la. fill
lit tuttitottgw tan a
actuation.
crisp sects-ts 0mm carnal Emit
CM Fra- Ia “Ways and Imys
cl Typical Cancelled least
The bill iutmdnced by Mr. Hill to
make Stamforda sub-port of entry for
the collection district of Fail-field was
ordered reported by the house committee
on mmmcrce yesterday.
The steamer City of Bridgeport arriv-
ed at New button yesterday with a
large cargo of fn-ight. Last Tubalay
this steamer was chartered by the Con-
tral Vertnom railroad and is now in
service for that company.
Sheriff Doolatt Went to ll‘airlleld yes-
terday. andsold at auction the assets of
Plumber E. 3. (tray, which were attach.
ed some weeks ago to secure a claim of
{:50 of the Bridgeport Steam Heating
company. The sale realized about will.
A block of wood,a foot square and
an inch thick, was caught by a buzz-saw
in Hall 6:; (lodfey's wood-turning shop
in Bridgeport. yesterday, and slammed
against the breast of Jacob liarmcusen.
It struck him over the heart. He fell
down debt]. wwwwww
The Barnum-Bailey biltl\\t\;;'lll leave
Bridgeport the last week in arch fir
New York, where the season for 1890
will be opened at Madison Square
Garden. the 28th. The show takes the
eastern circuit this year and will be in
Bridgeport. Saturday. June 6.
Consolidated _ stock sold in Boattm.
Saturday. at 179, and thedebentures in
New York at 137. The coupons(‘2 per
cent.) on these last are paid April 1, so
the price is really about 135 not. The di-
rectors meet today and are ex-
pectedtodeclare the usual 2 per cent,
quarterly dividend on the stock.
The high winds—and cold weather of
the last two weeks have caused a clam
failure. Stratford men who depend to
a great extent on this industry for their .
living begin to feel the loss of revenue
and those who are religiously inclined f
are praying for less wind and warun-r
weather. The titles are good but other.
conditions are bad. ‘
Bridgeportcrs are angry at the lien:
Samuel U. (.‘urtice, retiring pastor of’I
the East Washington Avenue Baptist"
church. who in Wclcumlng the Rev.
(leorge B. Reed. the new pastor, saidz'.
“But you have to contend with a wicked '
city;in fact. the wickedist city I Was.
ever in. But Ido not know whcthcr itis i
the wickedist city on earth or not, as l 3
have never been in them all."
Attorney Stiles Judson attempted to
have Judge George W. Wheeler. in the
Superior Court at Bridgeimrt. yesterday 5
morning, Wimtafltlftl for the trial of
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the 8200.000 suit of Timothy l’ortcr. the l
Stamford millionaire. against his broth-
cr-in-luw. Thomas (.3. Ritch, andotbcrs.
The Stamford Trust company prutestml.
however. and the court denied the mo—
tion. saying no date would be“ assigned
until all the pleadings were closed.
It is said that the Consolidated road
will build a new freight depot at Mid.
dietown shortly. If the company final-
ly concludes to take such a step it will
be because of the annual freshen
which makes all work itupoasiblc in tin
freight house there. The water rises
above the floors. anti the goods how
to be transferred to a more distant loca-
tion front the river banks. The expense
item on this account is said to be quite
large.
In the Superior Court yesterday.
Agnes D. Clark was grinned a divorrt
from Charles J. Clark, with pcnnission
to resume her maiden name, Agnes Rid.
path. The parties wore married in
October, 1892. Charles J. Clark is now
. in state‘s prison, where he is serving a
sentence of twenty years for outrageou-
assault'upon his sixtccn-year—old urea
in Stamford. He was sentenced about
two years ago b the Superior Court.
While in the jail. n Bridgeport he had
planned to escape, and might lum- heel.
successful had it not been for the timely
discovery of a brace. several drills any
three saws which he had hidden in his
cell. These had been sumgglml in t:
him in some manner which was novel
brought to light. .
