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TWENTY-THREE HURT BY FIRE.
Unexpected Explosion Starts 2.; Panic
in a. Chicago Crowd.
Chicago, Dec, 24.—Fire broke out
shortly after 4 o’cloclcyesterday after—
noon in the basement of the five—story
building at 104 Madison street, the first
floor and basement of which were occu—
pied by the Tosetti Cafe and Restau-
rant Company, and the‘second floor by
the billiard parlors of Frank Mussey.
The blaze was insignificant at first
and a crowd of persons gathered on the
sidewalk in front of the building to
watch the work of the firemen. About
one dozen policemen were engaged in
pushing back the throng, when a. ter-
. rific explosion took place.
The building was wrecked, the win—
dows, window gratings, sidewalk lights
and manholes were hurled into the air
and fell'among the crowd. Dozens of
persons were thrown from their feet
and twenty-three were injured. Only
one of the-m was seriously hurt. -
The explosion caused a panic in the
street, and in the frantic rush for safe-
ty which followed many persons were
thrown down and trampled upon.
Mussey’s billiard parlors were filled
with players when the explosion came,
and the men made wild rush for
safety.
The fire spread rapidly through the
building, which was nearly destroyed.
The loss is $90,000. Traffic in the vicin-
ity was suspended on the cable lines
until midnight.
HERE’S A PENSION HAUL.
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$6,000 for a Norwegian's \Vidow,
\Vllo Has Never Been in America.
Washington, Dec. 24.— A pension has
been granted to the widow of Knud
Knudsen, a soldier in the late war, the
back pay of which aggregates over $4,—
000. The man was a native of Nor—
way, and was married to the woman
who now gets the pension in April,
1858. Knudsen emigrated to this coun-
try in 1861, enlisted Jan. 27, 1862, in
Company H, Fifteenth Regiment, Wis-
consin Volunteer Infantry, and died in
the service Oct. 16, 1863.
_In connection with the allowance of
the claim the Pension Office makes the
following statement:
“On Aug. 31, 1894, thirty—one years af—
ter the soldier’s death, the widow,
who had never left Norway, applied for
a pension. Under the present laws
she has title and the claim must be al-
lowed, granting arrears of pension
from the date of the soldier's death.”
TO RETRY MRS. AEKIRSON.
\Vife of Governor of \Vest Virginia
to Face Jury Again.
Parkersburg, W. Va., Dec. 24.—-C. M.
'rBennett, Prosecuting Attorney of Gil-
mer County, has set at rest all rumors
about , Mrs. Myra Camden Atkinson,
the wife of Gov. George VVelsey Atkin-
son, whose recent trial for forgery re—
sulted in a hung jury. He announces
thatthe second hearing of the case will
begin some time early in January at a
special term cf court to be called by
Judge Reece Blizzard.
Camden Sommers, a grandson of
Judge Camden, and one of the inter-
ested parties, who was the chief prose-
cuting Witnesses at the other trial, has
been diligently at work since the first
trial, and announces that he has ob-
tained new evidence which will make.
the second trial more interesting than
the first one. Mrs. Atkinson will leave
here in a few days for a health—restor—
ing trip to Florida before the trial.
To Strike if \Vuges -h-e Cut.
Fall River, Mass. Dec. 24.——-Eleven
thousand operatives in the Union,~’Sag-
. amore, Borden City, Shove, Durfie,
Chace and American mills are now
planning to strike on Jan. 3. Ten thou- '
sand more threaten to go out on March
1 if the 10 per cent. reduction is put
\into effect at that time. The sentiment
among the mill hands is overwhelm-
ingly in favor of a strike, rather than
submission to a cut in wages, already
so meagre that they mean but a. scanty
existence. A committee of the opera-
tives waited upon representative mill
owners, the capitalists who practically
control the field here, and presented
three propositions to them.
Libels Drexel’s Yacht.
Wilmington, Dec. 24.——George Yv'.
Childs Drexel’s handsome yacht, Al-
cedo, was seized by United States
Marshal Short here yesterday after-
noon on a libel entered by John Braden.
Braden was a fireman on the Alcedo,
and claims wages due to the amount of
$172. He alleges ill treatment, and
says he was abruptly and without pro-
vocation pu‘t off the yacht when it was
on the coast of Norway in September.
The Alcedo is now tied up.
Two Men Lynclled.
Spokane, Wash., Dec. 24.—News has
reached here from Colfax that Chad-
wick Marshall and John McDonald, al-
leged murderers of Orvilfe Hayden,
were taken from jail Monday night
and lynched. The story was at first
denied, but the stories brought here by
persons who were in the town at the
..iime confirm it beyond doubt. '
Stage Driver Blames Gatemun.
New York, Dec; 24.—VVilliam Crane,
of Passaic, the driver of the big stage
which was struck by a freight train on
the D., L. & W. R. R. near Passaic on
Wednesday night while crowded with
thirty-six men, and women says the
gates were up and that the gateman’s
negligence was to blame.
