' morality in all shapes and forms was
4 to scene hr
, oi his hill curtailing
j 'daourred in congressional
_ » . ng that a sergeantat
l the place of the commit-
s‘entout berths twohoueesasas-
,‘tltslrhomesol theremalosoide-
wiilananesd theobeenniee oi the late
‘ ~ Pistols and said thaeophileo the
. - that (ducal had amounie‘dto or.
room. the average value of an Amstiean
v“ termite had learned that the amount fell
below the average. The funeral of the“
late Senator Hearst of California cost the
government and”.
Several hills and petitions were present
' ed. Among the bills were the following:
3! Senator Thurston—increasing all
pensions to per cent; also establishing a
school of iorsstry in connection with the
t of agriculture.
i By Senator Dobbin—Giving the stat.
‘ of Colorado. California. Oregon. Washing—
ton. lontana. Idaho. Nevada. Wyoming
‘ and South Dakota '85 per cent oi the pro-
mds oi the sales of mineral lands for the
support oi state schools.
By Senator Stewart—A -resolntion in-
A sirueting the‘oommlttoe on finance to in.
; quire into the rates of exchange between
1 gold slanda'rd and silver standard coun-
tries and their edeot on agricultural and
' manufacturing interests and gave notice
oi a speech on Monday.
i By Senator White—An amendment to
the senate rules requiring that all debate
‘ in the senate shall be relevant to the sub-
. iect before the senate.
. By Senator Thurston—To provide for
. the settlement of the Pacific railroad in-
? iebtedne- to the government.
| Petitions were presented for the recog-
nition of the belligerent rights oi the Cu-
ban‘insurgenta *
“This stonnte’in executive session conllrm-
t s ol ow ng ofninations:
To Be Secretaixss of Legatiom—Jobn
F. Baker of Minnesota. at Managua, Nic-
aragua. and Charles Ritchie Simpkins of
Massachusetts. to Chile.
' United States Judges. —Wiliiam If.
' Springer of lilinois. for the northern disv
triot of Illinois; Constantino B. Kllgore
of Texas. for the southern district of
.Texas. and Yancey Lewis. for the central
district 0! lndi’au Territory.
openly visible and had defied the sour“
oi the best eltlsona to stamp it out. The
es. herald. werewsilawsreof itand
said they were unable to do anything.
he vicious class. he said. seemed to be
protected hya powrriul political influence
thateontrolisd all elections. Thepollee
iy eleetioneered on such occasions.
ii. knew oi policemen who had made
siierts to better aiialrswhoware dischargo
ed from the force. Theeeme kind of testi-
mony was given by Rev. H. L. Phillips.
a colored Episcopal clergyman. oi the
slum sections oi thel-‘ourtb, Seventh and
Eighth wards. ’
A general Idea oi theeondition oi things
fin Chinatown. on Raesstreetabovs Ninth.
was given by John Duke. janitor oi liedo
inan's hall. Opium places were abundant.
gambling everywhere. and Chinamen eon-
smsd with the most degraded oi white
woken. All this was done under the eyes
oi tilt police. At one time. he said. 2!
gain
small
and iii
wasiaid 3. t romeachofthem
do eaoh'wesk for the police.
Eocene Icon. private mm. told
the committee o mmwflwg h.
. l
issue he had found in 1’” ° ‘ '
’i‘hey amounted to 629.
eighty were in the Eighth
in the Sixth district. 'i'heest
the Philadelphia Tenderloin.
, ._.___......._.—
l-Jared 1a a Runaway.
Poucnssnrsrr. N. Y.. Dec. inn-A
horse driven by P. H. Morey. a hotel
keeperei Tire“, and J. ii. laminar. trav-
eling salesman for Leiiier 8 00., whole-
sale liquor dealers of New York, ran away
at The“, throwing both men from the
carriage. Lernmer’a foot caught in the
wheel, and he was dragged some distance.
His skull was fractured. his right arm
and right leg broken. and he was injured
internally. lie is not expected to recover.
Morey was not seriously hurt. learner
is to years old and has a wile and daugh-
ter living in Newburg. "
____....._.___.
Isrlotu Accident at a mu.
