,, millionaires
,. so: male-u and oillelsls
f , rename, hm lleel elv-
Mhsvb I’ll The-seine
WI Cloud.
.. , refinements” 22—-r. Elbert
4 J . ., chief engineer of the Rania-
Water Company. was the first wit-
‘ " before the Maxet Committee to-
ouwss asked whether he had
the. maps and documents
or in the subpoena served on
”yesterday. He replied that be had
President Butcher was then called.
. [declaredtnst he approved of the
We! engineer's position. lie advised
.Nostrsnd to submit maps and pa-
,_ at his office to any competent en-
who might be appointed by the
rmttm. Mr. Dutcber said that in
'Ilisjudgmeut 'the committee was not
distilled to a list of stockholders in the
.Bsmpo Company. .
i The public believes." said Mr, Moss,
that stock has been given to some
politicians and city oilicinls. and if we
not succeed in getting that stock
1«i’llilok here these gentlemen will have
Written their own record and will
thve put themselves under a cloud
‘ that, will overshadow them all their
lives. Hereafter no municipality will
i. 'dll‘o to deal with the Ramapo Water
‘OOompany. I have been called an as-
: hula of honesty. If tllat meant the
old fashioned honesty. sllch as I hope
, we were all possessed of. i should feel
' Chart, but if it means Ramapo honesty
[think I can stand it. it is plain now
. that If we accepted that list under the
‘ conditions of secrecy we would be now
under the same cloud as others."
“You were offered the chance of sea-
ding for every man whose name ap-
peared on that list, said Mr. Dutcher.
‘ and let me tell you that to my know-
ledge not a share of stock was ever
given to any politicians or city oili-
ieai-w .
‘ "To your knowledge." Mr. Moss re-
?peswd with emphasis. “if we had ta-
‘ ken the list under a compact of sec-
. my, and summoned every man on it,
fills public would be justified in not be-
‘ tidying that we had sent for every one
10! them."
The committee next took up the
similar of the city building laws anti
their observance.
, Secretary Velller. oi the Charltyon
ganiution, was asked as to a state-
ment made by Alderman Sherman at
.3 previous session that “the new billi-
ding code was conceived in crime."
tile said the alderman's idea was ob-
out correct.
‘. . OIL RUNS 'I‘O WASTE.
if. Philadelphia, September Its-A break
I in the pipe line which rilns from the"
""-*'Pennsylvania all regions to the Stan-
. dard Oil Company's tanks at Gibson's
. "Point. at the lower extremity of this
city, today. resulted in a loss of many
‘ thousands of dollars. A match was
applied to the escaping tlllld to prevent
‘ it from flowing into the Schuylkill
fiver. The break 6i:clll'rell at Sixty-
2 third street. West Philadelphia. The
. unrest pumping station is at Lancas-
ter. Pl. and before the supply of oil
could be shut off an enormous quanti—
, ty was consumed.
Carolina Ll'f‘lllA NOT GUILTY.
" New Haven. Conn. September 22—-
;l'raderick Lucbia, catcher of the New
.1 Raven State League baseball team.
'who was arrested. yesterday on a
charge alleging the embezzlement of a
'diamond ring from Henry HessIer, was
I; tried before Judge how in the City
' 50mm here'thls morning. Judge Dow
at him.
., " ms NOT nasal) ruou noose:—
, your.
it“ ," 1‘" York. September 22—flcncral
. use said today that he had not beam
from Governor Rooschlt regarding the
G. A. R... and that amiar as he knew
the 0. A. R. would not participate in
1th. We! land person.
A ”0.000 FIRE IN MAINE.
' Wmille. Maine. September 22——
I'II Carleton building here and con-
jntl were damaged by fire this morn-
chi. W. C. Hawker l: Company. dilig-
, m and 8. L. Prehie, photographer.
mud the greatest loss. The total
fl. II [30,000. partially covered by in-
:mllsrly sold 19c pr.. special for Sal,
v ‘fld lion. 2 prs. 25c. Children's med
..“ Wt Underwear. 15c upward. Gent l‘
*5“ mos. weights. 25c. special drive in
than: Corsets. lilo pr. M. 8. Smith
1 -.
r
.
., N .
‘ New York. 80mm» minors
Ashbridgo, of Philadelphia. Ind Harri-
son.’of Chicago. have accepted invi-
tations to be present at the Dewey
ceremonies. Governor C. H. Thomas,
of Colorado. and Patrick A. Collins, of
Bostonasent regrets.
