Sweet I
.Caporal
Little
Cigars
f for 5 cts.
SOLD BY ALL DEALERS.
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South Werwalk.
CHEAP
CASH
emcee.
Young Man
Why taken the chance of dying without inl:
surancow nl’OU OEN’l s a DAY WILL
anUiiE YOUR LIFE For 81000?
0r 0 Uente a Day Will Give You an Endow
meat of 81.00). payable to yourself if you liw.
With insurancedike everything eice,tbe best
is the cheapest.
I I INSURE IN TH
CONNECTICUT GENERAL
LIFE INSURANCE Company,
of Hartford.
8. S. L’Hommedieu.
Iii WASHINGTON ST
"0"“
Patent Msdicinss.
EIBI AIIII PLEASANT Til TAKE.
AT OUR PRICES.
III FACT. IIIIIIIZIIIJT TO TAKE,
Hood’s Sarsaparilla, ‘ .
Ayers’ Salsaparilis, . .0?
Dana’s Bamaparills, .m
‘Oaticara Resolvent, .70
Scott's Emulsion, .00
gm Specifii’: f Malone all;
- ’s or , .7
Psine’s Col Compound, .00
Brandretb’s , 12
Ahock’s Planters, .10
Bacon’s Capsice Planters, .18
Ontario. 88
02 Ilsshingtcn Street
, 'YOUR SAVINGS IN
. RELIABLE SIX PER
CENT. SECURITIES
AND ’
:éa‘
lllSll _
YOUR LIFE, HOUSE.
OR FURNITURE
raccoon rnr'
IAGENOY 0F
1 Illllllllllll SHITll,
~of fortifications, 04,87
board of ordnance and fortifications in .
IIEEIIS 0F TIIE IIITIIIII
Four Hundred Millions Asked to
Run the Government.
mnemonic soreness users.
Opening Day Was Uneven“ In Both '
Branchep-A Bill For Caba' Recent.
lion Introduced In the lie The Dem-
ocratic Minority Holds a Caucus.
Wasnirorow, Dec. 3.-—The secretary of
the treasury transmitted in congress the
estimates of appropriations required for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1897, as
furnished by the several executive depart-
ments, which aggregate ”18,001,073. The
appropriations for the present fiscal year
amounted to “12,708,264. The estimates
for the fiscal year 1807 are rcoepltuiated
by titles as follows:
Legislative establishment, 83,880,571;
executive est ilshments, 820,103,242; in-
diclal estabii Inent, 0032.020; foreign in
tercoursa. 81,640,0g8; military establish-
ment, 824,520,068; naval establishment,
527,583,075; lndian affairs, $8,750,458;
pensions. $141,884,570; public works,
$28,674,039; postal service, 85,024,770;
miscellaneous, 030,035,031; permanent
annual appropriations, $110,054,100; grand
total, 8‘118,(l0i,073.
Among the appropriations asked for by
the secretary of war are the following:
Reconstructing Rock Island bridge,
Rock Island, ills, 0300.000; construction
of, gun and mortar batteries, 01,885,000;
sites for fortifications, $250,000; tcperdoes
for harbor defense, 3100 000; armament
443; for use of
making needfnl purchases and experi-
ments and tests of most effective guns,
.armor plate, etc., 8100, 000 ;" United States
Military academy, $185,477; construction
of buildings, etc., at military posts, .1,‘
000,000; improvements in Yellowstone
National park, 830,000: Chlcknmaugaand
Chattanooga National park, 075 ,000; Shi-
loh National Military park, 875,000; Get-
tysburg park. sue, 000
Among the appropriations asked for by
the secretary of the interior are:
Needs of the Interior Department.
To meet expenses of protecting timber
on public lands, etc, $193,000; surveying
public lands, $881,580; education of chil-
dren in Alaska, 030, 000; expenses United
States courts, Indian Territory, 8310, 600;
international boundary commission be-
tween Texas and New Mexico, completing
survey. 035,000; repairs to the United
States steamship Chicago, 830, 000-, to be-
giu work on new machinery for United
States steamship Atlanta, 8160, 000; trans-
portation of mails by electric and cable
cars on routes not exceeding 20 miles in
length. 0200.000.