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Kllfl BUIBBRT HAY ABDIOA'I‘E.
“cur Coral I'M-ks That May Ila tho
. Outcome of the Crista-JIM 'I‘crnia at
I the Proposed Treaty at Poona-«Conn-
manta at the Italian Journals.
Nltw Your. March ls.-—'I‘hc Herald‘s
Reina correspondent says:
In apita of the fact that King Humbert
persists in an otters bslbg made to crush
Memlclt. and in spite of the fact that the
Marquis dl Rudlnl. coding to the patina»
lieu of General Ricottl. has «taunted to
Carry on the crunpalgn. General , Raidin-
sara. In view of the dangerous milieu of
his army. has charged Major Salsa to bo-
aln pourparlera for the conclusion of an
honorable peace. This action proves that
the new commander in chief. in addition
to being a brilliant soldier. Is a man of
strong common sense.
The conditions proposed are the utab
llshinant of the "status quo ante." the
boundary of the line of the Italian posses-
sions being drawn at the March river. Tl-
grc will form a butler state under Ras Ma-
ltonuan. The ruler of this state will be
named by Italy and Abylalula. acting to
gather. Menelek. I understand, is anxious
to come to an arrangement with Italy in
these negotiations for peace, and the fact
that orders have been given that for the
moment at least no f nrthar rte-enforcement»
shall be sent. to the front have caused an
excellent lmweasiou. especially In diplo-
math: circles.
The Pow-rs Counsel Peace.
Germany. Austria and England all Id-
vised King Ilumbert’s government to con-
cludc a peace with Mcuelek that should be
honorable to Italy. A high Russian per,
sonugo informs me that the organ is will:
ing to conclude peace on terms that It: y
could accept without lore: of dignity. tine
condition. hawever. will be‘inslated on by
Italy. Neither has Maugarcla nor Ros Sc
but will be accepted as vh-croy of 'I‘lgre.
'I'he Abyssinians, flushed with their vic-
aa'im‘ In.
ran-bun Dobbins Vacated.
WW Intuit Ila—The excito-
taaut cf the Cuban debuts gave way In the
senate to Mr. Cochran's alalmata speech
occupying four hours. on the flea-iota,
quasi on. The usual large crowd which
has filled the gallcics toovcrtlawlng slam
the Cuban debate began was again on
hand. but gradually diminishing as the
theme of war was laid aside for that of
financial statistics.
bus was a spirited tolerance to Cuba
early in the session. when it developed.
during an explanation by Mr. Lodge, that
the committee on foreign relations had
received from Secretary Olncy a statement
by Senor Dupuy do Unite, the Spanish
minister. giving the Spanish view of the
case. This brought out very animated
suggestions from Mr. "car and Mr. Wcl~
colt that the senate be put Into possession
of this important testimony.
Mr. Cuckrcll'a speech was an elaborate
presentation of the financial question from
the silver standpoint. so much so that Mr.
Hour, In the course of an inquiry. stated
that It was the ablest silver speech be had
ever listened to. Mr. Cockrcll ocemlonally
left his arguments for very sharp personal
criticisms of Heumtary (.‘arllsle. By a coin-
cident-e also Sir Julian Pnunt ‘ote was in
the gallery when Mr. Cockrcl closed his
speech with the statement that if we were
to be subservient to the English money
Interests we should haul down . Old Glory.
raise the gold standard and cry aloud.
"Long live the queen of Great Britain and
the empress of India!"
After two days' debate the house. by a
vote of 173 to 5‘3. unscatcd Gaston A. Rob-
bins from the Fourth Alabama district
and decided that his Republican opponent.
W. I-‘. Aldrich, was elected and entitled to
the seat. All the Republicans. with the
exception of Mr. White of Illinois and the
Populist: and three Democrats—Messrs.
