One Cent. DAILY - NORWALK- GAZETTE. One Cent. NORWMKmGAZE'ITE. Absolutely 'Indcpcndent. I EIONDAY, DIARCH 23. 1891. THE LOBSTER AS AN ISSUE. New England’s Favorite Crustacea Threatened. "6 The decision of the supreme court of Newfoundland in favor of James Baird complicates the lobster issue in that colony and may lead to such serious national and international complica. tions also, as will to a considerable ex- tent restrict the importation into New England, from the adjacent British Provinces, of New England’s ”sup- ply of canned lobster. Mr“ Baird claimed the right to erect a factory for canning, on what is known as the French shore, holding that lobsters were not included in the fishing rights guaranteed to France under the treaty of Utrecht. An English war-ship sent to those waters to maintain a modem vi- rcndi agreed upon between the two countries while the dispute was pend- ing, sent its mariners ashore and closed the factory. Mr. Baird promptly brought an action against the com- mander of the British war-ship, and, by implication, against the British gov- ernment, by whose instructions that officer had been guided, and won his suit. ' Thus the highest colonial court has decided that the British government is acting illegally in even temporarily ac- cording exclusive lobster canning rights to the French 011 the French shore. The Newfoundlanders have all along contended that the treaty simply con- cedes to the French the right to take, land and dry fish on the portion of the coast assigned to them, and to erect “stages made of boards and huts neces- sary and usual for drying fish.” But they insist that these very terms prove that lobster fishing was not included, and that in no reasonable way can the phrase “drying fish” be made to cover “lobster canning. ” Now, the treaty prohibits all building upon the shore except the stages and huts 1"'efe11ed to. They therefore contend that not only are they deban ed fr 0111 lobster fishing and canning on the French shore, but that they are only entitled to these privileges. The F1e.nch on the other hand, con- tend that the Object of the treaty w as to secure to them some compensation in the p1oduct of a portion of those waters 01' the concession of B1itis11 sover eigu— ty over the whole island. Lobsteros are a part of that product and the canning of them is analogous to the differ ent modes of pieparing other fish for dis- tant sale. The treaty , 1he1ef01e. in- cludes the right of lobster catching and canning. This Is the dispute which England and France have ag1eed to submit to a board of arbitration, soon to meet at Brussels. The arbitrators have already been selected, and will shortly enter upon the consideration of the facts of the case. It 1s understood that England intends to buy out the French rights, and, accordingly. it will be the duty of the arbitrators to ascertain what those rights are worth. In the 1nquiry which Will be made as to their value, the de- cision which Mr. Baird has obtained from the supreme court will doubtless prove a document of great importance. ————<«o—>~———-— USED A CROWBA 1:. Governor Bulkeley Makes One Answer in Lieu of a Key. HARTFORD, March 23.—Hosti1ities broke out in earnest Saturday between Mr. Bulkeley and Controller Staub, in which a crowbar played an important part. For several days the two had been at swords’ points without an outbreak, the cause be- ing the refusal of the controller to recog- nize Mr. Bulkeley as governor. In the middle of the week a committee of Demo- crats waited on the controller and request ed the use of the room on the west of the house chamber, which in former years had been used as a lounging and smoking room by the Democrats just as the room on the east is used by the Republicans. The coveted room adjoins the gubernato- rial office and for the past two months had been the headquarters of Mr. Bulkeley’s deputy sheriffs guarding the capitol. Controller Stnub waited on Mr. Bulkeo ley and demanded the room. He was in- formed that the Democrats were at liberty to use the room, but that he, “as govern- or,” should pass through the room when- ever he wished to go to the house. The controller replied that he need not be surprised if he found the door locked. Mr. Bulkeley said that the door would be opened