Local News.
W’alter J.‘Pegg has severed his con—
nection with the Boston store.
Miss Bessie Stanley of Main street
spent Sunday in Fairfield.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Slauson have
returned from their wedding trip.
Miss Angeline Scott spent Sunday
with her brother, John Scott of Orange,
>N. J.
Mrs. Addie Warren, late of Spring-
field, has again removed to Norwalk to
reside.
Miss Lillian B. Thomas, of New York
city, is visiting Miss Anna Bush, of
South Main street. .
Dr. Maher announced yesterday that
St. Joseph’s parish netted about 81.000
profit on the fair.
‘ Homer Jones, a commercial traveller,
spent Sunday with his brother, Levi
Jones ,of East avenue. ~
Miss Grace Frisby of Brooklyn. who
has been a guest of Miss Mary Kirby
Jennings has returned home.
Miss Anna. Horton of Goldens Bridge
N. Y., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. F. H.
Quintard of Washington street.
Mr. and Mrs. James Waring, of New-
burg, N.Y.. are guests‘of Mr. and Mrs.
letcher Pierce, of Winnipauk.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Howe of New
York, spent Sunday with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Wyman of Taylor avenue.
Mrs. Charles E. Steele and daughter
Dorothy have returned to Torriugton,
where they will spend thethe winter.
Miss Elsa Waterbury and Miss Annie
Bishop, delegates to the State W. C.
T. U. convent-ion at Willimantic re-
turned heme Saturday.
Mrs. Everslcy Childs and children
of Brooklyn, are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. George B. StJohn.
Mr. and ,M rs. Charles Rockwell of
Meriden, were guests over Sunday of
C01. and Mrs. F. St.John Lockwood.
B. P. (ledney, of the United States
torpedo boat “Winslow”, was the guest
of Chaples Reardon, of Roma Hill,Sun-
day.
This wedding of Henry I". Coleburn
of this city and Miss Ida Coley of Tiles-
ton will occur on Wednesday evening
of next week. ‘ ~
The steamer Freddie W. Decker,
Capt. Peter Docker, returned Saturday
from Bridgeport where she has been
undergoing repairs.
Dr. John Barnes and his brother
George, of Philadelphia, have return-
ed home after a short visit with Mrs.
Thomas CILa‘mhert. r
Mrs. Samuel J. Morgan of New York
and Miss Burdette of Chicago, have
been the guests of Mrs. Anna G. Hub-
. bell of Main street for a few days.
Miss Bessie M. Smith and Dwight
L W. Smith, of South Norwalk, have
been guests of their aunt, Mrs Jeffer-
son Hunt, of South street, Danbury.
Ada Waterbury of Harbor avenue,
who has been ill with typhoid fever.
for the past month and who was slight—
ly improved, has suffered a relapse.
Miss Louise M cCabe of Ashury Park
is the guest of Miss Grace M. Seymour
of West street.
Hat manufacturers predict an ex-
ceedingly good trade for the remainder
of October, basing their calculations
I from o: ders now on hand.
Mrs. M. J. Frost of New Haven has
returned home after a visit to her
daughter. Mrs. George Harris of Lowe
street. .
Ellis HoWard of New Haven has re-
turned after a. visit to his parents, Mr
and Mrs. James Howard of Washing'
ton street.
Dr. and Mrs. A. N. Clark of South
Main street have gone to Northamp-
ton, Mass, to attend the wedding of
Dr. Clark’s sister, .
The United Hatmakers of America
have been absorbed by the United Hat-
ters of North America. The United
Hatmakers of America include two dis-
tricts, New York city and Newark.
There are but nine women prisoners
at the county jail at the present time;
this, is the lowest number incarcerated
there at one time in years, it is said.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Osterbanks left on
Sunday for a drive into New York
state. Mr. Osterbanks took his shot
gun along and hopes to capture some
game.
'7 Miss Alice Stocking who has been
seriously ill of typhoid fever for
several weeks, does not improve and it
is feared she will survive but a. few
weeks. .
Miss M. Dele Wilcox who has been
visiting Mrs. Samuel Hoyt of Roton
Hill returned to” her home in Norwich
today. Mrs. Hoyt and daughter Maud
accompanied her for a visit.
