In... a... Mopta I... Senate
.. IIIIIIIIis'In accordauetxvvith the law.
Resolution. ,
rum! it 8130101.! DBIOUIOBI).
Moral W raver mute-
leuatle Sciatic-e With the Otto-an
mantra—mu new heater- lwern In.
We lehem tar Coast Defence.
Wamxa'mx, Jan. 28.——ln the opening
prayer the mate chaplain made an inn.
pueloaed Invocation in behalf of the peo
ple of Armenia, praying that the powere
and people of Chrietendom may be aronlctl
and united to force the sultan to "aboethe
hie bluntly award and to utoy the frenzied
rage and cruelty of his fanatical subtlety
and subjects.”
Senator- Frank J. Cannon and Arthur
Brown of the new state of Utah took the
oath of other, tho former drawingthe term
ending March :1, law. and the latter the
term ending March ii. 189?. With the ex-
ception of the contented Delaware care,
this establiubor thopoiltitntldivilion of the
upper branch of warm-ea until March 4, ,
1397, as follows: Republicans, 41; Demo- I
«rate. list; Papulhits, ti; total, 89. News. -
nary fora majority, ~15.
Should Mr fitment be rented from Del. 2
aware the Republican vote would be in-
cmmed to as. but at the came time the'
number necessary for a majority would be
incrcasul to 46.
Aside from this event the sessionwaa
given to further "Ivanhoe an the IIilvori
bond hill, "to of the new members of the i
body—Mr. Minna (III-p. ) of Minnesota
and Mr. Bacon (DI III ) nf Georgia—tank-
iuu speeches. the formcrngalnnt the free
«oinnuc of silver and Mr. llacnn urging
the evils of a gold stamlard. The bill went.
IIIIIr without action.
Mr. Hanahrnugh (RI-p.) of North DakoI
ta severely criticized the secretary of nuri- .
culture for the alleged failure to distribute
Mr
George (Dom ) of iietlsaippi defended:
Secretary Mnrtoa' 3 action.
Mr. Lodge nib-red an amendment to the
pending bond ailv-Ir bill pratidlnu for It
bond issue of 9100, 000, 00!), the proceed: to
be used for coast llf'l eases, the issue to be
3 per cent 20 your hands.
Mr. Lodge said the amendment had no
benringon the main financial isIuIe inv'ols- .
ad, but was merely II practical plan to
build necessary coast defenses.
I'or Count Irv-tonne.
The following in the III xt of the amend
meat:
"The secretary of the treasury is hereby
authorized and dim ted to issue bonds to
It total amount of $100 IIIIII om) at out h
times and in such amounts as may he re
quired to carry out the purpose of this
section as hereinafter III-ac rilwd. . ’.Iid
bonds shall be payable in coin 1.4! years -
from the date of their issue. They IIIIInlI bII
offered at par to the people of the United
States in denominations ranmng from $ro
to $1,000 anti shall bear interest :It the .
rate of 15 per III-ntumpcr annum. The. rill)-
scriptions to the loan or tosuch portion of
it us may then be required shall he opened ,
on July 1, 1896, and at such subsequent j
dates as the secretary of the treasury may ‘
determine at all euiItrIrquriIIs of the
United States and ail national banks, and
the subscribcra shall have the right to pay
for the hands in lawful money of the
“l IIitI-d Hun-II
“The sum of Mundane shall llil annu—
ally set aside from the revenue of the gov—
ornmcnt for a sinking {and in pay the
bonds issued llnllf'l'llll‘iflf'l at maturity
and the $11,000,000thus unnualiynppru—
printed shall take prmn'tlnm't' of all other
appropriations eacnpt thus». far the sink-
ing fund, now established by law, and tor
the payment of the principal and intun-st
of the public debt.
