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TERSE TALES OF THE TOWN.
President J. W. Hyatt goes again to
Tallapoosa on the 17th inst.
——Ext1'acts at Cost, this week, at Bett s
& Farrington’ s. 159 3t
The Hatter and Furrier says that
square crowns will remain in popular-
ity.
—Smoked Salmon and Halibut at
Betts & Farrington’s. 159-3t
Miss Fanny Pilgrim is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Wm. R. Nash, on Main
street.
_—Fine imported Sherry and Port
Wine at Betts & Farrington’s. 159 3t
Bridgeport has a citizen named Dan-
bury. [N ews.
Danbury “Jack,” eh?
—Don’t forget that 50 cent Tea at
Betts & Farrington’s. 159-3t
Dr. Bridges, feeling somewhat bet-
ter, has made a trip to Long Island tO
visit friends.
-—Mumm’s Extra Dry at Betts & Far-
rington’s. 159 3t,
Thefitrotting horse King William,
fell dead on the track at Worcester,
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Selleck and
daughter Miss Mary,are expected home
from Ocean Grove to-day.
The Cadets of Temperance made an
excursion to Roton Point yesterday
afternoon and had a jolly time of it.
vMiss Jennie Thom, who has been
visiting friends in town, returned to
her home in New York, yesterday af-
ternoon.
About the busiest men in town are
the Grumman Bros, with their old-
time root beer, and Ells, with his home-
made pies.
The 18th C.V.w111 hold their annual
. reunion at Mystic Island, August 30th.
The 3d C. V. will hold their reunion at
the same place to-day.
Bailifi‘ DeForest served notice on all
property owners on Belden avenue,
yesterday, notifying them to lay curb,
gutter and sidewalks.
———Claret Wine a specialty at Betts &
Farrington’s. 159-3t
Mrs. R. S. Converse anddaughter, of
Stafi‘ord Springs, are visiting Mrs. Sid-
ney' Williams, of Wilton avenue.
—India Pale Ale and Bass Ale at
Betts & Farrington’s. 159-3t
Mrs. John H. Aiken, of Main street,
who was taken quite ill with pneumonia,
on Tuesday, is much better {go-day.
.—A 60 cent Tea for 50 cents, for this
week only, at Betts & Farrington’ s.
The thirteenth annual fair of the New
Milford: Agricultural society will be
held September 9th, 10th and 11th.
_—‘ ‘Champagne Foam, ”an extra choice
table Lager, at Betts & Farrington’s.
The remains of Supt. Charles Crosby
were taken to Danbury this morning
and will be interred 1n the family plot
in Wooster cemetery.
—S_pecial line of 50 cent Teas this
week at Bet-ts & Farringto n’s. 159-3t
Mrs. C. C. Ferry and her daughter
Mary go to Pigeon Cove on Monday,
to finish up their summer vacation,
when they return again to Washing-
ton:
—- Chase 8; SailbOrn’ s Cofi'ee, the fin est
Coffee in the market, at Betts & Far.
rington’s. ' 159-3t
At the New Canaan town meeting
called to vote on the question of the
town introducing public water into the
borough, it was voted down by a large
Mr. Harris Kilborn, of the Pratt &
Whitney 00., Hartford, is visiting
friends in town.
L—Don’t forget the only place to find
the best variety ‘of Fancy Crackers is
at Betts & Farrington’s. 159 3t.
Aparty of Norwalk’s equestrians, in
charge of riding-master Stevenson,con-
. template a ride to Fairfield this even-
mg.
Mrs. Thornton of New York is a guest
of Mrs“. E. P. Weed, as is also Mrs.
Lockwood of New Rochelle,
Weed’s aunt.
Mrs. William E. Smith, child and
nurse, arrived here last evening and
will be the guests of Mrs. Thomas Peck
Of East avenue during August.