A normal bible class Will be formed,
next Sunday noon, in the South Nor-
walk Congregational church, for both
men and women, under the leadership
of‘deacon Nelson Dickerman. The
class will meet in the church auditori-
um.
Miss Eliza Pardee and Miss Maud
Seafban, of Rowayton, have been visit-
ing,‘ Miss Anna Pardee, of Chestnut
Street: Next month Mr. and Mrs. John
' Schauck and Miss Pardee and .Miss
Seaman will return to their home in
~Rochester, N. Y., after a stay of four
years at Roway ton.
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UlSllBjfilWiHS.
Growers’ association was held at
Bridgeport, Tuesday, at the rooms of
the Bridgeport board of trade. The
meeting was called to order at :3 o’clock
by the president, Henry C. Rowe. The
ordinary “business of the annual meet-
ing was transacted. The association
was found to be in a. prosperous and
harmonious condition.~ The report of
the treasurer, Henry P. Stagg, showed
a large balance in the treasury.
The following officers were elected:
President, Henry C. llowe of New Ha-
ven;vice‘ president. E. Frank Lock-
wood of Cos Cob; secretary, David C.
Sanford of New Haven; treasurer,
Henry P. Stagg of Stratford. The com-
mittee on legislation: Henry C. Rowe,
New Haven; Henry J. Lewis, Bridge-
port; Stiles Judsbn, Stratford; Albert
J. Hoyt, South Nor-walk; E. Frank
Lockwood. Cos Cob; George E. Lan-
craft, New.Ha-ven; Henry. P; Stagg,
Stratford; Andrew Badel, Bridgeport;
Dav1d C. Sanford, New Haven; Alden
Solmans, South Norwalk: Charles E.
Palmer, Sound Beach; Marshall E.
Norris, Bridgeport; Dumond P. Mer-
win, Milford; Stanley H. Lowndes,
Rowayton.
Among the matters considered were
the revision of the statutes pertaining
to the oyster industry, the increase of
prices on oysters this fall owing to
their fine condition and quality and to
the great demand for them, the improv-
ed methods of catching the star-fish,"
and various other subjects of interest
to oyster growers.
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Recent Deaths.
Edwin Campbell, a batter, died at
his home on Orchard street Saturday
night, aged 59 years.
Jane Maria Mead, daughter of the
late Rev. William Cooper Mead of St.
Paul’s church, died at her home 1 on
the Green Saturday afternoon.
William L. Warren died at his home
on Academy street this morning, aged
39 years.
Robert Heifernan, an adopted son of
Martin Mulligan of this city, died in
Matteawan on Saturday.
, Chambliss-Earle.
At an informal luncheon party given
by Mrs. Robert G. Hanford at her ,
home on Sprinawood avenue, last week,
the engagement of Mrs. Harriet Wood-
ward Earle, daughter of Judge Asa B.
Woodward, and George P. Chambliss
of San Francisco, 03.1., was announced.
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Were Rescued.
The dredger Empire State which was
working in Nor-walk harbor a few
weeks ago, and which was wrecked oli’
Cape Cod last week, had on board two
Norwall.’ men, Fred Parkington and
Louis Kellogg. They were rescued.
Miss Mabel Hunt of South Main
street is visiting in Stamford.
The Methodist Christ1an Endeavor
Couvention will be held in Putnam on
Oct. 13.
Mrs. Charles E. Ferris {of Bayview'
aniline has returned from a visit in
New York.
Miss Florence Kendricks, of Spring
street, has gone to Boston to visit her
grandmother.
Mrs. C. L. Warwick, of Brooklyn, N.
Y., is visiting Miss Kate Velsor, of
Woodward avenue. .
Miss Nellie Boutwellof Ansonia is
visiting her brother, Dr. C. F. Bout-
well of Crescent Terrace.
John H. Ferris as administrator has
sold the property on South Main street
belonging to the John Ferris estate to
Henry E. Ferris.
Mrs. Frank E. Kohl and daughter
Elsie, of Brooklyn, are Visiting their
cousin, Miss Annie Bishop, "of Wash-
ington street.
Mrs. O. S. Ferry and daughter Miss
Mary Ferry of Washington, DO, have
been visiting Mrs. C. C. Betts of the
Green.
At the meeting of the Pine Ledge
‘Whist club with Mrs. J. T. Prowitt of
Elmcrest Monday, Mrs. George W.’
