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LOCAL NEWS. '
George H. Quintard of the Winni-
pauk M 1113 IS on the sick list.
Frank Sherman, of West street, South
Norwalk, is spending a few due in
New York.
' Miss Bertha L. Hutchinson is home
for the Christmas vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Bailwitz have re
turned from Southern Pines, N. C.
Ti 0 new year promises to see a re-
vival of t1ade all along the line.
Harry Bairon of NeWark. N. J., has
bee n a guest of G. F. Morrison of
Spr 111:; st1eet, Southl N01 VValk
IV . s. I. G. Fowler of Henry street,
.11.. 1. \To1 walk, has returned from a
vis 1 in New Haven. ‘
h. 1: V. T. A. Duland 15 seriously ill at
her home on North Main street, South
No1 \\ alk. .-
The Ar ion maSquei ade takes place
on the evening of Jenna y... 24th.
'1‘]: e annual business meeting of the
C‘ongnegational church will take place
December 30th.
The town accounts are now audited
every three months.
The Old Well Hook and Ladder oom-
piny will indulge in a feast of oysters
Satin-day evening. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Burns, of
Franklin avenue, are in receipt of a
Christmas present in the shape of a
beautiful girl baby.
S .DeMott and'son Harry, of Free-
p01l. L. 1., VVho haVe been visiting
South \01 1V alk f11ends have retuined
home. , .
Mrs. R. Sabine of Utica, N. Y., is vis-
iting her brother, Dr. H. W. Warnes,
1 of South Norwalk.
At Hoyt's Theatre on next Sunday
evening will occur the Merry Christ-
mas services of the South Norwalk
Methodist church.
Edward Hill and Miss Adalaide God—
son are to be: mar1ied, on New Year’s
night, at the home of the bride, on
South Main street. South N01 VValk.
Miss Eva L. Ferris, of West street.
South Norwalk, is entertaining Miss
Maretta Sisson, of Binghamton. and
Miss Mabel Currie, of New York, her
schoolmates at Lasell Institute.
The good people of Norwalk should
not. forget the {poor children at the
County Home. Their annual Christ-
mas tree will be held on January 3.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Ferries, of
38 Harriet street, will celebrate the
fifteenth anniversary of their wedding
on Monday evening, January 3.
Tracy Jennings of the Peekskill Mili-
Academy is home to spend the
on West
tary
holidays with his parents,
street.
Miss Annie St. John, a teacher in
Seymour will spend her Xmas holidays
at her home in N orwalk.
A large crowd of Brooklynites are
to be the guests of Rev. A. S. Kavan-
agh, New Year’s night. The guests
will giVe an entertainment in Red
Mens hall on that eV ening. The pro-
ceeds will be used for the Jesse Lee
Memorial window.
The Junior Christian Endeavor so-
ciety of the South Norwalk Congrega-
tional church has elected the following
officers for the ensuing term: Pres-
ident, Miss Daisy Wadhams; vice pres-
ident, Miss Clara Dibble; secretary,
Miss Marion Nash; treasurer, Frank
Flinn. ~ .
The annual Chi 1stmas festival of the
SundaV school of the Norwalk Method-
ist church will be held next Saturday
night. The annual Christmas concert
of the school will be held in place of
the usual evening service, Sunday.
The selectmen have awarded the
contract for the regrading of the Con-
necticut turnpike, from a. point near
the Armory, west, to M. Labrino. The
work will be commenced at an early
date.
F. D. Lawton & Co. have placed an
attachment on proper ty belonging to E.
J. Valentine to recover $175. The at-
tachment was made on an oyster claim
alleged to belong to the defendant. A
hearing in the matter will be held in
the Town court, the first Monday in
January.
Paul Popp has caused an attachment
to be placed on property .belonging to
Stephen Kolmans, to recover on a
.claim of $25 for money leaned.
Miss Isabel Hanford, of South Nor.
walk, who has been visiting friends in
Danbury, has returned home.