In estimates for constructing light-
houses and light vessels are the following:
‘ Fire Island light vessel, New York,
$80,000; tender for Third lighthouse dis
, ‘trict, New York, $85,000; Staten Island
lighthouse depot, 825,000.
Among amounts asked for improve-
ments at navy yards are” lirookl n navy
yard, $245,000: League Island I'IaL y.yard
837, 580; Washington navy yard, 881, 000;
Norfolk navy yard, 17:3,? .30.
Other amounts asked for are; Modern
battery for the United States steamship
Hartford, $150,000; reserve guns for
cruisers, $500,000; naval magazine at Fort
Mifllln, Pa., 850,000; new boilers for Dol-
phin, 860,000; to commence now ma-
..chlncry to replace present engines of
‘United States steamship Hartford, “00,-
000.
, Under the head of public works among
the appropriations asked are: New York
appraisers‘ warehduse $500, 000.‘ and for
the Washington postoillcc. $375 000.
__.- ;.
Started According to Schedule.
Wasnmcrox Dec 3. —-'i‘-ho first day of
the F ifty- Jourth congress was uneventful,
littlo being done in either branch except
the swearing in of new senators in the
senate and the organization of the house
'in accordance with the canons of the ma-
jority.
Representative I inton of Michigan has
the distinction of having introduced the
first bill in the’ house of tho Fifty-fourth
congress. It is in the interest of the rail-
way postal clerks. I. ,
A resolution asking congress to recog-
nize the belligerent rights of Cuba was
oflcred in the' house by Congressman
Frank Aldrich of Chicago. It had been
adopted at a meeting of the citizens of
South Chicago. %
Aldrich made no speech, si ply putting
it in thd resolution and bill box, vs no
it will be sent by the clerk to . the r
committee when appointed.
Mr. Aldrich also introduced a bill mak-
ing ineligible as receiver of a‘corpo‘ration
engaged in interstate. commerce any per~
son who has been an oflleer or employee
of the corporation at‘any time during the
three years preceding.
The Democrats of the house consumed
more than three hours in caucus voting
upon their nominees to fill the few house
35 offices which the majority allots to the
minority. Colonel Isaac Hill of Ohio, who
has held the poeition of deputy sergeant-
at-arms in every Democratic house since
the war and of Democratic ”whip in the,
two Republican houses since 1375, was
chosen caucus oillcer. \\
There was a bitter wrangle over the two
messengerships which fall to the Demo-
crats, and the successful candidates were
Thomas Coakley, a New York Tammany
worker and a protege of Amos Cummings,
and George L Browning of Virginia,
both of whom were attached to the last
congress.
For page James English of California
was selected
The members of the Pennsylvania dele-
gation in congress have' received a circu-
la; letter from the Pennsylvania Millers’
Stilts association, the outcome of a resale?
ticn adopted at the annual meeting of the
association hold in Philadelphia in Sep-
.tember last, to make an appeal for legis-
lation that will broaden markets for
American iiour.
Bids For Government Contract.
Wnsmncron, Dec 8. -—Tbe Dupont
Powder company, the California Powder
company and the Maxim Torpedo and
Powder company were the bidders at the
war department for supplying smokeless
powder for the 3.2 inch fieldguns and the
small rifle, and all of the bids were at 01
per pound.
W‘W
Arrested For Manslaughter.
Bearer, Dacha-Jeremiah J. Reardon
was arrested here on .a charge of man.
slaughter in causing the death of John H.
30er7 in a berrocm row at Portland, Me.,
cpt.7 .
Putnam's Mayor-fly Election. .
Person, Conn. Dee. ii. --L. E. Smith
glam.) was elected prayer“. of this city by
.. . " t1 overturninths liepablican
The loterlous Ila-k 'l'hie! 'l‘eIls of the
~ Ladies! lire-t Jail Delivery.
NEW YORK. lice. ii.-'l‘hc trial of Shorlil
Edward J. H. 'l‘amsen on the indictment
found against him last August, alleging
carelessness and incompetency in allowing
the three pcstoillpe burglars—Killoran,l
llusscll and Allen—to escape from the
Ludlew Street jail, began today. ’
The district attorney had obtained the
confession of a man who aided and abetv
ted in the escape of the three prisoners.