Cram won the. prize.
This is the open season for quail, par-
tridge and woodcock, and hunters are
going in quest of those birds daily.
Many of them report poor luck thus
far and attribute it. to the thickness of
leaves upon the trees.
Miss Louise B. Woodward, of Elm
street, acted as maid of honor at the
marriage Saturday afternoon, of W. W.
Knowles and Miss Rockwell, daughter
of Dr. A. S. Rockwell, both of New»-
York. The ceremony took place at the
bride’s summer home at Flushing, L;I.
Highway Commissioner Macd'dnald
has written a letter to the selectmen
of the towns in Connecticut informing
them that no more contracts for the im
provements of highways under public
acts will be awarded this year, on ac-
count'of the approaching winter.
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The annual meeting of‘the Oyster _
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While Samuel Ireland of South Nor-
wrik and Jerry Collins, the well
knowu hatter, who formerly lived in
town but now resides in Danbury, were
out gunning in the woods of New Fair -
field on Saturday last, Collins met with
a severe accident by the bursting of
his gun.
The two men were wa king through
the woods together when a partridge
rose and Collins leveled his shot gun at
the bird. There Was a deafening re-
port as the gun burst and Collins went
to the ground. Ireland ran to his as-
sistance, ‘and upon picking him up
found that two fingers of his left hand
had been blown off by the explosion.
The wound was bound up and Ire-
laup acconpainied Collins back to his
home in Danbury where his injuries
were attended by a physician.
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TEACH Ens WDVDRESSED.
Congressman Hill Gave an Interesting Talk on
His Western Trip.
The South Nor-walk Teachers’ Asso-
ciation held a monthly meeting Tues-
day night in the Franklin Street
Kindergarten room.
Edmund E. Crowe favored with solos
at the opening and closing of the even-
ing and was encored in each instance.
The speaker of the evening was Hon
E. J. Hill. ,
l-Ie vividly described his travels
cross the continent, the Great Ameri-
csn desert, the wonders accomplished
by irrigation andithe cities of the Cali-
fornia coast. '
He sp die of his earthquake experi-
ences in San Francisco, 0f the Yose-
mite Valley, Yellowstone Park, and
the salmon fisheries of Columbia.
The immense resources of Alaska
were especially pointed out. .
The committee on programs was
Misses .vlary Day, Lizzie Tolles, Mary
Bloomer and Mrs. Susan B. Welchn
The next meeting will be held No-
vember-14, when Mrs. T. K. Noble
will deliver an address on, “Our Na-
tional Capital.”
A CENTHlllRIAN.
Oldest Masop and Bank Man in This Country.
anniversary of he birth ' of George
Blakeman was observed yesterday in
Derby in a way befitting such a rare
event. Whistles and bells were blown
and rung at noon in his honor, and
during the day many business men who
had been associated with him during
the later years of his business life call-
ed upon him and extended their con-
gratulations.
Immediately following the blowing
of the 12 o’clock whistles all the gongs
in the town were opened wide and for
five minutes were blown with all the
power that heavy heads of steam could
give them. The church bells and the
school bells were rung vigorously and
added to the noise made in honor of
the birthday of Derby’s oldest citizen,
her centenarian.
King Hiram lodge, F. and A. M. sent
100 bridesmaid roses to thd centenarian.
He became a member of the lodge
about 1820 and his advanced age makes
it almost certain that he is the oldest
Mason in this country, if not in the
world.
The onlyinstitutlon with which Mr.
Blakeman is now connected is the
Derby Savings bank, of which he is
an incan-porator. He is unquestionably
the oldest bank incorporatOr in the
country. It has been the custom of
the bank to send him flowers each
year, and to day it sent him a basket
containing 100 beautiful bridesmaid
roses and asparagus ferns.
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Epworlh Social.
An Epworth League social was held at
the home of James C. Crowe on West
avenue Monday night. There was a
large attendance and all had a good
time. Rev. James Montgomery gave a
twenty minutes talk on the. next
month’s Sunday school lessons.
Vocal and instrumental music were
enjoyed and‘ efreshments were served.
An auction f mystery packages was
held and the idding was very lively.
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Siloon Changes.