“The bonds authorized by this act shall
constitute a loan lIIlIIIkIIIIwn In: the toast
Defense loan, and the prIIrIIII-Ils of mid
bonds shall be kept in the trIInMIry as ll
fund apart and Sllllll be IMIII only for pro»
VlIllng inf tlIII tlulvttfii'. Hf lhu s'IIII'I'IIm-h‘
and lIIL'IIo of the United Slim-It and fur tlm
, manufacture of guns. the purchasi- III‘ tin-a
and the erection of fort.“ and batteries for
that purpINII in ac cordunu- with plum pn-
pared by then ar department as: Illllllfll'lle‘ d
by law or thrI-aftI-rpathl by (run-Irma to
provide for coast IlIIfi-IIIIIIII. ”
Mr. Tillman {llIIm ) of South Carolina.
gave notice of a IlIIaIII-Iai speech on Wed
nIII-‘Ilayi
Mr. McMillan from tho I'IIIIIIIIillIIII. an
commerce has rIIpIIrtIIIl favorably a hill
prntitling for two III-Iv l't'Vt'lilli.‘ cutters iIIr
duty on the I’ucilic- mart.
Mr. Voorhnee fund the select commit—
tee on additional :IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIItinn-Iof the
new library has n ported an :IIIIIIIIIIIIII-nt
to the urgent dcfiI IIInIIy hill nppropri: .Itiug
“no, III") for tin new library building
Armenia ltmoluiimu l‘zt-I‘IIII.
The Muse, after an interesting four
hours' debate, aIlIIptI-Ii the rmolntiom
passed by the senate III-II. wwl; calling IIII
the pom-rs signatory to the treaty of iler
lin to enforce the reforms in Turkey guar
ante-ed to the Chri~tinn Armcniam and
pledging the Hupport. of IIoIIngw IIItiIII
president in the Ian-r. vignrmw action he,
might take for the protection and security
of American f'lllZI'II-i in Turkey.
The thiuso eomIIIitteI: had prepared rII-Io-
lotions on the fiilllli' ,‘Illtjf't’l, but it Wm!
deemed advis'ablnaftur the whale rmulu
tions reached the ll‘lll'it! to HlIlIl-I'llilll‘ them
for thorn prepared by tho I'IIIIIIIIittIIe.‘
“Mr. Quigg Illep‘.) of New York, who
'had charge of the bill, made an able pro-:-
IIntation of the case but there was a diape-
eition on the part of IIIIIIIII «If the lllf'llllii'l‘s
to go farther than the IM-nlliillliis did and
Mr. Hepburn (Rep. )ny 1mm propINId to
give the Turkish llllfllnll' r hi: p:ts’~pIIt‘l§
and sever dipiouI 'IItiI roiatiom II Ith “l‘ur—
key and ofiIi- IrII d an :IIIIIIndIIIIIIIt to that I-f—
frat. Ilia remarksdi- nouncing lli" Turk-
ish outrages and trim. glue that [lil' pow-r?
signatory tothetrmty of 1’ who WI rII av tu—
ated from political and other considera-
tlone in maintaining the balance or ;.I«Ivero-
in eastern Europe We ['0 l‘I-WlH'tl with on :It
enthusiasuu. and at one time it 1an1 i’ d IH
if the house might. be carried to his ituv of,
thinking. Ilut the counsel of )Ir II ,tt,
chairman of the «annuities on foreign ni-
faira, not to take rash action. in theeoursc
at which he pointed out tho‘dirc conse—
nuances that might result from a severance.
of diplomatic relations with a friendly
power that had fulfilled her treaty obliga-
tions In as prevailed, and the Hepburn ‘
proposition was oIerw holmingly defeated ,
Mr. Bailey (Dem. ). of Texas opposed the i
. resolution on the ground that it would be
improper for us to insult the portion to
the treaty of Berlin by intimatiug that;
they had not carried out their obligations.‘
Mr. Turner (Dem) of Georgia make
similar view, and Mr. (irIIsveanr (lit-p.) of ,
Ohio characterized llil'rt; Imlutinne as “in- 1
complete, indolent and unworthy" and
requested the committee to withdraw l
theta.
1, It. In (Belt) of Minnelli
, there from Constantinople and SoInIItopol
. sin taking Armenia and f-onstnmlnoplu, ‘
7 probably be named bv President. (‘ ll‘ III land I
. Burns, her stepson
Ir. Minutemen.) of Penneyivania de-
pierce the tendency whim he saw in both
bounce of congrats to encmaoh upon tho
prerogative. of the executive in diplomatic
mattera.
