One Cent. Absolutely Independent. TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1891. PRESIDENTLI L .POSSIBILITIES. The men most prominently named for the Republican presidential nomi- nation in 1892 are Benjamin Harrison, James G. Blaine and Russell A. Alger. Quite naturally, President Harrison desires to succeed himself, but it is not at all probable that he would be a party to' anything approaching an undignified scramble for power and place. ' - \Vhile many of Mr. Blaine’s most in~ timate friends make haste to declare that he is not a candidate for the hon- or, the fact remains that his surpass- ingly excellent record as Secretary of State and premier of the present ad- ministration has greatly strengthened him before the people. A firm friend of the Reciprocity idea, especially in its application to the South American Republics, his labors in that direction have been exceptionally successful and have added to his fame as one of the most able diplomatists since the days of Seward. General Alger is, pre—eminently, the Soldier’s candidate, and he also has a strong following among the people who have unbounded respect for a self- made, successful, upright and reliable man of affairs. It is said that in the event of Mr. Blaine’s positive refusal to make the race General Alger will be the second choice of most, if not all, of Mr. Blaine’s adherents. These three gentlemen, each of whom possesses positive strength, are conspicuously named for the contest of 1892-, but it is quite likely that other representative Republicans, “tried and true,” will come into the field of political vision before the call shall be issued for the next Convention. Giving to each, however, all of the strength claimed for him by his personal and political friends, there is no doubt that Mr. Blaine is more than ever be- fore, “thc. man of the hour” of the Re- publican party. -1 ... ,. .7- In the Unitarian Church. Hartford, two Sundays ago'thc writer heard Pas— tor Marshall declare that if stay-at- homes only knew they could sleep as well in church as elsewhere, many of them would gladly attend church ser- vices. Apropos of thiswe learn that a church in Kentucky was burned down last Sunday and it was with the great- est difficulty that the soundest sleepers could be. awakened in time to save their lives. They were “plucked as brands from the burning,” so to speak. _...~.. The N cw York Recorder has already raised 35, 000 in cash toward an eques- trian monument to General Sherman, and it hasn’t been much of a drain upon its vitality, either. The GAZETTE would remark incidentally that Mr. Howard Carroll is Chief Steersman of the Recorder, and he’s awake . just twenty-three and a half hours out of each twenty-four. ..- . ... At the Woman Suffrage Convention in ‘iVashington Susan B. Anthony and Lucy Stone were the principal speak- ers. Although neither of these esti- mable women claimed to have discov- ered America, so far as the woman suffrage movement was concerned as far back as 1840 they were both “in it.” - . ”-441-.. _ , 0111' big brother, the Hartford Cour- ant, considers the reappointment of Col. John Tweedy as Danbury’s post- master, “a fit recognition of an excel- lent official and a gentleman of high character and choice 'quality.” -- 1A____ ....—_—_. The New York Democrats are be- ginning to talk about Abram S. Hewitt as, ingeneral, an excellent man but his digestive apparatus was never i11- herited from an ostrich. - _a..___.1...-~——.-—»— ABOARD THE IOYVA SAVED. A LL Seventy—nine Souls Rescued and Brought to Port by the Chester. N 1-; w YORK, March 3.—The Standard Oil company‘s steamship Chester, from Rot- terdam, arrived here Monday, bringing the Iirst correct tidings of the loss of the big lIu‘rlish ‘Carrcn line. freight steamship larva. 'l'hcse tidings show that instead of havim: been lost through a collision with an iz-cbz-rjr the lowa sprung aleak after being s.r.usu-<l by field and drift ice and had to be abandoned when half filled with water. All on board the unfortunate vessel, numbering in all >c\'cnii_\'-ninc souls. were saved uni brought, to this port on the (fliester. There was only one mishap, an able bodied sailor named Michael Don- nclly, :31) years old. of Boston, being badly crushed in launching one of the lil‘eboats of the abandoned cralt. llc could not help himself after the accidenl, and had to be assisted aboard the Chester by his ship- mates. 0f the 7‘.) men taken from the steamship on were entered on the logbook as the crew, 1-1 were cattlemcn in charge of the 401) odd head of cattle aboard theivessel, 4 were refrigerator men, and the other was a tiny Boston lad who had. stowed away on the craft before she left the Hub, and who has learned a lesson of hardship which he will not soon forget. A. Life Saving Station Burned. EAST HAMPTON, L. 1., M arch 3.