F “witnesses, inclu '
and layer, or Inulsiana; Clark Peyton
”Wt to themndry clvilbill
. “NMMm-ysubcommitteeot
“ ‘ ' . appropriatiouuhould be
m. .' W ‘Wmcmwithpowerto
VH3, ’ 7 investigate thcltnauclslcon-
Mill lairandreportstthe opening
torpvernmutald.
wh’bflamhyawleofflltofil.
Inch 4 out. They would continue to in-
irtmurryini‘autmwm or the major-
ity. Representative Durhorrowagreedwith
,fhlsentimenbexmeeeedbyhia colleague.
,. *Ilthhla'ogtammebecarrledimttbecau-
“will have accomplished nothing beyond
, auhatltutlng the lrlends ot the World's lair
which in the place of its opponents
. at llllhasterm
Hanna's Charges.
Wmmaros, Aug. 2.-—Betore the special
' committee of the house halt a
drug Representatives
Maureen, or Tenneuee ; Bryant, of Indiana.
Who! Virginia, of the house commerce
committee; Delegate Smith, at Arizona,
‘ and Solicitor Hepburn, of the treasury,
Billed that Representative Cobb, of Ala-
hams. who‘loher at the time he mite in
the Noyes-Rockwell contest, on which occa-
Mlt is alleged by Representative Wat.
III.“ WELCobhwes int ' ted.
, I meera had previously entitled
“ We the committee that they saw Judge
_».;
Cohhdrlnh whisky out of u cup on the oc-
,. mimrelerred to and that they conaidered
mmmmnmce ol liquor. ‘
Hr. Wataon made a statement to the el-
Mfiathewu satisfied with the investi-
mo,» it had proved that his charges
true, and that he did not intend to
nakethe charge of drunkenese generally
againsttha house. but only against indi-
villain.
Approved by the I’mI-Ient.
Wasnmmox, Aug. a—The president ap-
m the joint resolution of congress ex-
W four days the provision of last
We umdry civil appropriation: also the
Whaling eight been a legal day’s work
on all public works.
Twenty Hort-11y Wounded.
Bantam, 0., Aug. u.—-i‘onr cars load-
.gl with uphtha in a wrecked freight train
ought In and the sight or the darne-
brought many bundmda or sighteeere to the
line, and then thirty tanks of gasoline,
wlflchwere in the height, exploded with
micron Tm hundred were injured
by the “platen and twenty, it is reported,
. will db.
Seniority Will Explain.
lanunroua, Aug. 2.-—Supmme Justice
m. at the Iron Hall, arrived here and
'- 5“ up with his lawyers a long time.
no I‘m to lay anything i’or publication
at One of his attorneys said for him that
bl! come with the exprem purpose of
w everything and jostilying h'n
lined the Amalgamated Scale.
Puts-nae, Aug. 2—11» that lmeak
“the iron manul’acturern of the Ma-
Wand Bhenango valleyshasoccnrred
1h AhmlO.)lron company signed the
nband'llllmenwlllaoonreturntowotk.
A Ills. la Wages.
Mano, Aug. 2.—~An agreement be-
tween the Chimp. Burlington 8: Quincy
ad the employees of the road, by which a
mu general nice in wages of em-
ployoes was granted, baa gone into eflect.
. Inspected by Grant.
wgmw cit-Fm J "at“
at t ele bat-
lu; [on Sheridan, 1:11:33: lav
hd arson-land Watevvliot (N. Y.) arsenal.
Ha found all in «about condltuin.
nay Don't IAI- the Ila-here.
Hm Conn, Aug. 2.~—F'cur hundred
.- Vaat on a little at. the New York
M and Packing ctnnpany'a worh
W anew clue! aystem which requires
the than to be numbered.
u III-l0! Hammond Dying.
We“, Aug. 1~John Hammond,
0! Bible'- theater. New
era, and recently at Loulavllle, ls drlneat
h 0y received
honorablow
..Wtalre a
I!!! Will he Ila France-Ion.