’l‘be senate reenlatlon. without amend-
ment. Ivar iloally penned by a vote of its
to fill after a motion of Mr. Bailey to lend
them to the committee had been defeated-
55 in 103 l
The dip cum and ooneular a in
tlou for the can?“ fiscal year mailma-
«‘1. A bill Iran pulled to permit the vale
it‘mmall parcels of certain lands in Min-
manta.
RUSSIA £130 TURKEY.
Movemeuta Locking Toward the meme--
herment of the Ottoman Empire.
Cowsraxrtxortu, Jan. 28. -—’l‘bIIro in II
rumor here that Russia in arranging with
the Multan for the occupation of Armenia,
but it in not continued by any discoverable
signs and is discredited in diplomatic cir-
c on
LONDON, Jan. 28. --'l‘lIe Daily News this
morning prints a dispatch from \' home
which aaIIIIrtII that nnwa has been received
which agrees that liunuln lillri II llI-et lying
at SeIastIIpol and at Odessa. and that the
Caucasian armies of Rama are helm:
concentrated u n the Armenian frontier-II
IIII readiness to lovetIext spring realize
the plans of Peter the Great for be partl-
tion of Turkey between the pmvoru. Rul-
Franco taking Syria and Palestine and
England taking Egypt and the eastern
alumni of the Persian gulf. thIIrIIIualnIieI
of the '1' urklnh empire to bedlvidod among
the other powers.
The Daily I'Ist also has atllspatch from
Smnstopol which records that secret prep-
arations are going forward there of ship
plug and of armaments for II volunteer
fleet. It is thogcneral belief there. this
dispatch nillrms, that‘ihcsu ImIparIItiuns'
foroubndow some action in the spring.
RU NYON'S SUCCESSOR.
Potter l'almrr Will Probably lie Named
u IIIIIIIIaIIanIlor to fir-nanny.
Cnmauo, Jan. :38.--P0ttcr Palmer.
lIfI-loayz Datum-rat will It is
u
assorted,
astlIoI-Iu'tcssor to 'l'hendaro Runyon as
embassndor extraordinary and plenipotou-
tinry to Germany.
W. K. ('urlisle. eldest son of Secretary
Curlislc, it is said, will bu one of the
strongest supporters of Mr. l'ultucr fox
the appointment.
Mr. Palmer declined to say whether lie '
would accept the place or not. IIII said it “
had not yet IIIIIIII offered to him. although I;
. rumors of his name being umiI-r IIIuviIlcr
utiIIn had l'i‘lif lIIId him.
William .1. Strong, who is a business “
partner of \‘i'. K. (.‘III'IIHIII, grave bin kuowi- ‘
mine of the matte: rIIluI-t-mtlI. ”II had?
board the matter of )Ir. l’ulmoi' < appoint i
Inc at discussed frIII ly and considered from
the. In ad of the ill!“ ussion I‘Mr. l‘.IlmI.'r a '
appointment "<51:ch
Mmueakn'a (’mnpillw Disbandr. g
(It INI'I.:N.\TI, .lnn. L’s.——.\Iod,imka' I: IIIIIII- I
pany has disbanded and returned to New .
York. MIIIleIsha herself is at the liurnct.
House euiieriug front tIIroIIIbusis—tliut is.
clotting of blood in ”W iuuular \l‘ in. “or
pby-di' Ian: lirs. “hilt.- IkI r and \IitIhIIll,
under whose Ilnlly can: she has been for u
III-III; llt'f'lfli‘ll that she must l't' main bcrI-
{our “('1 in longer at least. ’1‘ be) are In
in" to r: ‘lllII\ II the trouble by absorption,
thus avoiding the danger of II pili‘gii‘ltl up
I-r: ItiIIII. \Il IIIII I-ugu-II IIIII nts have bccnv
L”'.'IIIH II It for a mouth at hunt.