—The gov- ernment was officially notified Monday morning of the destruction of the Ditch l’lain life saving station, near Montauk Point. it was struck by lightning shortly after midnight and set on fire. The flames. spread to the old station and both build» ings werc entirely dcst roycd. 'Capt. Frank S1 ratton. the keeper, and his crew of life savers had difficulty in saving even their personal effects. The new statiOu had been tilted out with all the modern improve- ments for life saving. \ DAILY - Nonka’K- GAZETTE- our uuuuupls nu. Bur History’s Inexorable Logic Bids Us to Expect It~ Soon. POSTAL SUBSIDY PASSES. The Senate Agrees on the House Bill, and It Now Goes to the President—Con- tinuous Sessions of Both Houses Will Sit if‘Nec'essary. VVASHINGTON, March 3.——Ben Butler, who has been in Washington a good deal of late, believes that the time is approach— ing for the United States to have another war. He delivered himself of this opinion while discussing the Canadian question, but declined to further connect the opinion with the subject of conversation. When asked, “Do you think the country beyond our northern boundary will ever be ours?” the general was not ready with a positive answer. “If it ever is,” said he, “it will be in one of three ways—by gift, by purchase or w conquest. \Vhen we consider that in the vast country be: yond the Canada line lies by far the larger part of the fresh water of the entire globe, and that it is fully 40 per cent. of the territory over which floats the British flag, the In a 11 of intelli- gence will have some idea of the prospect of our getting the country as a. gift from England, and he will be instruct- ed also as to the probability of our getting it by purchase. As to our obtaining it by conquest, that is a great question which men may study at their leisure.” History’s Inexorable Logic. Then Gen. Butler drew attention to the fact that ever since we began to have a history every generation has seen the United States engaged in war. “Unless the inexorable logic of history is about to fail the time when we will have the next war' on our hands is not far off. With whom or about what it will be I do not at- tempt to say. It may be slow and some- what out of time in coming, but that come it will is the certain lesson of all our his- tory. It may solve the Canadian problem, or it may not have anything to do with it. “Be that as it may, the fact remains that the almost boundless country stretching northward from the Canada line is a vast empire of superb climate, great capabili- ties for commerce and population—a ter- ritory that is rapidly developing at the present time and is bound to develop still more rapidly from this time forth.” Reciprocity and Silver. As to reciprocity between Canada and the United States the general was willing to admit its likelihood at a comparatively early day; but as to a change of flags, he would venture no prediction as to the long future even. He did not see much to war- rant it in the immediate prospect. 0n the silver question Gen. Butler is not saying much for the public car beyond that he is for the free coinage of the prod— nets of America as a proper measure of protection to American miners and a legitimate home interest. He feels a. deep interest in agriculture and the effort it is making in its own behalf. On this and other developments of public opinion Gen. Butler is a close observer of the signs of the times. On some of these he will be heard from in due time. . \Vhile here the general devoted consid- erable time to collecting and arranging materials for his history of his own life and times, upon which he has been for some years engaged, and which is progress» in g satisfactorily. BENJ. F. BUTLER. Last Days of the Congress. 'WAsnIXGTON, March 3.—B0th houses of congress met early Monday morning pre- pared to hold continuous sessions, if neces- sary, until 12 o’clock noon on Wednesday, March 4, when the Fifty-first congress will expire by law. There are’ evidences that the closing scenes will be interesting to statesmen and spectators alike. There are many important measures on the calen— dars upon which action will be sought prior to the closing hour of the session, but it is very doubtful if anything more than the appropriation and copyright bills will get through. Senator Manderson, of Nebraska, was elected presiding officer pro tem. of the senate, succeeding Mr. Ingalls. The Postal Subsidy Bill Passed. The senate passed the house postal sub- sidy bill—yeas,'37: nays, 33. A free ship amendment (offered by Mr. Vest) was de- feated by a party vote. The bill which now goes to the president authorizes the postmaster general to con- tract