned from an extended visit with
friends in various parts of the state.
Miss Maude Wheeler of South Nor-
walk has been visiting in Hartford.
Mrs. E. J. Thomas of 'Danbury, is a
guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Martin Kellogg. ~
Mrs. M. E. Simonds and Mrs. Mary
Prindle, who were guests last week of
Mrs. Simonds’ daughter, Mrs. W. A.
Tolles, of Norwalk, have returned to
their home in Glen Falls, N. Y._
Mrs. Frederick Belden is the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Joseph Thomas, at the
Savoy in New York, for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram S. Brown, of
Haviland street, South N orwalk are en-
tertaining their daughter, Mrs. George
L. Pratt, of Buffalo, N. Y.
Miss Ethel Meeker, of Boston, is vis-
iting Miss' Maud Fauntleroy, of Elm
street.
Benjamin Kirk Rowe, eighteen years
old, son of James L. Rowe of Chicago,
and a student in King’s School, died at ‘
the Stamford hospital early Monday
morning, of appendicitis. His remains
were forwarded to his parents in Chi-
cago.
Miss Mary Hines, daughter of Mr
John Hines, of Burritt ave-
nue, and Thomas M. Warren, of New
York city, will be married in St. Jo-
seph’s church, Thursday, November
25th. Rev. John T. Winters will per—
form the ceremony.
George A. Brown died suddenly at
his home in Wilton, yesterday after-
noon. The deceased lived alone. He
was about as usual on Friday and drove
to N orwalk, but was taken ill on his re-
turn home. Yesterday it was decided
to take him to the home of his son at
Silver Mine. As he was getting into
the carriage he asked for a glass of
milk, after drinking which he fell
over. He was taken into the house
again, but died in about fifteen min-
utes. He was well knowu in Norwalk.
City Engineer \Vood is taking a
measurement of the brick pavement on
Wall street abutting on private prop-
erty on that street previous to assess-
ments being made on such property
owners for the same.
The assessment will, it is understood
be one-quarter to each property owner
on either side of the street, of the cost
of such paving, and, exclusive of such
paving between and eighteen inches on
the outside of the Street Railway
tracks on such streets. ,
Neither will it include the paving of
streets at the intersection of said Wall
street.
The entertainment of the Bridge.-
port Athletic club, in Sailors’ hall,
takes place next Tuesday evening and ,
an excellent program has been ar-
ranged.
Fred Sir rett and Jack Fallon will go
10 rounds, Billy Fo rsyth and Eugene.
Hornbacker 12 rounds and the wind-up ¢
will be 15 rounds between Billy Ernst I
of Brooklyn, a former pupil of Prof-‘
George Yoerger of Norwalk, and Jack ‘,
Gallagher of Boston.
will referee. ..
Prices of admission are;
cents; reserved seats, $1.
ringside, $2.
general, :30
5.0 and $1;
At an ‘ear'ly hour Monday mm n’ing.
Billy Madden ‘
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men 1s due to Fuda's
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Fuda and Imposino. .
NVithin a few days preparations will
be begun at the Connecticut state
prison for the double hanging, which
will take place there next month
Guiseppe Fuda and Nicodemo Imposi-
no, the Norwalk murderers,will be ush-
ered into eternity between Thanksgiv-
ing time and Christmas. _
Fuda will be the first victim and he
will be hanged two Weeks from next
Friday, which will be December 3. His
associate in crime will meet his doom
on the morning of December 17. I
The men are Italians and the crime
for which they were sentenced to death,
was committed at East Norwalk last
February. Fuda’s wife was induced
by the assassins to accompany them on
what was represented to be a business .
trip.
At East Norwalk they left the train
and in a lonely spot adjacent to the
railroad she was butchered by Imposino
and Fuda. ' ‘
The mangled remains
thrown across the track for the pur-
pose of having them mutilated by the
train, but this scheme failed for the
engineer of the train which first passed
the scene of the murder, saw the body
on the track and stopped the locOmc-
tive a few feet from it.
The condition of the body showed
conclusively that murder had been
committed, the hunt for the assassins
was begun and justice swift and sure.
was meted out to them.
