men
He Offered $1,000 {or the Mne-
der of His Sister.
Bill IS STILL AHVB. HOWEVER.
nu. Ovartarea wm lanai to l’etiee on.
ears instead a! mans. and la is It
Jail—Ilia Proposal VH9- In!“
to Bear of Ii.
mensrsa, Mani. lay li—Binelina ll.
whale murder in mid tobavah—
phnnedby her brother, latherW. Helm
waasscenbyam yaw-day,
entire ignoraaoeof
and she profound
matter. She was greatly shaded at the
tidinu She mil dla had had no quarrel
witththermnd could imagine an motive
forsudiadeed.
in December last Holman‘s father died
leavingpropertyvaluedat $25.0“),andlfini
EmelimBHohnanwasappointedexecuttix
Luther W. llolmanwastobeallowed thense
ammo. liiua Emelinewas keepingeom-
pany with a gentleman, and Mr. Holman
Wit-«lambs,» he says, that the two
wouldluemarried, and the pmpertyhft by
hi father squandered. To prevent this he
eonoeivedtbeidea of either murdering hb
Iisterhiinself or getting someonetodoao.
Hecwhlnotnwvehimeelftodothedeed.
Holman's wife and live children live in
Gddenstreehthiscity’. handout“,
man,the wife,heard tla alleged plotwith
unbounded surprise. She said her husband
lefthome last MondaytogotoBoaton, say.
highewould return yesterday. was
noillfeelingbetwemhimandhissieter,“
sline,and they lived togethunntil recently.
Sherbet herhushandmagoodmanmf
whomnomchthingenaldbetrnthfnllysail.
'l‘bepropertyof lions Boluumdeceased,
thefatber,wesappraisodat 811,300realand
322,000 lastherW. Holmaniileda
petitionin inaolveucyiiay 12, 1886, and re-
ceivaihhfinddiscbargebee'foffliesame
year.
Bometimesgotbepolieewereiuformedby
amanwhose nameiswithheld that Holman
had madeovertura tohimtomurder Min
Holman. Themansaidlie had an appoint-
man to meet Holman on Boston common
during the night of Iiay l, at which time
thedetsils of the caispiracywere tohear-
ranged
luspectorCollinsmf thalloston polioe.di&
guiaed himself and met Holman, who on
folded hkngivhgnmIPllof Mi:
Bolman,plam of thehous,etc., to the in-
spectorinorderthat thereahmldbenom
mks made in committing the crime, and
alluring him 81,000for doing thejob. lie
midaneasywaytokillherwould batonm
adarnlngneedleintoherheart.
Another meetingwas then arranged,and
Holman was met Thinsday night by In-
Collinsand onghton, bothin dis-
WM he again told his plan. 'l‘hein-
spectcrsarrested himwhui he had finished
hisstory.
The minderwas tohave beeneoinmitted
lastnighi.
Be is Now a Full fledged Marshal.
BosrosJiayi—BMEB. Inveringhas
received his oommilion as United States
marshal, and filed hisbondfor .9900 in the
UnltedStatadistrict court. His honking:
areJ. EancnotGloucmtsr;A.A.Mowes-,
of Lynn, and William Taylor, of Boston.
Mr. Loveringwilltaketheoathofoflioo
next'i'uesday.
The Newspapers Won, of Course.
Immoral Y., May-5—Thejuryinthe grea
$10, on libelcasooi Charhs li. Nichols against
W E. Tuttle, city editor of The Journal and
Weed 8: Knickerbocker, of The Syracuse
Times, after an all night union brought in
a verdict for thedefendants of noeause of
action. The case attracted considerable at-
tention.
. They Fear no “as Killed Himself.
Daxnvni', Conn, May sir—Elliott G. Kelly,
amour singerandinelnber of theY. Iii. C. A.
of Brooklyn, disappeaied from his place of
business in New York Saturday and has not
been seen since Monday, when he is known to
have been in this city. Bis relatives fear
that he has cementum
They Think Ten lie-rs Is Enough.
Srinxomw, Mam, May 5. —'l‘he .50 em-
ployesoftheCurtisdc liayobrickyards
struck yesterday fir ten hours instead of
eleven per day 'l'heywers somewhat dis—
orderlyintryingtogotthe men atWyani's
yard to join them but no serious troable
«curred.