All the srrangbmsnts for the noiioru‘
smoker at the Waldorf-Astoria are
now completed. The guests will in-
other warships in the harbor. . Admir-
al Dewey, Rear Admirals Sampson and
Schiey, the other commanding oillcers
of the ships and the guests of the city
will be invited to occupy the boxes ar-
ound the ballroom where the smoker
is to be held.
General Butterfleld has wired Mr
fillggenlleimer that his dootor \bfiy
promised to let him visit New \orlt
city next week. He says the trouble
with the G. A. R. is easy of settlement
and he believes will be settled.
(leneral Roe, who will command the
National Guard of New York in the
state land parade. received a telegram
from Governor Roosevelt today direct~
lng him to give the (l. A. R. the choice
of any place ill the land parade. im-
mediately on receiving the telegram
General Roe had a conference with Ms-
yor Van Wyck and then Chairman
iuggenheimer. of the Plan and Scope
committee. which has (flame of the
parade was notified of the Governor's
dcspatcb. Aficr pointing out that his
committee alone had the right to aa-
slgn places in the line of march. Mr.
(lllggellhelmer said of the governor's
action:
“It is peculiarly Rooseveltlan. it is
most lmpudcnt. unjustified and unwar-
ranted interfercnce in a matter that is
without his province. i do not be-
llcve. however. that ollr committee will
take any notice of it."
Gencrfll Rod declined to discuss the
action of Governor Roosevelt in ad-
vance of the action of the plan and
scope committee.
BLEW HIS OWN IIEAD OI‘I’.
Rochester linker. while Respondent
lilils Himself with a Gun.
Rochester. N. Y., September 22—
Whlle dcspondent over ilnuucl'iibélifli
cultlcs Robert Mayer. aged forty-
threc a baker, attempted suicide by
shooting and died early this morning
from the result of his terrible wounds
While in his room yesterday after-
noon he placed the muzzle of a double
barreied shot gun into the side of his
face and pushed the trigger with his
foot, exploding both barrels. When
found a few minutes later the mll'l
was lying on the floor in a great pool
of blood with the gun grasped tightly
in his hands. The shot from the was.
pon had torn away the upper jaw on
the right side, the flesh was iaceratcil
in a horrible manner. the nase had
been torn away and some of the shot
had passed through the mouth into
bthe palate. lie was taken to the city
hospital uni lingered all night in im-
rible a/gony.
CONGREOATIONAL COUNCIL.
Boston. September 22-Today's ses-
sion of the international Congrega-
tional (‘mlncll was opened in Tremont
'l‘cmple with the customary devotion-
al exercises. Rev. James B. Angeli.
LL. D., presiding. Rev. Lyman Ab-
bott. I).ll., of New York, addressed
the council on International Relations
and Responsibilities. Dr. Abbott's
address was discussed. Rev. Alexan-
der Mackennall. of Bowdoin. England.
delivered an address on “The Chris-
tiona Attitude Towards War in the
Light of Recent Events." -
ELECTRIC CAR TURNS OVER.
(larthagc. lilo, September 22——-An el-
ectric car filled with passengers and
lullning at a high rate of speed. jump<
ed the track at Princess Curve. one
mile from Carthage. last night, turn-
ing over on its top. Twenty persons
wcrc injured, bllt none fatally.
CATHERINE FISK CONCERT.
Speaking of Mrs. Catherine Fisk.
who is to give a concert at the Nor-
walk Congregational (‘hurch on Well-
nesday evening, September 27. for the
benefit of the hospital. the London
Times says: ’
found Luchia not guilty and discharg~
--I” don. Phildren's Ribbed linsng
“'3"lflmmrukssssszm in“..- M14. ... ..
The feature' of the concert was a su-
fpcrb performance in the second act of
grinnison ct Dalila, in which the vocal
3 was sung boiler. probably. iban it ever
, has licen before in England. by Mrs.
§Kaihcrinc Fish and \lonsleur \crg—
}ncxt. the original intorprcter of the
;parl of Sampson when the opera was
‘ first givcn in Paris at the Ellen Thea-
lrc some six years ago. It is difficult
‘lo speak of this magnificent singing.
. last night. in terms that do not savor
i of exaggeration and at the close of the
' pcrformani-c the two singers wore very
warmly and dc'scrvcdly applauded and
recalled.
_._._s_._.
~~l"orcqll:lrii‘r Lamb. 7c. 6 Water St.
i-ll'l’Eltl.ATlVl:.~l.
Dr. Johnson says in his Grammar
of the English Tongue: "The compar-
iuon of adjerilvcs is very uncertain.
and. being much regulated by commo-
dloiisnesoi of utterance, Is not easily
rcdui-ed to rules."