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Extension of ”I II "II “‘01". ,
“'\<ill,\'t.’1i)\', Jan '5. —lI‘rIIII. IlIliIIIryi
nmil «IrIiIo will be II\tII tub-d to in pmtul‘
five s on April I. sw-Illln-r tho total llllllllit'l‘
of five delivery onions in Iilltl. ’I‘hII III-Iv
list I-IIIIIruIII-s the following: AIIIbIII'st,
Maw: luIr'nniu, K. II; llIIIIkviIIII, (TIInn.;
Jamaica, X. Y.; Burlington. \l'nsbiugtou
and l‘IIIplIIIvIIIId, X. .l.; l)ubui<, PIL;
IllIIIIII.iII;_rtIIII Wnbm‘b and IIIImIIIIIIIIL
Ind; l‘ll lIidI-rII lll.-.; lll‘llllill llulillid‘ and
I“ :IIIIIIIII,t \lII-h ; Marshall and ’lImplII ‘
'l'IIt Great halls. den. and I'IIIuIInu, L'III. l
IlrIIluI l [I III II IIiIIi. I
LITTLE liIIIIIC. .qu. 3N.—-.\ Populist :
IIIIIIItlIIuat Powhatan, .I\rl\'., broke up in ~
a riot. in which several person-I IvIII-o sIIri~
IIIIst injured. Some small boys annoyed
tho Populist-I by throwing: stones at lilf'v
house in which the lili‘t'lllig was being:
lil'lll. and finally some one throw :1 club _
and badly injured one of the boys. A gun- i
oral row tf'lih'lll'tl, in which the. sheriff and I
mayoral-deputies tool; a band. Knives and .i
pistols Ivero ll’t'i‘l‘VIllSi‘il, and a number of
persons were injured.
Myntcriuusly Missing.
Bl'lI‘lI‘Aln. Jan. 2S.—(.‘harlcs E. Snyder,
cashier «If the Postal Telegraph company ’
in this city, has! been missing since hint 1
'I'II'IIrsday night, and no trace can be ob-
tained as to his whereabouts. No reason
has been assigned for his absence. Snyder's
books are Milt-locked in tho Ifoinpauy's 1
safe haIiag‘ Ilt't‘ll as )t‘t untouched. and it
is not believed there is any shortage in his ,
accounts. I,
Escaped From a nIIforIIIIItIII-y.
BI Pram," Jan LS. —-Fivo boys, aged,
from 12 to 17 years, escaped from lIathcr:
liukcr' s rcformatory at West HII ncca. They l
pried open II dormitory window and lot
themselvesdoun by a rope of bcdshcots l
Four of the fugitive»: have been caught
The flfth, \inceut llnrrclii, an ltuliaul
from 5y rat’il‘fl, is still at large
Three Tragedies, In One Fatally. |
Btunrrrr a, W. Va. , Jun. 28 -—-In a 5
family quarrel at. Kyle Mrs Lizzie I avugo I
was shot and instantly killed by Thomas
Burns then fired a.
bullet through his left breast, causing in-
rtnnt death. "is young wife fainted and l
after being rcvit cd wont to the house and 1
took poison, but did not (110..
Shot Illa 1mm and tumult.
Conny, Pa, Jan. flu—Carlton Bald-
win, a farmer, who lives about five miles
West of this city. ‘vcat for a drive, when
his horse balked. Baldwin flew into a,
terrible rage, and, pulling a pistol from
his pocket, he shot the horse down and
thou blew out his own brains. ,
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Three “'ere. Drowned.
Iltvros, W. Va, Jan. 28. ~—W. T. Ja-
cobs, George Props and Thomas Higgins
were droivncd at Scwell while crossing
New river in a boat to go to work in the
Chesapeake and Ohio yards
Rhoda Inland Financu.
vamrzxcz, Jan. 28. -.--The committee
for considering the financial policy of
Rhoda Island has decided not to agree
with the govt'oment enggcstlontoisetlc
0500. 000 worth of bonds.
J
_ of the new depots. to prevent trucls
, birthday.
ES. Bisscll, of Sommalk
jbI uctlt of the Guild.
liltt‘l
, :I lll('_"l'lt‘ bath across tlII- \\'i‘.‘I'll.‘l'll end of
in this vicinity.
_; $2,000,000, and owned several lIlI'kas in
. laud.
[walk \ :II- In Ilnb 11.19: instmItIId the suc-
rot my to pay all I’IIIIIIklIoldIIrs interest at
’ o'I l(i(' k.
HIE Inward Ina tow Iii
.“mli'lfimi
Crisp Accounts Concerning Current EveaiI
Gathered hen the “I'll!!! end Byway:
at two typical connection cities.
