DAILY - NORWALWK- eAznrnr'E. One Cent. «1 Absolutely Independent. MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1891. A NOBLE LIFE ENIJED. The announcement that Charles Devens of Massachusetts is dead truly says the Courant, will cause wide sor- row. . He was one of the best alld bravest of men. His record in the volunteer service was as brilliant as his . record on the bench hasbeen unsullied. Thrice wounded at Ball’s Bluff, Chan- cellorsville, and Fair Oaks, he was brevetted major-general for gallantry and good conduct at the capture of Richmond. He was attorney-general - of the United States from 1877 to 1881, and from the latter year was one of the justices of the supreme judicial court of Massachusetts. The neighbor com- monwealth had no worthier or nobler son. He celebrated his seventieth birthday last April. CONN. .R. 1:! COM. REPOR '1'. ' The report of the Railroad Commiss- ioners for 1890 has been sent to the governor. It shows that the total capi- tal stock of Connecticut railroads has increased from $64,703,558 to $570,404,- 108; the gross earnings were $22,298,-' 822 as against $19,486,878 the previous year ; the number of passengers carried was 28,771,448, an increase of nearly 6 per cent. The roads are in good con- dition. The fatalities and injuries are as follows : Passengers injured thirty- six, six fatally ; all except five were in- jured through their own carelessness ; 335 employees were injured, twenty- nine fatally ; thirty-one persons were injured at highway crossings, eleven fatally. Q.— COL'S 0L1 DATION I .J‘T A'E IV H .4. 1'1} N. The committee to whom the question of consolidation of town and city gov- ernments in New Haven was referred has reported to the common council and the matter of their report is em- bodied in the following words : “We are of the opinion that the con- solidation of the city, town and school district governments within the pres- ent corporate limits of the city of New Haven is practical under our present system of city government with such slight modifications as may be neces- sary to adapt our present system of city government to the new condition of things and that such consolidation ought to be favored by your honorable body.” 9-‘4—— «4*». ,. » . OUTWlTTlNG THE FACULTY. Various Devices of Students to Pass Ex- aminations Without Study. At a recent meeting of a number of col- lege men in 'Hartford conversation hap- pened to drift to the trials and struggles of examination days. It was led that way by the first story teller who said that, hav- ing been at one examination where each ‘ student, drew a. separate slip of question, he-met a classmate who had to g) in with the next division. “The thing is not likely to be a chance,” he said to his friend, “but in case you should draw the paper I had, I’ll tell you what each question Was.” So ‘ he did. The fellow looked them up, went in and drew that very paper, and came out triumphant. ' ’But that proved a very mild case when the others came up. It seems that in one examination at Yale some years ago in Latin, one fellow, who was very shaky, put his own interlined text book into his overcoat pocket, and entered the'room. He was '(ralled to the desk. and the tutor gave him a text book, of course not inter- lined. He shoved it into his other pocket, walked slowly back to his seat, drew out his own book from his pocket, and was all prepared. After reciting, before the tutor could call for the book, be absent mindedly thrust it back into his pocket, and turned away. Being asked for the book he apolo- gfl, hauled out the other one, and re- 12' Once in alumnihall at Yale a shaky stu- dent who couldn’t bear to part with his class discovered in advance a knothole in the floor. He secured the desk by that hole. Pretty soon he had the misfortune to drop his pencil. Bending over for it he shoved his examination paper down through the knothole. Fellows in waiting inthe cellar ran ofl“ with it, filled out pa— pers for him,.‘not too well,but well enough to save him', for a perfectly correct exam- ination was not consistent with his record, and on returning signaled to him. This time he had the misfortune to knock a lot - 0f paper ofihis table andlitter-‘the floor. He got down and conscientiously picked everything up, including the relief papers thatcalne up through the knothole. At another time where papers were drawn one fellow drew two by sleight of hand Process, passed on one, surrendered “5 and went, out. Then he gave the extra 0116 to a lame friend, who at once “cram~ med” that Paper. Then he went in, drew Ins paper and_ calmly substituted the one ,he knew, passmg well on it and carrying away for what might betermed outdoor 1‘9th the paper that he drew. This was kept some allfiay and workedwell. Another fellow, illustrating alike the sharpness of the boy and the 1m of the professor, having Practicallymo knowl- edge of one heavy