Then he quotes passages from Para-
dise Lost in which these words are
‘ found "virtuoueat." "powerfulllrst.
and a passage from Samson Agonlstes
which contains the word "famousest.."
Surely 'Mllton had an cola—Notes
elude 1,000 men of the Olympia and '1
New Silks.
Two of the dainty new
styles at the silk counter.
lilgured Peso do S010 in a
yariety of charming color-
lngs. ' Soft. long wearing
and well appearing for
waists and gowns. 81 yard.
.‘welve new coio‘rings in
Satin Liberty, lustrous and
soft,.in shades for either
evening or street wear. 760
yard.
Dress Trimmings.»
Unfi dented variety
and eautv .of effects in
dress trimmings for the fall
styles in costumes are com-
bined with exceptionally
moderate prices. Rich em-
broulery on silks and satins,
application of iafletas on
net. heavily beaded and
spangled designs on silk
and net in Jet, silver and
gold, are here.
Night Robes.
()utin flannel night robes
for chil ren, misses and la-
dies are an important part
of the underwear section’s
contribution to winter com-
fort. Soft, warm hygienic
and an ideal‘sleepin gar-
ment for persons lia lo, to
colds. Stripes. checks and
solid colors, 60, 75, 98c, $1
up to $1.75.
Blankets.
For all weathers—boa s
and piles of them, from t e
light cotton ones . to thl
great wool Californla blan-
lists—give the basement a
wondrous comfortable ap-
ggarance. Wool blanketl-
l 3250’ :39 83-509 34. $4 5('
than usual at these prices.
Knit Underwear.
Ladies' ribbed corset cov-
ers, long and short sleeved;
white, 15c and 50c; black,
with long sleeves, 50c.
Light weight ribbed cotton
underwear~~lOng and short
sleeved vests and knee pants
l~—25, 36 and 50c. Fine me-
dium weight long and short
sleeved vests and ankle
pants. 500.
._....____—..———
ThsD.M. READ co.
sameness.
School
Books,
Pails,
Pencils,
Pens,
and School Supplies of
all kinds at
l. H. Plilillll’i.
43 Washington St.,
. So. Norwalk,
’ Conn.
Admission of Electors. '
Notice is hereby given that the Sc-
lectmen and Town Clerk of the Town
of Norwalk will hold a session in the
Town Court Room. Wall street. Nor~
walk. for the purpose of examining the
qualifications of and admitting to the
elector‘s oath. those persons who shall
he found so qualified, on Saturday. the
sad day of September, 1899. from 9 o'-
clock in the forenoon until 7 o’clock
in the afternoon. unless all on the list
"to be made" shall have been admit-
ted or rejected before that time.
Dated at Norwalk the 18th day‘of
September. 1899. -
EPIIRAIM THOMES,
ilAhll'El. LYNES.
FRANK H. MERRILL.
Selectmen of the Town of Norwalk.
HERBERT R. SMITH.
, Town Clerk.
s19 4t
“Why. why. do you turn your head
away from me. dearest?"
and Queries.
’ i.
"Onions. love.”—Cleveiand PlIin
.‘ , 'aa‘f" ‘
$5 and on up. Better grades '
,uinll
i ‘ >
., , “l“‘il‘ 1 fi' “‘0 .
. Bristol. I. v!.. low-list Hits
01009 Columbia left her moorings in
Bristol harbor at I o'clock this fore-
noon and stood sway towards New-
port under main-ail and clubtopsail.
As soon as all was out of the harbor
she set her ‘ mpnl and brow out
the iorcstsysali and jib. When last
seen from bellman was footing fast
on the starbousl took. with a good
breese from the westward blowing. It
was the intention of,u. Oliver lselln
to meet the Defender and have a speed
trial In addition to practice drills for
the crew. It was not expected this
morning that she Columbia would" re-
main out all sy. as Mr. Iselln an-
nounced his intention of going to Pro-
vidence on the tender St. Michaels
early in the afternoon.
Oll'l'Wl'i‘TED 31' His COACHMAN.
The carriage horses of Chief Justice
Marshall were excedlngly thin. and
his family told him that it was cur-
rently hinted that Jerry, the colored
coaclunan. exchanged too great a pro—
portion of the horse iced for WhIIA’
for personal use to allow the horses
:‘ood enough to keep ti; .1 in a good
llnd creditable condition. The judge
went to the stable and directed Jerry‘s
attention to the poor appearance ot
the horses, told him of the rumor
about his exchanging oats and bay for
whisky and thereby depriving the hor-
ses of their necessary supply of food
and spoke of the sleek. fat team driven
by his neighbor Brewer.