Concord Division, Sons of Temper-
ance are _to make an omnibus excursion
next Thursday from their rooms in the
GAZETTE Building, to ”lompo Beach.
Mrs. Sarah Fitch, who has been spend-
ing a few months with her daughter,
Miss Jennie Fitch, in Pueblo, 001., has
returned to N01walk for an indefinite
stay.
Mr. and Mrs. George Ward 'Selleck
joined the Danburians, who went on a
picnic, to-day, to Glen Island. They
will be royally received by Asa Smith,
superintendent at Glen Island.
Grover O E. Wilson says they have
a wicked editor up in his native Litch-
field county, who believes that the only
way true religion can be got is to catch
it, as one does mumps or measles.
A. J. Beardsley 85 Son’s dredging
machine was towed by steamer Matt
Rowe from Bridgeport to Five Mile
River yesterday morning to commence
dredging the channel at that place.
All the Pioneer boys should be on
hand .tO-night to make the investiga-
tion by the Fire Committee and Board
of Engineers as complete as possible,
so that the difficulty in the company
can be promptly settled.
A letter was received here this morn-
ing from J. Arthur Pinned. Up to last
night theasslicling party had been um
able to get beyond New Haven He
did not state what kind of “bait” they
were using.
The Very Rev. James Hughes, of St.
Patrick’s church, of Hartford, received
his Oflicial appointment yesterday from
General Watson, as chaplain Of all
Catholic soldiers in the state militia en-
campment at Niantic.
Frank Hawley, conductor, and Pa t-
rick Clark, switchman, through whose
carelessness the accident _resulted on
the Consolidated road at West Haven,
have been discharged from the employ
of the company.
The esteemed Sentinel spread more
than its usual amount of misinforma-
tion before its readers when it gobbled
bodily the Bridgeport Farmer’s fake
article on the Noroton Soldiers’ Home.
There was just enough of infinitesimal
truth m it to intensify the wholesale ly-
ing.
Henry E. Simpson, the swindler cap-
tured in Brooklyn Tuesday, tried to
swindle B. H. Douglass &. Sons, candy
manufacturers, of New Haven, out of
$500 worth of goods,by_ claiming to rep- .
resent a well-known Brooklyn confec-
tioner. Most of the goods were recov-'
ered.
It looks as though beef would not be
very much cheaper in the near future.
Texas cattlemen say that the supply of
cattle from that state will fall short 1,-
000, 000 head as compared with lastyear,
while out in Oregon great herds are be-
ing brought up in a way that looks very
like a corner. .
A poor horse, with its hip out, was-
brought up on the boat last night and _'
was being led to Wilton, when the
quick eye of Oflicer Morehouse caught
on to the suffering beast, and it was or-
dered to Dann’s stable fOr the night-
How it is to be gotten to its destination
without being led is now the question.
Rector Watkins was blessed by, an
important addition to his family yes-
terday. Some kind friend sent him a
beautiful Irish setter “purp,” which
the “heavy setting around” about the
parsonage. Lots of domestic joy is to
be abstracted from a good-natured
house dog.
At the recent entertainment .of the
U. G. T. R. association, the solo sing-
ing of the Misses Cohen and Cole is de-
serving Of special mention. The form-
er, a young girl scarce a dozen. years of
age, possesses a remarkably "fine voice
which should place her in the front rank
of vocalists at no distant day. The
singing of Miss Cole with organ accom-
paniment by herself, _was equally sur-
prising and was a perfect gem of sweet
majority.
Mrs. ‘
hereafter, maybe expected to "do all '
" Haven,i door check.
street, died this morning. Her hus-V
bandisin Mexico. ,
Miss Ford, of Little Falls, and Miss
Hempson, of Southport. are visiting
their cousin; Miss Nettie Sherman, of
Westport avenue.
A merry party of East avenue boys
and girls enjoyed a wagonette ride to
Compo Beach, last evening.