M. Ratchford has sold his Winni-
pauk saloon to his son Thomas F. Ratch-
ford, and the. latter has applied for a
license. I ll
Isaac G. Hamillyon has sold his saloon
in Winnipauk to William Anderson of
South N orwalk, ahd Anderson has ap-
plied for a license.\
FinneganlrLynch. '
John J. Finnegan pod «jNora. Ll’DCh
were married at St. Jo: ph’s rectory
this morning by Fath‘et Maher. Ed-
ward Duffy and .Miss M ry Nevils were
the witnesses. The br e and groom
will reside at 7 Raymon street.
Rev. Mr. Everest who :occupied the
First Uougregational eh rch last Sun-
day will preach the—re ag in next Sun-
allay. 4
DERBY, Oct. ll.--'I‘hc’one”hundredth '
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Ten bases. SET”? South Norwalk
oyster fan for. .taking -oysters from
Saurra V3ckr‘iire-r were rolled absolute-
lv yes :day by Prosecuting Attorney
Light ‘f the, criminal court of Common
Pleas? ‘5 ' '
The glen were arrested last month
upon éiirrants-«issued by Grand Juror
Haux §f Westport under a town ordi-
nance «gegulatihgithe taking of oysters
in theigiver. ‘~ .1 : .-
Prosgcmin'glAttox-ney Light, after an
exami-dation of the ordinance, and also
of the'law as laid down in a. Supreme
court decision, saw that there was no
criminal action against the men. The
matter can be regulated only by civil
procedure. He accordingly nolled the
cases Which were against Albert Geib,
Bruce Byxbee,Utford W. Hyne, George
Kinsey, Frederick Lyon, \Vashington
Sharrott, James Smith, Ernest Tal-
-madge. George Talmadge and Charles
Toby. Justice ~George B.‘ Smith ’ of
Westport tried the cases originally and
imposed a fine of $1 and costs in each
case. ‘
The Westport officials made a. grave
mistake in arresting these men and 1t
w°ould not be at all surprising if sev-
eral suits for damages for false im-
prisonment grew out of it.
SEMI—ANNMFMEETING.
Kelsey Club Elects Officers and Transacts Busi-
ness.
The Kelsey Athletic club held its
semi-annual business meeting and elec-
tion of officers in its rooms at No. 1
Wall street, Tuesday night. I
There was a good attendance of mem-
bers and three new members were
voted in.
The following officers were elected:
President—George P. Hands.
Vice-President—John Henry.
Recording Secretary—-‘.\i. Delaney.
Financial Secretary-P. H. White.
Treasurer—Fred Stoots.
Sergt-at-Arms-Beruard Helfernan.
ExecutiveCommittee—Harr y Leobold,
“Benjamin Bechtel, Joseph Gormley,
Fred Steeb. Thomas O’Halloran.
Trustees—Isaac Hamilton, Harry B.
Waterbury and Dennis Kennedy.
‘At -»the_.-ne;ct-:;meetiug several . new
members will be admitted.
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Rev. Father Slocum Sick.
Reports from the bedside of the Rev.
William J. Slocum are noc as encourag-
ing as his best friends would have them.
So many friends have heard with sor-
row of his sudden illness that it be;
came necessary to spare him the task
upon his strength of speaking with
any of those who called to express
sympathy and good wishes. Few men
in this community are more widely
known than the Rev. Father Slocum.
By all he is held in high esteem, the
active friend of many a man who needs
a. friend and the modest and untiring
servant of those most in need ofl ser-
vice. Many men and women have
been made his friend by kindness,
small or great, and by his uniform
courtesy. He is a. successful priest, a
splendid American, with great love
for the stars and stripes, and there is
none that will not wish him well.—
Waterbury Globe.
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Delegates Elected.
The Union Veteran Union met in
James L’Hommedieu’s office on Wash-
ington street Monday night. W. A.
Brown and James L’Hommedieu were
elected delegates to the state conven-
tion to be held in New Haven on Oc-
tober 16th. Arrangements were made
for another target shoot.
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To Amateur Photographers.
The exhibition of Norwalk pictures
opens on October 25th. Please send a
listof’your photographs for the. exhi-
bition before October 19th, to the com-
mittee in order to have them included
in the catalogue, to Mrs. James Law-
rence Stevens, Mrs. Robert VanBuren;
E. F. Weed, committee, or to Miss
Scott, Public Library, South Norwalk.
