f ”logo! The Sentinel-Dear air:—
‘ or” the aide! mm headllaes in your
all!!!“ mm 6. your com-ma.
M In m 3» ions. attempted
to annihilate thranderskned. Now.
‘ It. ldlior, [hm your shill in mah-
isg headlines hin‘not forsaken you. for
aavyon pulvaissd me the other night.
i now Is yonroppoiiualty to pulverise
m. w , r ‘ ; r
Your correspondent claims that my
slam that ninety'iour per cent. oi
those who startle business on Is In-
correct; and that my rearenee to the
Bradstreet company and to Don's was
My “Mud.”
It is true} uldlhat ninety'iour per
outoithoaewhostsrt in hostile.
iail.andaoconndeatwasloimypo
altion that l m in! audience to
Bradalrastorbuaorsnyothsrsimllar
agency. believing that they would sus-
tainthe‘atidlcatowhich l reierred.
ldillnotinlplytllatl wasastodeotin
any special sense oi Bradstreet and
‘ Dumbnt believingthemtobewellac-
. credited specialists In such matters. l
was willing to submit the case to theta
as competent ink”. Similar action
is taken over and over again in busi-
nasaaadineverywalkoiliieasdis
neverconsldsrad hie. What
arespaeislislsior-eia law, In medicine.
orln bndnas‘s'
nutter. manna-r ”Tens-mu-
“it” loathingnevertobe
.. , , , . .-
«Mm -
flower“. lir. Mikes Mon
to at least one trnihwhen he said, ”No
business area to m Norwals made
"I“! i0 ll! Wt." Why did no
business man reply! Because the
thoughtinl busine- men oi south Nor-
walhkaewthatlwnastatingsiact.
ilow many business houses. small and
large. are doing business in South Nor-
walh today which were doing business
here twenty-live years ago? Each
business man oi twenty-five years'
standing can answer that question tor
himself. and that answer will indicate
a very high percentage oi those who
have failed to suns“ In business. 1
doaotuaalby‘M'Whoaconly who
were unable to pay‘iheir creditors. i
unethewovdnamusesit tin
Ir. lung's quotation) and as i used It
in any sermon—tail in the sense at isil-
ing to succeed. This may have dis.
covered that they could not succeed in
a month or a year or ten years. i made
this stalemelu not only because it was
a usreotypsd as. but because my
reading tor years on such matters cor-
roborated the statsmsm.
For sample. no one will question
the scholastic attainments and ability
as as economic and social Investigator
oi the renowned graduate oi Harvard
and iriend oi Moon. I mean Mr.
Henry D. Theresa. whose biographer
was no less “a man than the great
manning. Ir. ‘l'horssu. In his "Wai-
dea." says: “What has been asld oi the
merchants. that a m large maturity.
even ninety-seven la a hunderrl. are
swrsloialhlssahaliy true oi the
Ieyan university. when he spoke sub-
stantially as lotion. that. being well
mounted with the facts, he could
state that “ninety percent oi the great
iortunes oi the country were dissipated
in a generation or so."
The willie-as we have thus tar prev
seoted have touched all walks oi lite.
Thoreau, the merchants and farmers;
lathews. those doing "Moses tn a
small way and on the largest scale;
Depew. the men oi wealth. Their per-
iect agreement is very striking.
lly toorth witness is the Bradstreet
company. I reiorred to this company
asanespert. hinlnughastried to
nae the expert against me. Neverthe-
less 1 shall put them In the witness
chair as an expert. This witness has
several things oi importance to say.
For example. "that ten per cent. tail
to succeed annually. but unable to
Ill! their debts: that a little more than
one per cent. tail annually and are not
able to pay their debts." That is. In all,
eleven per cent. oi the total number In
business are lound to tail annually.
All this issaid concerning annual tail-
urea '
But what has Bradstreet to say oi
periods longer than a year? They
say: "That the gathering or him—
tion and the specific analysis oi the
statistics has not reached a complete-
ness which would enable a declaration
which could be regarded as accurate as
to the averfie length at a commercial
liie. and until that Is known no per-
centage can be approximated as to the
ratio oi Hines."