The Silvcrmiue M. P. church will give
an oyster supper tonight.
E. II}. Pierce, of tin Washington street.
has an attack of the measles.
George Lycett. of Norwulk. left for
the South on the 10:28 train today.
It is expected that thII Norwnlk mili—
tary enrollment will be completed this
work Wednesday.
The Board of Relief of the city of Nov
walk will hold its first meeting in the
(‘ ity ( ‘ouIII-il room tonight, from? all) to
SI II I' luck.
A large shed isberngcoustmctod on
the WPHIHltltHJf the (.'.InI-IIIlidutIIIl ltml~
road company‘s Storage water tank in
H-Iuth Main street.
The. tiirls' Literary club hold It I'nko
Italo at the home of Dr. James G. tit-cg-
ory, in West avenue, Saturday after-
llinlil Tiny netted I114
The. ladies ht. Paul’s church \\ ill hold
a cake sale' In the law-meat of the I hap~
cl ou Bil‘lit'li‘l' street, WIII‘lnca-leuy pilot'-
noon from? to 0 o “clock
The Consolidated llailroad company
is having fenders placed at curb cormr
from chipping oii‘ pieces of the bricks.
it is reported that Representative IIIIl-
win (I. Koch-r is slated for district llt'li‘I
gain from the Fourth Congressional dis-
trict to the St. Louis National Republi-
I-au convention.
Mrs. ('utlwrim- Havens. of Stamford.
celebrated the 95th anniversaryof bIIr
Saturday. Mrs. Han-us was
llli' mother in- Int; of the late Rm 5.3.
w'l‘bc aroma oi“ IIII Imperial (‘rown ciI
gz'u is plIInsaut and will satisfy the most
f: Midious smoker.
lllt‘llllit‘l‘h of the South Norwalk Bur-
;iist and ( ‘I’IIIngIIz:ItiIIIIul and the Norwulk
toumcgutiI. nal (.' lnisliau Laden r So-
I ltéilIN II ill visit the moi: t) in “ostpori,
Friday uirzbt. leaving South Nnrwalk on
tlII ii 2:3 train.
~ “l‘lIII Ladies“ (iuild of (lmcc church
will giII- :Iu II-ld fusbiouul nan-try mak-
ing and sup pr 1' at the Inc ton, on \\ ml
nosduy Honing. January ‘30. in: tin-
Supper from t‘I‘tII.
. '0 PM lC. ‘
The high school IlIIpmtmcnt of the
like: somlnmluill dining thIIr It‘-
uminrb- I of this month and llil‘ftll"ll tltI
IIIII‘IutlI of February, buldoulvoiu- Sm:
siIIII ('liI'll (lay, the school home Icing
1mm ‘1 .I m. to l p 111. j
«W hen vou can get regular goods in
bootsuud :Ilncs fIn loss than half cost,
mike udI: IIIIIIIIII of the opportunity.
llamov s bankinpt riflli‘ is still on. (‘muII
Iullv in the day and avoid the rush.
it is illilli‘JlUHh‘llill‘ that within a short
llllit' an effort will IIII made to mulstrut'l i
(‘IquIII-tii'ut i'mlu Massm-liuscite to the
Hound. Daubui'y will pI‘II‘ozibly bII on
the route oi" the path if it is cunstructcil.
it will In” either to Nurwulk or to
Bridgeport.-ll:mbur_v News.
Seth (,‘luInuI-cy \Vccd. \‘I‘lli‘f‘ death in
New (.‘uuuau was reported in thI Senti-
lil'l yesterday. was tlIII richest resident
1le was worth about
New York city on Third and Sixth :IvII- !
quII. I.\rI usivI prnpmt) in Non: wk and
llill‘li‘nl beside so \1‘1‘211 lqudIIId nI res of
The. IrIIvIIruiug connuittur of the No!