Hospital Association Meets. '
The annual meeting of the Norwalk
Hospital Association was held in the
Norwalk club rooms Tuesday night,
B‘epbrts from the various committee
were read.
"The following directors were elected
for three years: Thomas I. Raymond,
Richard E. Golden, Dr. W. J. Tracey,
Arthur 0. Wheeler. ' '
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Beers Will Recover.
The condition of Chauncey Beers,
the Danbury merchant who shot ‘him-
self while in a fit of despondency Satur-
day evening, is improved and he will re-
cover.
_ Foreclosure Proceedings-
l Platt Price through his attorney, J.
J Walsh, has begun foreclosure pro.
deedings aganist .the Calvary Baptist
church, for possession of the church
,- ‘ llbt in Leonard street.
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DEWEY n v llllllllll.
Warmly Welcomed on Re-
turning to Native State.
SCHOOL" CHILDREN GREET won/sou;
The Admiral the Guest of Dr. Webb,
In'Whoue Private Car He Jour-
\. neyed From New York—State
Reception Tomorrow.
SHELBURNE, Vt., Oct. 11.—Away
from the bustle and wox'riment . which
have been a part of the honors so amply
paid Admiral Dewey, he passed last
night in absolute quieéude. At the mag-
rnificent country resi ence of Dr. W.
Seward Webb, at Shelburne Farms, he is
beyond the reach of carking care and
also out of touch with the life he has led
from the time he reached this continent.
More than this, he has, as he himself
expressed it, come home, and home
yearnings were stronger and more pa-'
thetic to him than the many enthusiastic
greetings he received on his journey yes-
terday from New York to the Green
Mountain State. The day was in some
respects an uneventful one for the ad-
miral, yet it was the long looked for oc-
casion—his return to his native state to
receive the honors the state will pay to
its distinguished son.
If AdmiraIDewey has lookednexpect-
antly toward ‘his visit, the people of Ver-
mont have been equally anxious to greet
him. And now he is within the shadows
of the Green mountains and at the very
edge of the waters of Champlain, and
this fact that he is really here was sig
naled on tall mountain peaks by bonfires
and electric searchlights from one end of
the state to the other. Admiral Dewey
is the guest of Dr. W. Seward Webb and
will not become the state’s guest until
tomorrow, at the capital, Montpelier. He
came here on a special train from New
York city yesterday and occupied Df.
Webb’s magnificent car, the Elsmere.
.From Troy to Rutland the time madeby
the special was record breaking, al-
though according to schedule. In the
party were the admiral and his son, Dr.
Webb, Flag Lieutenant Brumby, Gov-
ernor Smith of this state, President S. R.
Callaway of the New York Central,
President P. W. Clement of the Rutland
railroad, General Superintendent J. O.
Yeager of the TVagncr Car company,
General Passenger Agent R. T. McKee-
vér the Butlapd and General J. D.
McCu lough of Benuin’gton.
When the train pulled into this gayly
decorated hamlet and station, the vil-
lagers and folks from the surrounding
towns, even as far away as Burlington,
had made up a crowd of nearly 3,000.
The engine stopped just at the station,
so that the rear car, the Elsmere, was
abreast of a little grass plot down theI
track. When the train ceased its motion,
Admiral Dewey stood upon the rear plat-
form. From this, preceded by Dr. Webb,
he stepped upon and walked across the
lawn to wherexan open landau drawn by
two big black horses was in waiting. As
the admiral walked across the lawn Sher-
man’s hand of Burlingto played “Undei
the Edgle,” a selection do at the spe-
cial request of the admiral. As Admiral
Dewey stepped into the carriage a salute
of 17 guns-was fired from behind a-mask
of shrubbery near by, Admiral Dewey
remaining erect in the carriage, with hat
and gloves in hand, bowing and smiling
to the people around him. He was dress-
ed iu a gray cutaway suit and wore a
silk hat. Dr. Webb then handed in the
admiral’s son, who took a seat. Then
with one accord the crowd of eager peo-
ple closed in around the carriage until the
admiral looked into a sea of faces. A lit-
tle way from the carriage and for a mo-
ment lost, in the crowd was Flag Lieuten-
ant Brumby. ‘
The incident which next followed wps
the most pleasing of the day. Along the
road were drawn up about 200 school
children, each with a flag‘ and headed by
their teacher. At a signal the Children
55mg a parody on “Yankee Doodle Dan-
dy,” beginning “Yankee Dewey went to
sea.” The movement of the carriage
was so timed that it reached the end of
the line just as the chorus was ended,
and the admiral, who had stood up in
passing, bowed his acknowledgments.