Congressman Hill has introduced a
. bill granting a. pension to Franklin Hull
of this city. Mr. Hull is totally blind,
his trouble resulting from his injury.
contracted in the war as a sergeant in
the First Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
The annual Christmas tree for the '
wards of the County Home, will be
held at the Home on Westport avenue,
on the afternoon of January third,from
four to six o’clock. There are more
children than usual in the Home and
it is hoped that contributions for the
tree will be liberal. Toys and books
will be very acceptable. The ehter-
tainment will be public.
Charles B. Meeker of Westport at-
tended church Sunday evening in that
village. He put his home under a
shed with several others about 8 o’clock
_ C. R, Frank St. John; S. W., John
, Sniffen; H. P., A. A. Hodson; J. W.,
Two hours later when he started to go
home the turnout was not to be found.
‘it was thought a thief had been around
and picked Mr. \leekei's horse as the
most likely one to get rid of. Monday
morning. howeve r, the- animal returned
to the yai d and it is now thought it
only VV andered a way.
Miss Charlotte E. Raymond has re—
turned from a visit in Brooklyn.
The Haydn Musical club will sing
at a praise service to be held at the
Congregational church on Sunday Jan-
uary 2d. '
Mrs. Fannie A. Hoyt. is
friends in Brooklyn.
County Commissioner Miller was in
town on Saturday leoking up the de
linquent liquor—dealers.
visiting
\l1.F1ede1ick Seymour Aers, fathei
of Mrs. F. St. John Lockwood of thispi
olty, died at his home in Port Austin,
Michigan on Saturday last.
J. Arthur Pinneo has made an as-
signment for the benefit of his cred-
pitors,proposing the name of \Villiam F.
Acton as tr ustee.
Mrs. William Weed is suffet ingfi 0m
an attack of the mumps at her home on
Or\chard strhet.
William Hewitt died at his home on
South street, South Norwalk, Sunday
aged :30 years. He was employed at the
Norwalk Lock factory.
“Danny” McCann was sent to jail
for 150 days by Judge Gregory, . in the
Town Court, on Saturday. It is
“Dan’s” elghth appearance in the
Town Court on some charge or other
since the establishment of the court.
Edward Gregory was found dead at
his home in Cran buryMonday morning.
The deceased was well known in town
as an oysterman. He was about 50
years of age, and the cause of his death
is said to have been dropsy.
Miss Susie L. Nelson of Ansonia has
been a guest of Mi s. F. Hubbell Hotch-
kiss of Atch St1 cc
Mrs. John TaVlm of South N01VValk
has been visiting in New HaV en.
Henry Mead and family have been
visiting Branchville friends.
Miss Hattie Olmstead has been a
guest for a few days of Miss Katherine
Sturges of Wilton.
Mr. E. W. Beard will arrive home
from Bermuda 011 Christmas day.
Morris G. Buttery and Mrs Sarah
Smith were married last week.
Mrs. Annie E. Buttery has been elect-
ed Councillor of the Twin City daugh-
ters of Liberty.
The City Council of ’97 will hold its
session next week Monday evening.
A pound sociable was held in Salva-
tion Army hall Saturday evening.
Norwalk firemen will attend—a ball
to” be given in Southport on New
Year’s eve.
Miss Bertha Hutchinson, of Hol yoke,
Mass, is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James L. Hutchinson, of VVinni-
pauk. . ,
William Anderson is moving from
Maple avenue, East Norwalk, to Cot-
tage avenue.
Mrs. Mary L. Anderson has pur-
chased the Edward Floyd Bayles place
on Maple avenue.
Mrs. Mary E. Waterbury, of Grove
street, has gone to Darien to spend
Christmas with Mrs. Fannie Bates.
;r
A barn belonging to Dr. A. H. Sco-
field at Shippan, was destroved by fire
with most of its contents last FridaV
night.
Mrs. John Casassa, of New Britain,
has returned home after a visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Louis Pagancsti, of
Havilaud street.
The American Klondikers must have
a good Opinion of their Uncle Sam.
The Christmas amount he has put out
for their welfare is something hand—
some.
A Wall street young man~ announces
his intention of getting married on
Christmas daV, and his name 18 Car-
penter.