Cobb. Dockery and Ilearmotitl of Missouri
-—voted for the majority retiort. The on
votes against the report were cast by lletno
corals. with one exception. Tito case fur-
nished the Republicans with ample mate-
rial for airing their views on southern
election methods. it being admitted by
.the minority that fraudulent ballots to
fury at Adams, have lnvadcd the country ,
round Enlist-lo and have pushed forward
Italians.
comprehensible that. General Baldlssera
should concentrate his forces in the trian-
gin lying between Asmara. Karen and
llassana. 'l‘ho garrison-t have also been
withdrawn from Mas llalni and Adlcayo.
At first It was stated that tho-to places
were strong enough to resist the attacks of .
the ncgns' forces, but on Inspecting them
, General Baidlssern saw that. this was not
The only defenses were a few .
the case.
trenches anti cartbwurks, badly construct
hindrance to the bunch of Menelek's army.
The only place strong enough to resist
This
fortress is in a strong position and is wall
Its only weak point
is the water supply.
llumhcrt May Abtllcntc.
says:
“The king fears the advent to power of
the Marquis tll ltudlni, as llt:.‘lu:~ltccts that
the extent of over 3,000 were cast for the
contestce in Dallas county.
Mr. Dinsniora of Arkansas. who closed
; the debate for the minority. claimed that
to Godefelasal. occupying the fort-of ligrl .
Adi, which had been evacuated by the;
In view of this situation. it is ‘
the Republicans proceeded on the errone-
ous assumption that all the negroea in the 1
south voted the Republican ticket.
Robbins was a member of the last house.
Before the case was taken up the house 2
Mr. 3
passed bills granting American rcgbttry‘
to the steamer .‘futtawun, requiring oili-
. cars of American steamers to be citizens
of the United States and repealing the
laws exempting frotu tonnage duties vcs
Two Colored Men the Alleged
Slayers of Stephen Powell.
JOHN WAYIB MAKES A OONPBNIOI
Ila Ian “that Arthur Maya" Struck tho
Fatal New With U Mamba—Throat.
at Lynchlag at “IIIIPIW—I’OVOIC"
manta}. Ibo Paterson Case.
New Your. March ll.-Allco Hatchin-
scn and Sarah Jones. who were arrested
on suspicion, gave evideuoa which clinch
ad the can of the mysterious murder of
Stephen Powell at llcmptttcad against
John Wayne and Arthur Mayhew. The
result is a mnfesalon of the murder by
Wayne, in which he utillbutca the strik-
Ing of the fatalblow to Mayhew.
Powell wits murdered last Saturday
nllhtwlthln a few doors of his own home.
He had cloud up his plat-o of business. lb
the mule! 0f the Village, and w” on My.
way home when struck down. Robbery
was the motive. The body was found
within a few minutes after the murder.
The case attracted grtmt- excitement. and
the entire village was aroused. Investiga-
tion was at one. commenced. and Wayne
and Muyhew were very satin arrested on
suspicion. Wayne was soon involved In n
times of incriminating tvidence. A wit-
nesa was found who saw him enter a burn
after the hour in which the murder had
been committed. The barn was searched.
and a bundle of Wayne's clothing was
found. In the lot was a bloody coil.
The Pipe and Iron Bar.
Further search brought to light a squat!
iron bare with which the murder appear
cd to have been contmllted. Wayne's pipe
was also found near the sot-no of the mar-
der. A woman's stocking was found with
the pipe. and with the iron bar was found
the mate of tho ‘ stocking found with
Wayne's pipe. The affair was brought to
a head when it was found that the twu
woman named had been with Wayno and
Nayhew on the night. of the murder. and
; that they had plenty of money on Sunday.
" The women were at cure taken before the
district attorney, and their examination
completed the cvldcnvo against Wayne.
Wayne was then put town the rank by the
detectives. IIe’ tinally broke down and
made a atatcnient. in which he said that
he met Arthur Maybcw in a saloon last
Saturday night. and that after they had
treated each other several times Muybcw
‘ told him heinteudctl i-I"gt,-t somemonoy"
will from countries which extended siml- ‘
lar exemptions to our vessels.
