‘3‘
One Cent. ’
Absolutely Independent.
MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1891.
Copyright Bill.
Saturday‘s attempt in the House to
side track the Copyright bill, by Pay-
son and others inimical to the measure.
who sought to send it to the calendar
of the Committee of the Whole because
of the Sherman amendment, ended in
a complete rout of the foes of one of
the most excellent bills‘introduced in
the present Congress.
Mr. Simonds, of this state, who en-
gineered the bill through the House
originally, was on the alert and before
Payson & Co. could entirely fatigue
thcii‘ingeuuity, the bill was sent to a
Committee of Conference, the vote to
concur in the Senate amendments re—
sulting as follows: ayes. 64; nays, 12-9.
The conferrecs on the part of theHouse.
are Messrs. Simonds, Buchanan. of
New Jersey, and Cowles.
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Nobody seems to have heard much
from the erstwhile loquacious Roger
Q. Mills. since Speaker Reed used
him fog a cushion.
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Senator Blair hesitates about going
so far from “hum” as China. Whoever
goes is sure of having his washing done
cheaply, at all events.
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The death of Senator Hearst, of Cal--
ifornia, insures a Republican colleague
for Senator Stanford, and a republican
majority of two in the next Senate.
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General Sherman left no will and
but little property, considering the fact
that as a retired general he drew $13,-
500 a year. Many an unfortunate com-
rade knows where some of the great-
hcartcd Sherman’s money went.
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The new gunboat Bennington had a
second trial on the Sound on Saturday
and made a splendid record in the
teeth of a gale, and what sailors would
denominate a nasty sea. Her average
speed was between sixteen and seven-
teen knots an hour.
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Colonel George R. Davis, director-
gencral of the Columbiau Exposition,
is the last man talked of for the Illinois
Senatorship, to succeed Farwell.. It
is said that seven Democrats will vote
for him. As the one hundred Repub-
licans only need three additional votes
Davis may get the persimmons.
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Tally another for the. McKinley bill.
A large pearl button nianufactory of
Fran-cc is about to remove to this side
(if the great water, having settled upon
New York city. It was found to be
up hill business to longer manufacture
the cheap grade of pearl buttons
abroad, owing to the duty. The plant
{\‘4-
is worth SM,000.
1 NT ESTATE.
- CV.
GEN. 5511511}.le DIED
Ilis Two Sons Petition for the Appoint-
ment of an Administrator.
.‘I 1-1w Yonk, March :3.—Prcsent appear—
ances indicate that G-en. \Villiam T. Sher-
man, after the fashion of many prominent
men, failed to make a will. Since his death
11 is sons have made a diligent search among
his papers, butt-hey have. failed to find any
trace of one, although documents relating
to :1 bout everything else connected with the
gencral’s life were found. Owing to this
fact the two sons have signed a petition
for the appointment of an administrator,
which their attorney, Henry Hoyt, will
present in a few days.
Father Sherman said: “\Ve ' have
searched everywhere for a will, and
have finally concluded that the general
failed to make one. lie was very par-
ticular about his papers, and had such an
instrument been executed we would have
had no difficulty in finding it. Ourlawycr,
3111-. Hoyt, has drawn up a petition for an
administrator, which will be presented as
soon as my brother Tecumseh has recover—
cd from his illness.”
A new edition of the generals memoirs
will shortly be published by W'ebster &
00., of this city. The edition will be issued
cheaply, so that it may be in the reach of
all old soldiers. The Rev. Father Sherman
has been at work upon the manuscript for
several days past, and Saturday night he
left for “’ashington, where he will turn it
over to Secretary Blaine. The latter will
write the appendix of the book and the
chapters relating to the last few years of
General Sherman’s life.
“'illis’ Victims Will Lose Little.
PITTSFIELD, Mass, March 2.—Savings
Bank Commissioner E. P. Chapin called a
meeting of trustees of the Stockbridge
Savings bank Saturday and made a state-
ment regarding the defalcation of Treas-
urer Charles H. Willis, now serving a sen-
tence of seven years in state prison. All
I111t1wc11tyvonc depositors’ books, repre-
sentmg 36,000, are now in and verified. The
footings show the amounts due depositors
Io 1125304308. \Villis reported as due to
depositors $275,542, showing a. discrepancy
of $28,866.
which was paid on a loan and not indorsed
on . the note, making the shortage 829,866.