'l'bis lllli u—liill Voshurg, the notorious
bank thief—in order to save himself from
dying in a felon’s cell, has unfolded the
whole history of the escape of the burglars
from Ludlow Street jail and of the cir-
cuiusiancss leading up to it.
Vusburg is the father-in-iaw of Russell.
The. latter is now under arrest in Bel-
gium, awaiting extradition. It was Ves-
burg who conveyed to Kliioran, Russell
and Allen iIIe rcvoll‘urs with which they
intimidated the keepers. it was Vcsburg
who secreted the three fugitives while the
police of this and MW cities were search-
ing high and ion l' 1 them.
Vosburg made his confession to Dist
Attorney Fellows yesterday. It was take
down by a stencgrapher, and Central ofllce
detectives, under the guidance oi Assist-
ant District Attorney ilartow 8. Weeks.
were gathering corroboration of his state-
ments.
According to the story he told, Vosburg
visited liusscll and his companions and
supplied them with money w hilc they
were in Ludiow Fitrect jail It was he
that suggested to the trio to he shaved so
as to thwart recognition when arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Shields. it true he who, in the guise of a
preacher, spent hours inthe waiting room
talking to the three thieves.
“I was told," he said, ”by Russell and
the others that the guys in the prison
were soft marks, and if. a couple of guns
could be sneaked in they would do the
rest. It was plain sailing for me. I Was
on good terms with Roche and the keep-
ers, and they never searched me whe‘u I
went in.
"When the three gut or.’. " Vosburg
continued, “they, of course, Infill.» to me.
I found a place for them until the excite.
mcnt blew owr.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
tntemcnt of the United States
terest bearing debt, 8747.301, 000; debt on
which interest has ceased since maturity,
81,070,180; debt hearingnnlnterest, 0370,-
845,857: total debt, 31,105,8834397.
This amount, however, does not include
$582,037,073 in certificates and treasury
notes, which are offset by an equal amount
of rash in the treasury.
The cashrln the treasury is classified as
follows. Gold, $120 .307 0-15 .edlll’cl', £502, -
103,742; paper, Slozl,8ii2,7-ili; bonds. dis-
bu’rsing oflicoi's' balances, etc., 015,525,-
201, making a total of $801,120,002,
against which there are outstanding de-
mand liabilitiesInnocnting to (023,714,-
305, leaving a cash balance of $177,400,-
3816.
Criminal Assault Ended In Murder.
HITIIsox. N. Y., lit-c. :l.——(7lmrlcs lilo-
Darhy, 25 years old, it farnIhand, is under
arrest hero for a terrible crime committed
at (iallatinvillo, Columbia county, on
Thanksgiving day. He met Mrs Caroline
Proper, aged 70. w ilo she was on the
highway journoyin to the house of her
daughter had “brutally assaulted hnr.
Mrs. Propcr's cries nTII'lII'It'il the attention
of the wife of William H. ilnm, a farmer,
'and she drove the brute away. Mrs.
l’roper'n clothes were nearly all torn oil,
and she had her right arm fractured. She
died later, being unconscious most of the
time. The iicndishncss of the crime has
caused the greatest cxritoment in the
,the lower portion of the county, where the
aged vlttlm liv.cd
Brutal Asylum Keeper.
Wll.\il.\'liTii)i. l)cl.. Doc. :i.-—-Tbeinquc.~tt
who died at the State. Insane asylum at
Farmhurst, was held by lleputy Coroner
Chandler, and at the conclusion of the
testimony the three attendants, Lynch,
Swan and Brown, we held without bail
on the charge of be In: responsible for
Pisn's death.» Dr. Walker, who made the
est mortem examination, said he found
Ra‘s skull fractured, his brain congested
and two ribs broken. Sovcraiwitncsscs
testified to seeing the attendants brutally
beat and kick Pisa and then throw him
into the bathtub.
Insurance Company'- Plant Bu ed.