Flu. Bivrrt his... Dec. iii—Whiten-
sponding to a fire alarm in department
truck become unmanageable on North
Main street and crashed into the Globe
Street Railway company's barn. Driver
Timothy Doyle was thrown and probably
fatally hurt. Ilaurica Foley. assistant
foreman in the stable. was struck by an
extension ladder and the flesh torn from
his neck so that the membraneous struc-
ture was exposed. lie is expectcdto-re-
cover. ,
‘ J‘mtf.
..,
g tables were operated in this .
7 cling to it
'becousc
B. L. g '
Tobacco 1
givesthcbcst
satisfaction.
_ It has the ,
finest flavor
and is made
from the
choicest lcaf~
that’s why.
\
i
lino tumours
v ll
“10 hem-to choicest
productions oi the home oreign
markets. and in larger at}. is
than can be found elsewhere.
mince in all lines.
llovoliios fol iiiii Holidays.
Those comprise thousands oi articlee. from
the iucxpriuito Root or. Buy ('er or Writ-
in: not. it) the most ixqulsite naming
'l'aifleor Cabinet. 'l’lIo-e desirous of Nil-PO1-
Ing useful. humimme and over-welcome
liil’ulnr (SHUJYIII find amplechuicein our
err-t stock, and at all prices. l-Iuinly marked.
llrni:til..ll.' Illustrated Book: “Our
American Homes and How To Fur-
nish Them," cent on request.
R.J. Homer 6: Co.,
l‘nraltnre liaise rs rend Impnmra.
5;, 53, 55, w. 23d St, my.
‘ iingiopeytl‘ll‘hstlsotiridesoi. 7 ‘
”circumstances we can aflord,
. garment we sell. and agree to mange-e "
satisfied with your purchase. '
Furnishings
quality. up to date in every way. and, the but
prices we ask, that any one can show you. "its .
vertirrmont is our customers, always Well, (If
i9 ltic Street.
loreali.
HEADQUARTERS _ F03"
Bills, sooos
‘ r
. i. or m.
i l ' ll"! a DAY
: stem . p
. |.\ Imam Yonan Intlovv-
Wt. if on IiVu
. .. . “Mug aleeftbe heat
" count.
The appointments of a number of Unit-
ed States attorneys and marshals and of
3. Note McGiIl. register of wills for the
District of Columbia. were nlsoconiirmsd.
The rebate udjourned until Monday.
Grow peaks In the Rouse.
The first n in the turf! fight in the
ranger-tag Eden biases).
Hornet- .l C Pitfall. iahmrhi is one of the
-lr:i-'s ui Now Y» rk -.\'nl' .W'M Cornmrni.
‘—
.7..-
Notable Marriage at Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 13. — bliss Bertha
Bartlett of Baltimore, daughter of the
inte General Joseph Bartlet of the United
States army, was married to Mr. Charles
M. Sherman of Chicago. son of Mr. Hoyt
Sherman of Des Malone and nephew of
M. H. CLOVER,
sumo: Company,
'0! 3mm.
(kitten. ’ss
, Q iilisoii’s'
' i rug-TStore.
.‘i’agtns Street
_-. '_ Younss‘visoslm
'3 .llELIABLE SIX PER
o 305M. SECURITIES
Fifty-fourth. congress was fired in the
house by the venerable ex-Spcakcr Grow.
representative nt large from the state of
Pennsylvania At his request the house
went into committee oi the whole on the
My state of the Union. and for nearly an hour
be compared the working oi the. protective
tariff as it existed from 18m to 1896. with
the results achieved by the present law.
asserting that the latter had not proved
much of a success.
He proposed, instead of the retirement
of the green ‘acks in exchadge for bonds;
as recommended by the president. that
notional bunks be permitted to deposit
them. and‘the silver certificates as Well,
in exchange for circulating notes. receiv-
ingSliO for every 8100 so deposited. the
greenbeclrs and. certificate when deposited
to be canceled.’ The old reserve. he con-
' tended. would alwayg prove a scum of
weakness whenever and. as long as the
3’ government was compelled .to ' borrow
M‘ money'to meet its expenditures
Se’vml resolutions oi inquiry oi excels--
tlva departments were offered and passed,
7" cud thahouse Mljdnrned until Monday. ~
Republican Senate Cancun.