This may be reduced some by errors in
posting and computing interest. Mr.
Chapin directed the trustees to call in all
loans in order to make the loss of deposi-
tors good. He states that the loss to de-
' positors will probably be small.
Pennsylvania, Collegiate Footballists.
HARRISBURG, March 2.—chresentatives
of the football teams of Swarthmore, Dick-
inson, Franklin and Marshall, Bucknell,
Pennsylvania State and Havel-ford c01-
lcges met here Saturday and organized the
Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football as-
sociation. A constitution similar to that
of the large universities was adopted.
The G. A. 1:. Commander Is All Right.
RUTLAND, Vt., March 2. -Adjt. Gen.
Goulding says that the reports in a Boston
paper that Commander—in-Chicf \‘cazcy
was dangerously sick in Rutland with
pneumonia are incorrect. He is in Wash-
ington and well.
. To Pitch {or I’ittsburg.
PITTsBURG, March 2-.——Scott Stratton,
the crack pitcher of last year’s Louisville
club, has been signed to play with the
Pittsburg League club. His action practi.
caIlv lcn‘vcs Louisville without. a pitcher.
I
To this must be added 3500‘
DAILY - «NORWAL‘K-p GAZETTE.
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A Mammoth Convention to Be Held
on Monday, March 2. ,
A HISTORICAL GATHERING.
The Breeze That the Recent Visit to
Paris of Empress Frederick Has
Created-An Uprising Against
Portugal—Other News.
LOND ‘27, March 2.——Monday, March 2,
will be memorable in the history of the
British Empire. The representatives of
the vast Australian continent, will meet on
that day in Sydney to frame a‘constitution
for their federal government.
Tasmania will be included in this great
confederation of the Southern seas, and a
large share of New Guinea will also belong
to it as a subordinate territory. 'Sydney,_
as the mother city of the Australian colo-
nies, has been well chosen for the gather-
mcr. . ~ '
D The Author of the Scheme.
It is understood that Sir Henry Parkes
will probably be elected as the'president
of the convention. The idea of a federal
constitution, with a. legislature and execu-
tive, was his, and to his energy is due in a
large degree the successful initiation of the
mighty scheme. The various colonies are
each to be represented by the premier or
some other man almost equally prominent.
It is also understood that a union will
not- be accomplished without difficulties,
and the principal difliculty is believed to
be the question of free trade and protec-
tion. Most of the colonies are now pro-
tectionist as against each other and the rest
of the world. Victoria, especially, is ultra-
protectionist. It is believed, however, that
the result will be the reference to the fed-
eral government of the tariff question,
with the reservation that there shall be
free trade between the colonies.
The federal government will probably.
be intrusted with the customs tariff regu-
lation of external trade and commerce,
defense, posts and telegraphs, marriage
and divorce, currency and banking, fisher-
ies, beacons and buoys, quarantine, pat-
ents, census and statistics.
Studying Our Constitution.
The example of America. is already being
quoted as to the wisdom Of federation, and
the proceedings of the convention that
framed the United States constitution are
being closely studied by Australian states-
men.
New Zealand sends representative to the
convention, but stands apart for the pres-
ent from the union. New Zealanders be-
lieve that, owing to their isolation, they
cannot get along without British protec-
tion, and they apprehend that the Austal-
ian union is a. first step toward a separa-
tion from Great Britain.
This is disclaimed by Australians gener-
ally, with the admission, however, that
there is a considerable element in favor of
independence. There is but little doubt
that New Zealand will ultimately join.
The federation will start out with a fleet
of war vessels now being built in Great
Britain at the expense of and for the Au-
stralian colonies, so that the inauguration
of the new government», when it comes,
will be a most imposing spectacle, both by
land and sea.
UNEASY FRANCE.
The Unfavorable Impressions Left by the
Visit of German Royalty.
