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Norwalk, Conn, Saturday Evening, August 22, 1891.
2 Price One Celli- --;_; "V
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This paper‘has the largest circulation of
01;, paper in the State west of Bridgeport.
0 UR J UBBIL G DEI’A RTJIIEJVT.
Mn. HARRY M. GARDNER. Jn.. of New York,
has charge of the GAZETTE’s Engraving, Book
and Jobbing Department. He is an expert
and experienced J ob‘Printer, and no work en-
trusted to him will be unsatisfactorilv done.
”fir-ER’SE TALES OF THE TOWN.
“Snappers” are reported to be biting.
Mr. Henry New, of Chicago, is visit- '
ing friends in town.
Beach plums are now ripe along the
Long Island shore.
—-Go to the Centennial Tea store for
your Tea and Coffee 168 4t
Miss Grace Barnard, of Meriden, ‘is
spending a few weeks in town.
New Haven, Hartford and Water-
bury are suffering from fleas.
' A. storm of more than usual violence
raged last night in the English Chan-
ne . , W _ _____
Mr. Chas. Warren, of Hartford, Ct.,
is spending Sunday with relatives in
town. . .
The White Squadron, in command of
Admiral Walker, arrived at Bar Har-
bor, yesterday. -
—Mr. Ruscoe’s Commercial College
will re—open on Sept. 1. Send for Vest-
pocket Catalogue. , .34-2t
A letter for Sivinio Goncalves is the
only one unclaimed up to date at the
Norwalk post office.
A party of New Haven wheelmen
passed through Norwalk late yesterday
afternoon, on route for New York.
Mr. A. E. Winchester and. wife, of
West avenue. purchased bicycles of
Louis Potter, yesterday.
Mr. William E. Smith, of Glen Ridge,
'N. J., is the guest of his aunt, Mrs.
Thomas L. Peck of East avenue.
Frank Sperry, who was Col. Er-
ha’rdt’s private secretary,.retired from
(tine New York Custom House yester-
ay. . ,
Workmen were at work this morning
re-laying the crosswalk from the .GA- -
ZETTE building to the corner of Water
street. ‘ .
——A covered, second-hand wagon for
sale, in"'good order. $30. Suitable for
baggage or express. Five Corner shop,
NOIWa k. " ‘
Miss Eleanor Peck and Mr. James
Duval, of New Haven, will be the guests
over Sunday.
Owen Ginty, a well-known hatter,
dropped dead on the sidewalk, in front
of Hose Company, No. 5, in Danbury,
this morning. .
Casher Price and family are home
from their sojourn at Canaan Four
Corners, and Henry reports a big t1m
and lots of fun. -
George Moore, of Bridgeport, aged
10, while picking apples yesterday fell
from the tree, and striking on his left
arm, fractured it.
Miss Julia Hanlon, one of the most,
popular ladies of the Boston store, left
esterday on a visit to Boston and the
hite Mountains. ,
The U. S. cruiser, Bennington,passed
Sandy Hook, yesterday, for the second
time, on her way out to sea. Her first
attempt was unsuccessful.
The New England delegations of the
Sons of Veterans left Boston last night
for Minneapolis, Minn. , where they will
attfnd the annual encampment of the
or er.
Mrs. F. J. Camp. of East avenue,
who has been seriously ill at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Robert May. of
Hartford. is reported to be slowly im-
proving.
One hundred delegates from the var- -
ions Catholic Temperance societies,
and a large body of visiting clerg men,
are expected here next Tues ay.—-
[Danbury News.
Father S. G. Mollinger, the faith
cure priest of Troy Hill, Allegheny
City, Pa., says he does not possess
miraculous powers, but cures by faith
coupled with work. He gives medi-
cines as well as prayers.
A circular has been issued by the
Stamford Water 00., requesting con-
sumers of water to be as economical as
possible in its use. There is no imme-
:a. m.
“Why Are We Baptists."
«Have you seen the Vest-pocket cat-
alogue ? ~ ' ,
A fair yield of onions is assured in
New En land, Orange county, New
York, an in New J ersev, but t e crop
is short in Western New York, Ohio
and Illinois, according to elaborate re-
ports from the entire onion growing re-
gions of the country, gathered by the
New EnglandHomestead.