The horses were then whipped up, and
the admiral was driven to Shelburne
House, at Shelburne Farms, three miles
away.
A Sword For Chadwick.
MORGANTOWN, W. Va., Oct. 11.—
VVest Virginia honored Captain French
E. Chadwick of Admiral Sampson’s flag-
ship NeW York yesterday with a demon-
stration, the like of which was not seen
before in this state. The sword presented
to Captain Chadwick is very handsome.
The blade is of the finest steel. One side
has the inscription. “Presented to Cap-
tain French E. Chadwick by the Citizens
- of the State of West Virginia.” On the
other side is a picture of the flagship New
York. All these decorations appear in
gold. The grip is made of shark skin, in-
‘twined with gold laurel. The pommel is
a massive piece of gold work decorated,
with an American bald eagle in gold re—
lief grasping a fouled anchor.
'1 Schley Going to Cape Town.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.—~Rear Ad?
miral Schley’s flagship, the cruiser Chica-
go, will start from New York to Cape
Town, South Africa, as soon as possible
after Oct. 25, when Admiral Schley will
raise his pennant. The mission of the
Chicago will be to observe as much as
she can at that {remote distance from the
Transvaal the operations between the
British and the Boers if war should oc-
cur. The cruise; Montgomery, another
of the vessels of Schley’s command, will
so also to South Africa. '
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. Naval Movements.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1}.——The Ore
son has arrived at Hongkong, where she
is to be docked. The Solace has arrived
at Mare Island. The Lancaster has
sailed from Tompkinsville, for St. Thom-
as. The Wahnetta has sailed from Nor-
folk for Port Royal. The Standish and
the Gwin have sailed from Annapolis for
Norfolk. ~
Devoured by Boga.
CHENEY, Neb., Oct. Ila—John A.
Barton, living ten miles from here, fell
into his hog pen while in a fit,'and, in
spite of the frantic efiorts of his sister,
was almost devoured by the animal. be
fore help was secured. .
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Dewey Home Fund Grown.
WASHINGTON. Oct. Ila—A contri-
bution of $500 to the Dewey home fund
has been received from ex-Senator W.
D. Washburn of Minneapolis, making
the fund to date about $50,600. _
A‘ WORDY WARFARE.
Exchange" of. Compliments Entire.
‘Mods and Fromme. " '1'
NEW ‘ YORK, Oct/ 11.--The W 1!“,
words between Register Isaac From;
Attorney Frank Moss and Chairman:
Mazet furnished the pyrotechnical tea.
.tures at yesterday’s session of the Man:
legislative committee. The trouble stuns.
cd over typewriting machines.
It Was during this discussion that'Reg-
ister Fromme said in answer to a quee-_
tion: _
“You might as well ask me if I had a
sister, and if I said no, that it I did
have, do I think she wodld like to eat
cheese.”
Chairman Manet came to the aid bf
Attorney Moss and order-ed the registe: - I
to answer the question. .
' “I have already answered the attention, . _
and I’ll not answer it again. Bayou hill
listened, you would have hcarfliiti”
Mr. Mazet said:
“This is certainly a most beautiful dis»
play of the manners of the head oft: '
city department. It is in keeping with ‘
the other heads. It is a fine exposition
of manners indeed.” ' _.
Mr. Fromme' réturned to the attack,
" telling Mr. Mazet that he (the ychair-
man) was not qualified to hold an ances-
tigation. He accused Mr. Moss of air-
ing his knowledge of law and refused to
“discuss academic questions,” .as
phrased it, winding up with the may
mation:
“Ask me about the register’s office.” i"
. “All right,” replied Mr. .Moss. “Moe
gave. the}! permit, for 'zlzheelbqotlflaphi’:
stand and the other stands will)“ .shyonv
“building?” . - 3‘ ,9.
The register replied that he did nbt
know; that his business was to registe-
deeds; that be did not understand that a.
political pull was necessary for the erec-
tion of the stands.
“That’s very nice,” said Mr. Moss. "ii
think I’ll go over there and open I
stand.”