with the owners of American built vessels, officer-ed by American citizens, for carrying the mails, the contracts to be equitably distributed between the Atlan- tic, Pacifie and Gulf of Mexico. An ap- propriation of $1,250,000 is made for the payment of subsidies to vessels with which contracts are made. The Copyright Bill. The confer-recs on the copyright bill have reached an agreement on the lines of the senate amendments. The Sherman amend- ment allowing the importation of foreign books on the payment of the customs duty is retained,, and the senate lithograph clause is also allowed to stand, with an amendment limiting the copyright to ch romos, lithographs and photographs. The Timber Culture Law. The house has agreed to the conference report on the bill to repeal the timber cul- ture law. . . ‘ They Stabbed the Deacon. VVHEELING, 1V. Va, March 3.—At Spruce Creek church, Ritchie county, two men came into a church while intoxicated and Mr. Van Wilson, a deacon, ordered them to be quiet. The told him they would see him later and left. On his way home Mr. Wilson was attacked by the two men, who stabbed him seven times and escaped. Wilson will die. A Dramatic Agent Indicted. New YORK, Marchfi—Augufi-‘Elbogan, the dramatic agent, of 32 East Fourth street, who was arrested for kidnaping young girls and sending .them to New Or- leans on the pretext that he could get them theatrical engagements, has been in- dicted by the grand jury. A Valuable Leg. Ln: .1, 0., March 3.—A court has awarded to Joseph Mackey, aged 9 years, $10,000 for the loss of a leg on the Lake Erie railroad crossing. The railroad men had neglected to cut a train at. the crossing and he fell 13" tween the cars. LECTRIC— BURGLARme— —_ BELLS. —————-—, ALARMS. Annuncrators,Automatic Gas Lighting and Electric Wiring In all its branches and salts- faction guaranteed. Doon BELLS. $4.00 UP Samples may be seen at A. STOMMELL’S. or.V_V. H. SMITH & CO.’S or address tf20 .CHARLES RILEY. Norwalk. LAM CHOWDER—W. E. Goran's is pre- pared to supp} families With his Cele- brated Clam Chow er at 20 cents per quart and 75 cents per gallon. All prders received at restaurant delivered at resulences Without extra charge". . . .' , tf44 For Sale or To Rent. HE PROPERTY of Mrs. O. S. Ferry on East avenue, Norwalk, Conn, Apply to 1113s. FERRY at 1421- K street. Washington. . C.; or to Mauls. J. HANCY, No. 36 Wall street, New York City. tf46 Estray Chickens. iEVERAL Estray Fowls are on the premises . of the subscriber at No. 1 Mott avenue, which the owner can have on provnig property and paying charges. 3 45p T. HENDRICKS. Notice. I HAVE belonging to the Insolvent Estate of BUBR CABLES a small place near the Step- ney Depot, 111 the town of Monroe, containing about seven acres of land with a small house thereon, which I will sell. It is Within ten minutes walk of the depot and has some good timber on it. Address me at Norwalk. len- Norwalk, February 18th, 1891. M2 0. B. COOLIDGE. Trustee. Frank H. Baxter, , PHARMACIST, tf-lO 8 Main Street, South Nor-walk. 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 bearmg. Ap les, grapes and small fruits in abundance. ‘Ituated two miles from Norwalk Bridge, on the malnroad to New Canaan, on high ground. Fine VIBW of Long Island Sound. Price $4,000. Must, be sold to settle an estate. .For further particulars eutvuire of - ‘ O. E. V ILSO ' No. 3 GAZETTE Building. Norw'alk. Ct. $500 REWARD. ” REWARD of Five Hundred Dollars will be paid by the Selectmen of the Town of Norwalk for the arrest and conviction 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, }Seleetmen of .NELSON J. CRAW, the Town OSCAR W. RAYMOND, of Norwalk. Dated at Norwalk, February 16th, 1891. R L. RROTHERTON. Sign and Carriage‘ . Painter. All work prompt] attended to. Shop rear of Gregory’s Livery ‘table. 6t45 ' Miss ANNIE E. BALL, 7 Voice Culture, 104 MAIN smear, NORWALK. cofifi?‘ , -Wm. Sheldon, 81013, Book and Sewer Contractor. Curbing, Flagging and House Connect-ions. tf25 Lock Box 36., Norwalk. 77.117711511573105. Theodore—Coleman, FURNITURE, children’s-Carriages,Piélure Frames And everything pertaining to the Furniture BusmeSs. 