'l'he members of the Republican mucus
committee oi the senate have been engag-
rd in conferences with other members at
the senate in an eiiort to assure them.
1! selves that the assignments of committee
chairmanships which they have made will
prove satisfactory when the list shall he
presented to the,cancus. The committee
has practically completed this branch of
its work. and the members feel. after con-
ferring with their colleagues. that the alv
Iotment they have made will boncoepta-
hie to the Republican senators. They
have had considerable difficulty in finding
a suitable and acceptable chairmanship
for Senator Shoup. but have now solved
the problem by assigning him to the com-
.15
1.50
Senator Kyle, a Populist, is chairman.-
This arrangement will permit the ar-
rangement heretofore made. placing Son'-
ator Gailiuger at the head oi the pensions
committee. It is quite definitely settled
that Senator Platt shall head the commie
toe on patent: and Senator Burrows on
revision of the laws. The committee will
devote the rest of the week to the consid-
eration oi the snake npof bodies of the
committees and hope newtoobe able to re-
port‘to the full mucus by ibnday.
Considerable work in this line has ni-
ready been accomplished. and it may be
ttatsd that the full majority represente-
tlon on three of the four principal . cnmv
mittees has been decided upon. This
places Senators Davis and Thurston on
judiciary, Cameron and Lodge on foreign
relations and Plats and Woloott on Inanee.
The younger element of the Republican
senators are new pressing upon their onl-
isagues the importance of organisation oi
mitten on education and lotion-of whlgh‘”
Senator Sherman. The ceremony was per-
formed at the country home of Mr. and
hire. Columbus O'D. Lee. near Meivnle.
by the Rev. Father Whelan of the cathe-
drni, the cardinal giving the blessing.
Boiler “has Blown Ont.
NEW YORK. Dec. 13. —The streets in the
villages of Edgewntcr and New Brighton,
N. Y.. were left in total darkness inst ‘
night, owing to an explosion in the clen-
iric light plant of St. George. James Cn>
bill. a fireman employed at the works.
was ‘irightfuily scolded about the lace and
body and was removed to the ini‘irmary at _ '
New Brighton. The cause oi the explo-
sion is said to have been a defective tube
in the boiler. '
Anherst'a Football Players.
*AllllltiiST. Mass. Dec. lit—Richard
Billings of .Woodstock. Vt. was elected
manager of the Amherst College football
'_association for next season. Marshall Ty-
ler. the captain elect ol the team, was
awarded the silver cup offered by Am-
herst merchants to the player having done
the most effective work ior two consecu-
tiv'e years.
he. Weir Plow Works Burned.
Movement. Illa, Dee. iii—The Weir
plow shops have been almost destroyed by
fire. Only the offices and foundry. which
were brick structures, arid the warehouses
were saved. Loss probably $150,000.
Three hundred men are thrown out of
work. .
Alleged Bond Bushnell: Aug-tund-
San Francisco, Dec. iii—The jury in
the case of R. H. McDonald for embezzle-
ment of Pacific bank funds returned a
Verdict of acquittal. The jury in a former
trial failed to agree.
The Nypnno Railroad Fight Ended.
humor, 0., Doc. iii—The New York.
Pennsylvania and Ohio receivership fight
has been settled. and the rights oi Re»
ceive'r Tod will not be further contested
by Babst.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRE.
John Mulhoilaud. LL. D.‘. first Baron
Dunleath, died in London. aged 86 years.
The woArsted mill oi Brossingham d:
Patton. located in Germantcwn, Po, was
destroyed by fire. Lou. $50,000.
The schooner Collector. bound from
Boston for seaport. is ashore at Quoddy
head. He. The crew has been landed.
The Hotel Ksnsington in Charlotte. ii.
I. caught lire. apparently from the out-
side. and was destroyed. lass. ”0.000.
I. A‘iirien 1Ilaolrenal. who was vice
it’s in‘ihs Air.