-—The. best Wine for sickness is
“Hungarian Tokay,” found only at
Betts & Farrington’s159-8t
There were nine hundred and twenty-
eight persons who went on the South
Norwalk Methodist excursion, Tues-
day. ___
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Peek of
Fairfield, - were the guests of their son,
Mr. T. L. Peck, of East avenue, yes-
terday. __
Miss Ethel Newcomb, of Jersey City,
a niece of Senator John S. Seymour,
arrived at his residence last evening
fer a shOrt visit. Miss Newcomb is
quite a noted pianist.
Mr. Stanley Smith, of J anesville,
Wis, is a guest at the Norwalk hotel,
with his sister, Mrs. Jennie Street.
Mr. Smith is a former resident of Nor-
walk, but has notvisited here before
for several years.
and packed ear loads of people carried
down to Wilson Point yesterday morn-
ing to go on the picnic of the Catholic
Union Council, No. 46, K. of C., ' to
Laurelton Grove, L. I.
Mrs. Samuel Daskam was called to
testify this morning before the Board
of Commissioners on the East avenue
improvements. Her views did not ma-
terially differ from that Of other con-
servative witnesses, but preferred that
her home should be left as it is, than to
be paid any sum of money the borough
would be likely to pay her. Mr. James
Mitchell testified that their damage
would be $2,500 over and above bene-
fits.
The State fair is to introduce many
unique novelties this year. It has been
decided to Offer $150 in prizes for the
firemen’s run; $75 and the society’s
medal to the first; $50 to the second
and $25 to the third. The contest wil
be a 1,000 feet dash—900 feet run and
lay 100 feet of hose. This is known as
the dry test. The matter is exciting
great interest throughout the state.
Many companies have signified their
intention of competing for the prizes.
Mrs. Beck, of Hartford, who, in buy-
ing a railway ticket in that city last
week, showed a large amount of money,
was evidently followed to Meriden by
a woman who intended to rob her, for
after reaching Meriden she was met on
West Main street byra woman who told
her that her dress needed attention,
and spent some minutes ostensibly in
arranging it, and who took advantage
of the opportunity to cut and slash the
dress near the pocket. The cutting
and slashing failed to result in securing
possession of the well filled purse.
The Farmer’ s romancing reporter
furnished the following bit of Soldier
Home literature in its last evening’s is-
sue:
“Several years ago when Phineas C.
Lounsbury was governor of Connecti-
cut, an effort was made to dispose of
these oil paintings, which, by the way,
were a gift to the Home by the late Ben-
jamin Fit t.ch The members of the
board at that time looked upon them as
an encumbrance and wanted to get rid
of them. Then as now there were no
purchasers, and so the entire lot was
put up to the highest bidder. Govern-
or Lounsbury and Judge Beers were
the onl bidders. It was a sort of friend-
ly riva ry and when $1, 000 had been
reached, ‘His Excellency’ and ‘His
Honor, put their heads together, de-
cided that they had offered more than
the pictures were worth and so recalled
their bids. Thus it was that the paint-
ings were not sold and la the reason
why all, save ‘The Lambs,” adorn the
Home to- day. Munson chatted with
a Farmer man this morning, and
not hesitate to tell of his exploits while
superintendent of the Soldiers’ Home.
He did not den that he had used vio-
lence occasions I , and frankly admit-
ted he had struck straight from the
shoulder on more than one occasion.
He considered that he Was justified in
so doing and told why he thought so.’
List CfPatenta.
List of Patents issued from the U. S. Patent
Oflice, July 28th, 1891. for the State of
Connecticut, furnished us from the office of
EABLE &. SEYMOUR, Solicitors of Patents.868
Chapel Street, New Haven. Conn.
J. E. Behner. assignor to Wallace 85 Sons,
Ansonia lamp fixture.