Miss Phebe T. Persons is visiting
relatives in town, on her way home
from Smith College, Northampton,
Mass, to spend the helidays at her
home in Montclair, N. J.
Constable Bolster of Stamford has
been allowed the $100 reward offered
by the state for the capture of James
.Kelley, who stole a team in W’ethers-
field and was apprehended in Stamford.
The following are the newly elected
officers of Colfax Encampment, 1.0. O.F.
George Tobey; scribe, J. H. Batterson,
and treasurer, James W. Hoyt.
The newly elected officers of the Un-
cas Haylofters are: Past Chief haymak-
ker, Frank H. Fitch; chief haymaker,
W'. J. 'Weisheit; assistant chief hay-
maker, A. M. Pohlman; collector of
straws, C. B. Nash; assistant collector
of straws, Harry H, Finch; keeper of
bundles, Samuel Norris.
The contract for the new smoke stack
to be built at the South Norwalk elec-
tric works, has been awarded to W. H-
Smith, of that city, for $1,800, which.
was the lowest bid received.
Mrs. S. P. Bowen of Darlenhas been
a guest for a fer days of her parents,
Capt. and Mrs. William H. Verity of
Keyser av; nue. '- 1
‘ Thomas Hanford.
Dr. D. M. Seward has written a
Christmas hymn which will 'cbe set to
music by Prof. Gibson and sung at the
Christmas service in the First Congre-
gational church next Sabbath morning.
The choir of thei\'1'-)1 VV.1.lk Methodist
church will on Christmas Sunday be
assisted by Mrs. Harvey ‘Vl. Kent, Mrs
F. S. Lyon, Frank C‘omstock, George
Hirst; Miss Agnes Littlejohn, violin-
ist, Howard Tilly, cornetist.
The Epworth League of the First
Methodist church held a special meet-
ing last night to arrange'for an enter—
tainment to be held New Year's even-
ing.
The following officers were elected
Friday night bv Eureka lodge, Daugh-
ters of Rebekah: N. G. ”Miss Flor nce
Jennings; V. G.——Mrs. Fannie Crokett;
R. S.—-—Mrs. Emma Fallon; F. S.——Mrs.
Addie Hyatt; Treasurer—Mrs. Hattie
Batterso‘n; Trustees—M rs. J. C. Crowe,
Mrs. Theodore Tobey and A.-A. Hod
shon. Director—Theodore Tobey.
George N. Ells, of the Book Haunt,
Waterbury, came near meeting with
serious injury in that city one day last
week. He was about to cross Exchange
“place, when he stepped back out of the
way of a trolley car and was run into
by a passing wagdn and thrown- to the
pavement. He was picked up. unin-
jured, although he was 'a very much
frightened man after the accident.
Charles A. Boinay, the convicted
murderer of George Marcus Nichols, of
Daniel Farms, was brought before
Judge Elmer, in the Superior court
room; at Bridgeport. yesterday morn-
ing, and sentenced to be hanged in the
state prison, at. VVethersfield, between
the hours of midnight and sunrise. on
the morning of April 24, next.
The ladies of the First Congregation-
al church will give their Annual Re-
ception to the Pastor and his wife on
Wednesday evening, Dec. 29. Pre-
vious to the reception there will be a
fifteen minute organ recital by Prof.
Gibson. The sale of pews will com-
menceat'i :300010ck During the re-
ceptionamusical p1 ogramme will be
rendered, and refreshments will be
served.
Elmer Bennett, a tpyical rustic from
the vicinity of New Canaan, was ta {en
into custody Monday afternoon by P0—
liceman Nevins of Stamford, upon com-
plaint of Maple avenue parties. Bennett
was recently arrested and fined for
threatening to shoot his wife. Since
that time she has been afraid to live
with him, and went to Stamford. She
has been stopping with relatives on
Maple avenue. Her husband succeed-
ed in learning her whereabouts, and
Monday visited the house; He was re-
fused admittance, and spent several
hours in loitering about the place,peer—
ing in the windows and trying the
doors, until one of the family finally re—
ported the annoyance to the police.
