., E. Norton of Coventry.
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Local News. ~
Felix Burke of New York, is spend-
ing a few days in town.
Miss Lucy arling, of Stony Brook,
-is a guest of Miss S. S. Tillotson.
Rev. and 3111C. \‘V. Shelton have’
211111 (:0 home {10111 thei1 European t1ip.
M15. VVinicld Scott. of Elm sheet.
has 1etu1ned fiom 11.x1s111 to Ridge-
field. 1
Mrs. Ge1ald H. Beaid, ofGolden Hill
street, is cntc1laining he1 brothel, Mr.
Key es.
George W. Cram is moving into the
Miss Julia A. Lockwood place on East
\Vall s1 1ect.
' William B. Hawkins has sold two
houses on North Main atreet to Sarah
Rev. and Mrs. A..B. Purdy have re-
turned home after spendipg a week
Emma C. Stevens, Seymour
place.
Miss Eliza B. Smith, of Derby. spent
Sunday with Mrs. David Beers, of Fair-
field avenue.
Frederick Hodgson, of Rochester, is
visiting his brother A. A. Hodgson, of
Lowe street _ g
Joseph C. Miller, War1-.enI-’ Smith,
and Samuel N01 1is, wheeled to Ridge.
field, Sunday and called on Geoxge S.
Miller.
Miss Jessie Benedict and LeRoy
Montgomeiyare the two membeis of
the graduating class of 99 in the Over
River High school
Mrs. David H. Robinson will sail for
Liverpool on the steamship Lucania on
Saturdav June 3
N11. and Mrs. John Leslie, of Wood-
wand avenue, are. enteitainlng Mrs.
Ada Schultzen and Mrs.
Fletcher, of Brooklyn.
hits. John F.'Knap
of \‘7‘pite Plains, mi
Claia 1\l.1vde1, 01 Lynes place.
Miss Flora Traendly, ,of Brookside,
and daughter.
month with relatives.
N1 rs. John Fell of Riverside avenue,
who has been dangerously ill, is im—
pi'oving. 1
LI rs. Charles B. Merriam and daugh-
er, M rs. Lewis A. Miller, of Meriden,
are visiting relatives in this city.
Charles H. Nailer, of New York city
has leased the Carter place-in West ave-
une and will take possession June 1.
The funeral of Mrs. Ella L. Bene-
dict was held Sunday afternoon from
her late home, 29 First avenue, East
1111.211111 Mrs.
ed Monday evening from a visit to
Mrs. Worden’ s father, Heman Brun-
dage in Middle Patten, N. Y. .
Mrs. Ernest V. Haight and son, of
South Nor-walk, have been visiting
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. G.
Hoyt of Ridgefield.
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Rider, who
have been sojourning in Southern Cal-
ifornia for three years, have returned
to South Norwalk.
A special meeting of the l’orwalk
Baptist church will be held Monday
evening May 29, to consider the matter
of the rental of the pews.
Robert St. John, who is traveling
won-.1111?
guests of Miss ‘
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in New York Custom
House and "Suicided.
BORN IN NORWALK.
Was .a'Son. of Gould Selleck
.Flax Hill.
.Formerl y of
Edward Selleck,
County Clerk, and later paymaster in
the New York Custom House, commit-
formcrly Deputy
ing himselfin the head at his home,
332 West Eighty-fifth street in that
city:
He was temoved from his office in
the Custom House about two months
ago, and became very despondent over
it. He talked continually about death,
and asked his wife and some of his
f1 1ends to help put him out of the 11 ay
He seemed to want to die, but hesita-
ted 111 suicide. ,His'
razors out of sight, always made sure
that the windows were fastened and hid
husband
wife kept his
a loaded revolver which her
kept in his room.
”011 Saturday night Mr. Selleck went
to bed late, and, as was his custom
sometimes, did not get up for breakfast.
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About 1 o’clock Mrs. Selleck took some
He
ate heartily and seemed to be in better
spirits than usual. After he had eat-en
the luncheon he asked that the win—
dows be darkened and the door closed,
nap.
luncheon to him in his bedroom.
so that he might. take another
1 Mrs. ,Selleck closed the room and took
5 o-on1 to New York cit to spend a - ..
ha c b y ithe tray of QlShQS out.