Same. lamp burn
J. Irish. Bridgeport, embroidery machine.
. Newman, Daub ury, assi nor to Hat
Dipping Machine Co. ., South orwalk, hat
di'Bpingo agparatus.
orne, New Haven, composition to
be used as varmsh, lacquer or glue.
Same extracting zein
A.Page, assignor to Sargent & 00., New
,.,Jr Seymour, assignor X to W.
tack drawm'g implement.
Sparks, assignor to Sargent Jr. 00., New
H VT“,
Haven, adlock.
treet. Rockville,na11 puller.
H. Taylor, assignor to Yale 6r. Tawne
Mf. Co., Stramfor’d, lock
and powerful vocalization.
. 1,111: assi nor to Sargent a Co.
New Haven, oorch 11.65; ,
L.’
Mrs. Daniel Mitchell, of 3 Cross A
There were only fourteen jammed ..
of Philadelphia.
Brldgep‘ort’s Police Trouble.
The Bridgeport alderman last night -
passed a resolution abolishing the of-
fice of Chief of Police of that 'city.‘
'00
Won by Gosslp. Jr.
In the races at Hartford yesterday,
the free-for-all was won by Gossip, J r.,
best time, 2:19, beating the club record
made by Flora Temple ; Class Leader ,
second, Harry Laird third.
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The Stommel Case.
It is hoped that the tangled business
affairs of Mr. A ton Stommel will be
so adjusted, totday, that he can re-
sume his old Business again in the
course of a few days.
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Honors Even.
State Treasurer Henry has declined
to honor Comptroller Staub’s order for
the comptrollej’s salary for the month
of June, owing. '0 Mr. Staub’s refusing
an order for pa ent of the salary of
the treasurer. I - '» ' -
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Dentistry
~—Dr. W. H. Baldwin, D. D. S. will
be at home and ready for professional
work about August 15th. Appoint-
ments can now be secured for any time
after said date by calling at "the office,
64 Wall street, Norwalk. 157 tf.
Instantly Kllled.
WAIgaINGFORD, Aug. 6. -—Frank 30-
han, Clerk at the Wallingford Hotel,
‘ was instantly killed at the depot this
mOrning by a freight train. The hotel
porter who was with him was also
struck, and miraculously escaped death.
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Governor Bulkeley's Drlvlng Trlp.
Governor and Mrs. Bulkeley have
started on a long carriage drive through
western Connecticut and the Berkshire
hills- They left Hartford Monday, and
intend to be gone about ten days.
'Norfolk and Lakeville will be among
the places which they will visit.
Broke the Record.
The White Star line steamer Maj es-
tic, which left Liverpool, July '29, ar-
rived at New York yesterday morning,
thus breaking tile record from Queens-
town to New York. She was signalled
011‘ Fire Island at‘ 2.05 o’clock. Her
time was five days, 18 hours and 8 min-
utes.
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Adjutant—General’s Order.
' An order was issued yesterday from
the adjutant-general’s -Oflice,,qappoint-
ing Second Lieutenant Charles W.
Hendrie of Stamford, captain of Com!
pany C, Fourth Regiment, vice Dan-
iels resigned, and Corporal Francis E.
Alden of Stamford, Second Lieutenant,
vice Hendrie promoted.
ltwas Daniel Sharkey.
Mate Patrick Cofl'ey Of the steamer
Rosedale, last evening. identified the
body of the man found floating in the
dock at Bridgeport yesterday, as Dan—
iel Sharkey, of Brooklyn, who shipped
as a deck hand on the Rosedale inJuly.
It is thought that James Blake,asteve-
dore .on the boat, ‘ knows sOmething
aboutthe man’s death, and he has been
arrested and will be held .to await de-
velopmen-ts.
Bell lbland.
David- McLean has enlarged and
adorned his cottage, The -“IYanhoe.”
Mrs. John Scott, Mrs. McLean’s moth-
er, and Mrs. Agnes Hull, her sister, are
visiting with her this week. ,
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Benedict and Mrs.