But aitheqh thh company has not
been ahhyet to pursue an investiga—
tion whl‘itbhned they may be able
to do ”Q ‘11. still they have made a
partial ‘ firmware covering
"ten or twelve, years." Beyond that
. they havanotgnae. That's thereason
MILMhavenotreaehsd
.mlhilhwoaldwarranta
..
_ the wt
lengthoiaha‘nessliieaadlhsesiore
concerning the ratios at ialisres. But
this instigation covering ”lea or
twelve vars" is very Inactive. it
shows that in "ten or twelve years"
mthird tail.
We are sorry that this great com-
mercial agency has not been able to
push their investigation beyond “ten
or twelve years." ior considering that
it coversao briel a period such an im-
mune increase in the per cent. oi iaii-
urea Is amazing. Just think oi It: in
one year one-tenth tail: in ten years
over one-third fail. Ii that ratio is
correct. and the standing oi the Brad-
street company is a soilicient voucher.
then will Mr. Long please state what
per cent. might be espected to tail in
twenty-live years? or in thirty years?
or in iorty years? No one claims that
ten years is a business lIietime. Brad-
street doesn't matte that claim, but ac-
knowledges that It is not a business
liietlme. and says they have not loves,
ligated beyond ten or twelve yearn.
lint. however. the Bradstreet company
have done a very Important thing.
They have established a ratio between
the iailurea oi "one year" and "ten
years." which does not cease even
though the Investigation ceases.
The Bradstreet company may be con-
sidered an expert in this matter. but it
must also be added—an expert only so
lar as they no. llint-e they report one-
ibird inning in about ten years. when
they push their investigation to twen-
tyailve or thirty or thirtriive years.
how many do you suppose they will
ilnd falling in thou: periods? on you
suppose they will he very iar astray
iron: the mature conclusions of Thor-
eau. Mathews and liepew? «
High as hrsdstreet's per cent. oi
lailures are lot one year and for ten
years. i am compelled to believe that
these percentages are lower than they
would be it they were reached iro- a
broader basis The basis iov this cal-
culation. oi «turns. is iousd In iirad-
strest's list oi business houses—which
numbers something over a million.
l have compared Bradstrest’s list
witktheioesisirsrtoryoioseoionr
cilia with this result: The city direc-
toryeontslnanoloaly lhszolormors
its-an found is W’s list. hat
also so unless not found in Brad-
strest's. l presents what is true oi
oaselty isirasoiall. lgrnni it
Mil? that an the m lhl
m
¥ length“! runs by
Boledhisl’a’mer-l’sdshsacra
illillEll dub mild].
Letter-musicales Donia-
sswlthalllortsoillad-saaors
~Awnscfloaleaeh-
ammonium
The trouble which has prevailed be»
tween members oi the Norheld Coli-
muonal church at Weston and the ‘
pastor. Rev. c. at. Arthur. reached a
crifis yesterday. when a couneil was
held and listened to the charges pre-
ferred against Ilr. Arthur. ‘
The charges! against the minister
were signed by Edward ll. Pagnson
and Mabel P. Pitch. and set forth that
the Norheid Coxregational church in
Weston was in a state or uneasiness
and distress. owing to discontent and
disulbiaotion with C. It. Arthur. the
pastor. The complaint was signed by
thirtyotwo members oi the church and
contained the iollowlag Ive counts:
First. That when lir. (1. ll. Arthur
came as a candidate to this church in
1896. he misrepresented to the mem-
bers and ulcers thereoi his minister~
ial standltz. alleging tor the reason
ipr the absence oi his name from the
year ’booit. a period oi illness, and ma-
hingnomenilonoithevealmJo
wit. his expulsion iron the Olivet as-
sedation.
Second. That his conduct while
pastor oi this church has been tyrann-
ical towards members oi the church:
that In a mailed parish meeting. lio-
cember ll. 1m. In declaring himseli
moderalsw. century to the custom oi
the church; that he by threats oi lov-
cible eiwtment. oi arrest and fine. in‘
timidated members iro- voting and
having rednud the number oi m— .
hen allowed to vote to about hall the
members present. he held an election
oi norm.
