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“WWW“ ‘E NINE ROASTED T0 DEATH ' " '
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TUESDAY, APRIL '7. 1891. - . .
' Burned Up in Their Homes byallhd- . p _ .
Our Coast Defenses. - - .
It is quite probable that the recent lllgllt Gonflagratlon. S t r e e t -x— _, M * x a «a 1». * .. 4' * *
war scare respecting Italy may prove
to be “a blessing in disguise” to the
United States.
the moment at all events, petty parti-
sanship or peanut politics can be thrust
aside and the national attention be di—
rected toward the defenseless condition
of our coasts. Yesterday, Senator Haw-
ley addressed the Hartford board of
trade upon this subject and as he has
given it the most careful and thorough
study all that he has said and done in
relation to a general strengthening and
improvement of our coast defenses has
been heartily concurred in by the
country at large.
While, happily,‘trouble of a serious
character with Italy seems to have
been averted for the time being, .no-
body knows what a day may bring
forth. It is'true that, within the last
few years, we have added materially to
our navy in the form of swift cruisers,
or “Cavalry of the Sea,” but it is
equally true that we have no fighting
ships which could hope to battle suc-
cessfully with those Of Italy, which are
among the staunchest and best in Euro-
pean waters. The time seems to have
arrived when the coast defense and bat-
tle ship subjects should be considered
together, and that the machinery
should be set in motion at once for put-
ting everything in shape to “repel
boarders,” as it were. '
While all entertain the hope that
never again may there be a war worthy i
of the name between this great repub-
lic and a foreign‘power, it were well to .
be in position to not only assert but ?
maintain our rights as a nation.
Bluster and braggadocio may have
counted for much in earlier days but in
this age of smokeless powder and of ord-
nance which can throw a hundred
pound projectile fifteen miles, Uncle
Sam would find something to do be-
sides standing around and boastfully
telling of past conquests. In this age of
dynamite and other equally destructive
agencies no amount of mere horn-blow-
ing will cause the walls of a modern
Jericho to totter and fall, and unless
we have better coast defenses and ships
that can fight as well steam rapidly, we
will be apt to find out, sooner or later,
that we are “not in it. ”.
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Director Hunt Furnished Bail.
NEW YORK, April 7.— William G. Hunt,
one of the twelve directors of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail—
road, appeared in court Monday and gave
-. $35, 000 bail for his future appearance. He
was the last one of the indicted magnates
to furnish bail. His bondsman is Al—
phonse T. Van Nest of this city.
Dclamar Is Public Spirited.
BOISE Ciri, Ap1il 7.—~The sane of the
great Del-amen mine in Ow yhee county,
lda., to a company of English capitalists,
has been completed by the deposit at the
Boise Citv National bank of $475,000 to the
credit of J. L. Delamar. Besides the $475, -
000 paid Delamar he also holds 25, 000
shares of stock, which at the present Lon-
don quot 1tions are worth $1, 130, 000. Dela—
mar is \Vorld’s fair commissioner for
Idaho, and will probably spend $50,000 out
otf his own pocket on the exhibition of the
5 ate.
FINANCIAL AND COBIMERCIAL.
Closing Quotations of the New York Stock
Exchange.
NEW YORK, April 6.——Money on call was easy
todav , loaning at 2}§@3 per cent. Exchange
stead1. posted rates, W489; actual rates,
4807148634 for sixty days and will/@4881»; for de
mand. Governments quiet; currency (is, 11]
bid: 45. coupon, 122 bid; 4545, do., 102 bid.
The stock market was decidedly more active
this morning. In fact, the volume of business
was larger than for several weeks past. The
sales amounted to 170,200 shares. Chicago Gas,
the Sugar Trust, Grangers, C., C., C. and St.
Louis. Lackawanna, Illinois Central and Great
Northern preferred were the most active. The
market Opened strong, and during the morn-
ing there. was a fairly active buying, which
kept- values on the advance, with but little
interruption throughout. The top figures 01
the morning were generally current at noon.
At that hour prices were ;g to 1%,per cent
higher than on Saturday. At the close the mar.
ket was dull but steady.
Closing bids.