He was allowed to go with a repri-
mand from Chief Bowman upon his
promise to return to New Canaan and
remain away from the house in future.
The decease, recentlv, of James Rus-
co, 3d, of the Westp01t road recalls
af1esh the fact of N01 walk’sr 1ch family
history.
John Rusco the settler, who like
John Bouton was a Huguenot, brought
his young bride to Norwalk and plant-
ed himself next neighbor to Rev.
Mrs. Hanfordand
Mrs. Eu see were of excellent Colonial
stock and probably quite intimate. The
Sachem \Vinnipauke whose \Vekuwun
or home embraced the handsome ridge a
little south of Catonah’s splendidRidge-
field possession. was a close friend of
the Hanfmd's and quite likely the Bus-
cos saVV considerable of him. At all
events the ,sightly Indian domain, 'of
great acreage, became Ruseo property.
Here, blessed with many acres and
a full larder, lived the grand-
parents of the late James Rosco, 3d.
The home was Well knovm and the
large family of children was well
brought up. The second son, James,
married a Hoyt whose ancestors, ac-
cording to investigations made in late
years by Mrs. President Porter, seems
to have belonged to the old Taylor
family. The son of this Russo—Hoyt
alliance, James, who has-just died, was,
like his fathers before him, of distinct
Rusco personality, and a man of high
worth of character.- He has lived dur-
ing the greater portion of his life' 111 the
Oblong, but his ending days have been
spent with his son, Floyd T. Rusco, in
,Norwalk. The memory of such pr0°
genitors is a legacy, not alone to their
immediate families mate the commun-
ity' at lar.ge . -
A gang of eight men gin” thezamp‘. m y
of the J. T. Prowitt Company of this
city, are engaged in painting the large
ba1n on what is known as the Patter-
son place in New Canaan.
Up to Saturday everything ,had pro-
ceeded without accident of any kind.
Among the painters engaged on the
work were Harry Waters of South Nor-
walk, and a. man named Gilbert of
Ridgefield.
Gilbert’s ladder rested on the caves
of the barn. ‘ It owing to the icy con-
dition of the eaves began slipping from
the roof.
Appreciating his danger Gilbert
made a grab for the ladder alongside
of him upon which Waters was engaged
at work.
The result was that both men Were
precipitated from; the roof, 1(:‘I’i
Fessenden,
.cut through the woods.
, straight.
leading in the descent and Waters
closely following.
Tn their downward course both men
struck a shed below which somewhat
broke the force of their fall.
Gilbert landed in a pile of rocks on
his knees, and Waters fell on top of
him. The distance from the starting
point was about twenty-five feet.
The other painters hastened to the
assistance of the unfortunate men
expecting to find them either dead or
maimed for life. They were agreeably
surprised. however, to find that their
fears were causeless.
Waters had escaped with a pretty
thorough shaking up, his landing on
tOp of Gilbert having served to break
the force of his fall. He in a short
time continued on at work.
Gilbert was not quite as fortunate
his knees were badly bruised, and his
legs wrenched. He also received sev-
eral bruises about his body. After a.
short time be revived sufficiently to be
taken to his home in Ridgefield in a
carriage, but it is thought that it will
be several weeks before he will be able
to resume work.
After the jury in the Boinay murder
case had rendered its verdict last week,
State’s Attorney Fessenden asked that
adjournment he stayed until he had
brought a couple of cases to the court’s
The request being com-
plied with, Mr.
Antonio De‘marco and Lizzie Flemming
attention.
Fessenden said that
had been arrested on bench-warrants
in Stamford. He asked that Demarco,
charged with manslaughter upon two
counts. be held in bonds of $5,000, and
that the woman, indicted for assault
with intent to murder, be held in the
s:1.1ne amount.
Judge Elmer inquired if the informa—
tion in the State’s Attorney’s possession
warranted the proceedings. He was
informed that they did, and instructed
Clerk Haviland to that effect. Bonds
in Demarco's case were then fixed at
$10,000.