A short time
afterward she and her adopted daugh-
ter heard a pistol shor. in the bedroom.
When they reached the room they
G. D. Weiden return-i
salesman for the Old Well Cigar Co., '
is spending several weeks at his home
in Danbury.
M15. Lewis Burr Jennings died Sat-
urday morning. The funeral was
held at be late residence in Greens
Farms,
o clock.
Rev. DeVVitt T. DanDoren has es-
Tuesday afternoon at 2.30.
tablished a Bible class at the Nor-walk i
Baptist church, and sessions are held .-
every ,Sunday noon. The class new
numbers about sixty members.
' A Bridgeport bicyclist was thrown
11rom his wheel on the Westport road
.unday, and severely bruised about
he face. He attempted to return
1 ome by trolley but the Tramway com-
1any’s conductor refused to take his
vheel on the car;
Jesse Hopson and family, whobave
occupied Rev. Dr. Childs” place on
'rospect avenue for several years, will
‘oon ' move into the General D. N.
Couch mansion on the same avenue.
Oneof the features at the opening of
'oton Point, Memorial Day will .be a
all game between the oystermen of
ROWayton and the South Norwalk High
‘chool team. Smythe's orchestra will
urnish music for dancing in the. pavil-
111.
Rev. and Mrs. John Cromlish, of 59
Iaple avenue, East Norwalk have ar-
ived home from a several weeks' visit
11 Germantown. The health of both
r. and Mrs. Cromlish is very good,
nd they feel somewhat benefitted by
be change the trip has given them.
The funeral of the late John Roberts
as held in St.Paul’s church, Sunday,
evs. Pond and Selleck officiating.
.‘he interment was in the churchyard.
ur Brothers’ Lodge, I. O, O. F. at-
ended the funeral in a body.
Stephen D. Merritt of the Farms,
tamford, was fined 85 in the city court
aturday for. neglecting to send his
.ephew, Wilbur Dean, 13 years old, to
311001. The case was brought into the
butt through State Truant Officer
ilesC. Potter, who has had it in hand
or the past two years,
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found that Mr. Sellcck had shot him-
self in the right side of the head with
the revolver which his wife had hidden.
Mr. Selleck Was the
Sélleck formerly of Flax Hill, and was
son of Gould
born in Norwalk
He was married, and adopted a
seventy-two years
ago.
daughter.
whenayoung ‘man and has resided
there ever since. I
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CATHOLIC CLUB.
Members of St. Mary’s Church to Presen
Shakespeare’s Well Known Play, Mid—
.summer Night’s Dream.
91‘itania,” queen of the fairies,
“Hippolyta,”queen of the Amazons,
“Hermia;” “Helma,” “Oberon,”
“Puck,” “Theseus,” and other char-
acters in Shakespeare’s Midsummer
Night’s Dream will appear in the well
known play to be given next month, on
.tbe lawu at the rear of the Catholic
club house, on West avenue.
The affair is for the benefit of St.
Mary’s parish, and Rev. J. J. Fuilong
has intrus ted the pi oductlon to the
care of Livingston Rm. sell, a diamatic
teacher of New Y01k and Danbury,
who will furnish the costumes and
other accessories.
Among those who will appear in the
cast are Miss Lillian Farrell, Miss Kit-
tie O’S ullivan, Miss Elizabeth Harkins,
MissJulia O’ Sullivan,James F.O Brien,
Edward E. Cavanagh, William Cahill,
George H. Bracken, Edward Kelly,Jr.,
Michael J. Howard, Thomas Hunt,
Frank Kelly, Edward Cahill, William
E. Sheehan and Harry Dwyer.
The fairies and the attendants on
“Theseus” and “Hippolyta” will be
impersonatcd by about thirty little boys
and girls selected from the parochial
school. The =irehearsals for the play
began last evening.
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Anson R. Benedict Dead.
Anson R. Benedict died of kidney
, trouble at the home of .his son, Wil-
liamA. Benedict, 127 Main street, at
2:30 o clock Monday mo1n1ng. aged 76
. years.
