:. m...” _ a»: - .‘-: ,e Aznr ‘ Truth above all things.’ Entered in the Post oflice as a Newspaper. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1899. GOOD EVENING} With men as they advance in years and reflection becomes more a habit New Year’s leaves Often grow on Christ- mas trees. If those older are prone to look at the price mark of a gift. the small boy in breaking his open may. want to get inside information. While the number 6f skeletons his the household closet may be increased these days, fortunately they are only those of the turkey. While that end of the century dispute has caused quite a. time, it is not im- portant enough to shoot this year all with one hundred-ton guns. Though it’s rumored the Boers are willing to treat for peace about the only sign they are sick of the war is their throwing up more entrenchments. While the English did not eat their Christmas dinner in Pretoria, it is some? thing that the day passed without their supplying food for powder elsewhere, Teachers, pupils and parents, of School No.114 in Brooklyn, are arous- ed over the appoinment as a teacher there of William L. Buckley, Ph. D‘. colored. There seems to be no doubt ’01- question of Mr. Buckley’s qualifaca- tions. Some of the pupils of the school are colored. A curfew ordinance for the city of Chicago is the daring hope of Colonel Alexander Hogeland, cf~Louisville, K y., who says he has aided in the passage of curfew ordinances in more than 400 towns and throughout the country. He says, too.’ that statistics“ cities show a reduction by these ordinances of 80 per cent. of the crimes committed by children under 15 years of age. The Paris police are suliiciently nonpulsed by their inability to catch automobilists who ride too fast or violate the ordinances to suggest that each machine have painted on it larg e characters—a number—so that it may be identified as it hits by. The auto- mobilists oppose this idea, as rendering their vehicles unsightly and inartistic, but it is argued against this contention that nothing can make them more un- sightly and inartistic than they art; al- ready. The pride of the New York police is ‘deeply wounded that a runaway horse, with vehicle attached, which they were unable to catch, should have been stop- ped by a wooden Indian, who, with up- lifted arm holding a bunch of wooden cigars, was doing duty in front of. a ci- gar store. The horse took to the side- walk and the lines became entangled with the Indian’s arm. The image be- ing chained to the premises, the horse was broughi to asudden stop. Democratic politicians and others of Texas are now deeply incensed at the behavior of William Jennings ,. Bryan, who, during his recent visit to Austin, where he was the guest of Judge J. A. Walker, refused himself to all callers save and except Ex-Governor Hogg.. Mr. Bryan’s behavior on a previous visit to Texas gave no indication that he would ever be so exclusive. It is remembered, however, that Mr. Hegg is the gentleman who so completely punctured the Van Wyck boom for the Presidential nomination on the Demo- cratic ticket. ' * ____\ H.-.»— Large Insurance Transfer. GALESBURG, -Ills., Doc. 29.——-By a vote of 17,997 to 76 the Covenant Mu- tunl Life association of this city has dc- cided to nmalgamate with the Northwest- ern Life Assurance company of Chicago. This is the largest insurance transfer on record, as the 28,000 members of the Covenant Mutual Life Assurance asso- ciation, whose policies aggregate $45,- 000,000, will go over to the Northwest- ern company in a body. C-‘nt His Throat on 'a. Dare. BLACKSTONE, Mass, Dec. 29.— Dared by his younger brother to show that he was not afraid to cut his throat, 4 - ' Patrick Murphy, 24 years of age, cut a .,.deep gash in his’thr'o'at while In a state, of intoxication. - Prompt medical attend- " . once saved‘hisgimmediate"death. There ,Efis aposaihility ofhil Egcovery. . r: m L Y 9- NOR W.A n-K- I I. I To- prices. Xmas Cards, dars at one- half usual Italian Capt‘in'in Hea‘fiiy Fin‘ed. BALTIMORE, Dec. 29.——Captain Rus- so of the Italian steamship Etna, 'from Poti by way of Malta, was fined $5,000 by Collector Stone yesterday for being without a bill of health from the latter port. Captain Russo explained that he had not been in. a United States port since 1887 and was not aware that a bill of health from a port of call was neces- sary. Under orders from the treasury department the extreme penalty was in- flicted. “find... -...