PARIs, March 2.——The past week was the
most critical in Paris since the Franco
Prussian war. The real gravity of the sit-
uation is becoming better understood now
than when the Empress Frederick was ac-
tually present. Even Count von Munster,
the German ambassador, it is now known,
was of opinion that the ex—empress was
making a mistake in prolonging her stay,
but of course he was powerless to inter-
fere. The royal visitor, with the very best
intentions in the world, made some blun-
ders which showed a marked lack of the
diplomatic instinct. For instance, she
publicly made the remark that her visit to
Versailles was prompted by sentimental
considerations; that there were so many
recollections of her late husband centered
there, etc. The Parisians could hardly fail
to misinterpret this. Versailles is to them
a bitter memory. The feeling of irritation
was fed in many minor ways. The coup
de grace was furnished by the savage edi-
torial of The Cologne Gazette. This arti-
cle utterly destroyed every vestige of good
feeling that might have sprung up from a
belief in the conciliatory purpose of the ex-
empress.
To crbwn all, and to destroy confidence
in the belief that the incident was ended
with the departure of the ex-empress, came
the order of Chancellor von Caprivi for
greater severity in the observance of pass-
port- regulations. A portion of the French
press denounces the order in terms of un-
measured bitterness, while all the journals
condemn it. and draw gloomy prognostica-
t-ions therefrom. It is generally regarded
as a willful act of provocation. This feel-
in g ' is strengthened by the comments 01
the Berlin press, wherein it is admitted
that Caprivi’s action was the result of the
treatment accorded the Empress Frederick
in Paris. Much disquietude and forebod-
ing prevail.
Protesting Against the Censorship.
L0_.\' 1103', March 2.——The managers of the
London theatres are protesting against the
bill, now drafted, which confers upon the
London county council full powers to gov-
ern, supervise and control all places 01
public amusement within its jurisdiction.
’Should this bill pass it would virtually
abolish the supervision of the lord cham-
berlain. Messrs? Irving, .Hares Pinero,
Charles Wyndham, Henry Pettit and
others have denounced the proposal to in-
trust to such an inartistic body the duties
of licensing theatres and the censorship of
plays. ’
Prince Jerome Napoleon Dying.
ROME, March 2.——Prince Jerome Napo-
leon Bonaparte is dying. He has received
the extreme unction at the hands of Car
dinal Mermillod. He is a. grand-nephew
of the great Napoleon; was born in 1830 at
Baltimore; was graduated from West Point
in 1852; entered the French army in 1854:
served with distinction in the Crimea and
subsequently in the Algerian and Italian
campaigns, and was attached to the guard
of the Empress Eugenie from 1869 to the
fall of the empire.
Rebelling Against Portuguese Rule.
LISBON, March 2.-—Dispatches received
here from an island and Portuguese settle-
ment opposite the delta of the J eba. river
and once the stronghold of the Portuguese
slave trade in West Africa bring news 7 01
a serious rebellion, which has broken , 011!
there against Portuguese ,mle. The Por-
tuguese inhabitants of Bissao are said ta
be in an utterly helpless condition.
Sam 1es may be seen
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1.120
ELECTRIC BURGLARW
————-_—BELLS, ,——————_—ALARMS.
Annuiiclators,.Automatic Gas Lighting and
Electric Wiring in all its branches and saus-
r’actz‘en guaranteed. oon BELLS, $4.00 Ur
at A. STOMMELL’S,
_ . H. SMITH &. 0038 or address
ICHARLES RILEY. Norwalk.
LAM CHOVVDER.+W..E. COLLINS~ is pre-
pared to supply families .w1th hlS Cele-
brated Clam Chowder at 20 cents per quart
and 75 cents per gallon. All orders received
at restaurant delivered at res1denccs without
extra charge. ‘
For Sale or To Rent.’
HE PROPERTY of Mrs. C. S. Ferry on
East avenue, Norwalk, Conn, Apply to
Mus. FERRY at 1421 K street, Washington
D. C.; or to ME. E. J. HANEY, No. 36 Wal
street, New York City. '
Estray Chickens.
QEVERAL Estray Fowls are on the premises
H-
.32.
u;
. of the subscriber at No.1 Mott avenue,
w ich the owner can have on provmg property
and paying charges. 3t45p
T. HENDRICKS.
Notice.