. - am a... Aug. awhivlng n um. oi
luv-a. Mud-n
In
,II
who 2.12”“ 1...:
wuacqu int-hing ac-
weapon-enactment»
not Auda- ltnrr but».
pollen
in thelctter'wrltteato
thatJudgal-rrlalathe
aadhbaiaghaldtorrun—
'7 Illa-aa- days-m Alia-e.
ill kill 0! MDWorld’a lair:
) M I in member no
em debate, and that only anal
, . theretoahall be In order. The
melt-mu: provided that the house
m lath: on its disagreement to the
‘Mlaflmd congrasutothene-
upon the lutebler resolution re-
m“, of [lunch-aid
, W adjourned that the
We! the orld'e lair approprla~
,‘trooldwutinuetopressthelrcaueeun-
alsanby limitation of law on
. mm IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, Owners and Proprietors.
J. FINKENSTEIN.
TO POSTPONE THE VOTE
A Democratic Caucus on the
Appropriation {or the Fair
DECIDE TO PUT IT Ol'l' TILL TALL
no llaorlty Threatens to Bolt and (lon-
ttnua the Deadlock—The Sundry Civil
Appropriations Extended After a flat
Wrangla In the "once.
Waenmcma, Aug. 2,-Tbe scene- in the
home were lose monotonous than (or a week
past, the debate on the resolution extend.
ing the appropriations until Aug. 4 (or cer-
tain branches of the public xervlce being at
. times quite personal. lir. Hopkins, of [ill-
nele, who is an ardent advocute of the fair
appropriation, came in for a large share of
abuse for objecting to the resolution on
Saturday, which closed the government
printing oillce and other branches of the
public service. Mr. Holman, of Indiana;
Hr. lioCreary, of Kentucky; Mr. Cum-
mings, of New York, and Mr. Mellillan. of
Tenuweoc, said the World's fair advocate.
had blocked the wheels of legislation be-
came summon was refused them.
Mr. Cummings said; ”Mr. Speak", the
wheels at the government were stopped by
the objection of the Republican member
lrom Illinois (Mr. Hopkina). It. is well that
the employees of the government now in
the gulleriea should understand that that
objection, and that alone, has stopped the
wheels of the government, and the provi-
sions of the last sundry civil bill have been
extended once. Why did not the gentle-
man object to it then! lie objects toit new
More he has his Chicago cronpier in the
public treasury and wants to rake 851104)“)
from it. The object istoloree this house
to allow this money to be taken under pres—
sure. [Applause on the Democratic aide]
“And the gentleman from Maine (Mr.
Reed) is the lieutenant o! the gentleman
from llliuois. With the ferocity of a Marat
we have seen him kick the bones of a dead
colleague from hie path for the purpoae of
trying to secure-l I'fll not any steal—this
appropriation [npplaue on the Democratic
side], and these are the men that have the
lmpndence to turn to a party which in this
home bu given thirty-three majority
against this looting of the treasury and
charge it with blocking the wheels of the
government "
Hr. Reed, of Maine; Mr. Bingham, of
Pennsylvania, end Mr. Hopkins, of Illinois,
.I ‘ J m L A m M a :0
majority were responsible for the situation
of attain. They had ohtructed the wheels
of the government by refusing to pan the
sundry civil bill. Mr. Holman and )lr.
Cummingawere charged with leading the
illibuetering, and upon the shoulders of the
filibuster": the blame must rest. The
Democratic party was responsible for legio-
Iatlon and they should maintain a quorum
here [or that purpose.
Reed Attacks Holman.
Mr. Reed mid: "Mr. Speaker, the gentle-
man from Indiana (Mr. Holman) hue aflord-
ed as an example of that unepealtable coon
age which enables him to face nullinchingly
a situation of thin kind. With a Democratic
majority of mine than no, of which he i
the titular leader, the house of rvprueeutar
tiveshss stopped the buaineeeofthhgov-
ernment, and now he is endeavorlng to
charge It upon somebody else. [laughten]
He himself h- led, lfnot overtly, covertly,
thle rebellion agahst that good government
to prevent the leghlatlon of the country
taklugm. Now let us see what that
W-
“It h legislation which has not only re-
ceived the sanction of the senate ot the
Unitedstatee, butsofarae the point com.
pkinedofhooneerued it has received its
unanimou
melatonin lung Itlaud 87v
‘.