Both men are prepared to die and at
present they appear calm and uncon-
cerned. Up to within a few weeks ago
they gave evidence of an intense hatred
for each other and during the first two
months of their stay at the state prison
Imposino longed and watched for an
were then
opportunity to get at Fuda.
They were confined within six cells
ofeach other and every day as Impos-
ino passed Fudas cell he swore at him
fiercely and acted as if he would like
to break dOWu the iron door to get at
him.
He almost begged Warden VVood-
bridge one afternoon when l“ - was be-
ling exercised to allow Fuda into the
yard and he pro omised that if his wish
was complied with there would be onl1
one hanging next month.
It seemed at one time as if Imposino
would never be able to live down this
feeling but through the influence of
Father Flannery he is gradually allow-
ing his hatred to be usurped by feelings
more human.
The cause of the breach between the
having made a_
confession in which he implicated Im-
posinoi The latter believes he never
could have been convicte’tl if Fuda had
held his peace and since his commiti
- not get what they desire.
ment to the penitentiary he has been:
in constant communication with the.
5 Italian consul in 31 ew _Y ork endeavOI- I
fi1 e was discovered 1n the large barn on I
the property of John Provost, atPound .
Ridge, and before the neighbors could
'get out to battle with the flames Wit-h
Provost, thevmain building had,
Mr.
been enveloped in flames to-such an
extent that it .was impbssible to rescue
a horse and two cows. and they were
burned to death.
Mr. Provost had been selling oif his
stock for several days past, but had
net disposed of his horse and the two
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' other.
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' Fuda and Deputy Warden Baisden to
cows, and a large quantity of hay and ,
a few farming utensils which were in
the building. Several outbuildings
were also destroyed. The loss IS about
$3,000,‘partially covered by insurance.
The cause of the fire isamystery,
but Mr. Provost is of the opinion that
tramps may have caused it.
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EAST NORWALK.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Warner, of
Brooklyn spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. James L’Hommedieu, of Seaside
place.
Miss Adah Benedict, of South 05- '
born avenue, is visiting in Ansonia.
. Mrs. F. H. Davenport and family of .
Bennington, Vt., is a guest of Mrs.
James 9f Hill street.
was the subject of the pastor’s sermon
at the East Avenue Methodist Episco-
pal church Sunday morning. The re-
vival band meeting in the evening was
led by Charles H. Warner, a very
talented layman from Brooklyn. At 7
o’clock Rev. WilliamH. Wakeman, the
eloquent and popular young preacher
from the Westport Methodist Episcopal
church, preached in exchange with
Rev. A. J. Smith. The music at this
service was supplemented with a violin
duet by Miss Jessie Bronson and VVil-
liam Poyvez.
' leave New Haven about 5:20 p. m.
I was in the Wilton cemetery.
. I ford, South Norwalk and Bridgeport,
“The Old Man and the New Man” '
ing to have,_that official use his influ-
ence to procure him a new trial.
Some time ago. owing to the mutual
animOSity ex15ting between the men,
it was found'necessaryto keep them as
far apart aspossible, so that now they
are not within hailing distance of each
When they gonto church on Sunday,
Warden VVoodbridge is handculfed to
lImposino,a and one is kept in the gal-
lery during divine ser1ice anl the
other in the main hall under the gal-
lery, so that they have not seen each
other for months and never will again,
on earth at least.
Next week Fuda will be placed in the.
condemned cell. As he cannot talk
English, comparatively little is known
about him. Of the two men he is de-
cidedly the more nervous and a mere
“good morning” addressed to him when
he is unexpectedly intruded upon.
makes him jump out of his seat.
Yale-Princeton Football Game.
The intense local interest in the game
to be played at New Haven next Satur-
day indicates that the regular train
service will be inadequate to accommo-
date the increased travel from Stam-
and provision to this end will be made
by the Railroad Co., by special train
leaving Stamford at 10:45 a. m., South
Norwalk 10:58 a. m., and Bridgeport at
11:20 a. m. Returning this train will
Those going to the game are advised
to take this special as the through
trains leaving New York will probably
be filled to their capacity.