The Sentinel’sconscience must have
been pricked yesterda when it admit-
ted that the "hustling ittle DAILY GA-
ZET’I‘E got a clean “scoop” on it the day
before. That’s it, neighbor, own up
when we get a “scoop” on you, and
you’ll. have little else to do except own-
ing up. .
An interesting question has just been
decided by the Court of Appeals of
Maryland, in the case of Helfrich vs.
Catonville Water 00., the question be-
ing whether the owner—of land through
which there is a running stream can be
compelled to prevent his cattle from
befouling the water to the injury of a
drinking-water company drawing sup-
plies from the stream below. The
Court upholds the right of the land-
owner to pasture his cattle in the fields
through which the stream flows, not-
Withstanding the resultant defilement
of the stream. " »
3' No Truth in it.”
In last evening’s issue of the Bridge-
port Farmer appeared the following
item : . , _
“ It is reported that the Norwalk
Lawn Tennis club is about to drop out
of the Fairfield County Lawn Tennis
tournament which opens in that place
next Wednesday. They are considera-
bly disheartened over the defeats they
have sustained at the hands of the
Bridgeport players during the past two
days.”
All the officials of the Norwalk Ten-
nis club inclignantly deny the above as-
sertation and claim that there is not a
word of truth in the rumor.
Norwalk’s entrance money is in the
hands of the president, and although
the club was unsuccessful in the the
last Bridgeport tournament, the boys
say that they are far from discouraged,
and they will enter a full team of play-
ers in next week’s match.
WILTON.
On Wednesday last, according to the
request of D. H. VanHoosear In your
issue of Aug. 17, there assembled at
“Sharp Hill ” cemetery the following
named persons: Samuel G. Lock-
wood (selectman), Frank Taylor, Wm.
Taylor, Mr. Barringer (for Selectman
Gilbert), Town Clerk Chichester, John
C. Dudley, Frederick S. Banks (Ger-
man for Elmer Jackson), Wm. Geop-
pler, John Scofield, Eugene Davis (for
Charles Holmes), Samuel Scofield (for
Charles Holmes), James H. Taylor,
(said to be 3 days the oldest man on the
ground), D. N. VanHoosear,D. H. Van-
Hoosear, Clinton VanHoosear, Arthur
Fitch (for D. H. VanHoosear). The
yard was cleared of sumac, briers,trees,
etc., which were burned, then the yard
was burned over and stones uprighted-
and the marbles whitewashed.
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CHURCH SERVICES.
CALvARY BAPTIST—Rev. M. J. Has-
‘kins, of Stamford, will preach at -10. 30
Lecture at 4 p. m. Subject:
F. G. W.
Fow1ke will preach in the evening at
7.30. Sabbath School at 3 p. m. -
FIRST BAPTIsr.—Rev. F. E. Rob'-
bins, pastor. Services at 10.30 a. m.
and 7.30 p. m.~ Rev. W.. P. Elsdon,
of the First Baptist church, Waterbury,
Wlll occupy the pulpit at both services.
The public cordially invited. Seats
ree.
S'r. PAUL’s.—Rev. S. T. Graham, rec-
tor. Divine service with sermon 10.30
a. m. Subject, “The Bet eating and
Advancing Columns,” cc .. inued. Di-
vmeservice with sermon, 7.30 p. 111.
Subject, “The Pearl Seeker.” Sunda
school 12 m. A cordial welcome to all?
after Trinity. Morning prayer, Lit-
any and sermon. Sunday school, 12m.
Evening prayer and sermon 7.30 p. m.’
All are welcome. '
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Unhook That Check-Rein.
In 90 cases out of 100, those who ap-.
ply theiside or over-check to their har- .
ness cannot give you any intelligent
reason for its use, further than that it
was with the harness when they bought
it and is fashionable to have it. Every
other horse you will meet on the streets
of 'a city is either standing hitched with ,
his face turned up to the sun, the flies
swarming about his eyes, mouth and
ears, wit no power to defend himself,
or moving along in perfect misery from
his.head being pulled up to an unnatur-
al position. If drivers who insist that
their horse does not travel well, mat is
in the habit of stumbling, or . is liable
to kick if his head is not reined up,
would have the judgment or a suffi-
cient supply of the milk ofhuman kind-
ness to throw off the check when they
stop, the cruelty and harm would be
greatl lessened, but very few of them
ever t ink so far and nearly every hour
in the ‘day, one can find scores of poor
animals standing in the sun, suffering
all thetortures of the rack or pillory,
while his master is within enjoying
himself, with no thought or care for
the welfare of his mute and faithful
servants. Man owners and drivers of
horses confess t at their animals work
better and do better when allowed to
carry the head in a natural position
but they check them for looks; “What
a mistaken idea! All men admire high
style if it is natural, but when a horse’s
headis pulled higher than. his forma-
tion justifies, he shows it in every
movement and, instead of adding to his
diate dan er of a famine, but it is well
to be on t e safe Slde, they proclaim.