Mr. Benedict has been employed by
Lounsbqry & Soule ofStamford several
years.
He has been ill for the last six months
and was unconscious at the time of his
death.
The funeral set vices were held at 2: 30
o ’clock Wednesday afternoon, Rev.
Crowder, the .Etamford Methodist
minister officiating. Interment in
New Canaan.
forier-Dagon.
Frederick Porter of Winnipauk and -
Miss Lizzie Dagon of this city were
married in New York state-on Sunday'
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1 Mrs. Harvey Fitch has been serious-
1y ill at the home of he: daughter, on
Splingwood avenue.
Thornton Smith, of New York, who
occupied the Smith homestead on
'smith’s or Sheffield Island last summer,
is again in peasession. .. ‘ /
ted suicide Sunday afternoon by shoot-~
He went to New York city
Has ‘Been'Formed in Nur-
walk to Furnish Light
. ' and Heat.
ZNCAPITAL $60,000.
Well Known Business Men are Interested in
the Enterprise.
Agpew stock company has been or-
ganized in town, to be known as the
Norwalk Heating and Lighting com-
pany witha capital of $60,000. It is
the purpose of thenew company to sell
acetylene gas machines.
The officers of the company are as
follows:
President—Johnl Kimmey,
Vice-P11esident—V\. K. Maples,
‘ Secretary—James \V. Maples,
. reasurer—lylosesH. Glover,
General Manager—Frank 1. Jones.
The company has purchased the
JOnesPlumbing store, and will for the
present make their headquarters in
the Quintard building.
DEPUTY S'HlERIFFS.
John W. Scully Succeeds 1.3. Lyon, 11.,
in Norwalk.
On Tuesday Sheriff Sidney E. Ha“-
ley appointed the following deputies
for Fairlleld county:
John W'. Scully, Norwalk.
Peter Doolau and George Helsler,J11..
Bridgeport. ' .
Harris L. Crofut, Danbury.
Frelerick H. Judd, Bethel.
Wallace M Bulkeley, Fair-field.
James H. Fitzroy, Greenwich.
Selah'G. Blakeman. Huntington.
Orville H. Hull, Munioe.
Carlton Budgets, Newtowu."
Warren G. Allen, She1man.
Theodm e Miller, Stamf01 (1.
Charles E. Stagg, Strat. ford.
Arthur E. Plumb, Trumbull.
Fredericu Kcmper. Nestport.
The list shows only two changes,
Frederick S. Lyon. Jr., of South Nor-
walk retires and is succeeded by John
W. Scully, of the same place. Dr. N.
P. Willis Powers, of Ridgefield, is also
dropped, and as yet no one is named to
succeed him.
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A Nuisance. .
The dooryards, . porches, hallways
and ofiices about town are being litter-
ed with all kinds of patent food and
medicine, circulars and pamphlets
much to the annoyance of the owners
and occupants. There is a law govern-
ing this distribution and the police
should capture the offenders and make
an example of them.
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Death of Mrs. Beach.
Mrs. Anna Betts Merrill Beach, wife
of Frederick R. Beach of Easton, and
daughter of Edward Merrill of this
city, died in Bridgeport, Sunday, aged
it") years and 5 months. The remains
were brought to the home of her father
at 16 France street from which place
the funeral [was held Wednesday at
2 p. 1n. She leaves a husband and two
children.
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Home for Women Dedicated
Th no home for women and children
and chapel, a group of buildings erect
ed on Ponus Ridge, about two miles
from New Canaan, for Grace church,
New York, were dedicated Tuesday
afternoon with appropriate services,
the Rev. Dr. Huntington, rector of
Grace church officiating. Fully 200
members of the church were present
from New York. I
Musical Union Officers.
The Norwalk Musical Union held a.
meeting Sunday afternoon. and nomi-
nated the following officers: President,
Rufus J. Smith; vice-president, Ho ward
J. Smythe; secretary, Henry C. Smith;
treasurer, J osph W. Gorham; sergeant-
at-arms, Joseph J. Jones. The elec-
tion will be held on Sunday afternoon,
June 18.
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Dissolution of Partnership.