"Laws Massa John." said Jerry,
‘lt's the natur' of the animals! Look
it Mr. Brewer hisself, sub. is short.
int. greasy gen'lemsn. that ain't seed
his bots after his feet was in 'em for
yeahs. while you. sail. is tall and roan
ihouldered an seen your feet all de
time youse walkin', an look at his
'oachmnn, thicker through than he is
ong. whlies l'se'only skin and bones!
1! course his critters is fat. while
:ours is thin. It's their natur‘. Massa
lolln; its their naiur.’ 'l‘hey belongs
o the fat kin. and we all belong to
le lean kin. lt't natur'."
“Perhaps that is so." said the judge
'eflectlvely and walked away as if well
satisfied with list explanation-Chl—
lago Inicr (ll-call.
King Mcncllk has sent to the Ger—
llan emperor two zebras similar to
horse sent as a gift to Queen Victoria.
tuitmllliiuls.
novr's Talon-ran.
ONE NIGHT ONLY.
Saturday. Sept. 23d.
The Ever Winning Favorites,
Williams 6- Walker
and Their Own Gigantic Company.
so—rsorle—m.
in Their New and Original Novelty
lllE Pilll Y PliYERS;
\ Musical Furl-e Comedy in Two Acts.‘
Introducing Miami and Walker
(The Two Real Coons).
10~Big Specialty Acts—10.
JO‘Beautlful Chorus Girls—30
A carioad of special scenery and ef-
'ects.
A show full oivnew and bright orig-
nal features and surprises.
The some show exactly as given in
\‘cw York.
Prices—25. 50 and 75 cents.
Seats now on sale at Plalsted's and
Weed's Drug Stores.
Barr‘s—'Tnn—LTRE.
ONLY ONE NIGllT.
Tuesday, Sept. 26th,
BROADBURST 'S
Hilarious Sunlclency.
illiHanllnllilJlnls
Author of Why Smith Left Home. The
Last Chapter, etc, etc.
Vow playing in England. Australia.
Africa, Germany, ltaiy and France.
Prices—25, 50 and 75 cents.
Seats now on sale at Plaisted's and
Needs Drug Stores.
assessments".
SONG RECITAL
llilllll'iluls lull
AT 1'" I:
first amoral ilmll, nun.
ildnlilllly Ellington. lllll,
or this o'cnocx.
Admission Fifty Cents.
Yacht Race Excursion!
ribs-mum i'ounc-il No. m1. R vval A rcnnum
will panic rule wlln Sigmund Council No
w, in the excursion on the
Iron Steamboat Co ’9
Steamer Cetus. .
Tnesdoy,0ct 3d.
TU WITNDI-l Tilt: lSTl'ZliSA'I'lHNAI.
YM'HT R.\i'i2.
Hie-user will leave lernsta Il-wk, i‘an l,
Heal-find, at 7 I. -.. sharp
F‘RE RUI'N" TIIII'
y mm mailman,
“("0“ no N runes] n' I". W'. L. \"o'i‘nl,
79 Washington flin- t. is null N'rrvisli. in
(has? Hoyt. “airfield if». Noll-null his. \.
Non
TICKETS LIMITED.
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no.2.
TRISTRAM a H
so. 2 osvzsrrs BUILDING.
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2 é ill. "I.
New Fall Dress ‘Goodo . ,
This is the season of the year when people are thinking of something new in the line of firm floods for the
Fall season. Our line is all ready to show you and contains all the newest atylcs of the foreign And domestic more
kill.
New Ilroadcloths. Covert Cloths. Kerssyu, Venetians. leitonettrs. Wool (lilovlots. ‘iiiorm Borges, Whipeords,
Home-puns, Honriettas null lltyllsh Plaid» for skirts, and Policy Mixturgl for suits.
Black Good.
We have always made a spe'elalty of Pine Black Dress floods, and our conncctlons ‘wltil the best importers
" and manufacturers in this line enables us to show the very best things that the market affords.
showing the newest weaves in Crepons. Cheviots, Homespuns, Storm and Clay Bergen, Henriettas and Csshrnerss.
Fancy Sills- .
Fancy Silks for waists are more popular than ever. We have a larger line this season than we have over
shown before. Nothing like them ever shown before in Norwalk. (some in and look them over.
Poplin: for dresses in all the newest shades-handsome as the finest silk and will wear twice as long.
Lace Curtains
In our new Carpet Department we are showing a full line of Lace and Ruffle Curtains.
This is a new department with
us only started last July—consequently we have no old stock to work off.
Boblnet and Swiss igudle Curtains. 82.00 to $4.00 per pair.
Nottingham Lace Curtains. 50c
Rich lrlsh Point Curtains. 84.50
to $5.00 per pair.
to 814.50 per pair.
