as»! v 9 'W EEKL Y -‘N*on w ALK GAZETTE. * ill .lHE KNllB ELUB. Extensive Improvements ‘To Be Made This Summer. ~ NEW BAIHJVI-lOUSES. Boat House to be Enlarged and Dining Room to be Added. The summer of ’99 promises to be an important one with the popular Knob Outing club. A large number of im- provements are contemplated, and at the annual meeting Saturday night. the will con- plans for the summer he sumated. Owing to the increasing membership the present number of bat-hing houses has been found inadequate, and it is proposed to add twelve more. in order that the members may be better ac- .zommodated. In addition to the new bathing houses, the boat house has been moved back from the water and its rear now rests on the bank. It is propesed to add another story to the building in which is to be a kitchen and dining-room for picnickers, leaving the present dining room in the club house free to those. who desire to patronize the chef. ' Several other important changes are contemplated, and when the season opens the members will find that the club officers have been zealous in their labor during the winter, and that the Knob has undergone wonderful im- provement since the season of ’98 closed. Acarryall will again convey mem- bers and guests from the trolley to the club grounds this year, but in all prob- ability a larger and more comfortable vehicle will be secured. At the annual meeting Saturday night new officers will be elected for 'the ensuing year, but as the present Officials have done so much toward the advancement of the club it is probable that an will "befi'etaméo‘161-“z‘1'fia‘i'1fé? year. New by-laws will also be voted up? on, which are much more liberal than the old, and the Knob'promises to be— come the largest club in stow 11 ere the season Opens.‘ .——-.. 40.9,“ Couldn’ t Prove Them His Property. Some time ago Gardener Stump, of 13.0 Benedict’s place at Greenwich, Went to Seabright’s floral establish- ment In Mount Vernon to inspect some rate plants with the view of purchas- ing. The sale was not made and nothing more was thought of the mat- ter,\until recently Seabright had oc- casion to visit the Benedict. place and while there discovered plants similar to those growing in his hot house. Sea- bright claimed the plants were. taken from his place, and that he. was the originator of them. He brought suit in the Greenwich Court Tuesday for thei: recovery. The case. was decided against him. ' A ‘ Wedding Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. William Underdown, of Taylor avenue, were the victims of a. genuine surprise party at their home Tuesday night. The occasion was the anniversary of their marriage and about 50 guests were present. Mrs. Underdown was presented with afancy cake on which was inscribed in icing 1866-1899. Asa Decker secured the first prize in the donkey game and Miss Blanche R 1se the booby prize. A most enjoyable erenlng was passed. ——~# <o-o>—-—— Mortuary Record. ‘ There were 1,192 deaths in this state last month, of ,which number 27 were in Norwalk. The causes of death were: wh011p1ng cough 2: consumption, pneumgnia, 5; bronchitis, 5; nervous diseases. 3; heart disease, 1; all Other- diSeascs, 9. The death rate in Nor- walk was [4.7.‘ 0. ”5 AA‘ ‘v' Pottery Property Sold. The well known Pottery property on Smith street, recently purchased by Henry Seymour at the auction sale of the same, has been sold by Mr. Seymour to Raymond Bros. and A. J. Meeker. The purchasers propose making exten- sin; i1np1H01e111ents, notably along the when t 11119. .-. ~-—-‘o--O’—-——- —-——. Ilsahoss Cannot be Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the car. There is only one way to cure deafness. and that is by constitutional remedies - Deafness is caused by an inflamed con- dition of the mucous lining of the Fustachian 'l‘.ubc When this tube gets inflamed you have a tumblingr sound or impe1fect heal mg, and when it is entiicly closed deafness is the 1esult, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube lestm ed toils 011111 al condition, hea1ing will be dest1oyed forevel; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarth, which is noth? 11g but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred, Dofi‘nrs for any case of Deafness (cause d by catarrh) that cannot be cured by H 111' s Catat rh Cu1 e Send for 1 i1culars. fr ee F. J. CHENEY & 00., Sold by Druggists, 7.’ :c. .Hall's F an1iry° Pills are the best Toledo, Ohio. .of the flying squadron off the south- T0 EXAMINE SCHLEY Board Appointed by Navy De- partment to Investigate. THE 111111 1111111111 1111 1111 1111111111 The Board Will Puss Upon All Can- didates For Promotian as to Men- tal, Moral and Professional Fit- ness For Naval Duty. WASHINGTON, March 16,—Secretary Long has appointed a. board of rear ad— m‘irals to examine the officers recently promoted to the grade of rear admiral under the bperation of the personnel act. The board comprises the only the rank of rear admiral available— namely, McNair, Howell and Howison— and it will meet in this city next Mon- day to begin the examinations. Section 1 497 of the law for the reor- ganizaticn of the personnel reads as follows: “In time of peace no person shall be promoted from the list of commodore to the grade of re'ar admiral on the ac- tive list until his mental, moral and professional fitness to perform all his duties at. sea has been established as provided in the preceding section.” The preceding section provides mere- ly that a board appointed by the pres- ident shall determine whether Officers are eligible for promotion. This rou— tine action of the department is inter- on the future of Rear Admiral W. S. Schley as a naval officer. He was in— cluded among the commodores promot- ed to be rear admirals in accordance with the terms of the personnel law. The board has been directed to exam- ine all the official records’on file in the navy department concerning Rear Ad- miral Schley and the other Officers who were recently promoted”. Included in the list is Rear Admiral W. T. Samp- son, but his “mental, moral and pro- fessional” record is perfect, and there will be no question raised against his promotion on this score. Admiral Schley’s’ case, however, is different. All the official papers deal- ing with his conduct while in command ern coast of Cuba. are part of the rec- ords of the navy department and will be placed before the board for, its con- sideration. These papers comprise the three officers who were previously of: esting only in the effect it may have ' VlLLAMlL'S REMAINS. Body Found In the Chair Was 1111-- doubtedly That of the Admiral. SANTIAGO, Cuba, Match 16.——Owin$ to reports from the United States that the human remains found by General Leonard WOod, the military governor. on Sunday among the rocks on the shore about four miles west of El Morro and by him identified as those of the Spanish Admiral Villamil are not the remains of that officer, the department is endeavoring to ascertain beyond a doubt whether General Wood‘s identifi- cation was accurate. Thus far ever)“ thing goes to show that if not those of Admiral Villamil the remains are un- doubtedly those of some high Officer in the Spanish navy. The, uniform found is that of a. squadi‘on commander.‘ The handkerchief bears the initials “J. V-." and in the coat pocket was found the fleet countersign for June 26. signed by the late Captain Oviedo y Buscamento, Admiral Cerve’i'a’s chief of staff. For several months it had been ru- mored that Admiral Villamil’s body was lying in a. chair in that part of the is- land. Previous attempts to discover the remains had failed. These reports arose from the fact that a Spanish sailor who escaped from the Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Pluton had said he helped to bring a. dying Officer ashore. There was also the testimony of a Cuban boy, engaged at present on a boat at Cayc Smith, that he gave water to a Spanish officer who was tied in a chaii within a few hours after the battle. Lonrz , the pilot, 11 he kneu Admit a1 "ill'amil, says he is absolutely cc: tain as to the iden- tification General ‘Wood is also confident that the remains are those of an officer com- manding some ship. most probably the Pluton, owing to the "immediate prox- imity of the wreck of that destroyer. Captain Romero, formerly a Spanish naval officer, says the rope that was found tied about the chair is Of British manufacture, his,arg1iment being that the Furor and Piuton, both of which were built in British yards, would be fitted with such i‘ope.‘ CONDENSED DISPATCHES. The British steamship Brator strand.- ed off Cape Henry life saving station. The Republicans of Rhode Island re- nominated Governor Elisha Dyer and the other state officers. President Truesdale has completed his schedule for the inauguration of Sunday train service on the Lackawan- na railroad. report of Admiral Sampson as com? mander in chief of the north Atlantic fleet, which includes the telegrams of Admiral Schley in regard to his retro— grade movements between Cienfuegos- and Santiago, the letter of Admiral Sampson to Secretary Long pronounc- ‘ ing' Schley’s conduct “reprehensible"! the report of the board of navigating ; officers of the ships engaged in the ac— i 1 l l l i i tion with Cervera’s fleet, which shows. by means of a chart, the peculiar out— 1 ward circle described by the Brooklyn . when she came near to the Spanish ves- ‘ sels; the statement of Schley that Cap- , tain Sigsbee had told him that the" Spanish ships were'not in Santiago har- . her and Sigsbee’s denial, and the letter of Secretary Long to the senate telling of Schley’s