I HAVE belonging to the Insolvent Estate of
Bum: CABLES a small place near the Step-
ney Depot, in theiown of Monroe, containing
about seven acres of land With a. small house
thereon, which I wrll sell. It 18 Within ten
minutes walk of the depot and has some good
timber on it. Address me at Norwalk, Conn.
Norwalk, Februarfilsth, 1891.
W - C. . COOLIDGE. Trustee.
Frank H. Baxter,
PHARMACIST,
8 Main Street, South Norwalk.
Must Be Sold. .
_ FARM of 35 Acres, all Meadow and Pasture
Land. Dwelling House, nine rooms,
about 20 years old. Large barn and cow house
nearly new. Five hundred peach trees in full
bearing. Apples, grapes and small fruits in
abundance. Situated two miles from Norwalk
Bridge, on the mam‘read to New Canaan, on
high ground. Fine ‘v’leW of Long Island Sound.
Price $4,000. Must be sold to settle an estate.
For further particulars enquire of, “
. O. E. .WILSON,
No. 3 GAZETTE Building. Norwalk. Ct.
3501 REWARD;
REWARD of Five Hundred Dollars 'will
- be paid by the Selectmen of the Town of
Norwalk for the arrest and convrction of the
party or parties setting any of the recent
incendiary fires in said town, or any such that
may occur hereafter. _ tf40
SAMUEL DASKAM, }Selectmen of
tf40
NELSON J. CRAW’, the Town
OSCAR W. RAYMOND, of Norwalk.
Dated at Norwalk, February 16th, 1891,
E. K. LOCKWOOD.
R .L. BROTHERTON; Sign and Carriage I...
.1 Painter. All work promptlgt attended ’
to. Shop rear of Gregory‘s Livery able. M45 .
mss ANNIE ‘E. HALL,
Velce Culture, _, ,
104 MAIN STREET, NORWALK, CONN:-
Wm. Sheldon,
Stone, 111111111 81.111176111111111.
Curbing, Flagging and House Connect-ions.
tf2-5 Lock Box 36, Norwalk.
The 11171111111177111170111
Theodore Coleman,
' FURNITURE,
children’s Carriages, Picture Frames
And everything pertaining to the
Furniture Busmess,
AND 204 WASHINGTON
SOUTH NORWALK.
20; ST.,
3111,10
Pull Hard, Never Rip
PANTS-
Thats the Kind to Buy!
Prices, 850., $I.I2, $1.25, $I.5II‘.
' TAFT BROS, ’
23 Wall Street, Norwalk
Sole Agents for the Pull Hard Pantaloon Co.
. 3m45
FRANK I. JONES
E. K. LOCKWOOD 2. Co.
Plumbing, Steam and
Hot 111 Engineering,
FULL LINE OF
HOUSE FURNISHIN G GOODS,
N ORWALK, CONN.
’. ill (I.
—. ~—WILL—————
ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16,
Commence the Sale of the
Bankrupt. Stock
of I. L. Ambler,
. At the Old Stand in the
Gazette Building, Norwalk.
Stock consists of CLOAKS, CASHMERES, BLACK GOODS, HENRI
ETTA CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, VELVETS, SILKS, RIBBONS,
LACES, CORSETS, HOSIERY, COTTON GOODS, LINENS,
and a General Stock of
[I and 3110 Gun 3.
A11 Will 60 at LESS T1151: HALF-PRICE.
STRICTLY, ONE
PRICE AN 1) NO
Goons EXCHANGED.
WE HAVE RE-MARKED EVERY ARTIcLE AT
The Lowest Prices Ever Known.
11.1. 1111. .1 1:1.
One. Cent.
‘ THE MUTUAL
Life i Insurance Company.
oF NEW YORK.
RICHARD A. McCURDY, President.
Statement for Year Ending Dec. 3 0,79 0
Assets, — -
Reserve on Policies at 4 per cent,
Liabilities other than Rescrw,
Surplus, - - . - -
Receipts from all sources, -
Payments to Policy-Holders, -
Risks assumed, - -
Risks in force, - -
- - $136,668,368
49,188 policies -
206,055 policies -
$147,154,901 20.