whenever he wished to pass from his office to the room. During the night Superintendent Goebel had the door secured with a padlock on the Opposite side from the executive office. When Mr. Bulkeley arrived at the office he discovered that he could not unlock the door, whereupon he ordered Executive Clerk Rood to get a crowbar from the cellar. \Vith this the double ash door was battered and pried until the' 11 on hasp and padlock were forced from their fasteningl. When the work had been accomplished Mr. Bulkeley walked to the superintend- ent’s office and coolly informed Goebel that he had found the door locked, and that, in the exercise of his prerogative as the governor of the state of Connecticut, he had opened the door, and should here- after exercise his right as the chief execu- tive of the state to enter the rooms of the capital at his pleasure. The superintendent answered that he had folloxved the instruc- tions of Controller Straub in placing the padlock on the door. When questioned tondight about the matter Mr. Bulkeley 83.1 “I was unable to obtain access to the room except by force. I directed my clerk to open the door, and sent for the necessary appliance in the shape of a crowbar. The work was speedily accomplished. The iron band and Yale lock with which the door was secured are now in my possession, and the door is open, as it always has been. 1 propose to maintain my rights by the con- stitution, which invests the supreme ex- ecutive authority of the state in the gov- ernor. The other Officers of the state are subordinate to the supreme executive power.” Controller Straub was not at the capitol Saturday, being at his home at New Mil- ford. Trouble is promiscd when he arrives on Monday. . wusuuuyuywuuuuus Moonshiners in North Carolina Kill a Government Employe. MARSHAL BRIM WOUNDED. Looking for Illicit Distilleries, They Are Fired Upon with Fatal Results—Com- mander Bicknell’s Report on the “’recked Galena and Nina. WASHINGTON, March 23.——Internal Reve— nue Commissioner Mason has received a telegram announcing that R. I. Barnwell, an employe of the internal revenue bureau, was killed, and Deputy Marshal Brim was mortally wounded in Stokes county, N. C. Several days ago they started for the mountains of western North Carolina to arrest moonshiners, and it is supposed they were killed while try- ing to arrest them. Barnwell is abrother—inllaw of Congress- man Ewart, of North Carolina. Commis— sioner Mason has received a telegram giving additional particulars of the kill- ing. The telegram is from Revenue Agent McCoy, and states that Deputy Field, with Barnwell and Deputy Marshal Brim, were destroying an illicit distillery seventeen miles from Mount Airy, N. C., at noon on the 20th inst. Barnwell and Field were in the distillery. Brim was close by on the outside in the midst of dense brush in which the murderers were concealed. The bushwhaker fired on Brim first. Barnwell went to his assist— ance and was shot in the back. He stag- gered back into the house and died two hours later. Brim was mortally wounded. Bamwell’s remains were brought to Greensboro and subsequently removed to his home. The officers had no opportunity to defend themselves. Proctor’s Resignation Not Conflrlned. The rumor published in a New York paper today that Secretary Proctor in— tended to resign from the cabinet did not create much interest about the war de- partment. In the absence of more specific information, war department officials are not inclined to attach any great impor- tance to the rumor. Acting Secretary Grout, when questioned about the rumor, said that he knew nothing about it. See- retary Proctor recently appointed a new military secretary, and it is pointed out that he would hardly have done this if he intended to leave the cabinet. The Wrecked Warships. An Official report to the navy depart— ment on the United States steamer Galena and the government tug Nina, which were wrecked near Gay Head, Mass, last Saturday. Lieutenant Commander Bick- nell, who commanded the Galena, says that the Galena does not seem to Open any more. Three or four butts of spardeck planking are separated an inch between the smokestack and mainmast. The cabin furniture was destroyed, and the steam cutter and two other cutters were broken up. The