..\._ ..-._._W.~.__..—-...n ,9. w- t. “m7 . r -' nm‘ ‘ msg#34513 . ‘WEEKLY- NOR-WALK - GAZE'l‘TE: BARRIOS'XSEAssmATEo. President of the Bepublc of Guatemala Murdered at San Jose. Washington, Feb. 10.—The Gaute- malen Legation here has received news of the assassination of President Bar- rios. It is said that Manuel Estrada Ca- breda, Eirst Vice-President, has as- sumed the Executive chair. The fact that the constitutional Vice-President was installed is regarded as an indica- tion that there has been no revolution, and that the death of the President was an isolated case of murder. President Barrios was ope of the ablest Generals of Gautemala, and has filled many important positions. He was at one time Consul at Berlin. The assassination was the culmina- tion of the enmity which Barrios ex- cited following his assumption of the Dictatorship on the quelling of the revolution of last year. Several prev- ious attempts had been made to kill him. General Don Jose Maria Reina Bar- rios was comparatively young, being little more than forty years old. He was pre-eminent in Guatemala after putting down the last revolution. Bar- rius was first elected President of Gua- temala in 1892. He gradually took the. powers of dictator, and it is said that _ he succeeded in accumulating $7,000,000 or $8,000,000 while in office. pr. Evans Leaves $200,000 for a llIonument Philadelphia, Feb. 10.—The will 01 the late Dr. Thomas F. Evans, the famous American dentist, who died in Paris last October, has been made pub- lic. He directs that a monument be erected over his grave, with a vault, which shall not cost less than $100,000 nor more than $200,000. To his wife, Agnes Doyle Evans, in case she sur- vives him, he bequeathed $500,000 in bonds or cash and considerable other property, and makes a number of pri- vate bequests ranging from $9,000 to $20,000. To the American Charitable. Fund Association of Paris he leave‘ 1 100,000 francs. The Secretary of'the Tréasury issued warrant for $7,515,255 in favor of the ":‘easurer of the United States, to be : :ed in payment of the first mortgages n the eastern and middle division of the Kansas Pacific. llIonnment to the Potatoe, A curious monument has recently been discovered in the dense undergrowth of the so-called Brandhai, in the Upper Hartz. It is a granite block about seven feet high, resting on a stone pedestal, and on an iron tablet at- tached to it is the following inscrip- tion: “Here, in the year 1747, the first trials were made with the cultivation of the potato.” The German peasant at the time did not take kindly to the potato plant on its introduction to the country. It had,however, a great friend in the King, Frederick 11., who was convinced of its value, but who was obliged to use forcible measures to get the people of Pomerania and Silesia to plant it. The action of the Hartzers in voluntarily adopting the plant was evidently thought worthy of a memo l rial. says the Sunday Companion. I HUR'RAH MEAfi'é”RlLL. inch is the Interesting Discovery of a German “Iriter. The philologists, in the course of aheir interesting digging into the mys- .eries of words, are always discovering 1ew facts, of which less leaned mem- oers of the community him had no, inkling or idea. The latest word to receive an entirely new interpretation '5 “Hurrah!” that stirring one of en- thusiasm which bursts from the throat if an assembled multitude when its' imotions are touched. Few who, when in an ecstasy of delight, shout ‘Hurrah! hurrah!” ever imagine that lhey are crying Out, “Kill! kill!” Yet this is- ‘the discovery of a Ger- man writer, whose assertion is borne put by a. passage which leaves no doubt in the matter. Hurrah is merely the imperative of the verb “Urauah,” which is the Turkish word meaning :0 kill. ‘ » The Janissaries used it when they were rushing to meet their foes, and from being a battle cry they introduced it to give additional zest to their wel- iome of the Sultan when he appeared in great reviews. That it is universal on the Continent Is explained by the fact that it. was borrowed by the Russians, and then by the Germans, while our own inter- :ourse with Turkey was sufficient to enable us to acquire it in any way.— Pearson’s Weekly. AN» EARLY~ F'oG H’OdN STORY. hFunny Episode in Politics During tho Campaign of 1840. “That portrait of William Allen,” said the old citizen as he looked around the sanctum, “reminds me of I. story about him that I have never seen in print. It was during the rat- tling campaign of 1840, and Allen had been invited to speak in Cle'Veland. The meeting place was a. ,grove near the corner of Erie and Euclid, and of :ourse everybody turned out to hear :he famous Ohioan. Then the Whigs, who hated William, made it up among :hemselves that as soon as he arose to speak they would desert the meeting in a body. Sure encugh, just as Allen arose and opened his mouth away went the Whigs. But the warhorse was enough for them. He had a voice :hat covered a township, and he soured hot shot into the Whig party ls long as there was a retreating Whig in sight. He gave it to them straight lrom the shoulder, and if any of them lived over in Ohio City they must have wept on hearing him long after ihey got home. Lord! how the audi- ence roared when the last Whig was out of sight. The spectable of the de- serters hustling along to get out of range of those thunderous invections was a sight to make the gods roar with delight. I’ve seen many funny :hings in politics, but nothing quite so funny as that—Cleveland Plain Dealer- ' , .. - is never pleasant work. The way to have clezmin :1 well done, and to get through it quickly without '31:; spending much strength, is to use Largest package—greatest economy. THE N. K. FAIRBANK CODIPANY, Chicago. St. Louis. New York. Boston. ‘.._ "w'" n INSEEAEEE: A Wise Man Keeps his Home insured Against ‘13 " E BEST EUMPAE ES REPRESENTED w. H. BYlNGTCN. ~ t EDDIE GflZETTE roams. - 4 ’e flGRWILl. CON 1 0U read this advertisement. If it had been yours and. others had read it, how much so"? it might have done. and we will do the rest. Send in your adv?