The Disgrace Was ‘I'oo Inch for Ill-n.
Tumor, .Iiay 5.—Cbulss J. Burgers, a
well known lawyer. and 53 years, hanged
himself last night. He was one of the twelve
wrespondeuts'uithereeentsuith. D.
Williamson for divorce, andhassuilered from
deprodm of mind since the publicity of that
”MOONDENSED NEWS.
Whig, injailat Scrantoml’a, In
Ill-rm. hanged himself in his cell.
Bx—ChiefofPolieeJohnli. Athinnof Hot
Springs. Ark, was fatally shot in a mloou
there.
'l‘wo unknown men were killed and several
badly injured at Sorento, Ma, in a railway
collision.
Pmtemor liattew Schulz, a well-known
music teacher oi Baltimore, hanged himself
in hbbedroom.
While breaking into Bolton’s m, at M
rilln,N. Y. Falward Morrison, of Pittsburg,
one of theburglars, was filled with buckshot
and captured.
Gold has been dimovered at Festlniog,
North Wales, easys yielding ilve moms to
the tea
'nuojnryin the trial of Andrews. Ford
atllisisoruN. Y., furtheinnrderofhiswiro,
to 39.,“va yuwWoA-flr
Mun; ‘muer ouscusnouu.
suuwmamnmanawi
lath-Beale.
Wmmoros, llsy a—Jl‘he house spent
imatofyestndaylllmthatsrilfll
llr. CuwfldWMopmae-lthebm.
Hohwredthsmtinsmal oiuhedutyon
liganwluich wmld take at leastilot tat
tron melood of every W a! this
country. Howltmtheblll her-auxin itdid
aotmldafiwanymlnantialdeflramm
llr. Wifeboasudmuvmm
tough to suit him (‘oath' iron ore and aunt
should be placed on the free list.
Hr. Gnenther, of Wisconsin, said Repair
lull generally favored the abolition of th
We Mend oiiapiriuu usedinthesrti,
and should further reduction be m
thsthey propomd to abolish the duty on sugar,
and in ordertofoster sugarprodncttwwould
pays bounty to the produmr. Hem h
favor of a revisiuiof theteriff, buthewanted
it reuleed byitsfriendsandnot its fuel. lie
favored a restoration of the wool tariif of
1567, and declared himself a firm believer in
the unit! that not only met the expcnsosd
government, but at the same time built up
and encouraged home manufactures, and de-
velopcd the inexhaustible resmmee of the
country. He argued that the tax on lumber
had been a great lueneiitto the people of Wis-
eonsimbykeepingmtcompetitiontm
Canada.
Mr. Wheeler,oi Alabama, spoke in lip-
portoftheluill, paying particular attention
tothefreewoolclausa. Hearguedthatfree
wool would furnish cheaper clothing totbe
people without injuring the sheep industry
of the country.
ANOTHER SOUTHERN RIOT-
lI'I'oops Called for to Suppress Mob Yin-
lenre—Cause of the 'I‘ron'hle.
Mosmonrnr, Ala, May o—There is con-
siderable excitement here over a reported
riot in 110me county. The governor has
received a telegram from citizens of Sandy
Ridge, bowndw munty, asking for troopto
prevent a threatened riot. The governorre-
ferred the sender of the telegramtotho
Alabama code, and shortly afterward the
governor was called upon by telegraph by
Sheri! Brimon, of Iownila county, for
hoopstoreprem mob violence. in responm
Col. Jones. of the SunniAlabama regiment,
with the Greys and Blues and Mounted
Rifles, were ordered to the scene. They left
onaspecialtrnin at ii p. m. last night.
Recently a negro named Galloway was
lyncheilnearSandy Ridgeforthe murderof
a white man named Gresham, and it is sup-
posed the prfient trouble grows out of that
A mmpwtfrom Sandy Ridge says a pose
of whites and about 150 mounted and armed
negroescame into conflict yesterday after-
noon. Sevtal white men were slightly
wounded. Somenegroesare reported killed
andwounded. The negroes were tempora-
rily dispersed.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.
