One Cent. NORWAHWGAZETTE. Absolutely Independent. - MONDAY, APRIL 20. 1891. Big Flour Combine. In the list of the actual necessities of life, the staple of staples as it were, flour easily has first place, and with the price of that commodity forced to an outrageously high figure in this era of comparative cheapness, the masses will be seriously inconvenienced. Sugar, thanks to the McKinley bill, is cheaper than ever before, and with highly en- couraging crop prospects throughout the West and Northwest there’s neither sense nor common honesty in the or- ganization of another great flour trust, and unless the DAlLY GAZETTE is griev- ously in error such a combination would be short-lived. even if special legislative sessions were required to throttle the monster. We are moved to speak thus plainly, and we believe advisedly, by the ap- pearance Of the following dispatch in the great dailies yesterday, with a Min- neapolis date : “The second big fiour milling com- bine in Minneapolis, and the second largest milling concern in the world, is about to be formed. According to the Northwestern Miller, the Northwestern Consolidated Milling Company will be incorporated before May 1. This cor- poration will have a combined capacity of 10,500 barrels per day. It will be, next to the Pittsburg plant, the largest milling concern in the world. It will comprise the plants at present known [ as the Galaxy, Columbia, Northwestern, Zenith, Crown Roller and Pettit mills, and will take the place Of the following concerns : Sidle, Fletcher & Holmes 00., Christian Bros.’ Mill CO. and Pet- - tit, Christian ((3 Co. All these mills, with the exception of the last named, are practically new ones—that is, they have either recently been overhauled ; or are under contract to be remodeled. Now instead of the millers of Minneapo- lis being constantly engaged in war" among themselves, they will be united. The millers interested are enthusiastic. They say it will mean a saving of about 15 cents a barrel on flour and two cents a bushel on the cost of wheat, which would represent a handsome profit. This would result largely from a re- duced force of traveling men and office men. and the reduction in the force of buyers would lessen competition in the field.” While it is among the possibilities that no steps have been taken toward a combination which would surely dis- tress not a few people who are unfortu- nately in moderate or poor circum- stances, it isfiustly feared that it is the cloak for another attempted cornering of the flour output and a prospective attempted cornerng of wheat in the greatest wheat producing section Of the United States. Should this prove ‘to be the case retribution, in some form. will surely be visited upon the heart- less conspirators. The people have had enough of trusts and combines, and are in no mood to be trifled with by the flour barons. _._.—_‘ 4).»..- .. ..._ .- BRIEF MENTION. By an explosion near Kootinay, Man, several workmen were buried under amast of rock and killed. Two young ladies, daughters of Richard Kauifman, a prominent farmer of Nevada, Mo, and a married lady whose name could not be learned, were drowned in the Osage river while out boat riding. There were two men in the boat with them when it capsized. The men succeeded in saving themselves, but could not save the ladies. An Italian named Michaelo Demio was assassinated on the street in New Haven while on his way to his home. He was shot through the heart. His brother—in- law, Angelo Petrillo, with whom he had quarreled. is suspected Of having commit- ted the murder and is under arrest. Father Ignatius sent a letter to the Rev. Dr. Newton asking him whether it was true that he is an infidel. The Worcester (Mass) Light infantry, accompanied by eleven veterans of the old Sixth Massachusetts regiment that march- ed through Baltimore thirty years ago,lef1 Saturday night on a week’s pleasure tri}; to Baltimore and Washington. Bob Fitzsimmons met the backers of Ed Smith, of Denver, in Pittsburg Saturday night. Fitzsimmons has agreed to put up a $1,500 forfeit on his arrival in Chicago Monday fora fight between himself and Smith. Smith’s backers say they will cover the forfeit early next Week. Three men were instantly killed and twc seriously injured in a mine explosion at Aspen, Colo. The Clark StrikTfiiEied. NEWARK. N- J-) April 20.