- Rates on application. “'E “BEER CASE. ‘ THE KLOEEIEE nous Norfield’s Minister Prefers Charges Against Church. ,Men'lbers. Says They Are Guilty of Immoral and Un- Christian Conduct. When the Arthur hearing was re- sumed on \Vedncsday letters were read from relatives of the minister’s second wife, who reside in the west. They were quite severe and gave the accused clergyman a character that was far from being good. After the letters were all read, the church 'was cleared of all but the coun- cil and Messrs. Ferguson, Lane and Fancher related the stories which the minister is charged with having circu- lated about town regarding some of the church members. In effect. the stories were that. these members had been guilty of gross immoralities at divers times. Mr. Arthur’s defense was begun at the afternoon session and the clergy- man produced letters to show that he was a. Methodist. clergyman of good standing in the South Dakota and Ne- braska conference in 1887 and 1888; but the offenses of which he is now accused occurred subsequently to the latter date and therefore the letters did not. seem to create Ean impression "in Mr. Arthur’s favor. At. the evening session. however, Mr. Arthur sprung a sensation by pre- ferring charges of unchristian and im- moral conduct against various members of his flock. The charges will no doubt lead to further difliculties, and Mr. Arthur may have a serious time in substantiating them. . After listening to Mr. Arthur’s de- fense and charges the council closed the hearing and will give a verdict early next week. ——-qo.o>— Cupid Takes a Hand. The bow and arrow social is a new. fad in South Norwalk circles, and is a profitable adjunct to socials for raising funds for any benevolent purpose. A number of parcels are strung along; the wall, and guests desiring to possess them are obliged to shoot at them With the bow and arrow, at so much per shot. And they do say that Cupid takes a. hand at it occasionally, as he is right at home with that kind of wea- pon—New Haven Palladium. Church Buys a Farm. The Grace Episcopal church society of New York has purchased - from the New Canaan Savings bank the William Y. Davenport farm, so called, compris- ing 160 acres of land and buildings, for about $6,000. It is the intenmon to make a fine summer home for the poor— er members of the parish, and all others connected with the church. Tallmadge Hill station, on the New lanaan rail- road, is the nearest. point. by rail, 3. distance of about two and a. half miles. ——-—~«»~ ~»~—«000>—-~A The Sick. The condition of John Roberts is re- ported as being about the same with small chances of his recovery. Ellen Dorsey who is ill at. her home on Chapel street, is seriously so and is not expected to survive. The condition of Henry Glover re mains about the same. Miss Jane Maria Mead‘ is consider- ably better of her illness. WO-I>~———-———— Another Norwalker to be Honored. William F. Rockwell . of Meriden, formerly of N orwalk, report says, is soon to be appointed by President. Mc- Kinley an appraiser of cutlery at New York. . Mr. Rockwell is at present at the head of the Miller Brothers Cutlery company in Meriden. ————-——‘0.0'~—-———-—— Surprised. . _ Mrs. Wilder was the happy victim of a surprise party at her home on High street, South N orwalk, last evening. Dancing, games, etc., with an abun dance of refreshments served to make the occasion a happy one. l.- _ Soldiers’ Home Check. Governor Cooke is in receipt of a check for $10,475 from the United States government, being the latter’s quarterl y appropriation for the support of the Soldiers’ Home at N oroton. , Fire. A fire at the home of Daniel Warren of West Norwalk on \Vednesday, did slight damage, Theloss was covered by insurance. . Will 60 South. Mrs. Francis Algara and Mrs. John .Hadden will leave on Monday next.- for the City of Mexico where they pro- pose visiting relatives. Will Ganadian Government Let Them Enter the Gold Fields. QUEER CHANGE or FRONT Minister Sifton, of Canada, First Agreed to Admit '1‘hem,’l‘lleu Said They Could Not Gnu-The Route of the Expedition is Uncertain. \Vashingtou, Feb. 11.