The senate committee on territories has .
j decided. with only otto negative Mild, to
ed. which would have offered but. little‘
report favorably Senator Bear's bill for
the admission of New Mexico as a state.
The IlcjttltiVu vote \vus cast. by Senator
Scwvll of New Jersey, who guvaus the
reason for his opposition that the Ameri-
can population Was in the minority in th-
'l’crritury. ’I‘beothcr senator.- present wortI
and told Wayne to rpme with llllll. Fol-
lowingtla! lead of Maybcw, Wayne said
they walked to Franklin and l-‘ulton
streets. After waiting awhile they saw
Mr. Powell coming down Fulton street ;
. When Mr. l’oweli passed, Mayhem and
' \Iessrs. llavls. Shout). I‘llklus, ’I‘bnrston, .
the marquis intends to abandon the war .
and recall the troops. If it had not been
i rrlhl x lesions of in ular feel» 3 . :
I”! in w c e P l p “ Home: and Marco Ara (‘nualng the Spau- ;
ing at Milan. Pavia and elsewhere. he
power.
rious mistake. lie has only advanced the
‘ would still have tried to keep Crisp‘i in ;
Ills majesty has mtutnlttcd u so ‘
personal ambitions of the ovpretnicr and ,
has neglected the welfare of the country.
“The king still believes in ('rlspl. know
ing that be is the only minister who do
sites to continue the war to the bitter end.
King Humbert. however. is not a man to
run counter to the national sentiment
when plainly expressed. He will rather
ubdirato titan cause blood to flow.
“This is why this solution of the crisis
becomes more and more probable. Ills
abdication will not take place today or to-
morrow. but It may soon come. as being
the only means of putting an end to the
conflict between the crown and the peo-
ple."
. The (.‘mulltions of Peace.
Loxtiox‘, March 14.——Tho Rome corre-
spondent of The Daily News says that
the negotiations for peace in Abysslniu
are based upon the modification of the
treaty of l'cclall. excluding the Italian
protectorate in Abyssinia, the restitution
‘of Tigre to Mangascla and an exchange of
prisoners and hostages. . ,
The Times has a It'cme' dispatch'whlch
says: .
. "The-news of the peace negotiations has
produced a feeling of surprise amounting
to stupor in most quarters. The condi-
tions tlxing the frontier at the Muted riv-
er line and the prohibition of fortifications
on the frontier are considered humiliat—‘
ing., The majority of the deputies now
here oppose the project. '
The Times has an editorial discussing
the Italian situation and declares that
the shock to European prestige owing to
the defeat at Adowa cannot be neutralized
by Italy concludingu peace with Menclek.
"And it is doubtful even then If Italy
would be nble'or willing to hold Cnssalu,"
the editorial adds, and- then proceeds as
follows: '
"The advance upon Dongola is urged
in the Interests of the British policy. It
will prepare the way for the advance on
Omdurman when the time is ripe and the
shuttering of the mahdist power at Its
lmsc.” ‘
Comment of the Italian Press.
Rom-2 March l-l.—The, ltnlla Militalre
asserts that it has good‘uuthority for stat»
lug that Emperor Mcnclek’s proposals of
peace are honorable and advantageous to
Italv.
The Tribuna fears that. the proposals
conceal a snare and asserts that Menclek
is simply seeking tofguin than
The It'nnfuliu, the Clerical organ, learns
that the negotiations for pence are on the
same basis as those which were originally
ttarted by tax-Premier (.‘rispl.
- The Itiforina vehemently opposes a
peace. Most of the other papers, however.
favor the conclusion of peacc.
The Advance on Dongola.
Lomos. March tt.——lt is understood
that no British troops will engage in the
'ttlvanceupon Dougola. The Chronicle.
Liberal, loudly protests against the pro-
posed advance on Dongolu and tells the
. government plainly that. the country will
not mind another Soudan expedition. The
Daily News. also Liberal. in a milder tone
pain the government to well t-onsider bc-
‘ore embarking on another Sudan cam-
walgn.