rudder and rudder post were washed away, and the two anchors were cut loose. Commander Bicknell says some water flows from'the ship as the tide falls. The berthdeck was flooded from aft to the en gine room and the after forehold is full of water. Since the casualty a beach watch has been maintained to collect anything of value that might be washed ashore and to check any depredation. Commander Bicknell does not think any further assist- ance is needed, but if he had a diver he might satisfy a doubt whether the ship had been crowded on her lee anchor. It was his intention, he says, on the date of the report (March 17) to take both vessels to Vineyard Haven as soon as possible. The Nina, the commander says, will lose'her rudder only and perhaps have some pipes broken or burst by frozen water. In a. subsequent report he says that on March 18 he caused the main topmast to fall. The mainmast and the mainyard were broken by the fall. In conclusion he says that if the ship holds together the delay in get- ting the Galena started will result in bringing her off more easily and safely. No Reply from Governor Nicholls. Secretary Blaine did not go to the state department, but he sent over to ascertain if the expected letter of Governor Nicholls on the New Orleans affair had been re- ceived, and word was sent that it had not arrived. Resignation of Judge Goflf‘. The following is the correspondence be- . tween the president and Judge Golf bear- ing upon the latter’s resignation as com- missioner of the general land office: WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 1891. To the President: It is my earnest wish to be relieved from the labors of this Ofiice at the earliest practicable date. I therefore beg to tender my resignation with the request that it be accepted. to take effect not later than the 15th prox. Your obe- dient servant, LEwrs A. GEOFF, Commissioner. WASHINGTON, March 19,1891. Hon. Lewis A. Groff Commissioner General Land Office: SIR—Your letter of the 11th ult. tending your resignation of the office of commissioner of the general land office, to take effect not later than the 15 inst, has been received. After our recent interview, in which you explained to me how imperatively your health required an early dis- charge from official responsibility and duty, I have concluded to accept your resignation with- out waiting the selection of your successor. I cannot permit our official relations to be severed without expressing to you my high ap— preciation of the faithful, diligent and intelli- gent manner in which you have discharged your duties. Hoping that you may find restored health in the rest you anticipate, I am, very re- spectfully yours, BENJAMIN HARRISON. WASHINGTON, March 21, 1891. To the President: I have the honor to acknowledge the re- ceipt of your letter of yesterday, accept- ing my resignation of the ofiice of commis- sioner of the general land oflice, and to thank you sincerely for so doing without wait- ing the delay incident to the appointment of a. succsssor. I beg to acknowledge the generous words in your letter with reference to the man- ner in which I have performed the duties of said office. I also beg to thank the head of the department and his assistants for the justness and fairness with which they have always treated my ofiicial acts, and for the uniform countesy they have shown me. It is with sin- cere regret that I sever my relations with you and with them. I am, with great respect, your obedient servant LEWIS A. Gnorr Through the honor able, the secretai y of the interior. His Body Found After Two Months. READING, Pun, March 23.——The Schuylkill river was five feet above the low water mark shortly after noon Saturday. This is due to the heavy rainfall of the past twenty-four hours William Strickler’ 3 body was found in the Tulpehocken creek. He had been missing for nearly two months. He was a prominent resident of Blue Marsh, this county. It is believed he Was drowned during a heavy storm on the night of Feb. 7. UNNELL” 89:" RIDGEPORT THEATRE >I<>I< TELEPHONE CALL 230. On Friday and Saturday and Saturday Matinee, March 20 and 2|, ccOlle of the Finest-” COMING ATTRACTIONS: — MARCH 28, MARCH 27, l 011 March 30th, at Hyperion Theatre, New Haven, SARAH BERNHARDT in “LA TOSCA. ” RESEATS ORDERED BY TELEPHONE HELD UNTIL 8 P. M. EE—izr—BUY RE THE MAKER. GEO. E. NOTHNAGLE _& SON, Manufacturers of FINE PARLOR SUITS and Extensive Dealers in all kinds of Furniture, WARE ROOMS: 423, 425, 427 MAIN STREET, BRIDGEPORT, CONN. Fresh and perfect and direct from the APRI IL1 NGTON MARINE BAND. Pay only one profit and get your AL—__ .x. __ URNITURE 'X‘——*—-—'}’: — -— x._.);.._____x..