V , "menumg l-‘lOuse’s.
lflcw AttractiOns. -- I .
Ficilily Furlruvidiug' for large Excursions.
moms DAILY IN THE PAVILIQLN.
General Manager.
lumen";
The Planet is Now Only 35,-
000,000 Miles Away.
ASTRONOIBBB OI . THE LOOKOUT.
lite Bl: “eh 'l'eleacopo Troll-Ml on the
Brilliant llaauty in Search or new
nary—rue Pia-ct May He luhabltad
and Indications or Llfa May In Found.
Ltcs Onauvaroar, Aug. a—The astrone
were here are eagerly waiting for Wednea-
day night, when Mare will be in opxmeitlou
to the sun, in order to confirm their obser-
vations made during the last month. The
planet is closer to us now than at any time
tince August fifteen yenrs ago, when Pro-
leeeot llall, oi Washington, first discovered ,
Its satellites, and it will not furnish as good
opportunities for ohervatlon again till 19W.
During July the Mount Hamilton astrouOv
more have been observing liars two hours
each night, when the planet in on the mo
rtdlsn. and they will continue tlwae observa-
tions throughout August. The highest
magnifying power practicable has been 700
diameters, the equivalent distance of the
planet being 50,000 miles. Mars is now very
low in the shy, and when on the meridian
5 only 81 dcgt. above the horizon. For
this reuon the markings are very difficult
to see, the atmmphefis disturbances being
to nest.
With the low altitude, the planet’s un-
ttendiucse. due to the atmosphere, causes
all the markings at times to disappear. The
two satellites, the two smallest objects
known in the solar oystem, are jnet visible
to an observer with thelzinch tales-rope.
when he knows exactly where to look for
them
Theyare compicuone objects in the av!»
inch telescope, and have been seen by all
visitors. The eclipses of the inner newline
in the planet’s shadow are easily observ-
able. Since the outer satellite does not
under eclipse now, It is necessary to obtain
the positions of that satellite by micromet-
rical measurements, which are made regu—
larly In order to properly determine its
orbit.
New erhI-gu Seen.
The south polar cap of Mars wna unusu-
ally hrilliant and large a month ago. but it
is rapidly diminishing in size nnd luncht-
nem. This variability o! the polar mp: has
led aatronomm to believe that they are
composed or new and ion The aouth polar
up diminishes accordingly» summer in
that hemisphere comes on, and increases
with the advent of winter. At the pn'wlll
time there are numerous dark markings
withlnthh polarcap,asifthere werelnrge
area. from which the snow had dmp
peered Theeemarkinphavenot lveonIcen
before at any obeervatory.
Theregiouon the surface known as the
locusolbbnowaeennearlyaeltap
poured through the winch tom during
the 0 Mon 0! It'll), and very difvrvut
from to appearance as shown in the draw-
ingaotfichiaparelll. The For» Javentutis
«contain 01 youth), a large, dark region
heratorora lean single. now appease double
through the large refractor.
Butmt remarkable 0! all the charred
Momma” three or more very pronu-
nent bright projection on the southwest
limb 0! Ian, visible for several nights (or
a short time each evening about three
weehago. Theywlll probably be virible
on the aoathweet limb in about two or
three week, when it in hoped to determine
more fully their character.
Apparently theao projections arise {mm
very bright regime ou the planet. “'lu'thor
theyarvhlghmounlalnsovaredne townie
otherphenotneua it in now lmpouible to
say. Up to the present time Schiapmlli'e
cauahhavanet been teen double. Draw.
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width
evening. These drawing: will dually he
.. wast-diatoaifllamap at the clove of
that-muttobawvatiens.
la the Planet lahahltcd?