A ‘I'errlble Dynamite Explealon In an
Italian Tunnel.
Ron, May inc-An anul disaster occurred
in a tunnel at Maine yesterday.
The tunnel was in process of construction.
Four hundred men were at work inside the
long, narrowanddarkexcavationandmthe
shafts. Suddenly there wm an explosion of
gas, which by wacussion exploded a package
of dynamite.
The cliect was terrible. Workman all
along the tunnel were killed by scores. Th.
number of the dead is not yet known, no
t is the confusion and so ditlicnlt is it to
penetrate the tunnel on account of the foul
an:
Many of the victims who were not killed
outright died from suiiocatioii
There is great wailing and anguish in Mes-
sina over the calamity. Thomnud»: are wait-
ing around the mouth of the tunnel in an
agony of suvpcnse.
A Pension Swindler Arrested.
\l'asnismox, May 5.-~llobert M. 'l‘bomp
son, formerly of Pnnly, Tenn, was arrested
Thursday near Goldsboro, N. (1, by Special
Examiner Roome, oi the pension bureau.
Thompson was tried and convicted in May,
1&5, at Memphis, Tenn, upon a charge of
withholding $1,846 of pension money from
theminorsof Thomas McCall, whose guardian
he was. Before sentence was imposed Thomp
sou nbsconded Since then be has been on
gaged' in business in this city and New Y ork,
and when arrested was working his way
math, engaged in the saleof mining stocks of
silver mines in Idaho. He was taken before .
the United Status commisiioner at Goldshoro,
N. C, Thursday, and thence brought to this
city. Yesterday morning hen-as arraigned
before United States Commiauioner Bundy,
andafter ahearingwasaenttojuil.
Illa Melancholy Ended In Suicide.
Ban'rnloaa, llay til—Thomas G. Wodlord,
chiefclcrklnthostatocomptroller’s oflioeat
Annapolis. «remitted suicide It“ nfltat
.nll'nlllll'lmlll this city. tholtmd
hdheenrashneholyforfluepadfewwaska
Attheni'gtfltrequestofft'isndswhothought
aehaugewoululdohiungood,» lithosp-
0lis yesterday afternoon in company with
his uncle for a visit to hisnativehomein
Somerset county. They engaged rooms at
Barnum’s forthe night, intending to leave
Baltimore on the steamer today. A few
minutes after 0 o’clock theunclewentinto
hisn‘ephew'srooiaand found him lying on
theiloorwitharasorinbishand arsladeep
gaahintheleftsideof the neck. Hr. Wool-
helddiedanhourleter. The suicide wasls
years old, Was unmarrueiLandhsdheen chief
ekrk foreighteenyeara
One of the laaseua Iex Sisters Arrested.
Nsw Yell, May d-Kate l-‘ox Jenckin,
oneofthenoted Foxsisten, was holdinm
hall in the Harlem police court for trial on a
ehargeofneglecting her two children, aged
respectively l3and 13 years. She has occu-
pisdacomfortable flat at No. 158 East
Eighty-fourth street for the past twomonths.
by mmnmunmiano aaanoss there. Then
,...w
i'VZli-e
’asthaaash.
eouldnothnvs proven very profitable,asshe
didwhatotherwork she could when sober.
Bhehasbeendrlnkinglieavily of late. The
boysweresenttotheJavenileasylnm
The Treasury Chane-sen.
Wasnisorox, lay a—un Charlotte
MW oi ihsWomn'slndm
mappearedhdoretheunatecommlttee
oneducationandleborandprsl’orredaaerles
oi charges agslint the chief clerk of the
My t. Mrs. Smith charged
thattheinethods of dealing withlhe char-
woinonof thatdepartlnent werenot only
molar. but also illegal Thecommittee
tomb-it a amu- reportoe the
to prohilulttbeanploymentoi aliens on
publichsildtspaadethsrpohlleworka
Mormoni‘merleanllatloas.
w ,liaya—lheooafereeaou
Mung , "flamers“
«w '5‘." w
2
\flu‘
...., , 7 ”3.11.3". .