3.
Perry Acquitted Of Murder. .
Philadelphia, Dec. '24.—Sa.muel Perry,
the boxer, who knocked out Edward
Gibbons in a boxing contest last
March, killing him with the fatal solar
plexus blow, was acquitted of murder
in the second degree yesterday after-
noon, after a three-days trial.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
George W. Simpson, of Fort Worth,
Tex, will go to Cuba to investigate its
food condition.
In a criminal case at Oakland, 0.11.,
the litigant, counsel and'lwitnesses are
deaf-mutes.
President McKinley told Senator De-
boe, of Kentucky, that he had decided
on a successor to Col. Morrison as In-
terstate Commerce Commissioner, and
intimated that cx-Judge Paxon, Of
Philadelphia, was the man selected.
The Treasury Department at Wash-
ington has issued a statement describ-
Ing the precautions taken by Secretary
Gage to prevent any disturbance in the
money market from the payment of
the principal and interest of the Union
Pacific bonds. .
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‘DO IT YOURSELF.
You can tell just'as well as a. physi-
cian whether your kidneys are .dls
eased or healthy. The way to do .18 to
take a. bottle-pr glass tumbler, and fill
it with urine- If there is a sediment——
a powderlike substance——at the bottom
after standing 3. day and night, there
is something wrong with the kidneys.
Another sure sign of disease is a des1re
to urinate often, and still another sign
is pain in the back. If urine stains
linen, there is no doubt that the kid-
neys are affected. _ _
Any and all diseases of the kidneys,
liver, bladder and of the urinary pas-
sages and constipation of the bowel»
are cured by Dr. David Kennedy’s
Favorite Remedy. There is no ques-
tion about its being the best and surest
medicine in the world for such trouble .
It quickly releves and cures inability
to hold urine, and people, young or Old
who take it are not compelled to get
up a. number of times during the night).
For putting an end to that. scalding
pain experienced in passing urine.
nothing is so good as Dr. David Ken-
nedy’s Favorite Remedy. It corrects
' the bad eifects of whiskey and beer; is
pleasant to the taste, and does not
seem to be medicine at all. Diseases
of the kidneys and bladder often re-
quire the use of instruments to push
back the sandy matter so the urine can
be avoided. In such cases Favorite
Remedy should be taken without fur-
ther delay or the disease may prove
fatal. It. is sold for one dollar a bottle
at; all drug stores. It. is well worth
many times its price.
_ Samples Free
If you wish to test Dr. David Ken—
nedy’s Favorite Remedy before buying
it, send your full post-office address to
the the Dr. David Kennedy Corpora-
tion, Rondout, N. Y., and mention this
paper. We will then mail you asample
bottle free, as well as circulars giving
full directions for its use. Every read-
er of the GAZETTE can depend upon the
genuineness of this liberal offer, and
all sufferers from kidney troubles
should take advantages of it at once.
PIANOS
We are now closing oui‘ai a sacrifice several odd
styles of new pianos, and a great variety of slightly
used organs and pianos to make room for new stack.
ORGANS
Catalogues, full particulars and
terms sent upon unification.
SOLD 0N INSTALMENTS, IF DESIRED.
marathon (to.
3 and 5 WEST ‘ISlh STREET. NEW YORK.
Schulizeisl Market.
A FULL LINE (IF FRESH AND GURED
MEATS.
Fore-quarter Lamb ................ ....... Tc
Fresh Shoulders. .......... . .. ............... 80
Leg Lamb......... ........... .. ..........12c
NATIVE POULTRY.
FRESH FISII MID . . .
. . VEGETABLES.
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PBIGE MID QUALITY . .
. . SATISFAGTOBY.
PROMPT Milli EFFIGIENT . .
Paul *‘Schultme. J r
' SO. NORWALK. '
Fairlield county llaiional Bank
44 Wall St;. Norwaik. Conn,
INCORPORATED. 1824. Capital. 2c 0 000
EDWIN O. Knnnn. President.
DAVID R. mILLsB. Vice-President
L. C. GREEN. Cashier
EDWIN 0. Ram. Mossss H. GLUVER.
DAVID E. lTILLBB. A. J. MEEKER.
F. ST. JOHN Locxwoon. THEODORE E. Snmn
Ins Como, CHAS. F. 'lTuISTnAM
Accounts of Manufacturers Marsha . and
Individuals solicite .
.Safe Deposit Pox-cs i": c to liquid”.
shim NATIONAL TINT
96 WADE 813. N01 WALK,’
GORPOBATED snr'r. 1-1816
(JAPITAL. 6 3 3 - - mom
Guano: M. Edam. President.
I. D. Bonn. Yinresldent
Wmmnm .Iflunma no is;
DIRECTORS :
Guano: 1!. Hum. ' 11.5.01“.
P. L. Cmmu. J T.Pnowrn
5. H. Home.
.1. (Town. 11:.