—The strike 01 the spinners at the Clark mills has been declared at an end. Senator Howard, rep- resentin g the spinners, had a. conference with the managers of the mills and they agreed to take back forty of the spinners at once and the others assoon as they have . room for them. The strikersaccepted this proposition and voted to :declare the striko.= off. It has lasted nineteen weeks and cost the men thousands of dollars in wages. besides much suffering to their families: The Ularks are said to have lost several hundred thousand dollars by the strike. Declined. than Ofl'er. BUFFALO, April 20.-—Dr. Roswell Park, who was offered the chair of surgery oi the Rush Medical college Of‘ Chicago, has declined the tender. A new: college is tc be built for the Bufifalo university, which W111 give Dr. Park greater Sr rope here. .._.. World’s Fair Manager 1 Lppointed. . AUGUSTA, Me, April 20.-—1 Lnges C. Paul, of Fort Fairfield, has been. appointed a member of the board of W01 :ld’s fair man‘ fingers for the Fourth cong pessional dis trict by the governor. Banker Thompson . Dying. New YORK. April 204-—Jo' bu Thompson. the banker, is said to be. in a dying con di’ tion and his physicians} hav 8 given up 511“ hope Of his recovery. ’ ..._.; h... .._. DAILY - NORWALK-TGAZETTE. A RAILROAn COLLISION. Eight Men Killed in a Smashup at Kip- ton, 0. CLEVELAND, April 20.—Train No. 21, To- ledo express, westbound on the Lake Shore railroad, collided with train NO. 14, eastbound, known as the fast mail, at Kipton, a small station some thirty miles west of Cleveland, Saturday afternoon. Particulars from the wreck are meager, but it is said that absolutely nothing but small splinters are left of the foremost mail car, and the engines of both trains are completely demolished. The force of the collision was such that the cars reared on end as high as the little depot, and that building was shattered and crushed by the heavy mass falling against it. No pas- sengers on the fast mail, which carries a parlor coach, were killed or even severely injured, although the seats were all torn loose from the bottom of the coach and passengers and chairs piled in a mass at the end. The postal clerks did not escape, and six of Uncle Sam’s faithful servants were killed. They are James McKinley of Conneaut, F. J. N ugent of Toledo, Charles Hammill of Elyria, F. F. Clems of Cleve land, John J. Bowerfiuc of Elyria, C. N. McDowell of Elyria. The engineer of N o. 21, Ed Bacon, of TO- ledo, was killed, as was also the engineer of No. 14, Charles Nipton, also of Toledo. A boy named Dantzig, son of a section boss, was struck by the cars and fatally in- jured. The fireman of NO. 21, named Starkey. residing at Toledo, is reported possibly fatally injured. The scene at the wreck is indescribable. Iron rods, splintered frag- ments of lumber and debris of mail are scattered in all directions. The engineer of NO. 14 stuck bravely to his post and was I found with his hand on the throttle, black~ j ened and mangled, after the shock. His E fireman jumped. As near as can be ascer- ! tained there was a conflict in orders. A I dispatch was first sent that the trains i should meet at Oberlin, seven miles east, ' and almost immediately afterwards it was ' followed by another announcing Kipton l as the meeting place, but the latter was i too late. NO. 21 had come almost to a standstill when the collision occurred, while the other train was running at the rate of forty miles an hour. The track was cleared some two hours after and the . passengers on train NO. 14 were brought to - this city. Not a passenger coach on the westbound train left the track. The bodies of the dead were horribly mangled. Limbs were torn off, and the bodies crushed out Of almost all semblanceto human beings. The accident is the most frightful that ever happened on this divis- ion of the Lake Shore road and the first ‘ serious disaster to the fast mail. Laborers and lVIeclianics Are Exempt. BROOKLYN, April 20.