GRACE—Aug. 23, thirteenth Sunday .
beauty, it tgreatly detracts from .it in ‘
HELD ON' THREE CHARGES.
Hampson was Sent toxlall In Db:-
fault of Ball: ‘
John J. Hampson who claims to be a
native of Philadelphia,'and who is well-
known in Norwalk and hereabouts as
a pedestrian, was before Justice 0001-
idge this morning charged with big-
amy, adultery and'of being the father
of Rose Carlson’s illegitimate child.
Hampson Was unrepresented by counsel
and stubbornly pled not guilty to all
the charges against. him. .The court
found probable cause in all cases. and
his bonds are as follows; In bigamy
$1,000, adultery $500; bastardy $300;
aggregating to $1,800 for his appear-
anceat the next term of the court of
common pleas. He could neither fur-
nish . bends or bondSmen _: and‘ conse-
quently he was escorted to the lockup
by Ofiicer Morehouse. Both of Hamp-
son’s reported wives Were in. court and
the youngster in question, gave evi-
,dence of his presence with 'a pair of
lusty lungs. ' ’
Hampson has worked at batting in a
number of places in town, among them
being the Bentwood Hat company.
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Complalnts.
Numerous complaints reach us from
East avenue residents, and in fact from
all others who‘have any interest in the
manner in whichthe railroad station
at East Norwalk is cared for during
the evening hours. For more than a
year past, and in fact ever since the
building was erected, more or less
trouble has been caused by this seem-
in‘g disregard of the public welfare.
tion is totally deserted by all employes
and its only occupants are a crowd of
loafers that use this place as their ren-
dezous. The building is looked on all
sides and persons awaiting the arrival
of any of the evening trainsare obliged
to do so outside upon the dimly lighted
platform and even then no seats are
provided save that which a baggage
truck affords. Not even in the winter
season is any shelter provided, and,
travelers are obliged to endure the
cold and storms unprotected. This is
especially trying in the case of ladies,
and it is to be hoped that the Company
will soon do something to remedy the
evil.
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Tennls Games.
The last matches in the tennis tourna—
ment between Bridgeport and Norwalk
clubs were played in Bridgeport yes-
terday afternoon. A large crowd ac-
companied the Norwalk club.
May’s banjo sextette again furnished
music while the players were .battling
with each other. The ladies’ club fur-
nished refreshments of salads, ice
cream, cake and liquids. The visitors
were entertained most hospitably.
Three singleswere played. Belknap
beat Russell 6—1, 6—1, 6—4. Mallory beat
Burchard 643, 6—0, 6—4. In the next
match Bassick, a new player of the
Bridgeport club, was given a trialand
acquitted himself .creditably.
He played against Lockwood. The
latter beat the former by the following
score: 6—1, 6—4, 7—9. The Bridgeports
have won the tournament by a sabre of
30 points to 9. ’
at Norwalk, the Fairfield county tour-
nament will commence.
The entries close to-nigh.t Followin
are the entries to date: Bridgeport 8,
Danbury 4, Norwalk 6, Greenwhich 12.
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The Races. .
Yesterday was the fOurth and last day
of the races at the fair grounds. There
was a good attendance. The following
is the result‘in each class: ‘
The 2.29 class, purse $300, was won
by W. A. Penfield’s Harry Laird; time
2737:}, 2:34;, 2:33. , . ,
The Free-for-all class, purse $400,
was won by John Trout’s Gossip, Jr.,
time, 2:28;. 2:21.}, 2:22,}.
The Running race, purse $100, was
won by W. L. Clark’s Little Grand,
time 54% seconds and 53 seconds. ’
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Captured at Last.