202 AND 204 WASHINGTON ST., SOUTH NOR‘VALIL 311140 Pull Hard, Never Rip PANTS- ‘ Tliatsthe Kind to Buy! . Prices, 8517., $1.12, $1.25, $1.50. TAFT BROS, Wall Street, Norwalk Sole Agents for the Pull Hard Pantaloon Co. 3m45 E. K. LOCKWOOD. Plumbing, Steam and FRANK I. JONES 13. K. LOCKWOOD 5. Go. Hot 1111 Engineering, " FULL LINE OF HOUSE ‘FURNISHING coous, NORWALK, CONN. readers of the DAILY GAZETTE, in these columns. The. Daily Gazette’s Gift. A Superb Gold Watch to he Presented to the Most Popular Working Girl! a Norwalk. The DAILY GAZETTE proposes to present to the most popular Working Girl in the town' of Norwalk a handsome Gold Watch, her popularily to be determined by a vote of 1119 the voting to close on Friday May 1, the result to be announced on Saturday, May 2d. In order to facilitate the voting, and for the convenience of the voters, the appended official ballot will be printed daily This ballot is to be cut out, and the blank lines filled in by the voter, with the name of the candidate and her place of employment and sent to the followingaddress : Gold Watch Editor, Daily Gazette, Norwalk, 001m. ' Name BAEECT- Daily Gazette’s Gold Watch, For the Most Popular Working Girl in Norwalk. directed above. Employed m__ Ballots sent addressed in any other manner lhan as above are liable .to be cast aside and not counted. . Any Working Girl working within the boundaries of the town of Norwalk is eligible as a candidate, whether employed in the factory, store, office, or in the household. The progress 01 the voting and the scores of the candidates. will be an— inounced from day to day, that voters may keep themselves informed as to the standing of their respective favorite. The watch will be placed on exhibition in the window of one of the prominent stores of the Borough, and will also be exhibited in South N orwalk and East Norwalk. And now the ball is opened. Let all join in. ' Cutout the ballot, fill in and send to this office' addressec‘ plainly as One Cent. » THE -_ MUTUAL ‘ OF NEW YORK * ‘ RICHARD A. McCURDY, Prosident. ~ AsSets, —' — $117,219.12... Reserve on Policies at 4 per cent , - . $136,668.368 Liabilities other than Besrrve, -‘ - - 505.3'9 Surplus, - - - - - - _9 981.233. Receipts from all sources, - - « » 34,978,778 Payments to Policy-Holders, - . — - 16.973,200 Risks assumed, - - 49,188 policies * - 160,985.985 Risks in force, - ‘ - ' 206,055 policies - 638,226,865 The Assets are Invested as Follows: Real Estate and Bond and Mortgage Loans, - 5576529231 to be correct. # From the Surplus above stated a dividend will be apportioned as usual. that of 1889, as follows: $10,753,633 18 10,554,091. 94 3,859,759 07 1,772,591 67 9,383,502 21 72,276,931 32 In Assets, - - - — In Reserve on Policies and Surplus, — In Receipts, - ' In Payment to_Policy-Holders,. - - In Risks assumed, - 4,611 policies In Risks in force, - 23,745 policies Board of Trustees: S. Van Rensselaer Cruger. Charles‘ R. Henderson. George Bliss. Rufus W. Peckham. J. Hobart Herrick. William P. Dixon. Robert A. Grannies, Henry H. Rogers, Jno. W.‘Auchincloss. Theodore M orford. William Babcock. ” Preston '13. Plumb. ' - Stuyvesant Fish. Augustus D. Juilliarcl. Charles E. Miller. James. W Husted. Walter R. Gillette James E. Grannies. ' 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 \V. Smith. Robert Olyphant. George F. Baker. J 09. Thompson. Dudley Olcott. Frederic Cromwell. J ulien T. Davies. Robert Sewell. ROBERT A. CRANNISS, Vice-President. WALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager. , ISAAC F. LLOYD, Second Vice-President. WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary. EMORY McCLINTOCK, LLD., F. 1. A., Actuary. JOHN TATLOCK, JB., Asst. Actuary. ‘ FREDERIC CROMWELL, Treasurer. JOHN FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. . EDWARD P. HOLDEN. Assistant Cashier. WILLIAM G. DAVIES, Gen. Solicitor. 101111 1111. Nichols, New Haven, Life Insurance- Conlpany. Statement for Year Ending Dec. 8 0.’9 D. On 82- .38 69 (‘5 58 24 United States Bonds and other Sccurities, - , - 51,311,631 51 Loans on Collateral Securities, - - - 8,624,400 00 Cash in Banks and Trust Companies at interest, — — 3,556,441 5: Interest accrued, Premiums defen'ed, etc., _ - - 7,133,256 35 ‘ ‘ $147,154,961 20 I have carefully examined the foregoing statement and find the same " A. N. WATERHOUSE, Auditor. The business for 1890 shows INCREASE over . -' ' i.‘ 's Payments to ,n- , q“ 1631" Asisiiiiigd. Orltlsizli’iiding. Policy-Holders. Re" Ipts. .\._.ets. 1884 $34,681,420 $351,789,285 $13,923,062 19 $19,095,318 41 $103,876,178 51 1885 40,507,139 308,981,441 14,402,049 90 20,214,954 28 108,908,907 51 1880 50,832,719 393,809,203 13,129,103 74 21,137,170 07 114,181,903 24 1887 69,457,468 427,628,933 14,128,423 60 23,119,922 46 118,806,851 88 1888 . 103,214,201 482,125,184 14,727,550 22 20,215,932 52 120,082,153 50 1889 151,002,483 505,949,934 15,200,008 38 31,119,019 02 130,401,328 02 1890 100,985,980 038,220,805 10,973,200 05 34,978,778 09 147,154,901 20 FREDERICK SCHROEDER, Assistant Secretary ARCHIBALD N. WATERHOUSE, Auditor. CHAS. B. PERRY, 2d Asst. Actuary WILLIAM P. SANDS, Cashier: WM. RICHARDS, Comptroller * , Mme“. DIRECTORS—GUSTAVUS N. WINSTON, M. D. ,‘ E J. "MARSH M. 1).; GRANVILLE M. WHITE, M. D. , _ . GENERAL AGENTEOE STATE OF CONNECTICUT.
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