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The funeral of George A. Brown of
Belden Hill took place this afternoon
from his late home. The interment
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DARIEN.
An oyster supper is to be held under
the auspices of Eagle Hook and Ladder
Co. No. 1, Thanksgiving night, V
Rev. S. J. Austin preached in the
Congregational church, Sunday morn-
ing. on “The Great Salvation.” and in
the evening on “Love. "
Rev. S. A. Sands preached in the
Methodist church Sunday morning on
“The 'Two Classes of W'orship,” and
in the evening gave an illustrated ser-
mon on "The Garden and the Crucifix-j
1011. "
Charles Warren and family have re
moved to their Brooklyn home.
The Chaucer Club will meet , to-mor-
row evening at the home of A. S. Bib'
bins. .
The Matinee Shakespeare Club met
Monday afternoon at Theodore Austin’s
home.
Mr; and Mrs. James S. Lounsbury
and daughter of Elizabeth, N. J .. are
stopping at the Valentine House.
Mr. and M rs. Robert Morehouse of
Noroton Heights celebrated the fifth
anniversary of their marriage Monday
evening.
The house and lot- belonging to the
estate of ouisa Davis will be sold at
an executm s auction Tuesday, Nov.
23 at 10 a. m
The assessors are nearly through
with outside work. Assessor George
Gregory has not been able to attend to
his duties as fully as the others, he be-
ing a member of the jury before which
Sidney is being tried at Bridgeport.
The Literary Circle was reorganized
at the home of Rev. S. J. Austin, Fri-
day night. Mr. Austin was elected
president, Mrs. R. L. Gillette, vice-
president, and Miss Annie Brady, sec-
retary. At the next n1eeting.- Dec. 3,
current events and Frank R. Stockton's
story, “The Great Stone of Sardis."
will be discussed.
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THE couFéhEucs FAILS.
Experts Disagree on the Subject 0:
Pelagic Sealing.
NVashington, Nov. 16.—-It is acknowl
edged that the negotiations of the sea
experts have been a failure, and thai
there can be' no agreement between
the American and Canadian Commis-
sioners. The propositions of the Amer-
icans to stop pelagic sealing for one
year and then have a further confer‘
ence, has been rejected, and there is
no other ground upon which the con
ferrees will agree.
The truth of the matter is that the
Canadian Commissioners came here os-
tensibly on the seal question, but really
to secure concessions in regard to reci-
procity and the labor and immigration
questions. Since their arrival in NVash-
ington they have had every opportu-
nity to discover, and have done so,
that to secure the latter there will
have to be legislation by Cong1ess, and
although the Government is willing to
negotiate a fai1 reciprocity treaty un-
der the law it must be ratified by Con-
gress. The present state of that body
is not favorable to granting Canada. or
Great Britain anything in the line of
concession.
The expressions of Senators Elkins,
Carter and others, who are now in the
city, against such action, have shown
the Canadians that it is almost useless
to proceed further with the negotia-
tions for reciprocity, because they can-
Therefore
they do not intend to make an agree-
ment in ‘regard to the seals, for. they
think by holding this question in abey—
ance they keep it as a. club to beat this
Government into concessions on other
matters. Therefore the negotiations
ended yesterday.
Comment of the English Press. ‘
London, Nov. 16.——The newspapers
devote editorial articles to-day to the
visit of Premier Laurier to Washing-
ton. They generally agree= with the
Pall Mall Gazette in saying “that the
visit of Sir Wilfrid Laurier will make
the relations between the United States
and Canada closer is a. dream.”
The Globe declares “the statesmen
at Washington have played their cards
badly, and they know‘it. Canada has
learned the lesson of patriotic inde-
pendence andvself-reliance, and mag-
nificent discoveries of gold, which
promise her in the near future an enor-
mous increase in population, have con-
firmed her in the just confidence that,
With the mother country at her back,
she needs no American assistance in
the work of carving out for herself an
honorable and prosperous career.”
A CONFERENCE WITH QUAY.
Martin and Magee to Talk With Him
About the Governorship.