subject, that had been a -. study for the term, Vv’ent to the} record and learned by heart the answers to each of thetwelve questions asked in each of ' the previous : years, discovering the while that, instead of being thirty—six questions there was a good deal of repetition, Know: ing these questions thoroughly, and not a word outside of- .thcm, he went in and sure enough,,the professor had draw}; suf: ficiently on his earlier papers to enabi'e this fellow to answer more than enough to pass him. As for the rest, his paper was a blank—Hartford Cour-ant. The Festival of Fools. The “festival cf- fo‘ols” was a feature of each new year with the Parisians. It be- gan'on the .18!; or January and continued for some daysgduring which all sorts of absurdities and. indecencies were‘licensed. This feast was not celebrated after theJat- ter part of the Thirteenth century, Fools or licensed jestersfv'vere kept-gateonrt up to the time of Charles I, 1625;..bu'tthe an; cicnt feast was never revived'bythe peo- ple.~—Detroit Free'Press. ‘ITMUSTEMEHY SOON. Gen. Miles Closing In. on the Camp of the Hostiles. SOLDIERS NEARLY FROZEN. They Can Stand the Strain No‘Longer. The Hostiles Themselves Say Gen. Miles Must Fight or Get Ofl‘ the Reservation. PINE RIDGE AGENCY, S. D., J an. 12,—The situation here is practically unchanged, though the forces under Gen. Miles are gradually closing in on the hostile Sioux and every day the cordon surrounding them grows smaller. Hardly an hour passes that some recruits for the camp of friendlies do not arrive, but the number of squaws, children and old men is out of proportion to the fighting men. It is stated that Kicking Bear and Short Bull and their bands are on their way in, but this is more or less doubtful. In the meantime there is almost constant skirmisbing between the Cheyenne scouts and the hostiles, with little damage on either side Small bands of marauding foragers' succeed constantly in breaking through the cordon of troops and keep the camp of the hostiles well supplied with food. It Must End Very Soon. The tension cannot much longer be con- tinued, and that either the hostiles will surrender or fight before many days is generally believed. Gen. Miles professes to be satisfied with the situation, but is close mouthed as to what he proposes to do. The Indians said Friday that Gen. Miles must prepare to fight or get off the reser- vation. Gen. Miles, it is said, gave them until Sunday to surrender, saying that if they did not come in by that time he would close in upon them. This is made necessary by the condition of his men. Those on the north have been pretty well worn out with camp life in this bleak climate and the cold ’marches from one position to another. They can. not stand it much longer, and unless mat» ters are brought to an end at once the Indians will have no one to oppose them but worn out and frozen out soldiers who are unfit for duty. The conduct of the men has been ex- ceptional, and they have borne their hard- ships without a murmur. All in Fighting Trim. The situation is changing rapidly. Every line is drawing in. The militia are moving north, some going further north than the agency. The regulars on this side, who were from six to eight miles from the hos. tiles, are moving to within half the dis- tance. The men are all getting in fighting trim. The wives and families of the officers who are at Pine Ridge were sent east Fri- day night. It was a sorrowful parting for husbands and wives, for it may be that many of them will never meet again. A correspondent had an interview with Red Cloud, who arrived from the hostile camp Friday. When questioned as to the strength of the Brules, who are causing all the trouble, he said: Seven Thousand Hostiles. “There are 1,000 warriors, not counting old men and the women and children, or 5,000 all told. ‘With the Ogallallas, who are still with the hostiles, the camp num- bers 7,000 souls.” Red Cloud said further that the Brules were armed as well as the soldiers. Col. Forsyth will be cleared. Upon that point there is but little doubt. The investigating committee has completed its work, and, while its members have as yet made no report, it is thoroughly under- stood that the colonel will be exonerated. The testimony of the officers and soldiers of the Seventh cavalry leaves no other course open. Inquiry shows conclusively that no soldier was killed by the fire of another. It seems to be the impression among all army officers that Col. Forsyth did wonders of organization in the midst of a great confusion. Our Cheyenne Allies. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.