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the late of 1 {WI (cut. It “as IotIIIl to'
how the club house at lli Ilorv Blah“
open on Sundun during lll'.‘ Iom: Iiudm
o! the so: Isou. The I-1.ub - pro-III I- is illf‘
wry bright for the maxim: summer and
a unIubIII of new mend on: will Bill," be
.iIiInittcd. I 5
-\ auctinI' o1 tl II L‘i‘ .I.I- III- ‘Lcugucwifill;
be held In the (‘ ‘I‘llll( il chamber, Soutltj
Nottinlk. tonIIIIIIIu (‘\i‘ may; at s:
\ umubIII. III“ flit“. members will I‘
he prepared to diecuss a narration of, ‘
\ituliulorest t) the citizen and VIItIII'.
andtlIIIrchnc tlIc Lcngm- is prcciallv!
demons of a large :IItrIuIlaiIIII
meeting.
connected with the Work of the LII name
will bcpcousidcrml and not on taken;
“the rccu.
The total coetof the Atlanta Exposil
tiou to the state of Conan “lli‘lll will be
$11,000. The static. :IppropriatiotI wusi
$7,000 and by the authority of Govern: r
Cd‘lu thecomptroll rhea i ‘llfl $2,000 to!
each illt’ First and hi i ouIl communim of;
the Governors I‘Irot (iuurd for IIscIIrt'
duty. The cmapauies a‘ Izod IIIuIIlI l‘l' IIIII.
but that amount was finally IlIIIIiIlIIdl
up 11 i'IIrI Inch. (Izu- tlIIInI-Iaud doll us Ill
theISI QIIIIappIopIiaiIIl bv the (Re: urn];
Aseemfily has not yet been drawn bu.,
it is expected, will be expended.
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Othci matters of impoiiance l'"
100 Styles and Prices to Suit Alli
...COME AND SEE THEM AT HIS REPOSITORV...
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NEED TO BE INTRODUCED
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BROWNIES
And pcrbaps. fewer still to 011!“ St .vrc.
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But we want all to have an introduction to our DOMESTIC DE-
PARTMENT this week for this purpose, we have made SPECIAL}
PRICES.
2.. III
mach-ruin. One Cam While “I”
ether—Many Article- Ihat M “
In Large Quantitlee-‘l‘he m“
“Chute."
A base cavern. dark and catchma ,
marching phalanx of brown: manhunt
ed up treavnrca from the font corner: d
the earth—vibe sight cassette m’lcflltle
ish visions of the accrctretreatctwhich ,
Ali Baba tells us. and we look firth“
fucoa of the men to site if ”reliance L
carry there the lineamenta othri -
age. But no. these men are nattobe
distinguished from thousand! to be '.'",'
any day in the streets of Newgurk.
This scene on the docks from the that)
of the nrriIal of a freight chip aunt it! ,
lively few ever see, but in well 170!th
, the seeing of all. We all of or have I -
; suspicion that the (locks are the stump-
,ing ground of certain marauderl. and
' every boy who reads" the fiction of hill,
l class can tell lively tales concerning the
exploits of the wharf ratschaeod by Old,
Sleuth, and in II vague way we know,
I‘ when we stop to think of it that there
latest be a tremendous amount 01 liter-
. chandhe scat OI or seas to and fro, but
3 in order to realize the truth intelligent-I,
1y one must see it as it is portrayed in a.
(lay at the docks. ,
' When the freight steamship Mimic- '
; sippi. plying between New York and .
, London, arrived at her pier in the North
river, she had three days in which to
, discharge her cargo and be again laden.
' It was overdue. and the merchandise on
the dock auaitiag the vessel was com.
partly heaped in II great heterogenm
Inlays row 11ng high to the roof. The
bulk of the ii, 000 tons II hich were an-
aged for transport was gathered In thin
blank room by the w.nter Products of
et cry sort “ere there-the staple: of
We have a full assortment of Standard Cottons in all widths at industry. the sumptuous requirements
attractive prices.
SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY. - Samples of Gent’s and Ladies’ Meri-
no Underwear. Vaiue, 75c. to $I. 50. OurPrice, 50c. fortheChoice.
.Imlm“
A. Dickerman 8: Son,
84 Washington Street, South Norwaik, Connecticuti
The Luann I
HOUSE!
PRINTING
iTl‘Ioroagi'Iiy Ecuipped for Every Kind Of Printing!
flan-I firm——
BEST Qiiii'llii'li OF WORK dT THE LOWEST PRICES.
lNething 50 Large Dr 80 Small that Cannot Be Done Here as Well as Anywhere!