refusal to obey e order to proceed to Santiago, with accompany— ing documents proving this and other assertions Of the navy department. It - is not probable that any charge against ‘ Schley will be made to the board, but it will be necessary for its members to go more fully into the question of Schley’s conduct than has heretofore been done. The board will have author- ity to summon before it Admiral Schley and other officers. . ' The law under which the board was appointed prescribes that its functions shall extend to the examination of com- modores promoted “in time of peace." Although the war with Spain has not been ended officially through the pro- mulgation Of the .ratlficatlons of the peace treaty, Schley's nomination was ma e undei' the authority of a law'pro- viding for the reorganization of the navy’s perSonnel on a. peace footing: and was not due in any way to the war. Many Schools and Colleges Enter. PHILADELPHIA, March 16.-—The en- tries for the intercollegiate and inter- scholastic relay races on Franklin field, University of Pennsylvania, April 29, are now all in, and they comprise a list unprecedented in the annals of Ameri- can sport both as to number and .qual- ity. All the teams of the most repre- sentative colleges and schools of the United States are included in the list. which numbers now 32 colleges and 44 preparatory schools and academics. ' Yale, Pennsylvania and Chicago will To Enforce the Bait Act. ST. JOHN’S,'N. F., March 16.—-The colonial government is fitting out the revenue cruiser Fiona. for the annual spring campaign against the supply of bait to French fishermen in Newfound- land waters. Owing to the vigorous at— titude manifested by Mr. Joseph Cham-i berlain, the imperial secretary of state for the colonies, toward French ag— giessions the bait act will be enforced more stringently than ever, and it is believed this course will have the effect of crippling the French fishing industry on the Grand banks this season. Beet Court 01 For Omaha. CHICAGO, ‘March 16. -—The court of inquiry investigating the beef contro- versy held a. short executive session yesterday afternoon and left last night for Omaha, where an inspection of the stockyards will be made. Thence the ‘members will proceed to Kansas City. It is the expectation of the court to re- turn to Chicago by Tuesday of next week, when the examination of wit- nesses will be proceeded with. Legislature Wants to Vote Again. SALT LAKE CITY, March 16,—Demn- ocrats of the house and senate have been making efforts to secure enough votes of members of both houses to re- convene the joint session of the legis- lature to vote again for United States senator. At 3:30 o'clock yesterday it had signed the agreement, Fourth Class l’ost‘musters. " WASHINGTON, March 16,—The fol. lowing fourth class postmasters have been appointed: New Jersey—Green Creek, Seth Miller, J[‘_ New Yoxk— Campbell, H. B. \Villard Pennsylvania, ——Conemaugh W. P Coulter;Leona1d David Robinson; W ooddale, Albe1t P... Clark. l ' club and will stop at Ann Arbor, meet in the one mile championship. l was reported that the necessary number - A boiler explosion on the British cruiser Terrible, from Malta to Daven— port, England, killed one man and in— jured several others. Governor Roosevelt will go to Chicago on April 8 as a guest of the Hamilton Mich, to deliver an address. John Hoffer of Buffalo fell into a pan of boiling sap in the sugar bush of Dana Green in Bennington, N. Y., and was so badly scolded that he died. Frank A. Yanderlip, assistzrtnt‘ secre— tary of the treasury. after several weeks’ serious illness at his home in lifhicago, has returned to Washington. Felt Shoo. Hands Strike. LITTLE FALLS, N. Y" 3:211‘131’1 16,—- About 61) workmen in the factory Of the Daniel Green Felt Shoe company 'at Dolgeville went on strike yesterday aft- ernoon on account of a reduction in wages ranging from 30 to 40 per cent. The strikers are the machine hands and lasters, and among them are a number of girls. The Green Shoe company was formerly owned by Alfred Dolge, the piano felt manufacturer. and in the re- organization of his industries 21. com- pany of New York and Little Falls cap- italists purchased the Green shoe plant and have since conducted it. This is the first labor trouble that has ever 00- ‘ curred in Dolgeville. The Pun-American Expresu. NEW YORK, March 16.—T11e New York Central announces a new fast train between New York and Buffalo. ' which will be put on early in May, to be called the Pan- American express. It will help to boom the Pan-Amei 1can ex- position at Buffalo. It will leave Buffa- lo every night at 8 o'clock, arriving in New York the next morning at 7:30; leave New York at 8 o’clock every even- ing and arrive in Buffalo the next morn- ' ing at 7:30. It will have sleeping cars for Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Rochester ’ and Syracuse. Pingree Reform Movement. DETROIT, March 16.