“I realize, your Honor," said Mr.
"that the court, the jury
but I
would like to request that the jury here
and myself are all tired out,
be requested to appear next Tuesday,
at which time the case of Lizzie Flem-
will be heard.
Honor that it will occupy but a short
ming I assure your
time, and feel that it is necessary to
get it out of the way.”
Judge Elmer granted the request.
The jury was instructed to be on hand
to-morrow at 10 a. m.
The information drawn by the State’s
Attorney against Demarco was merely
for the purpose of holding him until the
grand jury considers the case. The
State's Attorney cannot present infor-
mation charging murder in the first de-
The specific charge in the case of
The amount
grec.
Demarco is manslaughter.
of had required is so large that there is
no possibility of the prisoner being re-
The evidence in possession of
Att01 ney will be pieseifted
leased.
the. Suites
to the grand jury latei.
little doubt that the accused will be
indicted for murder in the first degree.
and the1e is
Jerome S. Mather, an inmate of the
Soldie1's Home, was found dead Sun-
day morning at 11 o 'clock, a few rods
from the building. Life had been ex-
tinct several hours, said Dr. French,
who was called. The body was in a
pool of water not more than two inches
face down. Death came from
The dead man served
He has been
deep,
asphyxiation.
through the Civil War.
at the home for several years. He was
65 years of age,
Mather left the institution Saturday
night to visit some friends in N oroton.
He spent his time in one of the saloons
and by 9 o’clock gathered a fair sized
jag. He started for the home. Some
distance away he startedto take a short
The path is
narrow and slopes down into a ditch at
a point about a quarter of a mile from
the » Mather = wandered
from the pathway, and fell off the
slight embankment, a distance of two
feet. He landed face downwards in a
puddle of water.
The fall may have
the probable conclusion is that he was
too much intoxicated to extricate him~
self. Although not enough water to
drown a cat under ordinary circum-
stances, it sufficed to bring death to
Mather. The body was not discovered
until 11 o’clockglt was some few feet from
the path and the searchers from the
home passed 11p and down several times
befo1ediscove1ing it. A whiskey bot-
tle partly full was found in his pocket.
Corouer Doten was notified and will
There is no need
institution.
stunned him, but
visit N oroton to-da y.
of his services, but the superintendent
wishes everything to be perfectly
.A report spréad that ion]
play had occurred. This was withdut
foundation. There were no marks up-
_: Tb (-
on the body that could lead to any~
suspicion. .
The selectmen of New Canaan are
liable to spend a few weeks in jail if
they do not look out. Their trouble .is
likely to" come from the failure of the
town to comply with the order of the
road matter,
Susan
court in the VVilt-on
which was brought up by Mrs.
Anderson and which went to the Sn-
preme court before it was finally set-
tled. '
It will be recalled that Mrs. Ander
son brought a petition to the county
commissioners to have them make an
order compelling the town to work two
roads which went by her property.
The commissioners gave a hearing and
decided that. one road should be built.
Then the town officials burnt their fin-
gers. I
They took an appeal to the superior
court and in due time a hearing took
place before Judge Ralph Wheeler.
The court. heard the evidence of ye
ancient citizen and decided that the
town must work both roads. That was
a facer for the selectmen. But they
took the ease up to the supreme court
and it was argued at the last term in
Bridgeport.
Three Weeks ago, the court handed
down a decision confirming the judg-
ment of Judge Wheeler. The latter
had made an order directing that the
roads be put- in good condition before
Augusx. 1, but pending the appeal to
the supreme court nothing was done.
The order became operative immedi-
ately after the decision, by the court of
last resort.
nored it.
They They
called a meeting and tried to have the
roads discontinued, but the good peo-
ple of New Canaan would not have it.
even went. further.
Monday morning Attorney Gray,
counsel for Mrs. Anderson, brought 11p
his motions on the short calendar be-
fore Judge George W. Wheeler. He
asked for judgment and for allowance
of costs in accordance with J udge Ralph
VVhecler’s 01 der
On the judgment question Judge
\theler said there was no need ofa
further order. The way to proceed was
to bring the delinquent. selectmen up
before the court and send them to jail
fOr contempt. The superior court must
see to it that its judgments are com-
plied with.