___.x workshop E. K.’ LOCKWOOD. E. K. LOCKWOOD 5.00., Plumbing, Steam and Hot 1111 Engineering, ' FULL LINE OF HOUSE 'EURNISHING GOODS, NORWALK, CONN. FRANK I. JONES 27th Annual Statement OF THE TRAVELE RS Insurance Co. Hartford, 001111., January 1,1891. Paid- -up cash Capital, $600, 000. Asset“; Real Estate .......................... $1,159 189 92 Cash 011 hand and 111 bank .......... 807 .314 26 Loans 011 bond and mortgage, real estate ............................ 3,227,143 07 Interest on loans, accrued but not ( ue ................... , ........... 02,536 34 Loans on collateral securIty ........ 963,509 48 Deferred Life Premiums ............ 159,489 19 Pr ems. Due and unreported on Life policies .......................... 11.), 961 25 State, county and municipal bonds, 1. 932,647 38 Railroad stocks and bonds ............ ,3 - .707 50 Bank stocks .......................... 888,769 00 Miscellaneous stocks and bonds. . .. 794. 200 00 Total Assets .............. 512 ,244,467 39 Liabilities. Reserve, few per cent. life depart- ment ............................ $9 ,,119 394 00 Rescue for re- insurance. Accident depaIt tment ...................... 803,230 39 Claims unadjusted and not due, and all: other liabilities .............. 241.099 00 Total Liabilities ........ $10,163,723 39 Surplus as 1"ega1ds policy holdels ...................... $2,080,744 00 Statistics for the Year 1890. Life Department. No. Life Policies written to date .......... 62, 338 New Life 1115111 ance written 1111890.$13,563.,200 00 Paid Life I olic1- holdeis to date, 6.17 , 867'. 74 in 1890, 767 ,912.46 Accident Depar tlnent. N o of Accident Policies 11' ritten to ate .................................. 1,721,516 (a NO. of Accident. Policies “ritien in )0 .................................... 110 .928 13,417 ................................ 214,929 Am’ t aAccident Claims paid in 1890.. . :960, 050. 88 Whole Am 1; Accident Claims paid. .13,023.736.12 Total Losses paid, both depts., $19,198,604.06 18! No. of Accident Claims paid in 1890. . . . Whole1 number of Accident Claims JAS. G. PATTERSON, President. RODNEY DENNIS, Secretary. JOHN E. MORRIS, Asst. Secretary. GEORGE ELLIS, Actuary. EDWARD V. PRESTON, 811th of Agencies. J B. InLEWIS, M. D., Surgeon and Adjuster. $500 REWARD. A REWARD of Five Hundred Dollars will be paid by the Selectmen of the Town of Norwalk for the an est and conviction of the party or parties setting any of the Iecent 111ce11diary fires int said town, or any such that may occur her cat tf40 SAM MLUE LDASKAM. Selectmen of RAW, NELS N J. C the Town OSCAR W. RAYMOND, of Norwalk. Dated at Norwalk, February 16th, 1891. Must Be Sold. 9L F ARM of 35 Acr es, all Meadow and Posture La.nd Dwelling House, nine rooms, about 20 years old. Large barn and cow house nearly new. Five hundred peach trees in full hearing. Apples, grapes and small fruits in abundance. Situated two miles from Norw alk Bridge, on the main road to New Canaan, 011 high ground. Fine view of Long Island Sound. Price $4. 000. Must be sold to settle an estat' .For further particuloais eingluiLre0 of 0N, No. 3 GAZETTE Building. Norw alk.lCt. LECTRIC U1tGLAR—-—— BEL LS, —— ALARMS Annunciator 5, Automatic Gas Lighting and Electlic Wiring 111 all its hIanehes and satis- r'aouon man anth D0011 BELI.s,$4 .00 00PU Sam les may be seen at A. STOMME LL S. or V. H. SMITH (15.0.0 ’8 or address ti '0 10HARLES RILEY. N01 walk 'BANKRUPT STOCK OF JUST RECEIVED. tf25 4 ”Church. New York. E. Gusowski, MERCHANT TAILOR, Has just opened his Large Stock of FINE SELECTED GOODS FOR SPRING AND SUMRIER ‘VEAR. HTSTrLE AND PRICE TO SUIT Evnnmonyflgg W111 be pleased to see all old patrons and a host of new ones at _ TIIE OLD STA 3]), Wall Street, c.....