Benedict’s sister, Mrs. H. S. Gregory,
are visiting with the family of A. G.‘
Benedict.
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Keeler are
stopping at the Bell Island House.
O
' Run on a Danbury Bank.
Damaging rumors concerning the
soundness of the Union Savings bank
gainedlcurrencysin Danbu‘ry yesterday ,
an‘dcaused some. uneasiness among its
depositors. The rumor had no founda4
tion, h0wever, and the fears of the de-
positors were allayed when the books
of the institution were examined. There
was a slight run on the bank 1n the of-
ternoon, but most of those who with-
drew their money deposited again,
showing their faith in the bank. The
bank ~ issued a statement yesterday
which showed conclusively that the.
bank is sound.
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Charles Hardy, of Pittsburg, aged feur-
teen years, was arrested in that city,
charged with stealing a pair of horses. ‘ '
The Earl of Dartmouth is dead, aged
sixty-eight years.
At the Republican conventions held in
Mercer, Bradford and Pottsville, Pa., res-
olutions were adopted euloglzing James
G. Blaine. The Mercer convention named
him as its choice for president' 1n 1892.
Secretary Foster _has granted Governor
Pattison’s requeSt for permiss1‘0n to ap-
point a commitwe of experts to examine
the books of the Keystone national bank
Lind
ll GHASTLY FllYD.
The Body of a Woman Found Float
mg in the SoUnd. ‘
_Brought to‘ ‘South Norwalk.
Herman
Yesterday afternoon, as,
.MonSell, ‘Of Rowayton, was sailing the
oyster steamer Laura, his attention
was attracted to what seemed to be the
(body of a human being floating on the
water, near Smith’s Island. He secured
it and putting it aboard of his steamer
sailed to South Norwalk and summoned
Coroner Burke. It proved to be the
body of a woman minus both limbs be-
low' the thighs. The body was in a
terribly decomposed state, the flesh all
gone from the head and not even a tuft
of hair, in the way of recognition. A
ragged undershirt was the only cloth-
ing on the body.
The coroner was of the opinion that
the body had been in the water for
months. The. ghastly object was placed
in a cOflin by Undertaker Gregory and
buried at Pine Island.
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Fourth Regiment Colonelcy.
It seems that the statement pub-
lished in a Bridgeport paper that the
colonelcy of the 4th Regiment, C. N. G.,
was to go to that city, because Lieut- Col.
Crowe, of South N orwalk, who was
entitled to be advanced to that rank by
militarycustom and usage, would not
accept the position, was a piece of very
cunning finesse, deliberately designed
to do Lieut-Col. Crowe a serious injus-
tice and injury, for, it is stated to us,
that. not only is he'entitled to the colo-
nelcy, by all, ancient and honorable
usage, on the retirement of Col. Skin-
ner, but to Wear eagles on his shoulder-
straps, has been the one end and aim
of the highest ambition of his life, and
those who have watched his whole
military career, his rapid advancement
from the ranks, and the active interest
he has taken in the personelle of the
two Norwalk companies, [notably, the
cases of Major Doty, CapttFrost, Capt.
Rose and Lieut. Matheis,] well know
this, and to assume that. Col. Crowe
would refuse so glittering a plumb as
the colonelcy of the 4th Regiment, is to
presumejhim to .‘be devoid of the Com-
mon thirst of mankind for military
glory and due appreciation of the rich
prizes of life coveted by all men de-
siring to leave ”an illustrious name and
fame behind them When they are dead. .
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The K. C. Excursion.
YeSterday proved an exceptionally
beautiful day for the grand excursion
and picnic of the Knights of Columbus
and early int-he morning there was an
unusual stir among the croWd preparing
to take the sail. The City band led the
procession to the cars, which were pack-
ed with thoseen route to the Cygnus
lying at Wilson Point to receive them.