Attorney Gray said their was no (le-
sirc on the part of his client for any-
thing unreasonable, bnt she [did want
something done to the roads before the
winter set in, as they would be practi-
cally impassable when the snow and
Ice came. .
Attorney John J. Light for the town
said that it VvOuld be practically im-
possible to work the roads now. If the
work was done at this time" it would
have to be carried on all over again in
the spring.
Judge Wheele1 said a motion might
be placed on the shm t calendar to have
the time extended. If counsel could
agree upon it the. matter would be
settled then and there. But if no
agreement was reached then. counsel
for Mrs. Anderson could ask' that the
selectmen be summoned'into court for
contempt; that would quickly bring the
matter to a head.
On the question of costs both sides
made a statement and the court took
the papers for further consideration.
Steamer Not for Cuba.
New York; Dec. 21.—The story that
the City of Columbia, of the Colombian
line. had sailed .last Thursday on a
filibustering mission to Cuba. instead
of to the Klondike, its announced desi
tination, was vigorously denied by E.
C. Machen, the vice-president and
manager of the line.
“Such a. report is an outrage," said
Mr. Machen. “When we fitted out the
steamer for the Klondike we when
tised in the papers and invited persons
to come and look her over. They came
by the thousand and 535 of them hired
berths. Does this look‘ like filibuster-
ing?”
Mrs. Nuck’s Case.
New York, Dec. 22.—Mrs. Nack, who
helped Martin Thorn murder William
Guldensuppe at Woodside, will be ar-
raigned before Justice Garretson, in the
Supreme Court at Long Island City, the
week of Jan. 3. District Attorney
Youngs is still of the opinion that he
ought to save Queens County the ex-
pense of a. trial, and the woman will
probably escape with a. comparatively
short term of imprisonment.
Doubt About Minister's Death.
Harrisburg, Pa., Dec. 21. ——The drag-
ging of the river for the body of the
Rev. Samuel Spurrier, the missing
preacher, goes on under the direction
of the Police Department, but the body
has not yet been recovered. The pelice
are beginning to believe that perhaps
the old man‘is not dead, but has won-
dered away and ~will .yet turn up all
right. ’ ‘
The selectmen calmly ig-t
GAGE’S FlNANClAL PLAN.
'Mcxuure Will Be Strongly
. posed by Republicans.
Washington, Dec. 22. —— Secretary
:~: financial plan, which has been
submitted to the~HOuse Committee on
Banking-and Currency, is not expected
to receive the sanction of that commit-
tee. It is evident that the opposition to
the measure proposed by the Secretary
s very strong among Republicans, who
still cling to the hope of an interim-1
tional agreement for the bimetallism
theory. The letter of Senator Chandler,
published the other day, meets with
theapprovai of many Senators, among
them, it is asserted, being Senator
Hanna. ~ .
There is some doubt as to the Presi-
dent‘s position in relation to the finan-
cial plans of Secretary Gage. Before
sending in his message to Congress it
was common gossip in W’ashington
that the President did not altogether
indorse the financial views of the Sec-
retary of the Treasury. It is known
that when the details of the measure
were first made public they were not to
the liking of many of the prominent
members of the Republican party in
the House and Senate. Besides Hanna,
it is said that Speaker Reed did not fall
in with the plans for financial legisla—
tion, and expressed his disapproval of
the measure. These reports of dissatis-
faction on the President‘s part were,
perhaps, exaggerated somewhat, but it
is a. noticeable fact that in his message,
beyond merely suggesting to Congress
the consideration of the plans of Sec~.
‘reta'ry Gage and indorsing his plan far
the paying out of greenbaeks only in
return for the actual gold, he did not
refer to the measure proposed by the
Secretary of the Treasury.
There is, since the letter from Senator
Chandler was made public, but little
prospect that the bill drawn by the
Secretary will be reported to the House
While most Republicans deem it un—
wise to press financial legislation of too
radical a nature at this time, it is likely
a substitute for Gage’s plan will be
drawn, and will contain the principal
Seatures recommended by the Presi-
ent.