wtbe injnriunW totha,
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HP MEMO ”0'11
____.
Rois-yum Station. Cross Iheliark walk five minutes. Only live minute's ride from South Norwsik on arr-five rents fare. You will find one hundred
choicebuihling lots. all 50le fuel, at [sites within every once mane. ('ottagenlailhllng. Sim-ts being opened. Now is the time to buy and build, for
prices mnat advance as improvement; continue. The coming suburb of Norwalk. We will contract for you to build at lowest figures. Every person their
own landlord and property owneron onr plan. Plans and culsof over one hundred styles of modern cottaga at surprisingly low figures. Cali ll
our oiilee on themeiniees and inspect the property and see who: an iv done onsn eeononiueal scale in the way of owning your own home, or address,
THORNTON 1]. SMITH,
Lenox Hill Building Company.
. BOWAY ',l‘0N CONN,
American Investment Co.
Equitable Life Insurance Co.
l‘sr-ers bean and Trust C o.
Jarris-Ceaklia Mortgage Trust Co.
Fife, ”[0, Annie-ts Old Ph‘e Gil”
Insurance.
rat Lois a nouns-ix. Agil-
Cites! Busted insurance Agency, Smith horwalk.
onn
B. F Stevens,
MUSIC HALL BLOCK.
We have just received a new lot of
REFRIGERATOBS
that we an: ailing: low.
Our fillet. Maracaibo l‘olfec is fine,;,
try it.
A full iim of
FRUITS,
BAN ANAS,
DATES,
ORANG E‘,
Crystalized rigs, the.1
We always have on hand
calcium;-
l‘llliA AMERY BU'I‘TFli
from the List (.‘icimtrv in the Shit. . in 1 lb, i’nnis.
99 Main St.
Halal, Bailuuul Bu
WOOD HANTELS.
DOORS.
SASH, MINDS,
HARD WOOD WORK.
0, ALL KINDS.
“mini
,
Large Stock of Columns
for Trimming
.. ... -M ....,--
Plate and Sheet Glass.
Steam Sawing, l’lnniuug,
and Turning.
Lumber Yard between railroad and carriage
Hill at font of liaruluall Street.
South Norwalk, Conn.
Hatch, Bailey & Bu.
1‘. H. NASH&BRO
have a lull line of
Hillil Flilllillll! [illlllli
Toilet Sets,
Fancy Glass Ware,
De vomited Goods
In great variety. ,-
flualuus. Riliil all films.
_Work in mu
Million”.
Price. 1-W-
«:0
FL___I‘ 618311111! Pail]
< AND
Pailllfl Walls
i‘FOl C- leaning ”Glass, Sili or
or Crockery.
- am
[For Removing Grease or Stain
from Carpets.
-—-—-ow-————
El lnLaumlr-y and Ball
l
f
i C_l_i__:___AMPlON
Only We a Bottle at
Bubble lcnmstuuk’s
SWAN do BUSHNELL.
immoral
TAYLOR 8L GOLDEN,
R r Real Estate and Insurance Agts.
UWashington St, South Norwalk, Conn.
FINEST llNE
_._0[P.__
NEGKWEAR _
Elli Sill] ill TflWll
Davis
lTA‘l 3:03,
Si"? Til NORWALIs, (‘1‘.
Jo Pi ‘Mkweno
1 James ill-it, Water tit.
Wholesales“ Retail Dmic. '5 in
Manufacturers’ and Painters’ Supplies ‘
Ship Cliandlei s.
30‘! Water St.. foot of ltnnk.
BRIDGEI‘ORT. ('1’.
. Ash Spruce. and Spoon- Oars t‘ wires souls 'I‘iriisH
, Nets. flagsorallnations
j Bwrythingueeded shouts lloa', Steamer or l‘ail
inn \ creel
Dimer Tongs. shovels. Elmore. Forks. Manilla.
lemp, and Wire Hopes. Links Rings and
Dredge bag Bopc. ctpcchlly p: epared for the
oysterbasinw
Waste Packing Gaskrir Oils and everything
neededhykngineeis. on wsierorlsnd.
Careful attention to mail orders.
A.S.FERRIS,
JEWELER.
Watches, Jewelry. Silverware.
l-‘ine Watch repairing a Specialty.