-4d4 . ..-~- Five Men to Be Gnrroted. ' SAN J UAN, Porto Rico, Dec. 29.——The supreme court of Porto Rico at Ponce has sentenced five men to be garroted. In October, 1898, 20 men heavily armed with guns and machetes robbed a house at Yauco, province of Ponce, and mur- dered a man named Prudencio Mendez. They also danced around the body with his daughters, who were under compul- sion. Seven of the men were caught, but subsequently one of these escaped, and one died in jail. Pingree’s Measure Iillled. LANSING, Mich, Dec. 29.—The sen- ate has killed the Pingree joint resolution for the submission of a constitutional amendment permitting amending of the state tax laws, which had been passed by the house, by a vote of 16 to 13. The son— ate adopted a resolution to adjourn today at noon. The large number of votes against the proposition was a surprise. Shipping Damaged by Storm. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 29.,——There is no abatement in the force of the gale which has 'been raging for hours. The Dominion line steamer New England, from Boston for Liverpool. was unable to land her mails. Several barges have foundered in Queenstown harbor. and club is half wrecked. 01d Bank Absorbed. PROVIDENCE. Dec. 29.——The Roger Williams National bank has been absbrb- ed by the Industrial Trust company, the former having practically accepted the latter’s offer of $82 per share for the stock. The bank has been in existence for. nearly a century. Moonshlner Captured. SCRANTON, Pa., Dec. 29.-—§‘rank Manley, the alleged moonshiner whose still was unearthed in Pike county last week, has been captured at Browntown, Luzerne county, ,and lodged iii the Locka- wauna jail to‘await trial in Philadelphia. Font Mysterious Deaths. MELROSE, Mass, Dec. 29.—Four deaths in this city, since Monday night have caused an investigation \by the po- lice and strengthened the belief that a number of persons were poisoned" 'by drinking wood alcohol Christmas night. Canadian Parliament to Meet.. OTTAWA, Dec. 29.—-At a cabinet meeting held here it was decided to, sum- Inon parliament. aThe date was not given out, but it will be. about' thé last of Jan- uary or the first .iveek in February. -, Laure Shlpmenln of Cold. . f I- -. ,an YORK... Dec. cog—fissipmentsfior é 39‘1“)" aggregated $2,750,000 ‘Lold to Europe by the 'stcamship: sailing LE RANGE _ -8 ‘ Beginning _ ALL REMNANTS—Brokén Lots of Ho- siery, Gloves, Handkerchiefs, Notions, Fan- cy Goods, Ladies’ WaiSts, Wrappers,‘House Sacks, Flannel Gowns, Aprons and Petti- coats, will be Offered at greatly reduced _ the clubhouse of the Royal Cork Yacht l . gerin'g his gold pieces. jpzfo’re goingto sleep"; “ x, , 1J3' OI'I'OW. Booklets and Calen- price‘s. V New England Thrill. The New England woman had been telling how much money she had made during the summer in eggs. Some one expressed his surprise that she could do that and have a houseful -Of summer boarders besides. “How did you man- age? ' he said. “That was easy enough,” she roplied. “I just sent all those fresh eggs away and sold them at 35 cents a dozen. and then went to the store and bought limercd eggs at 25 cents. 'The summer boarder doesn’t know the dif- ference.” 7 -.._,. —.___ .. - w"--. The Mollneni Tri'al. NEW YORK. Dec. 29.~—Intcnse inter est is now lent to the trial of Roland B. Molincux because of the appearance on the witness stand of Harry S. Cornish, to whom the poison which killed Mrs. Adams was sent through the mails. Cor- nish was on the stand late yesterday aft- ernoon, and his examination, which prom- ises to develop many things not yet made public, will probably continue for several days, with interruptions here and there for other witnesses. Cornish told of the receipt by him of the famous silver hold- er and bottle of poison, and be reviewed . i, the story of Mrs. Adams’ death'by the supposed “bromo seltzer” which'hc had administered to her when she was ill. _’_‘o.-~—~~ Postmanters Appointed. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—-The fol- lowing fourth class postmastcrs have been appointed: Pennsylvania—Darling, J. IV. Darlington; Harrisonvillc, L. I. Dishong; Kasson Brook, E. E. Harding; Mattawana, J. H. Lefford. New York—m Alfred Station, D. A. Smith: East Camp- bell, E. F. Dunklee; Knox, Milo Fairlee; Minishink, J. M. Moore. GEM ruins firdii‘r snm'r. How Plocky Pete McDonald, of the Klondike, Amused Jilin-elf In a Seattle'nonpltul. ' Pete McDonald, a. brother of Alexan- der McDonald, the millionaire‘king- of the Klondike, left, the Seattle hospital , a few weeks ago,’h'aving been there nine weeks with a broken leg! Pete McDon- ald, though not 50 well-known as his brother, is rich, nevertheless, and when he visited Portland last winter he Spread his money freely, as befits a generous Klondiker. says the Seattle News. _ . At the hespital beside Pete’s bed, on a stand. was some $300 in $20 gold pieces. With these be amused himself, stacking them up and building little heaps to while away the time. - For hours he Wonld lie there. lovingly fin- But the funniest feature of it all was the‘fact, that Pete insisted on wearing a $500 diamond in the bosom of his night shirt. The diamond was as'big as the, end of‘one’s thumb, and its glittering rays seemed to comfortPete as he toyed .,With~ it in hi‘sf‘hoursvof "pain‘.-' Every flight ,theAmillioniairei mould ”fasten the diamond in theibps‘oin howls-night shirt A THE G 0 are a few. , spire us to still greater endeavor. JR , . ‘i - Read these Prices. Goods not advertised are sold just as cheap. The bounding success of our daily offerings, the pOpulargrespdnses accorded them, in Itmaterializes in mapybargains of which the following: a GOLD MEDAL FLOUR. inmous- wurranosa 'rLouR, ............... 4. FAMOUS ELGIN CREAMERV BUTTER. 3 lb. crock New Jelly. . . 15c 1 1b. can Plum Pudnino. ......... . 9c 3 lb. box of Starch ................ 12c 3 lb. can fancy,White Cherries. . . . 170 1} lb. can Armour’s Potted Tongue 70 l lb. can Sardines in tomato sauce 6c 2 lb. can fancy Full Cream Cheese. 25c 3 lb. can Pork and Beans .......... 7c ....-..54c bag, $4.253» With one "pound of Colfee, beans or ground, at 25c, 27c, 30c and 32c per lb. or 1-2 lb. best Tea, or 1-2 lb. ' Lynch’s Snowflake Baking Powder,a beautiful CHINA CUP and SAUCER, or your choice of 100,, other difierent articles. ' an Ibs. cannon-ran SUGAR at Refiners’aprices. 1 qt. bottle fancy Table Syrup. . . . 1( 1qtbo'ttleSaladOil............... 1: 1 pt. bottle Worcestershire Sauce . . k 1 pt. bottle strong Ammonia 4 cans Golden Pumpkin. . . . . . . . . 2‘ New Evaporated Peaches. . . . . .lb. 1: 3 lb. pkge. None Such Mince Meat 25 1:29 1-1.0.PancakeFlour............... !‘ " f c ooh... ‘ , H 19' Main Street, Norw'alk. THE BALANCE OF OUR CHRISTMAS GOODS WILL BE DISPOSED OF REGARDLESS OF COST. P. J. LYNCH c 118 Washington Street, South Norwalk. TELEPHONE 188-4. BIG 5 ORE. u. NORWALK and TWO STORES } SOUTH N ORWALK. Small Supply of Wool. BOSTON. -Dec. 28.—Thc American \Vnnl and Cotton Reporter made public today its annual review of the wool mar- ket. It estimates the total supply oi wool in the Unit -Il States at. the close of .110 year. exclusive of monufacturérs’ holdings, at 157.35.28.87!) pounds against 319,033,853 :1 your air”- ii..~' in Huston. “rewllkll. Frank S. Monnott. :‘Hv no}. 3 -.u n! of Ohio, well known thmrclwm [hr "nitrdStatcs as the. uncomp ,...,i,,:,,._. ry'wmc-nt of trusts, made an intmosiTng rt"? vss before the Twentieth Century cluie last evening in the hall of Boston University Law school on.“The Abdication of Sovereignty.” :vzvl .. . p 'BUS'IUA. 12w .Brltish-Amerlcans Will Fight. ' CALUMET..Mich., Dec. 28.-—B1'itish Americans in Calumet are much wroughi up over reported arrangements for z Fenian raid of Canada, and a se -e1 meeting is reported to have been he] a! which over 100 Englishmen who still love theic mother country decided to volunteei their services in case of a Fenian raid. ~ Yankees Get Glasgow Contract. . GLASGOW, Dec. 28.—The corporation of this city has accepted the bid of a New York company for electric feeders for the Glasgow tramways at £151,000, or £10,- 000 below the lowest British ofier. , ”Academic. Principal. nee-t.- . . SYRACUSE, ',Dec.', 28.—._The fifteenth . annual heliday centerence otzthe‘ ,a‘c‘ademv, '- ,_ ic principals 0ft,“ state is inisession in -‘ ' this eity,rwit,h—about~500 educatorsjin arm - » _ , ‘ @flhncep- . $313,: ‘ . W. S. STURTEVANT, / North Main and Ann St: .. South N orwalk. /’ 'COMSTOCK BROTHERS-i? , Special sale of Men’s Trousers at $1.39. ' Masonic Building, Norwalk, Conn. HE FAIR .5; CLOAK AND-FUR s'roRE. 1’; From Maker to" A'Weare'r. / .We have to give away lots of CLOAKS anf .. "FURS for little money. ‘Stock so large you know; A teralions free .of “charge. ‘ ‘ /’ - rubel -niSt-ix Smith .. _ i
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