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£15;
MERCHANTS EXPECT A WAR.
In San Francisco They Are Making
Hay Selling Supplies to Russia.
San Francisco, Dec. 22. —In mercantile
circles of San Francisco the intelligence
that a Russian fleet has occupied Port
Arthur, following so closely on the
neWs that Russia had obtained a firm
grip on Corea. leads to the belief that
actiV e hostilities between the Mikado
and the Czar cannot long be deferred.
It is regarded as ‘significant that
agents of the Russian Empire recently
have made extensive purchases of army
supplies in the United States for the
garrison at \7ladivostock. A few days
ago cable messages from Vladivostock.
by way of St. Petersburg, were re-
ceived here, inviting several firms to bid
on an immense quantity of provisions.
The merchants here expect a great de-
mand for supplies to maintain the fleets
and armies now assembling in the
Orient. _
IVEVV SECT lN AMERICA.
Polish Catholics Start \‘llult They
Call the “American Reformation.”
Chicago, Dec. 21.— Polish Catholic se-
have organized the. independent “Pol-
ish Catholic Church of America," with
three parishes located in Chicago. re—
ceived Bishop Anthony Kozlowsky.
leader of the revolt, as the spiritual
head of the church in America with
impressive ceremonies.
The' new prelate has just returned
from Europe, where he went by ap-
pointment of his people to receive ordi-
nation as a bishop: He could not se-
cure recognition from the Holy See,
and was consecrated by a bishop of the
Catholic Christian Church of. Switzer-
land.
By this act a new sect is formally
established in America which occupies
the anomalous position of ieeognizing
the Roman Pontiff as primate of the
Occident. as subscribing to the Roman
Catholic faith as based on the founda—
tion of the Apostles, the Scriptures of
the Old and New Testaments, the tra-
ditions of the fathers, the Athanasian
creed and the Council of Trent.
WARNING IS SOUNDED.
Disaster Vt ill Follow in the “'alae of
Currency Legislation.
“’ashington. Dec. 21.—In an open let-
ter Senator Chandler advises the Ad-
ministration to put a stop to the at-
tempt to meddle with the country’s
finances, as proposed by Secretary
Gage and his allies of the Gold-Stan—
dard League.
If they will cease their demand for
impossible currency legislation, the
Senator says. Congress will pass the
necessary appropriation bills and prob-
ably take care of Hawaii and Cuba;
business will revive, and the Republi-
can party will. in November, 1898, elect
a majority of the ,House in the Fifty-
sixth Congress.
On the other hand, if Secretary Gage
continues to press his bill Congress
will be plunged into an uproar. and
Democratic victories will follow in 1898
and 1900.
Irish Leader Is Coming.
New York, Dec. 21.—A cablegram has
been received in this city from John E.
Redmond, M. P., formally accepting an
invitation to visit America next month
and speak on the ’98 rebellion in Ire-
land. The invitation was sent to Mr.
Redmond by a number of men promi-
nent in Irish national circles, who de-
sire to have this subject properly pre-
sented to the American public, with a
View to stimulating interest in the cen-
tennial celebration in Ireland next
year and awakening enthusiasm in the
pilgrimage to the battle-fields of ’98,
which is to be given next July under
the auspices of the '38 Centennial As-
sociation.
Blsnlarck Is Falling.
London, Dec. 20.‘—~A special dispatch
from Hamburg says that Prince Bis—
marck, who braced up {or the Em-_
pe1 or ’5 visit, has relapsed into his for-
mer weakness, despondency and per—
sistent insomnia. Mentally and physi-
cally Prince Bismarck is rapidly 'de-
clining.
Speaker Reed to Speak.
\Vashington‘. Dec.20_.—-Spc:1ker Reed
1.111 go to Philadelphia du 'ing the holi-
day recess and deliver an address. at
the celebration of the semi-centennial
. 111E Girard College.
ceders from the Roman Church, who.
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