: 'of luxury, the Immblest necessities, the
refinements of the sybarite. Tia wants
of the animal man were forcibly illus-
trated by a great bulwark of 1,300 bales
of hops. doomed ultimately to slake the
lthirst of the bibulons; 17,000 sacks of
“ flour. each weighing about 140 pounds;
1, 000 sacks of coffee, each weighing
about. 1.30 pounds, besides a mere trifle
of 200 tons of fresh moot. That unas-
suming element in domestic happiness
I known as lard was very much in evi-
dence here, being formulated into a cu-,
, liuury monument of 8,000 28 pound
pails. A sequence of ideas calls our at-
“trillion in n stolid heap near by—600
3 tons of pig lead.
“ Spat-II would forbid an enumeration
L of the dress fabrics in a limitless varie-
. 1y, all neatly boxed and seeming some-
; how expectant of the European trip, ,
3 from which most of them, alas! will
,' never return. But our interest centers
I in the cases of furs, some of which are
nuuked in figures that arouse our re-
s; I-ctfuladmiratioa. Herein one marked
1 with a dignified “1,” followed by four 1
j ciphers and preceded by the mighty
I symbol which is the secret or open
source of most human activity. The
next case also is marked. $10,000, and
" two watclunen sit upon these boxes by
' night and by day—solemn, apprehen-
i aimI guarding their employers’ business
I aith the scrupulousness exacted by a
I dishonest World.
l ’And here Is a sight togladden Orphe-
ns’ heart—.1 huge collection of musical
l possibilities in packing cases, inchoate
mnlodi as of the future. for here are on-
bio foot galore of organs and pianos.
,Thcse and an infinite ariety of other
things n10 included in the technical
l phrase measurement goods, merchandise 1/
‘. shipped according to its bulk In boxes,
[ and the total destined for the Mississip-
" pi the other day was 1.000 tons, each
5 ton standing: for ~10 cubic feet.
} But there were other points of inter-
. est besides the dock itself. Three boat-
g loads of grain waited near at hand,
3 about 2.3.000 bushels, en, route for for-
i cign lauds. Close to the grain were its
natural destroyers. horses. and cattle,
' which neighcd and bellowed and snort:
(Id and pant-d in a .fine peripatelio
! frenzy. These are taken in through a
, l portho‘le from the boats on which they
I, arrive, II hence a steep llIgpngplank leads,
1 and they do some groan and lofty tum-
,l bling and much whinayibg and lowing
, before they get safely up it. There were
I :24? horses scheduled, and the tally of
l the cattle was 316. The majority of
C those, are located on the main deck,
“ which is called, after them, the cattle
deck, but about 200 of them are put on
I the upper deck, whole they are given
l air w: thout stint
The In: Idiug ..nd unloading are carried
on alternately. As fuel; as a batch is
, cleared out it is filled from the materi-
‘ nls awaiting carriage. There are several
hatches In all, which penetrate the up-
l per deck, the main or cattle deck, the
Esteeragc, the 0. lop and the lower hold.
The upper two are devoted in great part
Ito the cattle, while all below is filled
with stores of merchandise.
1 I II as astonished while on the dock to
observe a great pile of what looked like
Iordiaary large sized firewood. Iwon- ,
tiered if by any chance the cook preferred /’
:a wood fire, but I discovered by a little
5 questioning that the wood was not dceI,
‘l’tiaed to end in smoke. On 1110 can“
; trary, it pursues a roving life, seafaring; ‘
back and forth an unlimited number of
years in a position of importance, but
not requiring any active exertion. much /
lothorwise, for its duty is immObilin.
:betw een ports. These pieces of wood are
‘ “chucks, ” being chucked nn‘der barrels
as wedges to prevent their rollitu Bai-
i lost Is important on board ship, and her.
i rels are important as ballast. Their
'i stendfasincss is dependent on the checks,
laud hence the dignity of chucks—New,’
‘ York Herald
I
. Imorutable Myntery. _‘
“Momma, " asked the little git-L'peer
ing in betv. een two uncut leaveti aim the
printing in there?”-‘Chioago Tribune.
departure is of the sort that compare-r .
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