The plumbing firm of Phillipson &
Brown of Water street has been dis-
solved. Mr. Phillipson-will continue
the business at the old stand.
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A daughter has been bow to Mr.
and Mis. David Bliss, of Lowe stieet.
The Forresters will decorate the
graves of their dead members June 15th.
The T. A. B's. will play the Sang-
atuck’s in Saugatuck on Decoration
Day morning.
Subscription for a home for Dewey are
being received at the First National
Bank, South Norwalk.
Jarvis Murray- has been appointed as
a‘teacher in the Brookside chapel. S.
R. Weed is superindendent and Mrs.
St. John assistant superintendent;
Mrs. Bradley Hull of VVoodbury, is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hull of
VanZandt avenue; ..
. Society of the Daughtms
1.1.1.11111111111.
Their Sixth Annual Confer-
ence Held In That City.
msnnemsnto GUESTS.g
Two'Real Daughters Present and Pariic1 ipate
in the Exercises. - ‘
Four hundred members of the Con- l
necticut Society Daughters of the
American revolution, met in Stamerd
Tuesday at the semi-annual conven-l
tion of the state organization. The.
guests of honor were Mrs. Daniel Man- i
ticnal society, and two real daughters.
M15. Nancy War r en, of Stamfmd and
Mrs. Lucy M. Osbome of the Mar y
Wooster. chapter of Danbury. Mrs.
Osborne, who is 92 years old, acted as
chaplain of the meeting.
The hall was artistically draped with
the American flag at the windows and
mantels. The stage decoratiOus were
similarwith the addition of the colors
of the Stamford chapter. The morn-
ing session began at eleven o’clock and
was opened by an invocation by Mrs.
Lucy M. Osborn of the “Mary Wooster”
Chapter at Danbury. Mrs Osborne is a
true daughter of the American Revolu~
tion, and was introduced by the State
Regent, Mrs. Sara T. Kinney, who pre-
sided.
The national hymn.
was imprCSsively sung by
“The Star Spang-
led Banner,”
the famous double quartette of Bridge~
port, the audience joining enthusias-
tically in the chorus.
The address of welcome was made by
the Regent of the Stamford Chapter,
and a gracefully worded response made
by Mrs. Learned, Regent of the Faith
Trumbull Chapter. I i
The State Regent then introduced
the President General of the National
of the Ameri-
can Revolution, saying it was the first
time that she had had that honor.
The Prestdent-General Mrs. Daniel
Manning, is a very handsome and a1-
tractive woman. She was cordially
welcomed by the audience, which arose
and applauded enthusiastically.
Mrs. Manning congratulated
Stamford Chapter for being so fortu- -
mate as being the leader in the great
work done for the soldiers during the
late American-Spanish War, which
will stand as a monument to them. She
said she wrote to the Stamford Be.
gent that I for Con-
necticut.
Two pleasing solos were sung by Miss
LucyM. Marks, of Putnam. Hill chap—
ter, Greenwich, the first being a charm-
ing French song entitled, “L’Ete” and
followed by“A Little Puritan Maiden. ”
Apaper, “Religious Life in Revolution-
ary Days,” by Mrs. Eugenia L. Morris
of the Mary Clap Wooster chapter was
read by Mrs. Galen A. Carter, of Stat:-
ford.
The ladies’ double quartette rende1-
ed two delightful selections after which
a three minute talx was given by Mrs.
T. K. Noble, the president of the C01:-
necticut State Federation of 'Women’s
Clubs.
A reception was held at the cluse of
session by the President-
Daniel Manning, after
the
“there is no fear
the morning
General, M rs.
which luncheon was served in the As.
sembly Hall of the Arcade, which was
draped with flags, and the long table
from which the guests were served was
handsomely decorated with purple and
white lilacs.
The afternoon session opened at two
o’clock. The program being as fol-
lows:
Music, selected, Ladies’ Double Quar-
tette; paper: “The Connecticut Indians
in Colonial and Revolutionary Days,”
Miss Mary K. Talcott; mnsic, “Ruth
Wyllys” Chapter, Hartford; music,
Old Folks at Home”(by request) Ladies’
Double Quartette; paper: “My Grand-
mothers Sugar Bowl, ’Mrs. “7m. DB.