Wm. Smith, who, on the evening of
July 13, attempted an attrocious' as-
sault on Frances Luth, a waitress atthe
George hotel, .and failing in his nur-
pose,[robbed her of her purse, and then,
when her screams attracted attention
from people passing, fled, was captured
by the Norwalk police yesterday, and
Officer Arnold came down and took him
to Bridgeport. .
On Peach Island.
A party of Bridgeporters have leased
Peach Island, 0 Norwalk, and; are
camping out there for a few weeks.
Among the party are Mr. and . Mrs.
Raymond, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wallf,
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Keeler. and. son,
Miss Bertha Wheeler, Miss Rose Har-
rave, Miss Addie .Hanley, Mr. C. .
Raymond, Mrs. and Mrs. L. B. More-
house and dau hter, and Mr. S. E.
the eyes 0 every man that is a judge
of form.—[American Breeder.
Handy, of Broo lyn, ‘N. Y.
After eight o’clock at‘ night the .sta-,
Next week, commencing Wednesday.
.- :11? EM? WATSON. .
Review and Inspection bv Gov-
ernor Bulkeley.
A Beautiful Sight.
, (Special tothe :GAEEMEA ‘ .
CAMP WATSON, 'NIAiiiric, ”Aug. 20.—
The morning of Governor’s daybroke
dark and cloudy with a strong breeze
blowing from the southeast. The trains
began to arrive at an efirly hour bring-
ing thousands of visitors to the camp.
Last night Governor Bulkeley, in com-
pany witlfiSenator John "S. Seymour;
ex-Senato‘r-E.‘ J. Hille: and Dr. J. G.
Gregory, called,“ upon the officers of
Company F. Capt Bette arrived on the
noon train and found the boys at mess.
As their old captain prigzhis head in the
mess-room doorwayh {wins greeted with
ringing cheers from; his old soldier
boys. Am“ Waters a mod on the first 'diet. ’He"has been living principall'yoné
train ,this morning, haying heard that
Scotty and Wilcoxso intended to steal
away and gets-,clamb ke without him.
J ustfas'théi‘boys were} falling in for re-
view and inspection, fix-Quartermaster
' . William E. Buxton put in an appear-
ance and was royally received by the
boys. The sun macllle its appearance
just as the boys stunted out, and the
flashing bayonets and'gshining uniforms,
together with the briiliant dresses and
ribbons of the ladies inade the parade-
ground a picture nevgsr to be forgotten.
Lieut. Henry Mathei's arrived here this
morning and is a welcome guest with
the boys. , Captain Rose sent word to
the company, just as they were ready
to start, that he would not go with them,
leaving them under command of Lieut.
Aiken, who has taken entire command,
of the company ever, since they have
been here. Your reporter. weal-said
prised to hear, the men in theiranks cir-
press their opinion;that they would get
along much better without the captain
than with him. It (is- not known why
Captain Rose has net taken charge cf
the company or done. duty since Tues-
day. On Wednesday he was ofiicer of
the day and received the compliment-
ary notice from Lli‘EutnCoIi’ Thompson
of the First Regiment, that he did not
know his duty,wiiich no doubt has kept
the captain in his tent. It was certain-
ly a humiliating sight to see old Com-
pany F in position on the field with on-
ly a second lieutenant in command.
The Third Regiment held the right of
the line with the Second Regiment
next, then the Fourth, First, Fifth
Battalion, Machine-Gun Battery and
Battery A on the extreme left of the
line. The bands were consolidated and
played beautifully, as the 'chernor
and his staff rode down the line I in re-
view. After riding down the line the
Governor and staff tuck up their posi-
tion in front of the pagoda and the reg.
iments marched in review while the
consolidated bands and drum corps, in
the center of the field furnished music.
As soon as the review was over, the
regiments were drawn up in line and
indulged in volley-firing, which echoed
and re-echoed overthe field.
_ NOTES. ‘
Private John Barrett received a tele-
gram this morning saying that his
brother was dying. He was sent home.
Captain Rose is well provided with
servants, having Quartermaster Ser-
geant James as a private secretary,
Powderly Betts as pug dog' tender and
' young Kennedy as body servant.
Ex-Senator Hill contributed $5 to-
wards the fireworks for this evening’s
display. -
Judge Murray is the most successful
policeman the company has ever had.
He has been on duty- three days and
has slept every-night. .
The Consolidated road ran special
trains from early in the morning until
late at night, yesterday, carrying yisi-
tors to and from Niantic. . f .