Inatulghtcn the south pohr cap vary
:3: and nan-rem dark ltlrklngpl‘ere
The
aha-peeled- ol markings
luthanowcapa ha been noted not only
withthelarg-Wmutsho with the
,Barnarls-whoaemetlmesgoob
on one night a dart streak
wouldappaaracroaslhe polarcap, and then
would tollewaatparatlon,sudthen thrill:-
cfa ol the polar
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will loave South Norwulk at 10
7:30 p. to. ~
Lean BotonPoiut, lie. 11)., 1:10, 2:40, 5110,, aud0:45 p. or.
4:85 for Wilson Point only.
. SUNDAYS—Leave South Norwa‘k,10:80 a m., iazuo. 2.00, 3:30,
5:50 and 7-30 p. or.
Leave Roton Point, 11:10 8.11)., 1:10, 224’), 5.00, 0:40 and 9:00 p.m.
men-w-
Excurslon Fare, 25 Cents.
Time table subject to change without notion
A,
I
Sud '
Evétjrwuete.
Makes an every-day rouvroirna: of an
old-lilo: luxury. Pure and “In iwme.
Prepared with scnxpulous cure. Highest
award at all Put: Food Expositions. Each
package makes two large yw. Avoid
hultzttions~anll Insist on I- nice the
NONE SI'ClI n '
WELL & SOULE. SS Lit . 37 Y.
F llIAllsr
”K
eliclulu
,..—-.
ppm
___J EER"
Eicels all others. If on want the
llron'jvst, purest, and est. must on
having Williams' It is unequalled m
wholesome-nets and flavor. One bottle
of extract makes 5 gallons. Ask Tor it.
2‘:.‘.;:.;’:,‘{:::.",.3‘I:‘.:‘.1!“¥:’. tout
trial will support Ihla (him. [Wm
van—ramming“
3‘ In!
Photuguuhsl
m Hisle finished Cabinets
$2.00 per dozen.
Matilde-ah
llavl around the
am cg tiral
pan M "it" la
new! prepared to '
film M ’
It!
the Moha-
......... wiry-r.
rumour-Immanuel art-at
$2.00 PER DOZEN
The taste for waterin- Mel.
mfihfiulum
m newts-M
ma ”*3“
WEE.“ 3......“
Ill Uriel! Mich.
"8 ave lourTeeth.
. 4': \Vaehlngtou Ell.
OARNER. Photograph. “
‘- ‘ u a that. an“.
a. m., 12:30, 2.00, 3:30, and
n
rm
qua
Bring
HAVE THEM FILLED OR CROWNED.
'l'thalldwlth Id Plati A .
a rim all pull: deter-val?“ "0’
treated and anemic, lly crowned with
M
Hold, Platinum or We Crowne.
:' Artltlclal teeth on Gold, Platinum. Contlnu
‘ one Gum and Rubber Plates. and all work pcru
lagoon tlo [tallest dcglatry.‘ I h d
I (”I 0!] von 0 "‘03“ I' an
cam" 'atreth.
All work at tr. out reasonable prices.
Tenth tilled and extracted ualnIensly.
DR. F. W. DARMER.
Over Poet Dillon.
South Norwalk. Conn. 00‘ lt'
IIIIIH F F [INN
Sanitatv Plumber,
STEAM and GAS FITTEB.
JOBIIIIIGA svtcum.
Hart taken the basement under the Lib-
rsrr. Waehlngton atmt. South Knrwalk,
am filtedlt for
ALL-puns
Pill M B l N Ii
l m ttully mxlvlt a share of public Imma-
rrgu. “flatter in plumbing I haw: done for the
7- than! eleven yew, In the employ of \V. II. leek-
er .l' W! All wyrl: will have my pe-rmnnl eup-
onMun. and will be torn fly executed and
we'r-lm-llnn ,"lnranhm . It on mr-atrial.n82rn
Economy 7 "and canon!
['31:
Gasoline Stoves
And trold Heat and Expense during
the summer Season.
“.t' have the very brat make
THE MANHATTAN
IN All SIZEB.
“'lIl tulle. rook and do all the wnrk of :1
clove witlrlrali’lhc trouble and expert-no. it"
In me In this town.
Call and See Them.
ttsuuvr It gm A “OAllOII.