Spectacles and Eye Classes. 3
norm ii. Fenian '
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in all kinds of
L'lllL AND W001]
Brick, Limo. Cement.
Blue Stone. Etc.
Lelilglu, lmeliuinuuiinn, Locust
Mountain. Franklin. and
lil’ Iliesluurro (unis.
ally
luau! fur RUBBER Pm '1‘
Yard that of Washington .nul Mar.
N Rillflulu
Min
GILBERT I! FITCH,
shall aim is. liraim cuilin
Ilnu. Stun
”a“.-- ”A .
' tolstihrall census.
.1...
. agencyofoneoft
NOI'WDIR, ' Conn.
Br; n: unable to manufacture
HARNESS
Tuconiparewtihl ea 1 have taken the
oldest a largestestsblish—
merits in the mate for the sale of
'Hill‘liufsa‘, Saddles, Halters. Sur-
cingles. Collars, Sic.
Pine Harness To Order,
As usual ai ibe old stand, where I will k
for lineIr of Whips". ”Milan Chamoinfils nEet
Loni. has Genie
Andweaiepreparedtofaraishlllklnbof
Fresh and 'Salt Fish,
Oysters and Clams,
Wholesale and Retail.
CELERY
Andallkllulsof
VEGETABLES,
Florida. Oranges,
“IONS.
Canned Goods.
lmraluee’s Snow-flake and
Graham Crackers.
Pickled Oysters.
W Orders delivered at short notice.
FONT & ZELUPP.
A FULL IliNE Ill‘
Builders Hardware,
PAINTS,
{Oi|s Varnishes.
Berry Bros. Hard Oil Finish *
something new. bed he oat.
thO. QUlflg’I‘ARD,
m0 Bibi-m
Have Opened To-Day
Their Full Line of .
u u ovum: “is,
And will open their full line of
MEN’S, YOUTHS’ AND BOYS’
SPRING CLOTHING
-—~0N a -
Saturdav, Feb. 25th.
COMSTOCK BROS.
Masonic Building,
duhr
Insurance Building,
So. Norwalk. Nor‘walk.
HOUSESAND Lo‘rs
FARMS
COUNTRY—finances
FOR SALE.
INSURANCE. '
Fire. Life, Accident and Plate Glass.
1N BEST KNOWN ENGLISH AND AMERICAN COIPANIEB AT.
Real Estate and Exchange Rooms.
45 & 47 Washington Street,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
”—9.?—
TAYLOR :. c u
CARPETS !
ThelargestStocktoselectho-ofsuystnrelnthefltateat
Lowest Prlcea for Cash.
method BrussellsCarpe sou Bleeant'l‘apertryBruseelleflr.'0c, and . lleavy
lagninnilie, {mandala htni‘cwclll’nipsine the. ‘ Us *
WINDOW SHADES.
mun ity.0nsw|1n§mllers.eu with fringeécall rmdyto mg
. All m m m immig:
WALL PAPER.
mums STOCK OF NEW PA’I'I'IRNS. momentum!“ per roll. Phln Gold.
amatylumzttottcpermlL WithoutGoldJctoiOcperroll.
FURNITURE
Ootlm Sails, 18.8w AehBedroomsultnwu Walnut“ Cherry Bedroom
up. ParlorBuiIs ll?“ modding.” “up. «3.. Mat low prices Poruiers, lace “
Llamhreqnins. in fact anth tnfnrnis “ammonia ecu be fonndhero st le- thal city
prices. i‘arwedarpets udlsid by teal Wedusslaeworkasaayeityhoase.
and employ lht’ Iueni workmen in each branch of our banana. Goodsdellraledwit humans charge.
0. E. SMITH’S,
No- -' ausaile St. canard Brad. (opposite the [normals-sail manna.)
TM”. arm.
Batablished laNew York City me. Go
HOLLAND SHADE,
$3303- 12)“. CORNICB
31mm 17mm
to
manners
, It is will
2 eovereiwith
Nickel Plate
, w .
,1, It isghiile in
’ on: on.
Also
Agent for the
3. $010k?“
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E. K. Lockwoodd" Cos.
-‘Vi
I 541mm, Blate
V 9 Tie an...
Loonwbbfi an ab...
H The Buck Range.
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