NEWARK, N. J, Dec 3. —Flrc br kc out
in the printing department of tbel’ruden-
tial Insurance company, Library court, in
the rear of the company's main building,
at Broad and Bank streets. The loss will
amount to about $35,000. The Insurance
is unknown. The fire is supposed to have
been caused by electric light wires. The
chief damage was to the printing presses
of the onIpnny and to a'grcat quantity of
pump cts and circulars in the burned
building
New Haven Clergymnn Band.
New HAv Ex, Dec.
llnm iii. Vibhcrt, aged 80, died at his
home at East Haven lie waslborn in
New York and was first in business as a
batter. He studied for the ministry un—
der the tutelage of the Rev. Dr. Crosswell
and was ordained to the ministry. He
became nssisiant pastor of the Trinity
church of New Rayon. lie is the father
of Rev. Dr V,ibbcrt rector of Trinity
church chapel of New York.
A Daring Burglary.
BETHLEHEM, Pa, Dec.
burglary occurred at David Meyer's grist-
mlll, a mile north of here, early yesterday
morning. The robbers secured over $800
worth of propprty. They bound and gag-
ged Thomas Lynn, the watchman,_ and
threw him into a bran bin, where he was
found afterward almost frozen to death.
Look out For This Bill.
Wssumeron, Dec. 3.,—A new counter-
feit 83 silver certificate has been discover-
C, plate No. 41, J. Fopnt Tillman, regis-
ter; D. N. Mor’gan, treasurer; portrait of
Windom and small scalloped seal. The
note is much smaller in every way than
the genuine. l
. Children animals to Death.‘
Wmsirsc, Dec. ii.--At Gladstone vii-
loge, during the absence of their mother.
three children named Gangel, aged 4,9
and iyears, were burned to death. They
Were playing with and set lire 'ihte
hens-I. w latch was burned tcthe ground.
\ 'voeause couresses.
zit—The Rev. WII-'
ed. It is of the series of 1801, check letter-
I
on the remains of Leon Plan. the Italian .,
3.—A daring i
clean-lines, 1
united 3:71
the flavor
. blended
to suit
the taste
of all man-
kind, have
made B. L.
Tobacco t
1
vnrr
-.\.4
best Chew.
on earth.
3'
New York .-inn0uncem¢mi.
Home’s Furniture
is the best In the market because rcp-
Icscniiugihe productions of the best
makers only.” No such magnificent
display can be seen in America (oe-
cupies eight spacious iloors,) and no-
w_boro can equal values in line Furni-
ture Im obinlnod.
lluellles for he Holidays.
'I'III-sn comprise thou»; Ind-I of Irtlr Ins. from
the inexpr'ns-iivo {win-r. insv (‘bnir or Writ-
ing IlvakJn the ring! exquisite Dressing
Tabb-or ('nbiIII-i. 'i'lu m dt'alrilllfiilll select-
Illi! llN‘IllI. banrlmnm llll'l over-welcome
II- lhlm (bib, Will ilII-I um] I ' chub-.- in our
Vil‘l ~I‘ vi;. and at all prwv -~‘. Ivl: IIIIII' marked-
Su-Inl for beautifully izlusirated
Iinuli, ‘ OIII Arm III on Homes, and
linw 'l‘o Furnish 'l‘ brim."
R. J. Homer & Co.,
I‘ nrnlrure .‘lnitrra nml Importers.
61, 63, 65 W. 23d St., N. Y.
(Adjoining 1' sins Ila-tel.
"um. r .ti‘ .'..- Iai il~bmn nt isone of the
a IJIIIB mi New \--Ik.~— Amw‘pu/wr L'nmmmf.
THAT DINNER
That your wife has been thinking about.
needs a hundred and one little articles you
don' t get every day.
Mince Meat, Raisins, Currents, Citron.
Spices, Celery, Apples, Cranberries,
Onions, Turnips, Sweet Cider. all kinds
of Pickles, and a neat line of (flanned
Goods All new, fresh goods. ' ”l”
CAFE ROYAL COFFEE,
the finest, so say those who have tried it,
~.\T'-f
SamIIlflIIIImckJI’h
.12 iinnh Main 3......