West Union Tel.. 81 Del. & Hudson. . . .133“
Adams Express“ .140 Del., Lack. & W. .13653
U. 8. Express ..... 67%; Denver ............ 17
C., C., C. & I ...... — Erie... .19
N. Y. Central ..... 103 Lake Shore ........
Illinois Central.. .9612 Northwest ......... 106M
No1thern Pacific. 2654 Do., pref ....... whim
Do., pref ........... 700/3 Pacific Mail ....... 37%
Central Pacific. .29 Reading ........... 33%
Union Pacific ..... 46% St. Paul ........... —
Missouri Pacific... 68%, Wabash ............ 8%
Texas Pacific ..... 14 Bur. & Quincy. 8154
Alton & T. H ...... 32 Ore. R‘y & Nav. . . 72
Canada Southern. 550% Ore. & Trans ...... —
Canada Pacific. . . . 78% Rich. & Terminal. 15;
N. Y. 8: N. E ...... 3755 Sugar Trust ...... --
General Markets.
N EW YORK, April 6.—FLOUR—-Wcak with-
out material change on a moderate trading;
city mill extras, $5. lfi@5.35 for West Indies:
fine, 32 75333 55; superfine $3.Zo@3.;90 Minne
sota extra, $3. 70@5. 75.
WHEAT—Opened weak, and during the first
hour prices declined %c. The market then be
came steady, and so remained until noon; re
ceipts, 55,800 bushels; shipments 31,720 bushels;
No.2, red winter, cash, 31:17”; May, 51.12%:
June, 51.10%; J uly. 51-07%; August, $103315.
CORN—Opened weak at 1V4C. decline, and
fell béc. more before noon, when the market
was steady; receipts, 53,180 bushels; shipments,
85,100 bushels; No.2 ,mixed, cash, 79%c. , May
7235c; June, 704%.; July, 693/10.
OATS—Quiet but steady; receipts, 72,“
bushels; shipments, 150 bushels: No. 2, mixed
cash, 59c; May, 58%c.; July, 57%c.
RYE—Neglected.
BARLEY—Neglected.
PORK—Fairly active and firm; mess, 513.7%
14 for new.
LARD—Quiet; May, 36. 85; July, 87. 03.
MOLASSES—Quiet; New Orleans, 15@32c.
TURPENTINE—Firm at 41@41;§c.
ROSIE—Dull; strained to good, 81. 57%].60.
PET ROLEUM-Nominally unchanged.
FREIGHTS—Dull and nominal.
BUTTER—Quiet but steady; western cream-
ery, fancy, Wk.
CHEESE—Quiet; western flat, mime.
EGGS~Dull; state, fresh, 211.433.; western.
2015c.
RICE——Nominally unchanged.
SUGAR-- Refined fairly activ» and steady
rut loaf and crushed, 5c. , giaimlated 451x.
cubes, 4%«3. : mold A. 4%6
“lAL LOWM Dull: prime city,5r1 -.
COH- EE . 5m.- .1115;- fair" ruio cargoes.- 33560
It certainly will if, for '
ALMOST UN REGOGNIZABLE.
l‘he Bodies of the Victims Reduced to I‘-
Mass of Cinders—Seven One
Family and Two in Another
Perish in the Flames.
in
ROCHESTER, Pa, April 7. —— The most
frightful calamity that has ever befallen
this place occurred early Monday morn-
ing, and as a result nine lives were lost.
Between the Rose building, corner Bright-
on and New York streets, and the railroad
crossing were a row of cheap frame tene-
ment houses, the first floors of which were
occupied as business houses. Shortly
after midnight fire was discovered in the
lower building and an alarm was given.
The fire gradually spread to the second
and third houses, and in a very few min-
utes all were in flames. But few of the
citizens were on the scene until the fire
was well under headway, and efforts were
made to save property, but with poor ef-
fect, as the-buildings, being of highly in-
flammable m-aterial, burned rapidly.
A Girl Escapes.
In the midst of the hottest part of the
fire an Italian girl. about sixteen years of
age appeared at the window of one of the
burning buildings and leaped toward the
ground, two of the firemen catching her
before she. struck the ground. Between
her sobs she stated that all her father’s
, family were yet in the burning house, but
l as the flames now had full control of the
l building it was impossible to save them,
. ‘and sev en persons perished in the Italian
family.
‘ Father and Son Dead Together.
1 The rooms occupied by the Italians were
in the center of the building, and when it
was found that lives had been lost a care-
‘ ful inquiry was made regarding the occu-
; pants of the first building to take fire. It
,' was inhabited by a. shoemaker named Ed-
‘ ward J. Keene, with a family consisting
5 Of a wife and three children. None of the
family could be found for a. time, but dur-
in g the height of the excitement Mrs.