505.359
9 981.233
34,978,778
16,973,200
160,985,985 58
638,226,865 24
The Assets are Invested as Follows:
Real Estate and Bond and Mortgage Loans, -
United States Bonds and other Sccurities, - -
Loans on Collateral Securities,
Cash in Banks and Trust Companies at interest, ~ -
Interest accrued, Premiums deferred, etc., - -
W»
376529.231 72
51,311,631 51
6,624,400 00
3,556,441 39
7,133,256 35
$147,154,961 20
I have carefully examined the foregoing statement and—find the same
A. N. WATERHOUSE, Auditor.
to be correct.
From the Surplus above stated a dividend will be apportioned as usual.
' The business for I890 shows INCREASE over
that of I889, as follows:
\
In Assets, ~ -
In Reserve on Policies and Surplus, —
In Receipts, — -
In Payment to Policy-Holders,
4,611 policies
23,745 policies
In Risks assumed, -
In Risks in force, -
- 610,753,633
10,554. 091
3.859.759
1,772,591
9,363,502 ..
72,276,931 32
Y , Risks Risks.
e111 ' Assumed. Outstanding.
1884 , $34,681,420 $351,789,285
1885 46,507,139 » 368,981,441
1886 56,832,719. ' 393,809,203
1887 69,457,468 427,628,933
1888 103,214,261 482,125,184
1889 151,602,483 . 565,949,934
160,985,986
1890 638,226,865
Payments to
Policy-Holders.
$13,923,062 19
14,402,049 90
13,129,103 74
14,128,423 00
14,727,550 22
15,200,608 ‘38
16,973,200 05
Receipts.
$19,095,318 41
29,214,954 28
21,137,176 67
23,119,922 46
26,215,932 52
31,119,019 62
34,978,778 69
Board of Trustees:
S. Van Rensselaer Cruger.
Charles R. Henderson.
Samuel E. Sprouls
Lucius Robinson.
Samuel D. Babcock.
George S. Coe
Richard A. McCurdy.
James C. Holden.
Hermann C. Von Post.
Alexander H. Rice.
Lewis May.
Oliver Harriman.
Henry W. Smith.
Robert Olyphant.
George F. Baker.
Jos. Thompson.
Dudley Olcott.
Frederic Cromwell.
J ulien T. Davies.
Robert Sewell.
George Bliss.
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67
01
Assets.
$103,876,178 51
108,908,967 51
114,181,963 24
118,806,851 88
126,082,153 56
136,401,328 02
147,154,961 20
Rufus W. Peckham.
J. Hobart Herrick.
William P. Dixon.
Robert A. Granniss,
Henry H. Rogers,
J no. W. Auchincloss.
Theodore M orford.
William Babcock.
Preston B. Plumb.
Stuyvesant Fish.
Augustus D. J uilliard
Charles E. Miller.
James W Husted.
Walter R. Gillette.
James E. Grannies.
ROBERT A. GRANNISS, Vice-President.
WALTER n. GILLETTE, General Manager.
ISAAC F. LLOYD, Second Vice-President.
WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary.
, FREDERICK SCHROED
ER, Assistant Secretary.
ARCHIBALD N. WATERHOUSE, Auditor.
EMORY MCCLINTOCK, LL11, F. I. A., Actuary.
CHAS. B. PERRY, 2d Asst. Actuary
FREDERIC CROMWELL, Treasurer.
JOHN TATLOCK, J 3., Asst. Actuary.
JOHN FONDA, Assistant Treasurer.
WILLIAM G. DAVIES, Gen. Solicitor.
M. 1).; GRANVILLE M. ‘WHITE, M. D.
WILLIAM P. SANDS, Cashier
EDWARD P. HOLDEN. Assistant Cashier. "
WM. RICHARDS, Comptroller
MEcIcAL DIRECTORS—GUSTAVUS N. WINSTON, MD _; E. J. MARSH
John W. Nichols, New Haven,
GENERAL'AGENT'FOR STATE or CONNECTICUT.
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