Discount llay. Saiurdav-
E. L. Bonn.
AT,
P. ‘W. BATES”-
42 mm STREET.
You can find as fine an snort-cut of
Tnnnmenial tinieierlllnli
v V " ~ and "Ir. any Yet-din the,
5mm. Look it cw-r and get trices
ho'ore gain-g elsewhere.
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WEE K L Y'“ N 04..“ A; K. VGA 2 .E .1. T E § . .. ’ 4 . _
Give “no children ihe Purosi dandy. I
The Rest Is llone loo Good.
We will. have for the
Christmas trade a large
Variety of fresh Candies,
Our own Make,--—as well
as Choice Confections ”di—
rect from Leading Manu-
facturers, which we will
be pleased to supply you,
no matter how. small the
order, at Lower Prices
than even, , , ._
So kindly remember to
call on us, we Will suit
you in’ QUALITY AND
PRICE. ' "
ington Street, South Nor-
walk. '
la la CUIBI
r HE Finest and Most Com-
plete Assortment of Cut-
lery in Town can bc Found at.
H. H. WILLIAMS.’
W MAIN STREET, NORWALKJOHII.
A SPECIALTY made of POCKET
KNIVES; all warranted and sold at
a low figure. . . . . .
Ravmond &Son.‘
.. r. A. LANE, 51 Wash-f
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THE SILK &’ ' . ‘ I ' '
GOODS HOUSE , I , I J ' I . . ~ EMPORIUM I
FAIRFIELD COUNTY’S GREATEST STORE...
THANK YOU- ; ,
Our holiday efforts have been appreciated,
WE WSH YUUALI A MRHYCHHISIMAS _
And in the words of Rip “Here’s to your health, to your
friends’ health; may you live long and prosper.” .*
NOW FOR s-rocK TAKING-i.
As near to the first of January as ”possible, we shall take stock. All surplus stocks
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must be'cut down. OAny stock that is heavy must be made light.
WRAPPERS.
We will sell all that. is left of our
immense stock, the $1.50 and $1.98 all
will go at one price, 980.
week commencing Dec. 27.
DRESS GOODS.
Our stock is large owing to the mild
weather but 11'. has to come down.
$ 1.25 Goods 70c.
83 1.25 Henriettas 90c.
980 Goods 63c. , and so on.
Jackets and capes must go.
All jackets from $10.00 to $15.00 will
go at $10.00, and five dollar capes’ (will
go at $2. 50.
All children’s jackets from $8.00 to
$12.00 will go at $6.50.
All others will go at $4.00 or less.
Our store is at this writing; packed to
over flowing andwe have not the time
' to enumerate the man y bargains for
, VERILY THIS WILL BE THE GREATEST OF
BARGAIN'WEEKS.
Successors tOZGeorge H . Raymond
Furniture Dealers and
General Funeral Directors
46 and 48 Main St, llorwalli‘, Bonn.
Residence, Berkeley Place.
Telephone No. 77-4.
0. E. Wilson,_,
GENERAL -:- INSURANCE,
Real Estate and Invest:
ment Agent,
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Room 3 GAZETTE BUILDING.
CONN.
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NORWALK,
MONEY TO LO AN.
RHORSE§HOER
' OR THE
. WINTER "S E.
It ABSOLUTELY prevents slipping,
and insures perfect safety and comfortto
horse and driver. .
Shod with tho “ Neverslip ” your horse's
feet are always in good con ition—keptlo
by not having to constantly remove the
s oes for sharpening.
The CALKS are REMOVABLE
Steel-Centered and SELF-SHARPENING
W hen worn out new Calks caube easily in-
serted without removing shoes. saving an
immense amount of time usually lost at the
blacksmith shop.
On receipt 0 postal will mantras our de-
scriptive circular containing 11on ofCalked
Shoes read to be nailed on or trial ofle
\thls winter-{it very low pric’el. ' M
L. L. ENSWOR‘I’H a. '80",
Blacksmith’siSupplies.
HARTFORD, - CONN.
IlEIlE’S YOIIII GIIIIGE.
A fine building lot on 31.2.. ave
this before purchasing.
W. H. BYINGTOH.
Room I. Gazette B’l’d.
W. H. HAYWARD G: 00.
Human Attorneys and Solicitors '
WASHINGTON. D. C
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All ciasses'nf claims prosecuted
when": the Intprior Department.
«To Ned pension claims a specialty.
I C« rrespondenoe solicited. .
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ILITTLE MONEY IN ORDER TO GET THE STOCK DOWN FOR
one. If you intend to build, look 81 . .
Water, gas and sewer on the avenue. '- .
'Wlll be sold at a Bargain- . I
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lies-.1 Estate and Insurance. 91
At HALF THE RATE charged by other stock companies
'IOBEEasi Ilapiiol .Siluifi .
rss COME AND SEE WHAT WE SHALL GIVE AT VERY
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BUSIIIN sum. Eur. Main and Wall 313. <
IN SURE YOUR
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