W.H.Meeker&.Oo.
MT’MC HALL BLOCK.
Save Money!
BY \‘ltil'l'lb'fl
F. BOYLSTDN’S
FactorI at five Nile River.
M”...__...
GREAT REDIIDTIDN
IN PHIOES.
WW
(innit vurletynl Vehwlpnlee and tile-la a
k!»- tlrau not. Mm a Ilno Itm of Doll and
Baby vvzlrrtaarna very cheap.
I" ll
DurloLPuint.
BOATING. BATHIIIO AND
snout—”mum a lumen.
.1. E. Power.
mm
" fiFt—z.
MN‘EF'W
,nu-l'
w.mlalrl'lt [Xv-
UATONEO. JEWELRY. SILVER AND
I PLATED WARE.
Have you seen the
South Humalk Souvenir Spoon?
EPWORTII lEAOIIE RING IN BOLD
AND SILVER.
Something Sew.
Special Attention laid to Repair-
ing in all its Branches.
H. S. Rood
PAYMENTS
$1 WEEKLY!
Watches. Engine Charms,
Mantel Clucksfliamonds.
TABON. JOHNSON 8: COMPANT.
2I9 Numague 81., ‘
ClTl’llALL scrum. BTOONIYTI, N. T
Time fur our gt'rmln delivered in South Sor-
vralk have given gent-ml eatisinr‘tlnn. and our
method 0! payment is highly upturn-lured. Full
information um be bad of our agent.
GUSTAV PITZER.
19 RAILROAD PLACE.
SOUTH NORWAIN CON
ALL SIZES OF
Ill
, Im
Business a Specialty.
F. M. Pierce,
Look llnx Tnl. South
NumdlkA'onp.
TlPslth‘lll’“. .Vn 7 I’ "up
port N..I-;. Soroalk.
it'll! l1
Cradduck’s
ID. ID! WASHINGTON STREET,
The People's Inlet.
ALL KINDS 0|" PRIME MEATS AND
FREE“ VEIil-Z'l'Alilrl'l'l IN Till-Ill!
SEASON.
Olive us a trial and you will luv-omen atrady
cuttomar.
Harvfhufig Prices-
6. w. omega a sun.
MERRILL
BDSINESS OOLLEDE,
"autumn, mist-l.
A lltr. Wise Institution for the urm-llrnl
training 0 vnunx men and won; mum-u fur
bnaltrene. Its tlmmuxh wor .mpevlnr rmtlv.
title. "mutilate mulpmoMmml efficient rurpa 0f
luatrnrtnvvv bnvo wnn luv it the mandamu- nt
mentahllr. Brunch" taught: limb: imr,
In .l'enmuuahlp,t'nrrwmrult-nrmn m.
but] {warming Anhlmurmlkrmnn and
“I handler. linen incentive ear. Ilml.
ante. enabled to good pie-Mime. nllmmnln
.eth. tie-ml lnr Illustrated onlaltmw. Ar .
M. A. Mllllltllllr, l'rvaltlent.
titamtortl. t ‘rmn.
MUSIC I MUSIC I
(I’IT‘INIAK and Win" Dltl'll
”an... list lwlm
:um‘mm m
“genial-immature
no tnrmealatlllmon.
mum: El?
lint-”m 'mahvemgfiumam
to?“ arming. 'l’trln Ea rare or:
' " "frills (to?) lie.
“m“
M
A.
ter 3 and'hgt ”NF
. . . r. .
venom. m‘ "mm . rm.
ml: tunnel:
m ,benlran
desiredl. lirrheetrs
e have come to stay.
unit-at unreal a
mom, . r. .
{.1 5m?
. Merit alonehas made the reputation Of
unusutur STONE.
General Contractor and Sewer ‘
OANITARY PLUMBING, OTEAAI and
M8 FITTING, TIN ROOFING,
ONEET IRON WORK
Invall branches. Agent for SOL'TllAlll) and
ROBERT“)! SI’EITIA Ul‘lliri and celebrated
MAHDNY LOW I’itlirlb'b'lll'l fiTl-JAM and
HOT WATEK BOILERS.