, Keene with two of her children arrived
g from Pittsburg on train No. 1.
It was then feared that Mr. Keene and
- his eldest son \Valter, a. boy of eight years
of age, were lost.‘ Brave men at once went
to work among the burning timbers, and
soon discovered the charred remains of
father and son close together, but burned
to an almost unrecognizable mass.
The corpses, with those of the Italians
that have been recovered, are lying in a.
stall in Hayes’ livery stable.
The Victims.
The names of the victims are Edward J.
Keene, fifty years old; his son Walter, nine
years; Butteito Ceapio, forty-five years;
wife Annie, thirty-five years; son John,
eleven years; daughter Rissa, eight years;
Victoria Ceapio, a brother, and Joe Romio,
ages unknown.
The nine bodies are a mass of Cinders, so
badly burned that they are almost unrec-
Ognizable.
There has also been $500 in gold found
among the ruins which belonged to the
Italians. The Italian girl, the only one
saved, says $500 are still in the ashes.
It is thought that the Italians became so
confused that they could not find the stair-
way, which wasa narrow one, and to reach
it required the opening of two doors in the
rear of the building, and they were burned
to death.
worked in the Rochester Tumbler works.
The fire Originated in Keene’s kitchen.
All the household goods, together with
Edwards’ tea store, Hall’s millinery store
and Keene’s shoe shop are destroyed.
There is insurance on all the stores. The
buildings belonged to John F. Smith,'a’nd
were not insured. ' '
Identifier Sumner Held.
NEW YORK, April 7. ——In the supreme
court Judge Ingraham dismissed the writ
of habeas corpus Obtained on behalf of
Perrin H. Sumner, the identifier of’un-
claimed dead bodies, who is held for trial
on a charge of attempted bribery. The
judge says'that the evidence produced is
sufficient to hold Sumner.” The latter has
not as yet been able to procure bail.
BRIEF DIENTION.
Mrs. Mary E. Hooker, of Elkhart, Ind,
has applied for a pension on the ground
that she served as a private soldier and is
disabled by two wounds received in battle.
Congressman Mills’ friends deny that he
has withdrawn from the race for the
speakership of the next house of repre-
sentatives.
At Albuquerque, N. M., Nicholas Dig-
nee, a contractor, shot and killed himself.
He was jealous of Miss Clara Musio, and
was pressing her to marry him.- They met
at the house of a friend, and he renewed
his desire for immediate marriage. She
laughingly rejected him,'when he fired a
ball through his brain and fell dead before
her eyes.
City (Pa) bank have brought suit against
the di1ectors, asking that the latter, who
are accused of gloss mismanagement, be
compelled to reimburse them for their
losses.
A new Russian 3 per cent. loan of £20,-
000,000 has, been negotiated. The proceeds
will be devoted to the purchase and exten»
sion of railways. '
Protests sent from Hamburg to Chancel-
lor V011 Caprivi, showing that. German ex-
ports to Chili, heretofore amounting to 29,-
000,000 marks annually, are ceasing, and
that German vessels in Chilian waters are
unprotected, caused the government to
order the whole of the German squadron
in Chinese waters to proceed to the Chilian
coast. _ .
It is estimated that there are 100,000 peo-
ple sick with the grip in Pittsburg and
Allegheny. During last week 212 burial
permits were issued, an excess of 117 over
the corresponding week of 1890.
The war that has been waging between
the manufacturers of plate and window
glass for the past year has reached its end,
and it is predicted that the price of glass
will advance from 20 to 30 per cent. exclu-
sive of rebates to dealers within the next
few days.
The first result of the miners’ congress
was a declaration by Belgian miners in
favor Of a general strike it the government
refuses to assent to the revision of the con-
stitution. The temper of the speakers at
the workmen’s congress, in Brussels,
points to wholesale Belgian strikes,
whether there be a revision of the consti-
tution Or not.
The Italians were very intelligent, and '
Stockholders of the defunct Scranton
-——’-OFFERS 11——
treal - combination of Bargains
From one endiof his store to the other. It is simply wonderful what a
dollar will do in this IMMENSE STOCK Of
DRY GOODS FANCY GOODS,
NOVELTIES, NOTIONS,
TABLEEELINENS. HOSIERY.