Concludad Bis Mission.
Blaux.hlarch I-l.-—Couut Goluchowskl.
the Juatrlan pride minister, has returned ‘
l
to Vienna.
In an interview Signor Orcstc f'orsl ; liatcund While. leaving lliil. lllnckburn,
Squire and ('ull absent. It is understood
that Senator Iiill is opposed to mlnizsslun.
The bill reported is an enabling act.
INSURGENTS' ACTIVE.
iarda Trouble In Havana l'roviuce.
HAVANA, March 14.-'l‘bo insurgent:
are again In the central portion of llnvanu
provinm in force. and ate moving West-
wnrd to tbcnclgbburhmal of tho clty of
llavnnuf
Colonel Figueroa reports that button
fired upon by the vanguard of Homer's
force in the district. of .Iovcllnnus. llavaua
province. After a abort akll‘llllsil the ln-
tut-gents retreated. ’ ‘
Colonel Figueroa also reportsthat he
met a numerous bond under Martinez
and Morojon west. of .lovellnnos, between
the plantations of San Diego and Con-
iuistal. ’I‘hey opened fire. but the troops-
ttood firtn. The insurgents were widely
extended. proceeding in very upull order.
The oilicial report states that they re!
treated westward. leaving three killed.
Another report says Antonio Zilncco has
entered the province of Havana along the
south coast. ‘
In the district of Santo llomlugo the
. insurgents have burned all the catwllclds,
with few exceptions. For six days the ho-
rl/.on has shown smoke and fires, sonic
near and some distant. The fires have
keptnp unccasiuglyfl . .
The insurgents'bav‘e burntid llttt‘fllinge
of Pijlrlguu. in the district of Muugas,
Pinar del Rio.
Antonio Mat-co has made a rapid march
westward. passing south of (itiara and
Malena in the direction of Plum do! Rio.
Ilo avoids fighting and takes flight when
.i forge of troopsappearsund keeps at a
ilstuuce from all forts. It Is supposed
here that theucnuse of his rapid march'is
to meet an expedition which is expected
to land.
Blue Jay \Vcnt Skyward.
DENVER, March ll.—Une of the most
extraordinary culls known in the history
if the Colorado mining stock exchange
recurred when the BlueJay, a listed Crlp~
pie Creek prospect that has been on the
board but a little over two weeks, made
the remarkable jump. point by point, from
S}._. cents a share to 27%.. The excitement
tttendant upon the advance was unpa'ral»
'elcd. and the scene on the floor of the ex-
change during the call of the stock was a
wild one. The salea- of this stock alone
unouutcd to over 625.000 shares. The
company iscapitalized at 1,000,000 shares.
The rapid rise Is said to have been due to
a reported strike of rich gold ore on our of
the company's claims. '
College Record Broken.
ll.\ltTr‘oRD, March H.—Tho annual
winter meet of the Trinity College Ath-
letic association was held last night. de
college records were broken, one by Bax-
ter. '99, in high kicking. and the other by
1.. A. Ellis, w. in putting the shot.
Woodie, '95. secured the McCrackau cup
for the best all around nthlctc. The class
of ‘08 won the class cup.
Agalnst the Deadly Cigarette.
Dr‘s Molxns, March ll.—The anticiga-
rette bill, previously passed by the house.
passed the reptile, and unless vetoed goes
into cllect J“ v i. The bill prohibits both
the manufacture and sale of cigarettes
and cigarette papers except by jobber: for
use outside the statc.
Floods Feared on the Alleghany.
Pmsut'mt. Match H.—-A flood is fear-
ed by rivermnn as a result of the heavy
snow that now covers the whole western
and of the slate.‘ A big gorge at Barker.
up to the Allegheny river. adds to the
danger of apoasible rampage of the rivers.
Wayne walked behind him. and Maybe“
struck him with a black stockingthnt had
something in it. Mr. l’owcll fell. and
Mnyhcw went through his pockets. The
ttvo men then run and went back to the
saloon and played dire until the saloon
was closed. at midnight.