Cogswell, “Mary Silliman” Chapter,
Bridgeport; “The Quest” (E.
Smith), Mr. Noyes; paper: “The Pil-
grim Mothers,” Mrs. Grace B. Salis-
bury, “Mary Clap Wooster” Chapter,
New Haven; music, Twilight” (Dudley
Buck), Male Quartetteé paper: “Did
the Foremothers Laugh?” Miss Mary
E. 'Harwood, Stamford Chapter; music,-
selected, Male Quartette’; chorus,
“America.” sung by the audience.
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' \V. N. Baldwin andfamily have arriv-
ed from NewYor k city,and are occupy-
ing the J. R. Marvin residence, for the .
solo,
ning, the president general of the na- '-
' Span?” 1-;
summer.
HAVANA AFFAIRS. ~ l
Prophecy of War Denounced—01:91:
and/Implements For the Poor. I
HAVANA, May 24.—La. Union Es-
panola says editorially, "It is easy to.
see the near approach of war between
Cuba. and the United States.” La Dis-
cuslon, which denounces this sentiment .
as “absurd and malicious,” says:
“Against the statements of such ene-
mies of Cuba. are Cuban patriotism and
the determination not to delay or to en«
danger the republic by a single impru-
dence.” '
The striking dockmen are giving some
trouble, and orders have been issued to
place a military guard on' the wharfs as
a precaution against possible outbreaks. l
Nothing occurred, how eve1, out of the ,
ordinary yesterday, the strikers merely
giving vent to angry feelings without
violence.
Captain Gréble, who has been in
charge of the distribution of indigent
rations, has returned to duty with his
regi;:1ent.
Thee"- are still many deserted wives of
officers on the relief list, with
nume. (1115 children, and what to do
with them is a. problem that puzzles
the officials.
“Major General Wilson, military gov-
ernor of the Matanzas-Santa Clara de—
partment, will make an allowance of
$25,000 a month for the purchase of
oxen and implements to enable the poor
to cultivate the land and rebuild homes
in the interior of the province of Ma-
tanzas. The grant will be expended un-
der the supervision of the Commercial
club of Matanzas.
THE PEACE JUBILEE.
Washington Begins 11 Three Dayn’
Celebration Anspicionsly.
.VVASHINGTON, .May 24.—Beginning
with an imposing parade of military
and other uniformed organizations and
closing with a. display of fireworks at
night, the national capital yesterday in-
augurated a three dgys’ pea‘c’e jdbilee.
The main thoroughfares of the city and
all the public buildings are decorated
with hunting, and the, attractive pro-
gramme of parades and festivities has
drawn a large number of visitors. "With
the exception 0: a shower, which was
not of sufficient durat on to mar the oc-
casio-n, the weather was ideal, and
Washington wears its inauguration as-
pect. The parade which was the fea-
ture of the first day moved down Penn-
sylvania avenue between cheering
throngs, through the handsome court of
honor in front of the White House and
passed in review before the president
and a distinguished party of public offi-
eials.
The day opened with the boom of big
guns from the Dolphin, which anchored
off the navy yard, fired the national sa-
lu-te at sunrise, and church chimes and
hundreds of steam whistles joined in
the noisy chorus. At noon the depai t-
m1ents closed and poured their thou-
sands out to join the crowds on the
streets, and at the same hour a. salute
of 45 guns Was fired.
General Howard’s Future.
HARTFORD, May 24.—The session of
the Congregational Home Missionary
society opened very auspiciously. Ma.-
jor Genet-211.0 0. Howard, U. S. A" pre-
sided, and possibly for the last time, as
he has announced during the last few
months his intention to resign at this
meeting in order that he may devote his
whole time to the building up of Lin-
coln university_ at Cumberland Gap,
Tenn, in memory of Abraham Lincoln
and for the special benefit of the needy
population in that region, although
open to all who will come subject to
the conditions of admission. General
Howard delivered his presidential ad-
dress this morning.
Irish Prisonern Released.