The illicit! line or
Stoves. Ranges 8. Healers
TIN. STEEL
uni uh" uuu
WINE“.
Special attention gin-n mJohbing. Allur-
«lers- will lie-urrutml with pmnzptitnde :uul
v-nrr. All work dune by tint—rims worhitwn
at the lowest prices.
I97 WASHINGTON 8T. BRIDGE.
SUCCESSOIK '10.". SELLET'K. til i)
The loading fish market Of the
City. is at
HUNT 8!. ZELIIFF‘S
S's-Wasmxnmx STREET-323.
“0-“
There you can always fin-l the
Erwin-5'. fish to be had. A Iiiw
in: of .4va arrives every day.
PIIHE TOMATO OATSUI’.
IMPORTED SAHDINES.
lOBSTE S
PIOKlED OISTERS.
Orders culled fllr(lllllill‘ll‘v'l‘l'l‘ll.
Wholesale and Retail Fish. (lys-
tor and Vegetable Market,
Hum—litmus
32 WASHINGTON STREET.
my‘JIt!
Some
Raise the '
Objection I
THAT flh'l‘lll'flllfiu ls VIN“ Mil."
AT ”0 HMAI.» .1 ”Ant”! 0'
t-Imrrr run- run t-anmrr
A'I’lfllil 1m auvznrutt. rule
to new not run atrotrnn
Alivtztt‘rtar. wunu Is rm;
anvamaun or scum-rune rau-
‘rtcnmuv MMPXIDI ornmnw
attractant ulnar nanoatmv
Ir ‘rtta rtmrnr. an: inn static
A'AIS 0' "RI?
J H. IIROWN,
cum waus,“
Flag Walks, .
Our!) and Butler
Put down in the best manner at
the lowest price.
unuumu,
suuumu,
‘ EXDAVATING
L' Y
nuvuuuu anus.
A Splendid Investment
uuuuuu 6 PER cm. In mun
‘0va cm.
TL» owner has placed in our
Iqaimls for Hale a limited number
of lirslu-Iuss building lots on
Quinmrd and Lincoln avenues
who \l'oodu’urd homestead) at a
wry low price. as the building
thereon will greatly increase the
vuluv of his remaining propertv.
”lily 31w need be paid in ad-
vance, the balance can t'cluaiuat
5 per cent; The party selling
this property is positive that
these lots will double in value in
three years. and to each purchas-
or will gm :1 WRITTEN «.L'Ariax-
nztzto taknthelot back at the
expiration of that time at the
purchased price and allow inter—
est at G per cent. per aunum on
the amount of cash paid thereon.
This in a reliable first class (”for
to T’lUllll' builders or investors.
«o~——
COOLIDGE & LOCKWOOO.
9 MAIN .h’l'ltlili’l'. SHRWALK,
ill:
Geo. Lockwood.
.' .Vl \I.\' h’l‘itl-Zl-ZT, :Iil‘l‘il Null“); LK
with
“m. . .lir-g.“
I’ -
{oeuvfisélrpare .35:
la 0
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3?...
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.T‘mm
ah ”acumen.
d ' Wot meow
1 anion-damm-
I g“-
anyiwvhrvalako. sum-tantru-
ara 5%: u $1.5 every.
ingl- Ian
at C ,u
all mfovtahltaltl
(arr-1m
“finer
‘ w t .. D-
t‘" outta ‘hmut’uz'ntmafioetbm
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BOWEN ”flight-ml“ ”It
SON.
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W.-
“ nun—mo aw“
infill! NINTH MW
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‘ amp: “2’11 all female Dice-era.
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mental. .... "2.: our. Egg"
can‘mmt’tolowr'anrdTMJ
Imamlnuemntmom.w
milieu in t1 arise, with In ml MN In
some, laamrr and mallpat on. - .
SM to plmant to take. lulu la
the form it! lily will! 8'
"a which. I! hill accrual". in direction. II“!
lain taller-arter- tununmt lav-a atria-la
when film at.” v be: matte-I evens
-- - mu filmsmgopthat
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