'I‘bc confession was sworn to beforea
notary public. anhow refused to talk
’ further than to make. u general denial of
4 having bad anything.wl-otever to do with
= the murder apart from the confession oi
. Wayne. 'I‘tu-dlstricl attorney Itcllm’tN that
be has nulliclent evldcum upon which t.
convict littlh lttt'll.
.‘Iaylu-n Makes a General Ilcnlal.
Mayhew was luterrogtited by the chi
cuts, but “‘uultl nmku no statement.
Instead of being talkativ-phe cuntenfct!
himself with putting in a general deula"
at the start and refusing to say anything
further. .\‘0 matter how numy attempt.»
were made to get-hint to talk, hccloscd
his mouth and with a dogged stare watch
ed the detectives and remained unmoved
The authorities bel pve Wayne's story I.‘
partly true and par ly false. and that
It was falsified in ordcr to make the part
be played in the murder seem as light at-
possible. It is not thought he was as pas-
slvo as be alleges. Apart from the confcs
rich the district attorney thinks he has
sulllcleut evidence to convict the men.
The detectives were greatly surprised at
the confession, as they had expected to
make Mayhew weaken and to see Wayne
take the very stand Mayhnw did.
When the news that Wayne had con~
fessed reached IIcqustcad. there was con-
siderable excitement. and even more open
talk of lynching than there was on Sun-
day. Owing this it. is possible the In
turn hearings in the inquest will be held
at the courthouse In Long Island City, so
that the prisoners will not have to be
taken to Hampstead. '
There Is already “.000 reward for the
conviction of the murderers. and at Hemp-
stcad last night it was rumored that Au-
gust Belmont. who ls a resident of thr
town. had added another 81,000. The re
ward offered Is made up of “,000 offered
by the family. 81,000 hytho brother of the
dead man, $1,000 by the town and “.000
by the county. The Queens county grand
jury meets on Monday next.’ ‘
The Paterson Myatery.
Parrusox, .'. J.. March li.-—-Whlle uc
facts lucrlmlgating anybody in connec-
tion with the murder of Miss Sullivan
were discovered at the inquest last night.
some rather important evidence was pro»
dared and new claws developed. For one
thing. tht “man with the gray ulster“
was cast aside and a suspect of a different
description brought into the case. Thou
was some indication that the alleged rc-
-veugeful lover may not be a myth. after
all. ‘
The evidence rather intensifies the toys
tery of the case. It was not. known how
Miss Sulllvun reached the spot where she
was killed. It was thought she might have
gone a roundabout way. because the lights
were out on Park avenue. That was the
only plausible explanation.
Now, it Is possible _ to suppose that the
dead girl was talking to the man who
murdered her. and that. they stood in tlu‘
vacant lot. It will be remembered that a
man named Willard wrote to the Sullivan
family_tlmt a few days before he wrote.
and the day before the murder. he assisted
a young man natncd Met-bl to travel over
lib: Reading railroad. and the young man. .
while talking to him, showed hill] a letter
postmarked at Paterson and signed "Ma-
.ntle Sullivan. "
This young man. who answers the de
scription given at the inquest by Alexun
tlcr Mitchel, James Howe and Miss Catnp-
bell of the person they saw near when
the murder or curred. said he bud been on
caged to Miss Sullivan. The letter said
their friendship had best route to an end.
The stranger told Willard be was going tr
Paterson and that Miss Sullivan would
nemr marry any one else. 'Willnrd was set
down as one, of the many cranks who
wrote from adlsteuce offering claws. The
people thought the contrary might be tlu
case after they heard the testimony. Mist:
Hullivan's faintly say the never" kneim
man named Mould. "“ 1
. hm». ‘ .,
Alana Ilia taught a "atria tire. keeping
the Fla-ca In Check.
durum. 0. '11. March u.-a til-as-
troua prairie an has devastated a large
action of Beaver county. The Ira aovarsd
an area of its miles and crl lasted from
lta‘guards act out Wed afternoon
by a farmer named John Mosaics.