-w..... Norwalk. WILL SELL AT COST! FOR TWO WEEKS TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW GOODS. lot oI Parlor SuiIs, Lounges, Bedroom Suits, Pictures, 810 Also Handsome Lot of Baby Carriages AT FURNITURE STORE OF Theodore Coleman, 202 AND 204 WASHINGTON ST., ——EAST END OF BRIDGE—~— SOUTH NOR‘VALK. 311140 For Sale or To Rent. HE PROPERTY of Abs. 0. S. Ferry on East av enue, Norwalk, Conn. Apply to lllns.FE11111’ at 1421 Ii street, Washington, D. C.; or to Mn E. J. HANcY. No. 36 Wall street, New Y01k City. 15146 TO EXAMINE THE BOYS” CLOTHING Bors’ SUITS AND OVERCOATS AT HALF THEIR VALUE. TAFT -:- 3305., 23 \VALL STREET, NORWVALK. Formerly Blascer’s Store. Wm. Sheldon, Stone, Brick and Sewer Conductor. Curbing, Flagging and House Connections. Lock Box 36, Norwalk. N. K.- FERRIS, Organist of the Norwalk M. E. Church and . Teacher of the Pianp, Organ and. Harmony, -. Residence,—30 I‘Vest Avenue, P. 0.13012131, NORWALK, CONN. Reference—8.1).W111ren, Organist of Grace 111471) 3m4-5 ATENTS I G'- R. BnYIfDG-TON, Guide to nlulleDqurs Mailed Ree. Was - 1ovnnsmu. a. I FATENT arms. I I THE MUTUAL Life Insurance Company, OF ' NEW” YORK. RICHARD A. McCURDY, President. Statement for Year Ending Dec. 3 0,’8 0. Reserve on Policies at 4 per cent, — Liabilities other than Reserve, - - — Assets, Surplus, — Receipts from all sources, Payments to Policy-Holders, Risks assumed, Risks in force, Real Estate and Bond and Mortgage Loans, - United States Bonds and other Securities, - - Loans on Collateral Securities, Cash in Banks and Trust Companies at interest, — - Interest accrued, Premiums deferred, etc.. ~ - - $147,154,96120. 0(1 82 38 $136,668,368 505,359 - - - 9,981,233 - - . 34,978,778 - 16';973,200 49,188 policies - 160,985,985 206,055 policies - ‘ 638,226,865 ‘24 The Assets are invested as Follows: to be correct. $76,529,231 5I,3ll,631 - ' . - 8,624,400 3,556,441 59 7,133,256 35 $147, 154, 961 20 72 54 00 I have carefully examined the foregoing statement and find the same A. N. WATERHOUSE, Auditor. From the Surplus above stated a dividend will be apportioned as usual. The business for I890 shows INCREASE over that of I889, as follows: Year. 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 In Assets, In Reserve on Policies and Surplus, — In Receipts, In Payment to Policy-Holders. ~ - - 4,611 policies In Risks assumed, In Risks in force, - Risks Assumed. $34,681,420 46,507,139 56,832,719 69,457,468 103,214,261 151,602,483 160,985,986 $10,753,633 18 10,554,091 94 3,859,759 07 1,772,591 67 9,383,502 21 23,745 policies 72,276,931 32 "xi: ’1']. s o , - , .. . OutEthsiiding. Pililidyl'l-Hgldgrs. liece1pts. Abbetb' $351,789,285 ”$13,923,062 19 $19,095.318 41 $103,876,178 51 368,981,441 14,402,049 90 20,214,954 28 108,908,967 51 393, 809 203 13,129,103 74 21,137,176 67 114,181,963 24 427 1 698.138 14,128,423 60 23,119,922 46 118,806,851 88 482,125,184 14,727,550 22 26,215,932 52 126,082,153 5 f 565,949,934 15,200,608 38 31,119,019 62 136,401,328 02 638,226,865 16,973.200 05 34,978,778 69 147,154,961 2 Board of Trustees: 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 Thompson. Dudley Olcott. Frederic Cromwell. J ulien T. Davies. Robert Sewell. W. Smith. Robert Olyphant. George F. Baker. . Jos. S. Van Rensselaer Crugm Charles R. Henderson. George Bliss. Rufus \V. Peckham. J. Hobart Herrick. \Villiam P. Dixon. Robert A. Granniss, Henry H. Rogers, Jno. W. Auchincloss. . Theodore M orford. 1 William Babcock. Preston B. Plumb. Stuyvesant Fish. Augustus D. J uilliard. Charles E. Miller. James W Husted. Walter R. Gillette. James E. Granniss. ROBERT A. GRANNISS, Vice-President. WALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager. . , ISAAC F. LLOYD, Second Vice-President. JOHN TATLOCK, JR., Asst. Actuary. FREDERIC CROMWELL, Treasurer. JOHN FONDA, Assistant Tr.easurer WILLIAM G. DAVIES, Gen. Solicitor. . WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretar y FREDERICK SCHROEDER, Assistant Secretarv ARCHIBALD N. WATERHOUSE, Auditor EMORY MCCLINTOCK, LLD., F. I. A., Actuary. CHAS. B. PERRY, 2d Asst. Actuary WILLIAM P. SANDS, Cashier EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier. WM. RICHARDS, Comptro llcr MEcrcAL DIRECTORS—GUSTAVUS N. WINSTON, M. D.; E. J. MARSH M. D.; GRANVILLE M. WHITE, M. D. John W. Nichols, New Haven, GENERAL AGENT FOR STATE OF CONNECTICUT A. H. CAEIP, Agent for Norwalk and Vicinity
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