The Christmas and Holiday spirit
hovers over everything, and already
you're [thinking of Holiday merry-mak-
ing. We have something to help you
make good cheer—all the liner
Staple and Fancy Groceries.
’ ilcitlsd and tunnel Fruits. Spices.
etc. etc. Better get in your Christmas
order early.
soooolloosioolir’s
12 lionli Main Street ‘
a! if
A, RARE cannon!
l Polio BliSiiilSSi
mihflng of Grocery. Bakery and ice Cream
Rosin. g... Will be told vo‘lzchrnp on aeomnl
oi -ll health. Everythins rut the busier-rs
in «as! chair. and vhf: lela art-hangout"
tori ? r rson It D. o
orieefiivi'unniv. so! its!"
Phiéioian ioi Women :7
"its. Ni. ii. I. tinfoil.
« Can he Consulted at her once
it! onto 8t . lridgsport, limit.
'runs l0nrs.~tolp.m.anydayencapt3unday
The
the past n|ncvsea atrs
naswov WON! a mentally. La lee
bring from my dink-city tacklent tovhe sex
eaw consult Or. ilnll ‘iord in the strictest e a-
Double Shoe Storey;-
40 no 42 won sworn. iiiiiiilii
lvsryhcdy’s Shoes shined Free of charge. ,
line on account of the owners thereof. y,
no and. Reliable liaily liireci Freight iio
—BETWEEN— . ,.
Now look, loom ioowall illii iorw‘ol
Will leave Pier'2ii, E. 11.. Eskimo street. New York, at 5 p. in.
Leave Norwalk. 5 p. in ; South Norwaik, 6 p. m.
Freight Received from 7 a m to ii p. m. .
.Upon application to agents the City of Norwalk. Eagle and Vulcan will he
sent for special lots of freight anywhere in New York or its vicinity.
All persons are forbid trusting any of the employees of the hon. oi ' . i
. g t! u
SCHAUB’S MARKW,5
38 Washington Sheet. Snail Iomall. .. ,
artist‘s-H P-B-st-o-‘E‘
Illiliililililllis Hill
‘ dc.
noon. . ,
Inga atton '
iimifmta Hutton
first!“ .
guy-literature”
eadCbeese
Liver Wurst}. .
president for 1895. has been elected presi-
dean! tharspuhlie of Switzerland for
is . ~ .. v
the to beforsthe Christmas holidays
ior , a dent which. they argon the
' prompt action will have upon the country.
‘ 'i'heyhegan their erusadeyesterdsy and
areoi thcoplnion that the caucus ocu-
ssitres is suilleientiy convinced of the
soundness eitheargnrnent tohastcn snat-
Sc.
1% klod ’l'on " ‘
gnu
ice. Smoked'i'ongnu‘
loo. Sauerkraut . - ,
'ilc. Fresh Grooming
i3: _ Bv'ery'i‘nesday s
enence. with the assurance of molds:
the most stillinl and seieaiiile treatmeni
known to modern unwary and minimise,
uni-eases with nurse furnished when rennin
adoratn all lets-amps,“
Wow-ow" 2.2m”: .. ,... -
. .. sends a lot -
manslaughte'r in the'second ’degree. and "W"! V" "damn“
M.
WWW“ ‘°°"' "‘“" "‘° room room units no
penitentiary.
iersas much as possible. Some of the
this plan would “Vols. u l,” ‘
andmfiianmxum .nsaaut kl f
,ww M5: #:‘W’VL’, u
. w'leuilv, Wings; 7 .
cider tension are inclined to think that ,
hil- ltmmn Rockefeller. eldest of the
four children of William G. Rockefeller.
enact the Standard Oil magnatas. was
married talk. 1). Hunter IleAlpln. Jit.
edit of I vid 1!. IicAlpin. the millionaire
,. -min.lhthsntagnldoeutllorksiel-
lee, ‘ g, was“. assem-
, ‘ saw-science asset. _ 1'
”Who-0 tens-ass culm-
tp Landon Icadayev-laas fro-lb
males-essences. V.
min Cllsiil‘Wlilt Star Proportions. iii »«
iillt ltvni Fossils Prion.
it
'SCl-iAUB..PROPR
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