Au intensely drataatlelncidaut of the
Ira was a heroic light waged against tbs
raging llamas by Mn Caleb Carts. who
for six hours battled the llamas sin la
handed and alone and sand barhus 'a
dwelling and outbuildings.
When the avalanche of flames hora down
on the Gartar ranch. Mr. Carter wan at
Hartluty. where he had gone to do come
trading. Mrs. Carts instantly realized
her danger, and. tying her two infants to
a betlpost. rushed out of the house to the
barns, when she released all the stock and
drove them to a creek. Then, rushinga
mile distant from the house. she touched
off the tire guards her husband had pra-
cared for an etnergenoy. flattening back.
he hastily donned a flannel dress. and,
making her clothing as wtll as some '
blankets in atub of water. teturned to
fight the tire.
she fought along a tulle for six hours.
and. although the Carter ranch was de-
ttroyad. the buildings were saved. When
Mr. Carter got home. he found his faith-
ful wife lying unconscious on the floor.
with her flash and clothing badly burned.
Physicians were hastily summoned. but It
bi thought Mrs. Carter’s burns will prove
fatal.
Twenty head of horses, which Mrs. Car-
ter had driven Into the creek. remained
there and were saved. The remainder of
the stock rushed poll mail into the flames
and were burned before her eyes. she wha l
overcome more by burning animal flash 2
than by the smoke of the flames orbcr:
energetic Work. "
When the tire guards were set. out. the ,
air was still, but within two hours a ‘
heavy gale blcw‘itp and spread the flames.
By night a rest area of range was ablaze
The fierce thmm. fanned by the" heavy
wind, rolled mountain high. and relent- -
lusly swept everything in their path. ,
The tire ran southwest. to Optlmacreek, ;
where It was checked this morning. Four
teen rlch ranches. tho postolllce town or
Optima and over a acorn of dWellingx were
destroyed. and the loss is estimated at
anemone to rant-hes alone. On every ranch
was a herd of cattle and horses, and near-
; ly all were destroyed.
RIOTOUS STUDENTS.
! An Indiana Collegiate Oratorlcal Canto-t
Ends In a Row.
l
Isotaxiroms, March H.-—-At the Indi-
. ana collegiate orator-lull contest iftlll- night
; there was something of a riot among the
9 students. during which three were injured,
l and a number of chairs were broken.
During the exercises and while the int
Ill('lltH crowd was waiting for a decision
from the judges the Butler students low-
ered from the proscenium nrch an im-
mer v ibrella covered with their colors.
’l‘lil was auntctl in the faces of the other
colleges for \a few minutes. and the rope
supporting it broke. letting it fall to the.
surge. One hundred students from For
batu were sentui near the stage and made
a rush for the umbrella. Butler, L'Uu
strong, was seated back of the center, and.
with a wild yell. arose as one man and
started across the ll‘llfs and beads of those
in front of them after I'Iurlbamf 'l'he vol~
logos came togttln-r in the midst of the
ball, and lighting began. but the police
‘nflicors rushed in and separated the coin-
butauts. Three students were badly hurt l
by being thrown against the chairs. and
the utnbrellnwns torn to pieces. Wild tu-
mult reigned in the hall for several tnln
ates. anti the excitement contlu bed the rest
of the night among the students. '
FIRE AT WAL—LING‘FORD.
llouaalouic Brass Company I’lant Damaged
by I-‘Ianics.
WALLISGI‘ORD. Conn, March H.—'I‘hc
three story wooden factory of the llousa-
tonic Brass company. on Cherry street.
was gutted by fire.
The company manufactured brass nov-
elties. and a large amount of finished
goods on the top tlocr was destroyed. The
loss is estimated at ”0.000. This is cover-
ed by a blanket insurance of 861.500.
The origin of the fire is a mystery. Two
brothers named Tom and William Taylor
claim that they saw a man running away
from the building just after the fire was
discovered.