—-The report that all the laborers and mechanics in the navy yard are to be subjected to civil service ex- amination by order of Secretary Tracy is denied in the following message received at the navy yard: “The story circulated in Brooklyn that all mechanics and laborers in the Brooklyn navy yard are to go out on the lst or 8th of May and subjected to ex- amination is entirely unfounded. , The place of every mechanic and laborer now in the yard will be permanent so long as the government has work for him to dc and he does it well. Foremen are the only persons to be subjected to a competitive ex- amination. If with two or three years’ ex- perience in their present positions they are not able to compete with outsiders, then it is clear‘ that a mistake has been made in the original appointment, and in the in- terest of good government they should be replaced by more competent men.” Jerry Simpson’s Views. BUFFALO, April 20,—Hon. Jerry Simp- son, the Farmers’ Alliance member of con- gress from Kansas, is in the city. He has been making a tour Of western New York, speaking at Farmers’ Alliance meetings. He reports the farmers throughout this section of the state joining the Alliance very extensively. Speaking of the advance made by the Alliance, Mr. Simpson said: “It will only take about a year and a half now to clean out the rump of the Republi- can party that is left. It is doomed. It has nothing on which to go to the people. It can’t be forever depending on its past and ringing the changes on war issues. The only thing that might save the Re publican party, so far as I can see, is war, and that I believe we will have if Jim Blaine keeps up his operations very long. Mr. Simpson will go from here to VVash- ington. After Forty Years of Litigation. NEW YORK, April 20.-—Advices from New Orleans announce the settlement at last of the suit of Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines against that city, and the successful heirs in the will probate struggle now going on in Brooklyn will be. some $800,000 the richer thereby. The suit, which began some forty years ago, was for property valued at about $35,000,000. Of this Mrs. Gaines succeeded in getting some $6,000,000, and then began a suit against the city for the rental of the property, which is the suit just decided by a final decree of the United States court in New Orleans giving the heirs about $800,- 000. It will be held in trust until the ques- tion of who are the rightful heirs is settled. Arrested for Swindling. MILWAUKEE, “is, April 20.—A man giving the name of E. C. Harper, whose right name is John M. Vandykc, an at torney of New Jersey, was arrested here for raising United States and \Vells—Fargc Express company money orders. He had raised orders in his possession from all over the country, and it is said the com- panies paid a large number before detect ing the forgeries. ' Arrested for Embezzlenient. BUFFALO, April 20.—Charles Benson was arrested here charged with having emberr zled $4,500 of the funds of the Scandia bank of Minneapolis, Minn, while em- ployed as a bookkeeper for that institu- tiOn last June. Benson has been keeping adepartment store here lately. He was locked up to await requisition papers. Appealing for Aid. BUFFALO, April 20.——The local tailors’ organization has issued a manifesto and appeal to the workingmen of Buffalo and vicinity in regard to the Rochester lock- out. The manifesto urges the boycott of the Rochester clothing manufacturers, and the appeal is for aid for the blacklisted employes. Killed Her Young Daughter. FORT WAYNE, Ind, April 20.—At c o’clock Saturday morning Mrs. Murphy, wife of Dr. George Murphy, of Leo, this county. while temporarily insane, shotxand killed her five-year-old daughter as she lay asleep in her crib. The woman is now in custody and will be sent to an insane asylum. New York Football Team \Vlns. BROOKLYN, April 20.——The New York football team defeated the Philadelphia eleven in this city by a score of 4 to 3. Dans... GOODS. \NfE are within the bounds of facts when we say there is not in this town, we care not who claims the contrary, such'a well selected stock of SPRING DRESS STUFF S as we have in our store this season. A compari- son Of the prices with prevalent prices must lead to 'the conclusion which many have arrii ed at long since—that we have no competition in the field of LOW PRICES. Permit us to prove What we assert by quoting a few prices on things that are of the first importance to every lady—— and never forget that the prices we quote are the prices we charge. We say this for the benefit of those who do not know us. For those who do ' no such reminder is necessary ;_ 27-inch Cashmere, all colors and black, worth :25 cents per yard, at 12!; cents. 