—In View of the apparent disposition of the Canadian authorities to prevent the United States troops from acompanying the relief expedition into the gold country. :1 brief review of the correspondence that has so far taken place between the two governments on the subject is here given: The negotiations proper started De- cember 30 last between Acting Secre- tary Meiklejolm. of the \Var Depart- ment, and Mr. Sifton, Minister of the Interior, of Canada, then in VVashing— ton. The official reports state that a complete agreement, as it was under- stood at the time, was reached as to the course to be followed by the expedi- tion and its escort. Soon after Mr. Sif- ton’s return to Ottawa a question arose as to the free admission of supplies to be taken in by the Government expe- dition in case they were to be sold at cost, which was disposed of by a prompt telegram from Mr. Sifton, in answer to Mr. Meiklejohn, saying that it was intended to charge no duty upon provisions to be sent in. ‘ Mr. Sifton also reminded Mr. Meikle- john of the stipulation between them that no official or unauthorized person should: acompany the expedition. To facilitate free entry he asked for a cer- tified list of the persons and an inven— tory of the outfit of the expedition. In confirmation of this came a note from Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British Am- bassador, confirming the statement as to free entry of goods and having this important paragraph as bearing on the present controversy: “Also, that convoys may be accom- oanied by such reasonable escort as the United States Government may desire to provide for them, and each convoy shall be likewise accompanied by a Ca- nadian officer, the expenses of such Ca- nadian officer being borne by the Cana- dian Government.” Supposing that this understanding was perfect, it came as a surprise to the War Department when Mr. Sifton. on January 27, wrote that he took it for granted that the fifty-five enlisted men who were to accompany the expe~ zlition were not intended to go' beyond the boundary line, which, he says, “is provisionally at the summit of the mountains about the middle of the pass.” Mr. Sifton added that the ar- rangement into which he had entered ' was that he should furnish escort for the American expedition, and he had accordingly sent forward the men for that purpose. , In reply, under date of January 31, Mr. Meiklejohn said his understanding was that the entire escort designated by our Government should accompany the expedition to its destination, as necessary to render assistance in over- coming anticipated difficulties, subject to Canadian law and to be acompanied by a Canadian ofl‘icer. Enlisted men, instead of civilians, were selected as more available, more amenable to dis- cipline and costing less. It is proposed to withdraw them after getting the supplies through. The escort is not re— garded as a military condition, but on Canadian soil its service will be of a civil nature. Mr. Meiklejohn thereupon reminded Mr. Sifton of the agreement with Sir Julian as to the “reasonable escort” to be permitted. He points to the condition that would confront the expedition if it arrives upon the Cana- dian border with supplies and had to go beyond to meet hungry and desper- ate people without a single arm for the protection of the expedition, its sup- plies or equipments. So far no further communication has been had with the Canadian Govern— ment on this subject. The route to be followedby the expedition is therefore uncertain. Cardinal Gibbons Guest of Honor. Washington. Feb. 11.—-The Postmas- ter-General and Mrs. Gary gave a din— ner last night, it being the third one this week. The gusst of honor last night was his Excellency. Cardinal Gib- bons. In the decorations of the table, ‘which were red in color, in the gown of the hostess, which was of white satin, with touches of redvelvet at the throat, and in the menu cards. on which a Cardinal’s mitre was painted, compli- ment was paaid to the eminent guest. ment waspaid to the eminent guest. The others present were Justice and Miss McKenna, the Minister from Mex- ico and Mme. Romero; the Minister from Brazil and Mme. De Mendonca, Mr. and Mrs. Janes and Mrs. Columbus O’Donnell of Baltimore, Mrs. Sheridan, the Judge AdVOcate-General and Mrs. Leibert, the Minister from the Nether- lands, Captain Charles McCawley and Miss Madeline Gary. No Pig Iron Trust. Pittsburg, Feb. 11.——-The officials of the Calrnegie Steel Company were shown the dispatch from Cleveland, in which it was stated that the Carnegie Company was making an effort to form a pig-iron trust. They pronounced it false in every particular. The story was probably founded, they said, on a statement published that they had re- cently made a large purchase of pig iron. Pensions for Widows Safe. Washington, Feb. 11.—The contest which has been waged in the House Committee on Invalid Pensions since the assembling of Congress over the question of barring from the pension rolls the wives and children of soldiers who marry hereafter came to an end yesterday in the defeat of the proposi- tion. A New Custom House. Washington, Feb. 11.—Secretary Gage will recommend to Congress the appro- priation of $3,000,000 for_ the building of :1 new custom house in New York. Jackson and Jcfl'ries to Fight. San Francisco, Feb. 11.———Articles 01' agreement have been signed heré bef.‘ tween Peter Jackson and Jim Jeffl‘leri’ for a fight on March 22. l . . - l # BEGIN THE YEAR . 1:59: lBY SUBSCRIBING FOR THE nun lllll'lll AND .- rum”.-- 2. ‘1- ~- “ "‘,‘"1“F"3€" “" "7". 1:1,. l.. r Hr, "A11" Links: N. Y. WEEKLY TRIBUN Born PAPERS Sent to anv Address :FOR One .—‘ Dollar! ‘Animnss amorous . T0 GAZETTE. ,;
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