Among the distinguished guests were
good Fathers O’Riley and Dorgan, who
entered into the general spirit of en-
joyment as enthusiastically as any Of
the others. Our genial son Of sunny
Italy, who vends fruits at his Chinese pa-
goda. on the bridge, had the refresh-
ment privilege, which we are glad to
' state was conducted on strictly temper-
ance principles. The steamer gave the
excursionists quite a sail out in the
Sound before landing at the grove,
where luncheons were served, and a day
of rare enjoyment passed. The Heine
string band furnished the dancing mu-
sic,while Dyer’s put in the heavy work,
The party returned about six O’clock
full of delightful recollections of their
day of unalloyed pleasure.
East Avenue. '
The hearing in the Daskam improve-
ment case 'was continued through yes-
. terday. Several witnesses were exam-
ined as to the amount of damage that
would result to the property in event of
the proposed widening and raising of
the street in front of Selectman Dask-
am’s homestead. The lowest estimate
was made by Mr. Martin Craw, who
thought it would 'be not less than $1,400.
A number testified that it would be
$2,000 or over and then'the meeting ad-
joilrnod. .Hubbell, Green and FillOw,
commissioners, Warner for borough,
SeymOur for Daskam.
Bulkeley Removes Auditors.
Governor Morgan G. Bulkeley has
raised another breeze by dismissing
State Auditors Frank L. Regers andW.
I "‘C. Durand. appointed by the General
Assembly for two years. and appointing
in their places D. Ward Northrop and
Frederick M. Lincoln. The new au-
ditors have already audited the (ac-
,counts of- Treasurer Henry. {They did
‘- not ask Comptroller Staub, Who is ex-
ofiiCib a member 'of the Auditing com-
mittee, to go over the books with them.
——Ledgewood Farm Dairy can sup-
, ply a few mere consumers desiring the
best article, with its celebrated Guern-
soy Bottled Milk 159-t3eod
The. Noroton Home.
Much of the misdirected suspicion,
which in the minds of those whose in-
terest and curiosity were excited, in
connection with the management of
the Soldiers’ Home, has evidently
grown out of an effort on the part of
its managers, to carry out the princi-
ple of not letting the right hand know
what the left hand doeth. To illustrate,
the old soldiers housed there, were,
many of them, familliar with, or made
acquainted with the fact that formerly
there was a large picture gallery at the
Home. There were no pictures visi-
ble now, so in the most natural way in
theworld, they began to gossip about
the neighborhood, that these pictures,
once known to be hung all over the
Walls, had mysteriously disappeared.
These,and other similar rumors,coming
to the ears of Grand Army comrades,
they began a systematic, but private
investigation, which as it progressed,
seemed to fully bear out the'charges
spread abroad by the inmates. This
self-constituted committee Of investiga-
tion, by ocular proof, soon learned that
the pictures were all gone. They
learned further that one box contain-
ing a picture for the gallery had been
sent, under an assumed name, to a man.
in Bridgeport. To Bridgeport they
followed, it and found that it had been
received by a member of the Board, and
was in his parlor. This to them, was
proof, strong as Holy Writ, as theyhad
'no knowledge that the?- Epictures had
been quietly stored 1n the garr‘et, and
that the one picture they had traced to
Judge Beers’ house, had been honor-
ably bargained and paid for.
Another story sent- us by the G. A.
R. men, was, that the large library of
books, once known to exist there, had
also disappeared. They examined and
found it true, but they did not find out
that they,too,had been stored in an out
of the way place,f0r safe keeping. An-
other story sent us, was, that in their
amateur detective search, they had dis-
covered the immense, life-sized oil por-
trait Of Benjamin Fitch, the founder
of the Home,» lying in an unused room
in the garretface downward, but they
did not learn that it was so laid,not out
of disrespect to the soldiers’ benefac-
tor, but to the more surely protect its
face from injury during the time that a
place OOllld be made for it in the Board
Of Managers room,where it now hangs.