40-inch Black and Colored Mohair, worth 29 cents, at only 19 cents 40 inch All-Wool Henriettas, in black and all the new spring shades, worth 629.;- cents, at 49 cents. 46-inch Serges, all colors, worth 50 cents, at 39 cents. 40-inch Plaid, Check and Novelty Suitings, in a large range of styles, at.25 cents and 49 cents, worth 39 cents and 623; cents. We also carry a full fine of the popular Light Ecru and Slate Colors in Henriettas and English Broadcloths. V. "I PARASOLS. NOTHING is so irresistible as the \Vhy blush on beauty’s cheek. expose the delicate Puritan blush of New England to the direct rays of the sun ‘3 The caresses of the sun fre- quently wither the flowers, but they, poor things. must too often bear all its power unprotected. The precious human fiower must not be wearied or withered by the sun; hence Parasols, which say to the sun, “Here shall thy proud rays be stayed.” Parasolsl Their sphere the air, and with all deli- cacy and grace. their mission to shield against the sun ’ To preserves. beautiful complexion all summer you mustcarry a Parasoll NOW Our entirely new line Of Street, Seashore and Coaching styles of Parasols is Open to-day. It is one Of the richest collections ever shown in this town. During the next week you can be sure Of securing a rare novelty. The exhibit is worth coming here to see, whether you purchase or not Remember this collection contains all the newest spring styles and colorings ; special handles imported expressly for the best retail trade. It costs nothing to inspect this new stock, but it costs a great opportunity not to see it. . Prices range from 75 cents to $5.00. MILLINERY. IF you happen to be poor don’t let the world know it. Nothing tells the story of finan cial decay quicker than a hat or bonnet that is out of dat -. You may spend a pockct full of money on the rest Of your attire, but if your hat belongs to a season that has gone, you might as well have spared yourself the whole expense. You will be beyond criticism in this if yOu purchase your headwear at our store, for our stock is all new this season, and we carry only the latest and most approved styles in Ladies’, Misses’ and Children's Hats, while our prices are within the reach of all pocketbooks. ”M“ The B0stonDI'y Goods Store, cor. Main and Wall 813., Norwalk. ‘ One Cent. o1 ~ o. MR An COMPANY. Bridgeport, ARE NOW MAKING A SHOWING OF DRE SS FABRICS. We have alargc stock and are going to lay them out so you. - can see them. GRENADINES have not been attracting much attention the past few seasons, but now they are. and we have them in silk or wool, in patterns of stripe, polka dot, either plain black or with colored figures. LANSDO \VNE, a silk and wool fabric that is Seen in the evening shades, as well as the regular ones, light in weight, soft in finish. It recommends itself for summer wear. VELATINE SILK. This is very similar to the Bengaline Filk; it comes in all shades. Excellent weoring qualities BEDFORD CORDS. These come in light shades and seem to meet with good success. CHEVEREEN in tans, checks, 75 cents. THE D. M. READ CO. greys and tints of blue and green, stripes and BRIDGEPCRT BARGAINS- W. ,i‘i,‘ " \ [,1 . ——:OFFER:——— , 2,000 PAIRS OF IRISH POINT CURTAINS AT HALF USUAL PRICES. Prices, $53.17, value $5.00 Prices, $55.00 value $10. 00 “ - 00 9.00 _ 4..8, . “ 15.00 High grades at $18.00, $22.00 and up to $40.00. NOTTINGHAM CURTAINS, At same discount. Prices 75 cents, $1.00, $1.10, $1.50 and up to $5.00. Spring Jackets and Jerseys In Every New Shape SPRING DRESS GOODS. Everything that fashion dictates'or fashion suggests can be found on our counter. FANCY GOODS. SMALL WARES and NOTIONS at Lowest Prices ever known. Best place in Bridgeport to buy Dress Trimmings, Silks, Hosiery, Gloves and Underwear 1s at the Great Dry Goods House of W. B. HALL to CC. Have the readers of the Norwalk Daily Gazette made the acquain- tance of I AN ,, # THE ONE-PRICE ' Clo Iorsan ms . 86 Washington Street, SOUTH NORWALK ? If not, do; so as quOtmg prices CANNOT CONVEY A CORRECT IDEA of values. We respectfully ask an inspection in all our departments in THE NEW STORE, 86 WASHINGTON STREET SOUTH NORWALK. , Francis & Co. I
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