Third. That the above election was
said to have been held in assovdsnes
with a m adopiai December
3. 1m. which Is roatrary in its pro-
visions and ugnlations lo Cousteau-
lional usage- and law.
Fourth. That Ur. Arthur’s mover—
sntion and demeanor among the pro
pie oi the amgregatiou and neighlmrc
hood has been a corrupting and im-
moral influence upon the ymtng and a
source of gossip and scandal.
Filth. We are credibly iulormevl
that in iormev pastorala held by hlr.
Arthur. there baa been in almt every
case trouble similar to that which is
now crippling the My oi this
church.
The church building was chased yest—
tevday and the meeting wan called to
order in the town have» at tonic. llrv.
Mr. latther was elected clerk. llr. l'. it.
Palmer. of New Haven, mule-rotor.
and Judge DI. B. lienrdudey. oi Bridge-
port. ”mm moderator. Phat-iris and
delegates iron Norwalk. New llnven.
llritkeport. Danbury. lire-oilfield. Wil-
ton. Westporl. iioulhpori. l’airtleld.
Reading and Gmnwich answered to
the roll-call. liev. lleroid ii. Beard
represented the Smith Ntwwaih (fon-
gregational churrh and Rev. 1‘. K.
Noble and George ii. iii. John the Nor-
wailt Congregational rhureh.
Judge H. W. Gregory. oi Noswalh,
appeared as the legal repr latlvo
oi hir. Arthur and certain oi
the church and presented a pruteat
against the meeting oi the council.
which. alter me debate. wan entered
upon the minutes. A unwind lively
debate followed between the attorney
and several members of the coon,
ell. the nunlerator iiaally iniothiag
him that his case would not be heard
iuriher until the sppellaals had pre-
sented their case. Iir. ilregory then
left the hall and did not return.
Testimony was then tahea no. mo
oral members oi the ehwrrh patter
coast and which was lolly aabaiaav
listed.
The that eneimat was «used by
ill-s Annie Fitch. who stated that
when she asked why she was not sl-
lowed to vote at the Wis-r ii nicer»
lag. the pastor replied: "0a mount
at your ugliness: l snow then is no
other reason."
Ephraim Viicli said that lir. Allen.
lheioilsr. hadattelnniedioeieethim
from the church but "was not ht
min."
lir. Alisa than charged that lit:
Pitch and his sons were very m
i. it. iadd. ~- oi the
church aim oiwhieh lir.
Arthur at one _ charge. was
stating that “his ‘
son hare." liany
Count fourth.
tor the last. in
lion. itev.llr. ndlllethli'ng,
one oi the council. that he had
heard Ilr. Arthu'gi.‘ . language "un-
worthy oi the Of the loweat
The council that ttrgether
and shortly that a unani-
thal it would not be. public until
Monday neat. win.“ would he an-
nounced at the Winn-l church.
South Norwaik. at l p. In.
Several oi the m oi the coun-
cil elated that the ”blame was all
against llr. Arthur. ”d said that more
care should he Mania the admission
oi ministers to the chunh without
more carotid ens-indict at their rre~
dentisls.
was In hkh spirits over what t
eons, ider a mom, vindication.
—DIY nouns m
“I? M Olly. Instill
for ready-snails 1in size. on».
Two ready-lain , slips tor lbw.
“in. “Hm I! _l Ming. he.
25: ladies' and : ‘s black wool
mittens. 11¢. 1;
fie wind m”. 83 indies wide.
1%. we , i
he linin eamhrlc. 3t.
lire ten—gnarl tin poo, it.
to broilers. 5c.
lire road sieves. lie.
tip you: oi our iancy plaid or Write
ribbon. i lathe» wide. tor nerkwrar,
'19".
lite. shear lawn embroidered handker-
rth. We.
the children's slmisings. double how
and double stole. two pairs luv Zoe.
am all—wool children’s stockings. an
odd lot. 25c per pair.
25c sills side snowmen. lzlér.
l‘ doe. spool colored silk twist. in»,
2 packages ruled writing paper. luv.
it takes toilet soap. made by the Fit»
timra makers. ior xiv.
true moth brushes. good ones. lire.
3.5.00 child's colts. $2.30.
till.” ladies' ‘iachets. flow.