Philadelphia, Nov. lit—A conference
of Republican leaders of more than or:-
zlinary significance is on the slate for
the next ten days or two weeks, and
the outcome will, no doubt, have a
material effect upon the course of State
affairs in the Gubernatorial contest.
The present intention is to have Phila-
delphia as the meeting place, though
this may be changed. Besides Senator
Quay, there will be present Secretary
. 31' State David Martin, Senator Chris
Magee, of Pittsburg, among whom
there has been cemented a new bond
of friendship, and several others,
among whom is mentioned Thomas Do-
Ian, of this city.
The purpose of the gathering 'is
avowedly the discussion of the situa-
tion in the State and the consideration
of the strength of the many candl-
dates for Gubernatorial honors, in the
hope that all three can unite upon a.
candidate. The change in the situation
since the friendly relations have been
renewed between Senator Quay and
Martin and Magee has been such that
the senior Senator is not likely to an-
nounce himself for any candidate, and
the statement is authoritatively made
that he will indorse the candidate of
Martin and Magee.
The final details of the meeting are
now being arranged by an emissary of
Senator Magee, who is in Florida in
company with Quay. and who, upon
sis return, will bring positive news of
the exact time of the home-coming of
the Beaver County man.’
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MIANETAIIICQIM SSION
Full Report of the Conference Hits”
Reached, This Country.
VERY LENGTHY DOCUMENT
Nexotlntlons Fell Through, Not-
withstanding the Expressed “'ill-
lngness ol! the French Govern-
ment to Open It. Mints. ‘
Washington, Nov. 17.—The ofi‘icial re:
port of the correspondence in regard to
bimetallic proposals of the United
States Monetary Commission to the
Government of Great Britain. together
with the report of the proceedings at
the conference of the British Premier,
the Secretary of State for India, the
First Lord of the Treasury and the
Chancellor of the Exchequer. with the
French ambassador and our commis-
sioners, has reached this country.
The negotiations fell through not-
withstanding the expressed willingness
of the French Government to open its
mints, owing to the rejection by the
British Government of the proposition
to again open the Indian mints to free
coinage of silver. None of the other
propositions was replied to because
that one, the most impoxtant of the
concessions requested of Great Britain,
could not be conceded to.
The Government of Great Britain. in
making her answer, deferred to the
wishes of .the Government of India, to
which the proposal was referred, and
.the reply of the Government of India,
therefore, is the most important com—
munication in the correspondence. "
is a lengthy document, in which the
advantages, pro and con, to lndxa 111w:
argued, and a. very strong case from
their standpoint is made out in far-11'
of the rejection of the proposal.
BANK WRECKING LEADS TO RIOTING
A Mob at English, 1111]., \Vniting for
a Fugitive Banker's Return.
Indianapolis, Nov. 17.—The excite-
ment at English, Crawford County, was
intense yesterday, and the town has
been patrolled by fifty extra deputy
sheriffs. The excitement grows out of
the bank failures there and at Leaven-
worth and Marango last week. The op-
erations of President “feathers and
Cashier Willett wrecked the three in-
stitutions and involved every business
man in the two counties of Perry and
Crawford.
Monday, after a. partial investigation.
the liabilities of the three institutions
were roughly estimated at $160,000, with
the personal indebtedness of the two
men something in excess of that
amount, and word was received that
,Weathers, who has been in hiding in
Harrison County, was willing to return
if protection were guaranteed. He sail
that he would settle up the affairs 01"
the banks, and guarantee to pay sev-
enty-five cents on the dollar. He was
invited to return.
When the creditors heard of his in-
tended return they began to assemble
upon the streets, and by 10 o'clock
Monday night English was in the hands
of a. mob. The angry men paraded the ,
streets all night, and yesterday morn-
ing Sheriff Ballard tried to disperse
them. but he was answered only by
shouts of defiance. 2He then swore in
a. number of deputies, but the latter
are in sympathy with the people and
refused to do anything till a. move-
ment was made to demolish the brick
building in which‘the bank‘s fixtures
and a small amount of cash remain.
This was prevented. and the Sheriff
left for Harrison County to bring
Weathers back. leaving the town in
charge of a. deputy.