“And I’ll take good care to. put you
out of there pretty quick,” returned the
register. "I wouldn’t have you for n
bootblack.” . .
“And I wouldn’t be associated with'
you as a bootblack or in any other as
pacify.” replied Mr. Moss.
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FOG AND CALM.
Yachts Remained at Their Moorings.
Will Try Again Tomorrow. l
NEW YORK, Oct. 11.—Hard luck con-
tinues to pursue the big single sticker!
like an avenging Nemesis. On the ting
days last week when the yachts made I:
tempts to sail light, fluky winds left the -
stranded on the course when the ti
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' -‘ This was by far the
limit expired. Yesterday a fog bank 9
vented them from even leaving t “f.
mooring buoys inside the spit of E
which forms Sandy Hook at the entr " _
to the lower bay. .
most dismal flag
of all.‘ City and bay were done up it
gray swfifhin’g cloths of impenetrable
mists when the yachtsmen jumped out of!
bed in the morning it get a look at the
weather, and there were gloom and dis-
may along the Water front. The old salts
sniffed, saw the mist wraiths and shook
‘their heads. “Nothing doing on the
ocean today,” was their trite verdict.
But the weather bureau, with its scien-
tifice meteorolo 'cal methods, had pre-
dicted fair we 'ther with freshcning
wrindSr?W9W clung y inly to the .
’ hope ”that ’fhé“'1veather bure’ 'u prognosti-
cation‘s would turn out true for once. Of
course the poor, misguided public went
like lambs to the slaughter. They back--
ed Uncle Samuel’s weather oracle anv'
put to sea. But not in such numbers tn
last week. Many of the sightseers who
witnessed the three flukes at an average
cost per fluke of from $5 to $25 had lost
their courage, and it will take a race to
restore their confidence.
Meanwhile the racers lay tied to their
big buoys inside the Horseshoe. I
'The disappointment aboard the Erin,
Thomas Lipton’s yacht, over the fail-
are of the day’s race was more pro-
.nounced than at any time during the
past, because many of those who had
come from abroad specially to see the
races are unable to remain longer and
will therefore miss the sport entirely.
Nearly 200 guests were aboard the yacht-i
yesterday when at 10:30 a. m. it was an-
nounced that no start would be made.
A Reception to Harrison.
BERLIN, Oct. 11.—Mr. Andrew D.
White, United States embassador to Ger-
many, and Mrs. \Vhite yesterday after-
noon gave a reception in honor of Gen-
eral Benjamin Harrison and Mrs. Harri-
son. The function was attended by about
200 members of the American colony.
The banquet hall was decorated with
American flags. Embassador White pre-
sented each guest to Mr. and Mrs. Har-
rison. General Harrison had an inter—
esting conversation with Mrs. Birchard,
who was present at the ceremonies at—
tending the inauguration of General Har—
rison’s grandfather as president of the
United States. '
Broom ,Corn Boonls. ,
CHARLESTON, 1115., Oct. 11.—-Theue
is great excitement in the broom com
belt of Illinois. Brush reached the cov-
eted price of $100 a ton. Three crops in
this vicinity were sold at this figure.
That the price will go still higher is the
opinion of every well informed person.
It has advanced $30 within the past ten
days, and until the manufacturers get
supplied it will g6 higher.
Fever Decreasing.
KEY WEST, Fla, Oct. 11.—-—Them
were 23 new cases of yellow fever yea-
terday and one death. The weather i
becoming slightly cooler, and the fever”.
slowly decreasing.
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'bevve'v’b ' Ciel-E‘T'Jead.
HONESDALE, . Pa., Oct. Ila—James
W. Kessler died suddenly from apbplexy.
He was 57 years of use. Dr. Kessler was
clerk for Lieutenant (now admiral)
George Dewey when the‘ latter was ex-
ecutive officer of the cruiser Mississippi
and until that ship was destroyed before
Pom Hudson, March 14; 1863. Dr. Ken-
ler was the author of numerous articleo,
on naval history. '\
Dewey’s Swot-ii my‘nb Seen. I J
W'ASHINGTON, Oct. 11.—To meet: ~
‘general demand on the part of the visit-
ors to Washington, Admiral Dewey has
consented to allow the sword presented to
him by congress to be placed on exhibit
tion in the secretary’s office at the any;
department.
Norwalk Chronicler