Sim ladies’ Empire gowns. 75w:
men WWI.
mundane.-.» Iteasnsr
alumna-mt.
l’mtiand. (rm. Jan. it. it is now
proposed to start the government n.»-
llei expedition item here on the steam
er (lounge W. Kldrrfirhirh sails ior
ilitnguay on Vebvuary l. Motor Jacobs.
oi Vancouver Barrarks. has engaged
trump-rotation on the ”Inter for M men.
290 ions of supplies. and 30 mulch.
The remainder of the tar-lea will um
:be shipped until a week later, as tho
”llm'h space has been engaged. It was
» lien original intention in send the es.»
peiiiiiou numb on the simmer liregon.
sailing next Sunday. but owing to Ina—
bility oi the snow and ice Transpor-
tation mossy to get its train to dine.
ha in lime. llcaerni limiam derided
to deter sending the men and supplies
for the expedition until Yebraary i.
”Mum
Ilsa Francisco. .lsa. lh.-~(!. W. Von
‘taer'ia planning to go to the Klondihe
by balloon. lie prepare to use the
his balloon made to! the Chicano
World’s lair. where it was held captive.
and he will its mind by James
Thompson. oi Mani: ii. Andrews.
«Chicano. .aadtlilemihemil'ltts»
barn. all eaperisacad male
mum.
ilaa Vrsarieeo. .lsa. lag-«Preset»
thinsiurihegslasaiflliaeaicaltlor—
nwiorlhammdithe
W
rapid headway. The
" [ATESEWSBY
an the friends oi hr. and him I...
J”
A stucco Fire in the Business Cen-
ter of Stanford this liming.
SILVER Milli Silfllili BUTTE!)
:mnm.mrmm.asum
tha-atMDOO—Inppoasd to
‘ havaOriginataditum an line-
toc not win.
(B! W Press.)
illnmiord. Conn. Jun. l9.”A tire
which broke out at 3 o’clock this morn-
ing burned three hours and did darn-L
age estimated at nearly $40,000. The.
fire originated in a building In Main
street. owned by John H. bee. and ne-
' copied by him as the proprietor oi the
well-known ”Silver Dollar" soitxm.
The umr portion of the building was
used by Mrs. Henry Daley an a cigar
I factory. The flames spread rapidly
and communicated to an adjoining
building. also owned by Dir. Lee. and
occupied as a cigar store and manniac~
tory by Wagner s Hell. All of these
buildings were irame structures. and
the fire was very stubborn. The lire-
tnen could not check it easily. and in
a shovt time the nest building. owned
by James and Hezekiah Weed. and oc-
cupied by the New England Candy
Kitchen oi ll. Calmeroe. was in
flames. The are would undoubtedly
have spread iurther had it not been for
the iact that the nest adjacent build»
logs were structures at brick. The
buildings were totally destroyed in
their upper stories and the stock and
fixtures in the ground doors were badly
damaged by smoke and water. Tho
total loss is estimated at $37.50». with
insurance of about seam. John H.
lire calintatea his loss at 825.00% insur-
ance. 120.909: Wagner t hlell 810.000.
insurance “.000; hire. Daley $2.00!».
small insurance; Calmcros 85W. insur-
ance unknown.
The fire was under control about ii
o'clock. it Is supposed to have orig-
inated irorn an electric light wire.
In La- than 15.000 People will
Ingabrllaskafi'u Year.
Sirriiiiillmi. l'onn.. Jan. inn—Thomas
l'. Quinlan. l'haries lmviu and (incur
Mtwein. oi this place. and John i'on-
lion, 0! i’lainvlllo. will leave [hilt aller-
rmou for the Multan gold fwldu.
The party will go direct to Tun-omit
and obtain their mum there. From
Illl‘fl' they will go to Area. Masha. oi
the moth oi tho l‘trmior river.
Members oi this party any that they
am- told by ruiirmul mun that on loan
than lam»; people will have l'onnr-ru.
cut this your luv the Klondike.
II. GLAND!" HEALTH
thickest-gills Bravest Anxiety in
Mlhont Hint.