.DUBLIN, May 24.——The lord lieuten-
ant of Ireland, Earl Cadoga-n, has re-
leased O’Hanlon, Mullet and James
Fitzharris, alias -“Skin the Goat,” the
last three of the Irish political prison—
ers who were sentenced to imprison—
ment for life for conspiring to murder
Lord Frederick Cavendish, chief secre-
tary for Ireland, and Mr. T. H. Burke,
permanent undersecretary for Ireland,
who were assassinated by stabbing in
Phoenix park, Dublin, May 6, 1882.
Abbey Struck by Lightning.
LONDON, May 24.—VVolbeck Abbey,
the splendid country house of the Duke
of Portland at VVorksop, in Notting-
hamshire, was struck by lightning last
evening. The bolt ripped a quantity of
leadwork from the clock tower and de-
stroyed a good deal of the glass in the
grand dining room.
For Dewey’s Home.
WASHINGTON, May 24.—The sub—
scriptions for the Dewey home fund so
far received by the national committee
amount to $3,709. Among those received
yesterday was one of $100 from Vice
President Hobart.
The Plague Increasing.
HONGKONG, May 24.—The bubonic
plague is increasing. The official re-l“
ports thus far for the month of May
show 313 cases and 254 deaths.
A Socialiit'Sffl‘ke.
WOONSOCKET, R. 1., May 24.——The
cotton weavers in Slatersville, who in-
stituted a strike because of the dis-
charge of several of their number for
the alleged reason that they were so-
cialists, have received the indelsement
of the Rhode Island district alliance of
the Socialist Labor party and theas-
surance of financial aid. Work in the
other departmentsof the mill is suffer-
ing from the stoppage of weaving, and
in a. few days all will have to be closed.
Punishing Negroel.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga., May 23.——Last
Saturday night a crowd of masked men
went to the house of Tom Linton, a ne-
gro, at Camp Creek, six miles north of
here, burst in his door with an ax and
shot him. He died shortly after. Sev-
eral negroes were whipped by white
caps that night in that vicinity, and it
is believed they intended doing likewise
with Linton, but that he opened fire on
them, and they shot in self defense.
Tom Johnson’s New Deal.
PORT CLINTON, 0., May 23.——'rom L.
Johnson, the street car magnate, has
been buying up Options on several hun-
dred acres of land near this city. It is
said that he contemplates erecting a
mammoth steel plant. In connection
With the deal the Marblehead, Port
Clinton and SOuthern railroad will be
extended as far as Tiflin and perhaps
into the coalfields.
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WORLD'S SEA POWER.
Great Navies Reins Continually Aug-
mented—Enfiland Leads. '
WASHINGTON,_ May 24. i—The first of'
the genera? information series of bul-'
letins for this year issued by the bureau
of. naval intelligence is a translation or *
a. careful y prepared paper ny Con-
lstructor Sussenguth of the German
‘ navy, which appealed recently in the
Marine Enndecha n. It ccmpxises a com-
parative sketch of the, navies of the
' world with their increases during the
|' next thlee years so far as provided for
by present appropriations.
It is stated t1.-11at the navms of the
world are profiting by the lesson of
Santiago, where the heavy battleships
brought about the destruction of the
Spanish fleet,a11d ale building battle-
ships of 12, 000 to 15, 000 tons displace-
ment. Another lesson that the German
° constructor draws from the Spanish-
Ameriean war as well as from the fight.-
on the Yalu is the worthlessness 0f the
unprotected ship in battle. Japan is the
only country which is new building ves-
sels of this class.
One of thé most remarkable state-
ments of the writer is the fa anh eon-
fession that England on the compleufi“
of ships now under construction for her
navy will be in a. position to meet the
combined navies of any two p191 ers g
the world. It is also stated {hail rig-
land has under construction and to be
completed in the next three years v‘es-~
sels that alone will be more than equal:
to the total German navy as it Willi
stand at the end of 1903. A note by the=
naval intelligence bureau says that this»
English flotilla now under constructiom
will exceed the American navy, builfl'
and building, by over 100, 000 tons dol-
placement. ,
The most remarkable progress now
being made by any naval power is by
Japan. She will have a. navy when her
present programme of construction is
completed that will :outclass any flotilla.
that can be put in‘ eastern waters by
any power except England.