So of the huge book-case. It was made
of pine and grained in imitation of
black walnut. They behaved it to be
of the hard and more valuable wood.
' They found it had been sold for less
than its worth for fire- wood and traced
it to the piirchaser’s barn at Five Mile
River, but they did not know that the
Board had decided the books to be
practically valueless to the new condi-
tions of the Home, and had had them
quietly stored aloft, nor did they learn
that the room occupied by the empty
book-case was needed for other pur-
poses, and to prevent any unfair com-
ments likely to result should it be
burned up, the board ordered it sold
for whatever could be gotten for it.
And so on to the end of the chapter,
proving the truth of the Old adage that
“one story is good till the other is
told.” But the quertion comes in
rightzhere. Could not all thisfigossip and
scandal have been avoided had all
these several acts been given out pub-
licly to the world, or even have let the
old vets, cranks, as many of them are,
have known about these various
changes and the goodreasons therefor?
What the people crave in these modern
‘days 15 information of all that their
servants are doing, and thus it is that
, “Executive Sessions” and “Star Cham-
ber” actions are hateful and obnoxious
to the public.
Another thing to be borne in mind,
is, that the character of-the Home, as
founded by Benjamin Fitch, at the
clOse of the war,and the institution to-
day, as Owned and managed by the
State, has. been entirely changed.
Then it was for succoring and educat-
ing the needy children of the Nation’s
defenders. Then these books and pic-
tures Were of essential use and value
in the development of these youths.
Now,none but old, decrepit or homeless
veterans are there, and the books. and
pictures selected for the children have
.lost their value, and the room occupied
by them was demanded for the soldiers’
comfort, so that the Board were justi-
fied in their actiOn, and, so far as we
could see, were only open to just criti-
cism for a seemingly unnecessary reti-
cence in' making these changes.
. A Confessed lnoendlary.
Joseph Cheesbro, 28 years old, who
was sent to state prison for safe rob-
bery, has confessed to the police that
he set fire to the Methodist church in
;Middletown, Which was burned five
years ago. ' '
O
—-The best families in Norwhlk use
Chase & Sanborn’s Coffee, sold only by.
. Betts & Farrington.
159 315. '
. swore that. the bank on
:Fetridge’s term as tree.
$20,000 of the state’s money, and part of
. the term $10,000 more.
wANEn STATE MONEY» ’1‘0 BANKs.
-And the Interest Was Paid in an Envel-
ope Marked Personal.
VIROQUA, Wis, Aug. 6. —Attorney Gen
eral O’Connor and Mr. Bashford, of Madi-
son, and ex-Treasurer Fetridge and his
attorney, Joshua Stark, are here conduct-
.ing the examination of Secretary Rusk
and other officers of the bank of Viroqua
in the case of the State versus Fetridge.
Mr. Lindeman, president of the bank,
nyed- during Mr.
rer the use of
The bank paid3
per cent. net annually, payable quarterly.
Secretary Rusk was very positive that
he never informed himself during his term
what disposition was made of state funds,
and that they had no right to interfere
with that. Drafts for the interest were
made payable to E. R. Fetridge and sent
to him in an envelope marked personal.
The examination was very favorable to
the state.
The Skipper Won’t Tell.
CAPE MAY, Aug.» 6.-—Captain Uriah
Creese has returned with the yacht Violet,
which carried away William Van Voor-
hees, Sheriff Nichols’ mysterious prisoner,
who was charged with defrauding clients
of Stetson & Co, New York bankers, out
of $160, 000. The captain refused to say
where he had landed his passenger. “He
paid me well for my services and I’m go-
ing to keep my mouth closed,” said the
thrifty Jersey skipper. It is believed that
Van Voorhees was put ashore in the neigh-
borhood of Chincoteague.