London. Jan. mam- Pall Mall (luv
tour this alteration malice the inflow-
log llliilllillll'i'mi‘lil in big typo: "With
deep regret no loom mi lllt‘ mind ('1‘
reliant authority that Mr. i'lituislone's
health t'auses llw grave“. anxiety in
those ahrmt him. ills sojourn at
Cannes has not had the Merl oi turtle
lying his strength as anticipated.
The news plac‘iuds oi the Pall Mall
llaaeile read: ”ifritirai condition oi
hir. illatlslotie."
The anoint-center“ in valuing much
emit-tarot.
“hummus.
”union. Juli. lily-w The news irmn lilo
New England Motrin pinpoint-luring
renters. New Ilcrliord. lliddciord and
lewlslon. in which strikes oi maiden
able eateni are in progm against a
nonunion oi wages. was to the edect
that everything was uuiet at these
points. no movement oi any sort bar“
log been made either by manufacturers
or employees.
ain’t Want to Vest in a Hill.
New York. Jan. law Mule llril'es.
l'i yearn old. oi Fall River. lines. was
detained by the police on her arrival
here today on a Fall River litre bruit.
llhe will he held until some one comes
iron her home to care ior her. iihe
told the miles that she had run away
iro- home because she did not want
to trees in a mill
anapreiarredtosseh
WWW.
Iienver, Jan. 19.-The boycott oiiihe ‘
newspapers at Denver, begun too darn
ago by ionrteen department stores. was
ended last night by the unconditional
surrender of the stores. The stores
made the demand that the papers ,re-
duco their advertising rates 30 per cart.
or they would cease to advertise.
~ The fight has atirred up the common—
ity greatly. the result being that the
stores were almost forsaken .by pur-
chasers and the proprietors had to our-
render or go out oi business. Labor
unions have held meeting alter meet-
ing to contrive plans to spread the agi-
tation and keep the people away irom
the department stores.
At a late hour last night the newn-
pnperu were visited by u representa-
tive from each store in the combina-
tion. They acknowledged that they
were beaten and would resume their
advertising contracts as soon as ur-
rangements could be made.
000K! m Ml
lays Ke'lriull’wice tonurn a law
Haven natal
New Haven. Jun. l9.——ln the Super-
ior Court today Fruit-rick (‘mite plead—
ed guilty to having attempted to not
tire in the. 'l'ontiile hotel. of this city.
onIOrtobcr 9. and again on December
25. He was not sentenced.
it is believed (ferrite will be given a
light ilt'lililnt’f. as he has coolesscd that
(‘apmin llmlgdoo. proprietor oi the
Tremont Home. oi this city. and the
Home hotel. oi Springfield. hired him
to burn the 'l'tmlillo. which in l1)l|i‘|lll'l-
ed by llmrgc White. a business rival
oi Captain limigdoo.
The latter in a. very prominent vill-
aon and no one lie-lived him guilty.
("ooite'n tonne. however. has now cost
a still deeper myatery about the case
('apiai'n iimlgilon, who is now out on
heavy ball. will he tried next wed.
mom: a! We.
Placed a Pistol to h. lupin usl Pir-
ada latal lid.
lxrliist'illc. Ky.. .lnn. lh—A special
from Maysviile. Ky. says: News at
the suicide oi Miss Honda m (in-
cns, on Monday at i'rah Orchard law.
the home oi her lather. Basil D. Ow-
ens. near Washington. K1,, reached
here last night. Miss Owens had been
to poor health for some time and had
to give up her school last fall on that
account. Site rested unitsoaily well
Sunday night and act-med very cheer—
inl. iihe rend the amount oi the
abutting oi cs—Scnulov Joe ill-cli-
lutrn's tintlghior. Mrs. hunt». with much
interval. Alter reading about tho
shooting nhc wont to her brother's
mom and m-urinz his pistol. plat-ed
ii in her il'fllli'i’ and lived the land
.hoi. Death was Instantaneous. Miss
iiwenu was one oi the brightest girl:
in the county and the Owen» inmily
iii a prominent one. The. tragedy is
widely deplored. l
IMHO man.
They had Threatened to turn be-
iaong’s nouns it he Did not Vacate.