Housefurnishing Department
SPECIAL
Dinner Plates. were 18c. now 9c each.
Breakfast Plates, were 15c. now 8c each Oat
Tea Plates. were 12%0. now 7c each.
Pie Plates. were 10c, now 5c each.
PRICES IN DECORATED DINNER WARE.
‘Covered Dishes. were 81.30, now 65c. Agate i'lc Plates .................. .10c
Meal Dishes, were 10c. now So each. Agate Wash liasln ................ .ioc
Two quart Jugs ........... . ........ 25c Cake Spoon ...................... ...6c
Special prices on Blue Flame Oil Stoves, to close. New Lamp and Toilet ware.
Telephone Call. 11-12.
one BRAVE MAN; I 1
And the Reason He Stood l-‘irm While
l'nder Fire.
A battalion of volunteer infantry;
was drilling in a field when a rest-E
ment of regular cavalry rode by. 'l‘be‘
colonel of the cavalry halted his meal.
to watch the volunteers. and, getting}
into conversation with the colonel of,
the latter, be criticised their drill tin-i
favorably. especially their want of?
steadiness. The volunteer colrmrll
was a fierce fellow. and he cried hot-
ly. "My men are as steady as any rcg—
lment of regulars." '
“I do not think so." retortcd then
cavalryniau. "and if you‘ll draw youcl
men in order to receive cavalry i'll.’
prove it," i
The challenge was accepted, and the1
cavalrymen charged down upon tbci
citizen soldiers, who awaited them ill
the usual way. Now, regular cavalry
can charge to within a few feet or cv-.
an inches of infantry of full gallopl
ind then at the word of command pull
up short. The volunteers. however;
lost their nerve when they saw thei
huge horses thundering down uponl
them and showing no sign of stopping
when a few yards off. They fled, hill
but one man. who remained on his:
knee. with bayonet leveled. E
l
ills colonel. enraged at the others'j
flight. approached the hero. and. tupvi
ping him on the back. cried: "You’
are the only brave man in the regl-l
nient. You scorned to run." 5
“Yes. sir." gasped the hero. "I had
my flit stuck in a hole. or I shouldn t;
have waited."-Spare Moments. i
BEATS GREASED PIG GAME. I
After winning $600 on the McGovern-l
l'almer fight. Matthew Brown of Mil-g
ilamsburg. went out to spend the mon-'
-y. He invited every cne he met to;
join him. and a large section of Wilfi
lilamsburg accepted the invitation;
lie devised various mulled; of enter-,
‘nlnmcnt, but his most unique scheme
was to catch a dog. paste 81 bills all],
over him. and then turn him loose. He;
insisted that all who wished to partlc- ‘
ipate in thedollnr-dog race.should line;
If) and give the dog a fair start. Then .
Brown would give the car a kick. anal
when it had had about 100 feet startf
Brown would cry "Golf and the race‘
began. When the dog had been caught ,
and the bills pulled from him all handsj
went to the saloon nearest. and had!
another drink. i
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Having
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Av;
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Big Reduction in Bicycles!
TRISTRAM 8v HYKTT,
YATT
At present we are
New line of 11:
Young Men, '
Call at our store and let us talk
over the Fall Styles with you
We illustrate our talks with the
real articles. .
Now we have an Oxford suit,
herring-bone pattern, double-
breasted cost. This suit if made
by your tailor would cost not less
than $27. whilein the largest cities
you might ex pect”to pay as high as
$40, but our price is,
Just ask us.
'Another new arrival is it checked
worsted, brim full of satisfaction
and style; another, a striped wor-
sted, double-breasted vest. just the
thing for business and for infor-
mal evening entertainments, ‘etc.
We have’nt the space to tell about
the others which we have, but we
can find time to show them all.
By the wsy, stripes and checks are what the correctly
dressed are demanding this fall.
.Here’s a tip you ought to oppre-
clate. You will do, exceedingly
well to purchase your heavier un-
derwear early; the chances of get-
ting Just what you, want is so
much better. ~. '
, FRANCIS s. 00.
Clothiers and Furnisbers.
PRICES
Nil
'l'llll
ASKIIG
98 Washington Street,
South Norwalk, Cour.
NORWALK, CONN.
. i
lust received a car load of
Wheels which formerly sold for $50, I
shall call
this lot only at $30, either
Lady's or Gent's.
H. A. SAUNDERS. ' ~ -
'17 N rth Main street.
South Norwallr.
THE EVENING SIJNTINIEL
IS THE nssr ADVERTISING
MEDIUM IN NURWALK 3“"
AND SURROUNDING Toivxs.
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