——Gen. Miles tele- graphs to Secretary Proctor as follows: “The commission appointed to consider the condition of the Cheyenne Indians at this place and in Montana unanimously recommend the removal of these to Fort Keogh reserve. There are already 250 at Fort Keogh and the men enlisted as scouts. These scouts came southeast under Lieut. Casey and were joined by nearly all the able bodied men from this agency. To- gether they have done most valuable and hazardous service in fighting and haras- sing the hostile Sioux. They have killed and wounded their warriors and captured their horses. The feeling among them is very strong, and the Cheyennes have proved their loyalty and repeated their record against the Sioux and N ez Perces in 1876 and 1877. These are now in danger from the Sioux and if thereis no objection I will, when this affair closes, at once transfer them to Fort Keogh as an act of justice and good policy and in accordance with the recommendation of the Cheyenne commission.” A Series of Mistakes. JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 12.——Gen. O. O. Howard,_United States army, commanding the military division of the Atlantic, has just been on a flying visit to Florida on a tour of inspection. Just before taking the train for New York he said the govern- ment’s policy toward the Indians has been aseries of grand mistakes and a whole century of dishonor has been the result. Our first mistake—and it was a most seri- ous one—was the making of treaties with the North American Indians as with a separate and distinct nation. They are part of the American people and they should be dealt with as with any other American subjects. Our second mistake was the adoption of the reservation system ' and its continuance even in the face of failure. There is no reason in saying to an Indian that he shall go onto a reservation and stay there. Gen. Howard is opposed to the transfer of the Indians from the in- terior to the war department. Educated Indians Remain Loyal. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12,—In response to a telegram from the commissioner of- Indian afiairs, who inquired of Elaine Goodale, supervxsor of education at the Pine Ridge agency, how many returned students and parents of school children are among the hostiles, the supervisor says that it is im< possible to ascertain just who the hostiles are, but in a general way it is safe to say that those who have participated in the ghost dance and subsequent disturbances are of the wild or heathen element among the Sioux. ' A great majority of tbc'Chris- tlan and educated Ind‘ianshavc remained loyal at the sacrifice of name and property .81!!! “the risk of their lives. I ONLY AN IDLE THREAT. Chairman Murphy Explained. TROY, N. Y Jan. 1:2.——There is some ex- citement here over a report that an attempt had been made to assassinate the Hon. Edward Murphy, Jr., chairman of the Democratic state committee. Prior to the last election County Clerk Conway-and Mr. Murphy. had a falling out and Con- way, at a meeting of the Democratic cits committee, denounced Murphy in bitter terms. On election day Conway and some of his friends openly bolted a portion 01 the Democratic ticket. After election the county clerk’s bill presented to the board of supervisors was attacked, and he consented to a cut 01 over $5,000. Then charges were filed'with the governor against Conway alleging malversation in ofiice. For the cut of the bill and the preferring of the charges the Conways blame Mr. Murphy. The county clerk has several brothers. One of them, James Conway, had a. “run in” with Murphy several years ago, and was fined 3100. James Conway found his mother, whom he loves devotedly, in tears Monday. She told him that she grieved because of the persecution of her son, the county clerk. James Conway has a pecul- iar temperament, and under certain condi tions is liable to resort to desperate meas ures. Putting a pistol in his pocket he went to Albany, and it is alleged that he said in the Delavan house that the purpose of his visit was to kill Murphy on sight. Mr. Murphy was closeted with Speaker Sheehan on an upper floor. ’ He was advised of Conway’s reported threats, but was not alarmed. He laugh- ingly told his informant to go and take the pistol away. Then other friends of Mr. Murphy sent for policemen in citizen’s clothes, but when they arrived Conway had disappeared. ' He has had many oppor- tunities to kill Mr. Murphy since then, but has not made the attempt. The Sugar King‘s Beorganlze. NEW YORK, J an. 12.——Immediately upon the dissolution of the receivership of the Central Sugar Trust company in Brooklyn Saturday by J udge Pratt, the property, which consisted of the stocks of the vari- ous sugar refineries, was placed in a coach and rapidly driven over the bridge to New York and thence to Jersey City. There the successor company under the name of the ' “American Sugar Refining company” was formed and a certificate of incorporation filed. The, new corporation at once issued $25,000,000 of preferred stock, $25,000,000 01 common stock and $10,000,000 in bonds. The preferred stock is entitled to cumulat- ive dividends of 7 per cent. per annum. John E. Searies is secretary and treasurer. On Monday the new company begins busi- ness. The holders of the Central Trust company’s receipt will receive share for share—one-half preferred stock and one- half in common and a bonus of 5 per cent. cash. The bands will be retained in the treasury of the company for future action. The Central Trust company now has the cash in its possession to pay the 5 per cent. bonus. The directors of the new company are H. O. Havemeyer, T. A. Havemeyer, F. O. Matthiesson, J. E. Searles, J r., William Dick, J. B. Thomas and George C. Magown. A Royal Funeral in Pal-ls. PARIS, Jan. 12.