Some. twenty of NVéathels' friends
accompanied the Sheriff, and a crowd
Is now awaiting their return. It is not
believed that Sheriff Ballard will dare
to bring back- the bank president, but
If he does trouble is expected.
South (.‘urollnn‘ Stirred Up.
Columbia. S C. Nov 17. ———The State
is stirred up o1er the recent murder of
the Rev J. H. Turner of Spartanburg,
by (‘hlef State ('onsta‘ble Newbold, and
the subsequent events. Newbold es-
caped from Spartanburg when the kill-
lng occurred. last Wednesday. On Sat-
urday the Governor offered a reward
for his delivery to the Sheriff of Spar-
.tanburg. Since that time the police
here have evidence that Newbold is in
Columbia, that he was driven here by
a. friend from Winsboro.’and that he
delivered himself to Gov. Ellerbe on
condition that he would not be sent to
Spartanburg till danger of lynching
subsides. The Governor refused to talk.
Some people think that Newbold was
in hiding in the Governor’s mansion.
New German Ambassador.
New York, Nov. 17.——Dr. Theodore
von Holleben, the new German Ambas-
sador to the United States, arrived yes?
terday on the North German Lloyd
steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse,
and proceeded to Washington. The
Ambassador’s face is much scarred
with the marks made by the swords of
young men with whom he fought duels
in the days when he was a student. He
was formerly in the diplomatic service
in China and Japan. He has traveled
In many parts of the earth and speaks
several languages.
Esterhnny the Man.
Paris. Nov. 17,—M. Mathieu Dreyfus,
brother of Capt. Alfred Dreyfus. who is
now serving a sentence of life impris-
onment under conviction by a. court
martial of having betrayed Govern-
ment secrets to a. foreign Government.
has addressed a letter to Gen. Billot,
Minister of War, accusing Count Wals-
ing Esterhazy of the crime of which
Capt. Dreyfus was made. the victim.
Count Esterhazy is a retired com-
mander of the French army, and is
now living in Italy.
His Umbrella Brought Death.
Philadelphia, Nov. 17.-—-—Harry Potter,
a. negro, 37 years old, was looking in
a store window last night at 1706 South
street. He held an umbrella. with steel
rod in it over his head. Above him
was an electric are light.
The end of the umbrella rod touched
the iron frame of the lamp and a. cur-~
1ent of electricity passed through his
body to the iron covering of a. coal
shaft in the sidewalk, killing him in-
stantly.
, Bank in Colorado Clo-cl.
Delta, 001., ,Nov. 17.-The Delta Coun-
ty Bank has closed its doors. The cap-
ltal stock of the bank ls $50,000
I‘AN NAIIAS “I III MOVE
Want a J omt Commission to Take
Up Pending Questions.
110 AGREEMENT IS LIKELY
The Proposition Amounts to an fan-
nouncenlcnt of the Failure of the
Conference -— “’hy the Unltcd
States Must Positively Refuse.
Washington, Nov. 17.—The Canadian
Commissioners acknowledged the fail-
ure of the conference over the Behring
Sea question to-day by announcing
that. Instead of accepting the American
proposition to stop pelagic scaling for
one year and then to hold a conference
for a permanent arrangement, they
propose a joint commission to take up
not only the seal question. but reci—
procity, immigration and other matters
affecting the two countries.
The Americans say that by accepting
the counter propositions they would
leave the sealing question in its present
unsettled c0ndltion. No joint commis-
sion could. be appointed except by the
consent of Great Britain and the Unit-
ed States, and meanwhile there would
be no protection for the seals. Some
modus vivendi must be arranged before
the United States can consent to any
joint commission. The Canadians claim
that reciprocity, immigration and the
boundary questions are of as much im-
portance as the Behring Sea matter, and
therefore all must be taken up and set-
tied at the same time, and they Will
listen to no other scheme than a joint
commission.“
In other words, this is their way of
announcing the failure of the confer-
ence, which is now nothing more than
a. farce. Both sides fully understand ‘
that no agreement can be reached, al-
though they meet and adjourn with all
outwax (1 show of seriousness.