How the Rumor Started. ,
NEW YORK, Aug 6.——The United Press
learns that the story which has been float-
ing about of an organization in London
to buy the Trenton and Durham iron
works of Cooper 85 Hewitt with Mr. J.
W. Markey and Others as directors has no
aresponsible American gentleman to be
permitted to secure an Option of purchas-
ing these works at $3,000, 000. The request
was not acceded to
Professm- Korfl‘ Was Not Murdered.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.——Deputy Coroner
Donlin made an autopsy on the body of
Professor Charles A. Korflt‘, who was found
drowned at Oak Point. The autopsy
proves beyond doubt that Professor Korff
was not killed, as was first supposed, and
then thrown into the water. There were
no marks of violence on the body. Death
was caused by drowning.
‘Argentine Finances.
BUENOS AYRES, Aug. 6.—A bill intro-
duced by the government authorizing a
prOvisional issue of $50,000, 000,- and the es-
tablishment of the Argentine National
bank, which will take charge of and liqui-
date the affairs of the present national
bank, has been approved by acommittee
of the senate. Gold is quoted at 301 per
cent. premium.
Worked the Green Goods Dodge.
ANDERSON, Ind., Aug. 6. ——Two clothing
peddlers have succeeded in swindling
farmers in the vicinity of Elwood out of
about $8, 000 by selling them cheap suits
of clothes at three times their actual
value and making the grangers a. present
of from $100 to $500 of what purported to
be good counterfeit money. The secret
service officers are after them.
Letter Carriers in Session.
DETROIT, ug. 6.—-The third annual con-
vention of he National Letter Carriers’
Association of the United States has
opened here. All the leading postoffices
of the country are represented. A num-
ber of important questions are to be con-
sidered by the convention.
She Will Follow McKinley.
CHICAGO, Aug. 6. —Mrs Helen M. Gou-
arj the Iowa Prohibitionist, will follow
ajor McKinley all thrOugh Ohio during
the campaign and talk low tarifi and' 1n-
creased wages fer workingmen. She says
she proposes to be at McKinley’s heels all
through the campaign.
GIOucester Invites Gloucester.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, Aug. 6.-—The com-
mittee of invitation has forwarded an in-
vitation to the lord mayor and town
council of Gloucester, England, to attend
the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary
Of the founding of the city, which takes,
place in August, 1892.
A Veteran’s Fearful Crime.
SEVERANCE, Kan, Aug. 6,—Samuel
Freeman,- a wealthy merchant, went to
his home in the suburbs and killed his
wife and one-year—old Child and then shot
himself. No cause for the crime can be
learned. Freeman was amember of the
Grand Army.
BRIEF MENTION.
Secretary Foster said that he had noth-
ing to do with the discharging of G. A. R.
men from the New York custom house.
He had direc ‘ed Collector Erhardt to re-
duce expenses $86,000._ He: approved the
list of names submitted. There was noth-
lng to show that theywere. G. A. R. men,
civilians, white or colored. ,
Amelia Sheshinski, a pretty young Polish
maiden of Mount Carmel, has become in;
sane from her stepmother’ s cruel treat--
ment, the latter having confined the girl
in the cellar, and beaten and burned her
with a red- hot Stove lid. The inhuman
parent was taken into custody.
The grand jury of New York returned
Indictments against seven more represent-
atives of New York morning newspapers
for violating the gag provision of the elec-
trocution law in publishing the details
of the killing of the four murderers at
Sing Sing recently.
The register in bankruptcy in Dublin
issued an Order granting Mr. William
O’Brien 9. further extension of. three days
In which to show cause why a deeree in
issued.
A bitter fight has been begun by the
Sugar trust against Claus Spreckels and
the result is that“ Spreckles has reduced
the price of granulated sugar to. 392-100
cents per pound, the lowest point ever
reached.
Nine men were killed and anumber in-
jured' m a battle between ranchmen and
desperadoes near West Lake,
other foundation than a request made by '
bankruptcy against him- should net be;
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