—Eltweed Pom- eroy of New ark. N. 'J., has issued a. call for a social and political conference at Buffalo June 28 to July 3. Governor Pingree’s name heads the list of sign-_ ers, which includes nearly 100 promi- nent reformers. Some here construe it ' as the beginning of a Pingree move for a presidential nomination. Water Floods Coal Mine. POTTSVILLE, Pa., March 16.-—The Richardson colliery at Glen Carbon, one of the largest operations of the Phila- 1delphia and Reading Coal company, has -been forced to shut down on account of the mine being flooded as a. result of the l recent heavy thaw. The water raised l 14 feet yestei day with the pumps work- ing at their full capacity. Reformed Mission Board Meets. HARRISBURG. March 16.—— he com- missioners for the board of foreign mis- sions of the Reformed church in the United States met yesterday in this city. Officers were elected, headed by Rev. Dr. James I. Good of Reading for president. ‘ Stole Railroad Funds. ALTOONA, Pa... March 16.——Clair Beegle, aged 18, a messenger 111 the Pennsylvania railroad freight station in this city, collected $850 on freight bills at the Altoona bank yesterday and de~ camped with the monev. Makes Phil? .. 1111111 . .. Bitteis is an appetite- right. maker, and helps the flesh-builder and nerve tonic. stomach do its “01k It is the gr eat blood cleanser, medicine. in the world for the down, weak and debilitated. Best rut. H._ 'Allt E? OF NEW YORK. lH .l/llilUllll ilNS RIGHARD a. memoir, resident. 11.111111111111111...) Inding Dec. 31:9 According to the Standard of the lnSurance Department of the State of New York. IN DOME. Received for Premiums . . ’3 '. . $42,318,749 5 From all other Sources . ' . .. . . 12,687,880 9: $55,006,629 4. 1‘ BISBUESEMENTSQ To Policy-holders for Claims by Death . . To Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc. . For all other Accounts . 513,265,908 0 11,485.75! 3 19,493,379 5 _ ' $35,245,036 8 9 N _ ass-urns. United. States,Bonds and other Securities . . First Lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage ' Loans on Bonds and other Securities, Real-Estate, appraised by Insurance Superintendents $1609956’I4l 3 6895039580 9 993969619 0 at. $23,534,826.88 : Book Value . . . 20,604,649 6 Cash in Banks and Trust Companies . . . . . 11,621,377 3 Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. . . 6,434,957 1 ‘ . $277,517,325 3 LIABILITIES. Pollcly Reserves, etc., . . . . O . 233,058, 640 Contingent Guarantee Fund, . . . . . 42. 238, 684 Divisible Surplus . . . 3 . . $2,220,000 , . 1 71817-32 3 Insurance and Annuities in Force . . . $971,711,997 7 r lhave carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correc liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department. CHARLES A. PRELLER, Audito From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as none Board of Trustees ADRIAN ISEL1\ J». GEORGE S. Bowoo1.~ WILLIAM C. an'tzn \NILLIAM ROCKEFELLM JAMES N. J ARVIE UHAS D. DICKEY JB HENRY H. ROGERS JNO. W AUOHINOLOSS THEODORE MonFORD WILLIAM ' BABCOCK STUYVESANT FISH AUGUSTUS D. J DILLIABD CHARLES E. MILLER ELBRIDGE T GERRY WALTER B. GILLETTE JAMES Semen, H. WALTER W EBB - FREDERm CBOMWELL , J ULIEN '1‘. DAVIES A. N. W'ATERBOUSE CHARLES R. HENDERSON SAMUEL D. Beacons i RUFUS W. PECKHAM l l RICHARD A Mchami JAMES C. HOLDEN ' HEBMANN C. VON Pos'i WILLIAM J. SEWELL . OLIVER HABBIMAI; ROBERT OLYPHAN'I GEORGE F. BAKER. DUDLEY OLCOTT .._.... J. HOBART HERRICK WM. 3’. DIXON ROBERT A. GRANNISB GEORGE G. HAVEN t ROBERT A. GRANIS S, Vic 13- President w ALTER R. GILLETTE, Genera. Manager. RSAAC F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-Piesident DUES du-P. BREGK, Gorrespon ing Secretary w lLLlAivl J. EAST UN, Secretui y. ALBERT KLAMEOTH, Assistant 'lacretary FBEDE it] C DRUM W ELL, Treasurer; JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. JAMES TIMI’SON 2d Assistant Treasurer WILLIAM F. SANDS, Cashier. EDWARD 1’. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier - EMORY MoCLlNTOOK, Actuary. JOHN TATLOCK, JR. ., Assistant At tumy CHARLIE A, PitELLElt, Auditor. WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comp 0. C-LII‘FUitD GRETSI NGER, Assistant Auditor. HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Com J Oil“ C. ELLIOT, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies. 11‘- ) W AR!) LYMAN SHODT. General Solicitor. MEDICAL DIRECTORS: MARSH, M l)’ GRANVILLE ll WHITE. .11 D G. S. WINSTON M. D. Consulting. llet. .rollet l‘lilAS J. NICSOLS do GILBERT, Sensual Agent- ‘T b til ,9 all 32.13. . HOStettel s elf V . _ hzwsmuch' 513011111011 ggpd ii w1ll‘ Bltliel‘s ' a. 1:1: cant, meat Agent. I
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