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A RARE CHANCE!
I PIIIIIG BUSINESS!
onsisiing of Grocery. Bakery and ice Cream
nsIneI-Is. Will he sold very cheap on account
iii ill health. Ev erything about the business is
in coed shape, and this is a rare opportunity
{or the right rson. Apply at this oillca. o
voJAMESG LDE-.1a22!f
Physician for Women!
——.—99
“ Ins. iiil. II. I. illillFililli.
Csnrbe Consulted at her omce
342 Brunt, Bridgeport, census.
from to a. m. to 7 p. In. any day except Sunday
“The Doctor is a regular physician, and for
t nineteen cars has e the DIR
EAS of W Ml as socially. Lollies saf-
faring from y difficu ty incidenttoihesex
can consult tDr Gnildford in the strictest con-
fidence, with assurance oi receiving
the most skill l and solentiilIrlil treatment
known to modbrnlu seed
nonsense with nurse "furnished when requir-
Terms moderate. letters prom iy
realise lactose arise .
clothing; V ,
The kind weknow you want and at prices you are wil- ,
ling to pay. That. is our idea of business. Under these
e y circumstances we can aflord to guarantee every
go out we sell, and agree id return your money if dil-
sa isficd with your purchase.
Furnishings
Thatwe show you are the very latest styles and of best
quality, up to date in every way, and the best for the
prices we ask, that any. one can show you. Our best ad-
vertisement is our customers, always well dressed
and pleased to recommend their friends to us.
W. A. BEIIEIIIIIT & IlII
I9 Main Street. ,,
lionali. .
Sentinel Building,
South Ismail.
THANKSGIVING Is, MOST ‘ “HERE!
TO ENJOY YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER
YOU MUST HAVE GOOD HEALTH. TO IN-
SURE THIS
KEEP Yiliiil FEET won III Dill!
THEREFORE DO NOT OVERLOOK OUR LINE
OF ‘
CORK SOLE/SHOES
LADIESANDGENTS
it Prices Thai Defy Competition.
IIII. H. GLOVER’S
Double Shoe Store,
40 on 42 WILL STREET l» NORWILII.
Everybody’s shoes 8hined Free of charge.
fill and Reliable liaiiy llireci Height line
New York, Sail larval and llill‘liilll
61W lliililfllll, no and Vulcan?
"333...
. A" «1 m. /
win-3r: yi-‘W’ -I~ii \
#33355 Augu- .miw‘f
Will leave Pier' 23, E. R.. Beekmau street, New York, lit a p. In.
Leave Norwalk, 5 p. in, South Norwaik, 0 p. m. '
Freight Removed from? a. m. to .I p. m.
Upon application to agents the City of Norwalk, Eagle and Vulcan will be
sent for special lots of freight anywhere in New York or its vicinity.
All persons are forbid trusting any of the employees of the boats of this
line on Interest of the owners thereof. 02 if“
SCHAUB’S MARKET;
38 Washingion Slicer, 'SouliI lionaliI.
C-A-S-H P,-R-I-C-E.s
HEIIlillliIIIEllS, FIIII IlHSI-HIISS IIEITS.
it _
Pork Chops, "' Sc.iiams,sngarcured,10é
Pork, 15 lbs for HT}! 81 Shoulder 7c.
Sausage, Sperry& Barnes 10c. 31h. ail Lard . ,\ 25:.
Leg sMutton 1," 8c. Pot cast . lcto 10¢.
Mutton ho pal “ML: 10c. Round Steak ' 9°.
Fore Qu er Mutton 5c. Pickled Tongues .130.
Frankforters , 10c. Smoked Tongues 18c.
Bolaogn 10c. Sauerkraut 10c qt.
Fresh and Pickled Tripe 1,22,; BC. Fresh Ground Boner- for Chickens
Head Cheese 10c. Every Tuesday and Friday
LiverWurst ’ " 10c.
iiiiIrI Cuts”; iii the Same Pmnininns. ill kinds of Psalm at
the lowest Possible Prices.
I. unconscuaue. Panama-roe.
Norwalk Chronicler