John Dowuey, a laddorman, was over
come by smoke. No one else was injured.
Delegates to General Conference. .
PHILADELPHIA. March 14,—The ‘l’hilte
dslphia conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal church has clcbtcd as delegates to
the general conference to be held In Cleve-
land next May Rev. ’1‘. B. Neely, D. 1)..
LL. 1).; S. W. Gebrett, Rev. William 8.
Windells and Presiding Elder S W. Thorn-
as. The Central church of Trenton was se-
lected as the place of the next annual con-
ference. -
Train Robbers In Texas.‘
GREE.\'\'ILLE.'1'('X., March ll.—-A north
bound train was boarded by a masked
and armed man, who entered the sleeper
and went through the passengers. The
amount secured was small. As the train
neared the city he jumped off. Officers are
on the trail.
WWI—4w.
SHORT TELEGRAMS.‘
The safe In James Schmidt‘s store, at
Peoria. Illa. was blown up by burglars,
and the robbers secured $10,000.
At the Indoor bicycle tournament in
San Francisco Otto Zelgler. Jr.. broke the
half mile Indoor world's record, making
it in 1 minute 2-5 seconds. ’
A secret treaty has been concluded be-
tween Russia and China giving lhu former
extraordinary rights in the way of railroad
building in China territory. '
A gas generator at the Goshen (N. Y.)
wrecked. and Superintendent Frank Micro
was blown through a door. but he ewbped
serious injury. " ‘ ‘
Ilarry'M. Fowlo. defaulting bookkeeper
of the b‘hepard & Morse Lumber cmipany.
in Boston. was sentenced In the superior
criminal court by Judge Dewey to the ‘
state prison for four years.
Archibald C. Pascoe. aged 48 years, a
prominent resident of North Easton, Pa.
while standing on the tracks of the Lehigh
Valley railroad. was struck by a passenger
engine and instantly killed. ' .
Edward Ilenlgan was killed by John ’
Shanley in front of the latter’s saloon in l
New York. The tragedy grew out of a l
piarrel about payment for drinks, in I
which Douigan inulctod Shanlcy'x wlfe. l
Secretary Carllslo has appointed Henry
Ives Cobb of Chicago to assist the super-
vising architect of the treasury in prepar- l
in plans, unification; and drawings for .
‘th ‘mChioago publlc'htilldlngs; salary,
ӣ500 a war. I
penetration tats.
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Mllilnery and Cloak Stow
IN SOUTH NONWALK.
We carry the best selected stock of
MILLINERY, FLOWERS,
FEATHERS and
FANCY RIBBONSI
And Everything Else Pertaining
. to Millincry.
A Large Variety of Skirts. '
In all sorts of Materials.
SILK WAISTSI
LAWN WAISTS AND
" LAUNDERED WAISTSI
TH E LOWEST.
H. KRIEGE ,
i All the new styles for Spring. 1896. Ladies should not forget ID. are
our goods before pun-basing elscv‘Iherc. Our prices
mauacnnno HOTEL accent.
South Norwalk. Conn.
SHOES $6.
gas works exploded. The building wy. '
M. H. GLOVER’S
TO MAKE ROOM FOR OUR
:Double Shoe Store! ‘
SPRING GOODS
WE ARE SELLING OUR
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$4.8HOES
Men’s razor toe, double sole enamel shoe at 94.00. Regular price,
Six Dollars.
Glover’s Double Shoe Store,
40 AND ‘2 WALL STREET.
unawaut, . . . . . . .
CONNECTICUT.
Everybody"s Shoes Shined‘ Free.
m
A Phenomenal Stove!
It gives a blue flame like a gas stove
without smoke or odor, and burns com-
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take our word for it,
JUST'ALOOK-AT-l
TI!
and see if it. is not so. We have them
on exhibition and would like to show
them to you, whether you buy or not.
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Cor. N. Main and West Streets,
snort-t NORWALK, . - -
conuccrlour
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rinting
Carefully
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