LOW PRIC’ES._.-:- HONEST GOODS.
Edward Street,
No. 5 Gazette Building, Norwalk.
DIN EN ,
JAMES MITCHELL, Auctioneer.
T H E B A L AN
CE OF THE STOCK OF
Dry Goods, Hosiery, Oloaks, Fancy Goods,
Ribbons and .Small Wares,
KNOWN AS THE
A-MBLER 5111' 06K
Will Be Sold at Auction.
Sales commence AT THE OLD STAND,
3 Gazette Building, Norwalk,
SATURDAY, MARCH. ’ 28,
WEvery article will be sold without reserve.
JAMES MITCHELL, Auctioneer
—-———————===BUY 01 THE MAKER.
Pay only one profit and get your
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URNITURE
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F1 esh and perfect and direct from the
workshop.
GEO. E. NOTHNAGLE&SONI
Manufacturers of FINE PABLOB SUITS and Extensive Dealers in all_
kinds of Furniture,
WARE ROOMS: 423, 425, 427 MAIN STREET,
BRIDGEPORT. CONN.
E. K. LOCKWOOD.
E K LOC CKWOODSCO.
Plumbing, Steam and Hot Air Engineering,
FULL; LlNEfl OF
HOUSE FURNISHIN G GOODS.
N ORWALK, CONN
in the, original boxes.
'able cheapness.
FRANK I JONES
NORWALK, (101111.. April 1, 1.891.
FINE MILLINERY.
‘Our great display of Milliuery is the theme of
‘ much comment. Those who ought to know Say
there isn’t a better this side of New York. Cer-
work is artistic, elegant
the and
1.1.11,
varied, and the price" moderate. We make ~ :1.
superb showing of. French Flowers, Ribbons,
Laces. Aigrettes and Millinery Trimmings Of all
5 kinds.
MEN’S NFCKWFAH.
Easter gave the occasion for the introduction of a great
group of novelties in Neckwear. London, Paris, New
Yo1k and Philadelphia. especially the two former, have
yielded to you, th1ough us. the ilchest results Of neckwear
The critical taste of our foreign resident represent-
It is this that gives
study.
atives secures the best for our stock.
£90m assortment the eminent recgonition tha't secures and so
1
__easi_ly maintains the first place 1n the neckweai business of
this town. The .windows and cases, the decorative fixtures and counter.
display‘only a small portiOn Of the collection.
Many'only a half dozen Ofa shape and pattern, and
The greater part are kept
only one Ofa color. Is notthis exclusive neckwear desirable 2’ W e think so.
NEW JACKETS.
Look where you
will we warrant you
a happy experience
here. \Ve brag of
our shapes and colors
‘because THEY’RE
Prices at the ‘»
lowest notch.
. JUST :_.
RIGHT.
E " ‘ GLOVES
WOMFNS _
By common consent New Gloves go with spring. In accord with the
custom our stock has been iounded up to more completeness and lema1l;
Our
Paris house 1s the fountain whence the great glove chances come to us—
The followmrr 11st has items Of matchless interest.
to you.
8 Button Length Tan, suede, Mousquetaire Gloves, worth $1, at 590.
. 4 Button Dress Kid G10ves, 1n Black, Modes, Slates and Tans—all the
new spring Shades at 690. per pair. 1
: Our 3 Button “Volu-nteer’ and “German Beauty’ Kid Gloves, 1n black
and all the new spring colors, at $1 , worth $1. 50.
7 Hook “LouVre” Dressed Kid Gloves, in all the shades of Tan, Slate
and Mode as well as Black, worth $1 50 at only $1.
4 Button Suede Gloves, all colors and black, $1.
8 Button Length Suede, Mousquetaire Gloves, extra quality, 111 Black
and all colors, at $1. 25.
8 Button Length "Biaritz," heavy quality, ButtOnless Kid Gloves,
worth $1. 25, at 95c.
30 Button Length q..Iousquetaire gKid Gloves, in all the desirable
evening shades at $3 per pair. ' We are the only house in town who carry a.
line of these gloves. . -
Misses’ 4 Button Tan Dressed Kid Gloves at 79c.
. - N. B. -—All gloves over 950. per pair are warranted and fitted to the
hand if desired.
8 Po ular Boson Sore,
tor. Main and Wall 113.,10111111.
Norwalk Chronicler