-——The funeral of the late Duke Nicholas of Leuchtenburg took place Saturday with imposing ceremonies. As had been anticipated, the occasion was made significant as a. Russian demonstra- tion. The services were held in the Russian church. The cortege was headed by a de- tachment of artillery and cavalry. Prince Orlofi and Baron Pachoff. mounted, fol- lowed. They preceded a car on which re- posed the late duke’s decorations. The car was covered with a golden pall reserved for use in funerals of members of the imperial family of Russia. Behind this car rode the military household of President Carnot of the French republic. Next came the late duke’s two sons, members of the Rus- sian embassy, President Floquet, of the chamber of deputies; Ministers Ribot, Bar- bey and Develle, Gens. Saussier and Ap- pert and a number of senators and deputies. The route of. the funeral procession was lined with troops. The Rochester Baseball Franchise. NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-——President A. W. Thurman, of the American association, arrived here Saturday, and had a confer- ence with Gen. Brinker at the Fifth Avenue hotel in reference to the purchase of the Rochester American association franchise, which the general owns. There was a very long conference, and at its con- clusion Mr. Thurman said that the talk had been a satisfactory one. Gen. Brinkel made his proposition of sale and Mr. Thur- man has taken the matter under consider- ation. President Thurman subsequently stated that the terms would probably be - accepted and: the franchise disposed of. He was not. however, prepared to state the terms upon which an agreement was so nearly reached. ' In Senate and House. \VASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—In the senate Sat. urday a. bill was passed extending the time for entry of lands under the forfeiture bill of last session. Conference report on the bill to carry out the act to divide the Sioux reservation was agreed to. Debate on the financial bill was continued, Mr. Morgan concluding his speech. Bills for buildings at Rockford, 1113., and Pueblo, 0010., were passed. In the house the army appropria- tion bill was debated at length without ac- tion. Eulogies on the late Representative W'alker, of Missouri, consumed part of the afternoon. Riotous Students in Naples. NAPLES, Jan. 12.—For some time past a row has been brewing between the stu- dents and the officials of the university in this city. Saturday the trouble culminated in a riot, the students making a combined attack and smashing all the doors and windows in the university buildings. :All lectures have been suspended. The 'stu- uents at the university number 1,000. The prefect is trying hard to pacify them and induce them to return to their studies. Relter Demands a Trial. _ WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-C‘ommander Rei- ter, U. S. N., who was severely censured by the secretary of the navy for his con- duct in the Barrundia affair, has written a letter to the secretary asserting that the censure was unjust, undeserved and'un- warranted. He concludes by demanding a. trial before a naval court. ‘ New Haven Bankers Fall. 1 NEW HAVEN, Jan. 12.——Henry L. Hill 82 Co., bankers and brokers, assigned Satur- day. Their liabilities are 320,000. The face value of their assets is $75,000 to $lru000. Inability to realize on securities is stated as the cause of the failure. Blew the Safe Open. I MARLBORO, Mass, Jan. 12.-Last night station, of the town of Marlboro, blew open the safe and robbed it. The tools were obtained at a neighboriuggblack- ; smith shop. l i The Reported Attempt to Assassinatei burglars entered the. Old Colony rtiquad' l l Weekly day in the year for — - _ Delivered by carriers in Norwalk, per week, Weekly, for 1891, -' . - - - ‘l every week $5.00 and Daily combined sent to subscribers 10 Cents ' $1.50 ”maul subscriptions strictly in advance. ' ADVERTISING ,.. CHEAPER and More Copies Oirculated than any other Paper. J Nl a. . or . 7 BEN a Line 3 Yea.” Specialsamonglleading Matter .10 Cents a Line The Gazette has Secured , the Best Job Printer to Be "Found and No One Can Surpass ' \ SEVEN warns ulna A an. ll . PAY Y . \ JOB PR1 Us? in'Doing irst-Class \ .
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