Secretary Sherman to Lnurier.
Vv'ashington, Nov. 17.—It developed
that Secretary Sherman had written a
letter to Sir Wilfrid Laurier which may
have an important bearing on the Ca-
nadian negotiations. It is said this let-
ter resulted from the divided responsi-
bility here, Gen. Foster having charge
of Behring Sea, Secretary Gage of im-
migration, Mr. Kasson of reciprocity,
etc. While each of these officials was‘
desirous of making friendly arrange-
ments with the Canadians there was
no one person who could consider the
subjects homogeneously, granting a
concession on one matter for an equal
concession on another. This being rec-
ognized as an embarrassment it is un-
.(lerstood that Mr. Sherman’s letter to
Sir Wilfrid suggests means for a.
broader discussion of the relations be-
tween the countries.
The Behring Sea meeting began at 11
o‘clock yesterday under the usual cir-
cumstances of secrecy.
The experts concluded their work on
the technical features of the seal ques-
tion this morning, reaching an agiee—
ment on all points of difference. It was
agreed that the repmt snould not be
made public until it had been submi t-
Lcd to their respective governments.
AUNT MADE. HIM KILL.
Gave Him "Vine and lie Murdered
His Uncle.
Biddeford, Me., Nov. 17.—Jean Bap-
tiste Guillemet, who was arrested here
in connection with the murder of his
uncle, B. La. Plante, at St. Liboire.
'Quebec, Oct. 30, has made a partial
fconfession to the effect that' he com—
‘ mitted the crime at the instigation of
his aunt. the wife of the murdered
man. who promised to marry him,.after
the death of her husband. ,
Guillemet, who is 17 years old, says
,‘that for two weeks befort the murder
' his aunt was constantly urging him 'to
get rid of his uncle. On Saturday, Oct.
30, Mr. La Plantewent to St. Hya-
cinthe on a collecting, trip. This was
seized upon by his aunt as the proper '
time £01 the murder of her husband,
:and, Guillemet says, afte1 giving him
wine to none him to the crime, his
aunt di1ected him to lay in wait for
| his uncle.
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-He did so and when the man ap-
peaied his nephew struck him with a
club on the skull, killing him instantly.
I Mrs. La Plante, the woman Guille-
' met accuses of complicity in the crime
is about 35 years old, and has six chil-
dren. .
GERMAN GUNS READY.
Force Landed on Chinese Soil "an a
Fine Base of Operations.
Berlin. Nov. 17.—The papers declare
that the German Government intends
to press the claims against China for
the murder of missionaries in the
“most emphatic manner.”
Kiaocha-n Bay, where marines and
sailors were land‘ed from the naval di-
' vision yesterday, is considered a splen-
did base of operations.
The strength of this naval division is
as follows.
The flagship Kaiser, with 644 men:
the second-class cruisers Irene and
Princess William, each with 365 men,
and the third-class cruiser Arcona.
with 268 men. The division is under .
the command of Rear-Admiral von
Diederichs.
Russia has been negotiating for the
cession of .Kiaochan Bay and Tala Bay
in order to use them as naval ports.
Montana's Inheritance Tax.
Helena, Mont, Nov. 17.-—The Supreme
Court of Montana. has decided that the
Inheritance Tax law passed by the last
Legislature is constitutional in every
particular. This is the first test of the
law before the S ate’ s highest tribunal,
and the decision is so sweeping that if
the 12111 is attacked again it will proba-
bly be in the Federal courts. The law
imposes a tax upon all estates worth
over $7, 500, and applies to all in course
of settlement at the time the law be-
came operative last Spring. This takes
in the estate of A. J. Davis, the Butte
millionaire, which was finally settled
and distributed several weeks ago. By
this decision the Montana treasury will
receive about forty thousand dollars
from estates amenable to the law this
year. .
Curllsle a New Yorker.
Vt ashington, , Nov. 17. --Ex- Secretary
Carlisle states that he has rented his
esidence here and taken a home in
New York, where he expects to prac~
tice law.
Mr. Carlisle has intimated strongly
to his friends that he will never again
klake an active part in politics.
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