Walla Walla. Wash. Joli. lil.-Worii
has» reached hero irom Wallula that w.
F. Drums. in itmucr. it'll". and kiilmi
imt- indian and shot and injured anoth—
or. ladian Jim. accompanied-by his
sum and several miter Indian». went to
tho tarot oi belong. with whom they
previously had trouble. and ordered
him to l‘fll'ali‘ the premium. 'i'hey
threatened to burn his honor- aud com-
mit other depredaiitmu. llclsiug went
into the boom and sewttriog in gun idiot
and killed ludian Jim's son and wound-
ed anothl-r lndino. Witch the other
lndians now their two companion shot
they hurried nwny. The reporl oi the
uhooflng cauliod grout oxviiomcui in
\Vallulu. and a mob was organized for
tho [1"!le oi pumting the fleeing ln~
«lions. iiiwrii'i Fllllugwworth and Dep-
uty I’uited Bluteu Marshal Wilson will
lenvo at once for the eeens oi lhn
hbil’lilil.
Cuban lslligarsaey lssolution.
Washington. Dec. litmhlr. Buckner.
llemtnrral. oi lilichigan. prsaeuied n
resolution in the lloitse today. in
' strutting the committee on iorelgn ai-
iairs to mount without delay the lion-
ate Cuban belligermy resolution. It
was ruled out on a point oi order. no
appeal wait taken. The appeal was vo-
ted upon. and the Motion tabled on
a yea and nay vine.
manila“.
iii-tall». ll. 1.. lea. ls.~ltste Clark.
the manna-lav wile oi Iii. Clerk. in
Wanna."
wsrtMiTt sun-um
maid and waitressgby a
girl. Beat oi mimosa.
A. Norwnllt once oi The
can earn 32 per day. Sandy“
for samples. worth throes an
amount in your own I“. ;
Smith moody. No. ill” '
street. New Yor city.
WANTED—Refined iom
whines board in private wily
' reiereuuse exchanged Tania
be moderate. Address. . d. in
line] odice. .
WANTED—Situations tor-ooh
ers. iarmhaude and all
male help. The Shoroito‘gd
icr Agency.
' _-, “ligament...
lilt. iv‘. w. DARMEB, dentist.
moved his oliice to ‘
over Baxter's drug store. ”3
street. Oilioo hours: 8 a. '
m. Ollire open evenlllfl.
on c. r. non'rwent. dentist.
removed to the new bank
Washington ’Btreet. 0M ‘
to “:45. 12:30 to 5; .,
ing. 1 to 9. M
FOR SALE-43min). Two M
boilers. 200 ll. P, each, in i ,
condition. Can ho bought at a
low ilgm'e if taken hum. "_
ply to K w. Mansfield. Superlainar
«lent Not-walk Tramway company
South Norwallt. Conn. '
l-‘Oil SAI.E-—(lermania Hotel. 1'! and
39 Railroad Place. Apply on press-
lees. ' 115 a
FOR summon-rugs.
madeoiuumm :1 ._
baeeo.sndmaheanidfi ‘
toasmoker. '
mm“. ”mm
Cigartlo..manuiaetnretn.v ‘
ma ssLn—mmwssts 3“" '
try the u. a it, every
'03.“. 80¢ Nor!“ m'b
,so. Iain M . .
$750 will hayachoha M",
(501146) in one at the ~ "
streets of South Norwslh; high. dr‘y
healthiul; walk laid. W in m
and petition for newer is m
lion. Particulars oi Taylor 8 attic:
ll
den. ‘
W .. ,._._.._. . ..
70 L31. '
Til l.l~l’i'v-l'li~aaoot. POEM“! Mr
pushed rooms. with inard. I all! I‘ ‘
per week; without toned. ”.75 and
3:: Address. W, ill hone M, .
Smith Norwaiit.
v“?!
'i‘0 LET—Seven marine..." Woodward v
avenue: Music Hall block. “in '
lit/r ilMi'fllt; lll'iil. floor, Him m.
on \VMIWBI'II awhile; first loot. aia
warms. No. in Union him: I'll
door. live moms. No. 5 Ila-m
pimp. Root ill per month. IA. ‘
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Norwalk Chronicler