A QUIET SESSION.“
Presbyterian. Do Much Bushnell.
The McGiflert Case Soon.
~MINNEAPOLIS, May 24.—This was a.
quiet day with the Presbyterian gener-
al assembly. It transacted a' deal or
routine business without any friction
and adjourned early in the afternoon to
view the Minneapolis suburban lakes,
and Minnehaha. falls.
The McGiffert case and the Peoria
overture will soon come before the as-
sembly. In the McGiffert matter the
committee on bills and overtures is con-
sidering two reports, and it is likely
that they will be presented as majority
and minority reports. One is underStOoid
to favor a'committe‘e to wait on Dr. m-
Giffert and invite him to recast his thél;
'olo-gy on Presbyterian lines or else have
the kindness to resign without further
discussion. The other, it is said, is along
sterner lines and looks to Dr. McGif-
fert’s involuntary withdrawal from the
church at the earliest possible date.
But the New-York presbytery wants no
moie heresy trials. The Peoria overture
has a. strong backing and is expected to
bring out an exciting debate.
Gladys I‘anlis Weds.
NEW YORK, May2 L—Miss Margaret
Anna. Bird, known. on the stage as
Gladys VValIis, and Samuel Insull, pres-
ident of the Chicago Edison company,
were married in this city Monday by
the Rev. James Millard Phrylputt. It is
understood that Miss Wallis and Mr.
Insull met first about two years ago in
this city, and they became engaged
very soon afterward. They kept their
plans a secret, however, even from their
intimate friends, but it was generally 1
knovm in the Crane company that Miss
Wallis intended sooner or later to mar-
ry and leave the stage. The news of
her quiet marriage will be a decided
surprise even to those who :now her
best among her professional acquaint-
antes.
Buflalo Strike Ended.
BUFFALO. May 24.-—The grain shov-
elers’ strike has been declared off, and
the men have begun work. The obsta-
cles which prevented a settlement be-
fore were removed when Contractor
Conners signed an agreement regarding
the appointment of boss shovelers and
the admission to the new union of such
of his men as were in good standing in
the old union at the beginning of the.
st1ike. The men will get higher pay,
and they gain various other advan—
tages. There will be practical super-
vision of dock labor by 'Bishop Quigley.
Bank {tabbed In Daylight.
MONTREAL, May 24.—Bank robber-1.
ies are becoming alarmingly frequent in ’
Canada. Another was committed yes-
terday. Three strangers entered the
savings department of the Merchants’
Bank of Canada. and While one of them
engaged the teller in conversation an-
other sneaked behind the counter and
got $3,500 in bills. The thieves escaped
before the iobbery was discovered, and
no clew has been obtaiped.
Child Kidnhpea.
NEW’ YORK. May 23.—-Baby Marion,
the child of Arthur W'. Clark of 159 East
Sixty-fifth street, was stolen Sunday
in Central park. The child was either
stolen by its nurse according to a care- '
bully laid plot or the nurse was stolen
with it. The police‘from the Bronx to
Sheepshead Bay are hunting the baby
and the thieves high and low. The
neighborhood of Battle row, where the
,only trace of it was found and lost, has
.een canvassed yesterday and thrOugh-
out the night without result,- and the
search, is yet kept up. The motive at
the crime is shrouded in mystery.
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Dr. Moise Vautler, president of. the
Swiss council, is dead at Geneva.
Mrs. Emma L. French, wife of one of
the best known architects of Cleveland.-
committed suicide.
The Indiana state supreme court has
decided that the statute prohibiting
Sunday baseball is valid.
The federal court has given the Pull-
man company fiVe years in which to
dispose of its outside holdings.
Nine men were buried under a falling
wall at 126 and 128 Tlest Eleventh
street, New'York. Two may die.
Fourteen persons were drowned by
the capslzing of a. ferryboat on the
Danube near Straublng, Bavaria,
'Wllliam Coleman, a. silver teller in’
the Chicago submeaaury, was arrested,
charged with stealing’ailver- {rem bags.
Seven nes‘roes were lynched near Ea-
glé Pass, N. M. Three were hanged
and {Our were shot while try1n¢ to en-
cape.
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Norwalk Chronicler