A large‘number of Norwalk people
were at Camp Watson, yesterday. .
~' It is reported about camp that, Capt.
Rose has or is going to report Adju-
‘tant Finn, Captains“ Terrell, Hendrie
and Frost for laughing at himwh'e‘n he _
was ofi‘icerof the day. . .
The display of fireworks, in the even-
ing was witnessed by thousands ' of
visitors from all over the state. Com-
pany F had the largest, and best dis-
play on the grounds.
Among the visitérs at headquarters
were Senator Joseph R. Hawley, Gen.
'Wooster, Con ressman Russell, Post-
master N. D. perry, Gen. S W. Kel-
logg and Rev. Col. Anderson. Among
the Norwalkwisitors were Mrs. Dr.
Huntington, Senator J.
J. Hill, Dr. J. G. Gregory and'George
R. Van Alstyne. . . . . . X.
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Ball Games Yesterday.
National league—New York 3, Phil-
adelphia 1 ;Brooklyn 3, Boston 0 ; Chi-
cago 9, Cleveland 0 ; Pittsburg 2, 0m-
cinnati 0. American Association—-
Boston 11, Athletic 4; Washington 7,
Baltimore 3; St. Louis 4, Columbus 2.
Eastern Association—Buffalo 9, Albany
6. At Rochester and Syracuse rain.
.0
—Send to Connecticut Commercial
College for the “Vest-pocket Cata-
logue.” . .
S. Seymour, E. .
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“W0
_, taken. »
' pasting rifle.
' 'ALMYSI’LEADS nor dummy.“
"1‘0011Wc‘ak to Be Taken to Court, 80 flu
Court Went to Him.
HANovEn, N. H., Aug. 22.——Frank Almy,
the murderer of Christie Warden, is,,un-
able, on account of the wounds he re
ceived in his fight with the mob, to be
removed from his bed, and as he could not
go to court, court went to; him. Judge
Cobb, Attorney General Barnard and So-
licitor Mitchell went" to the room in the
hotel where the murderer is confined, and
in the presence of a number of leading
- citizens the formal complaint against him
was read; .Almy, who said he had not
slept much and had been in pain all night.
was uncertain how to plead, and asked
Sheriff Foster, who had formerly been one
of his friends, what to do. » > .
Foster declined toadvise him, bu Mr.
Barnard suggested that it was a‘ safe
to'plead not. guilty. in, any (went. The
plea offnotf guilty was accordingly entered.
Almy waived a. preliminary hearing and
was committed without bail, He is very
shrewd, and avoided saying anything that
mightbe used against himé-‘in legal pro-
ceedings hereafter.- His wounds are not
very painful, and the distress he complains
ofis due to the efiects of his recent p001
“apples for the past few days,
Even after Almy is convicted,as»is con,
'sldered certain, he will have to be. kept; a
year in solitary confinement in the state
prison before execution. According to the
laws of the state the sheriff of the county
in which the crime was committed must
ofiiclate at the execution, which must take
place in the state prison. At the least
Almy has a year‘from October to live. The‘
court meets in september when he will
probably be placed on trial.
NOTHING IN IT, BLAINE SAYS.
The Story That Be Told A—iger He 'Wouid_
Run for President. . '5
BAR HARBOR, Me., Aug. 22.—-A United
Press reporter calledon Secretary Blaine
with a clippingfrdn‘i'n New York morning
paper, in whicl‘i‘i Speared certain alleged
statementsgiof"Mr. Blaine regarding the
presidents? ' '
J‘The‘i‘e is nothing in this,” said Mr.
zBlaine; “nothing whatever. Why, it says
that somebody alleges that somebody told
somebody else, and so on. It is just Sim:
ply Dick told Tom that Harry told a friend
that the old gray goose was dead.”
"Then you haven’t seen Mr. Alger?”
“Why, no; I haven’t seen him for a long
time.” -
, “And you haven’t said to Mr. Alger that
you would run for president?”
“Why, how could I? There is nothing
in this at all; nothing.”
Alger-Has No Knowledge of It.
BENNINGTON, Vt., Aug. 22.—General Al-
cr was interviewed by a reporter,‘and in
sponSe to an inquiry, said: “I have no
knowledge, as stated in a New York dis
Etch, that Mr. Blaine told me he would
a candidate. I had a conversation with
Mr. Blaine before he was sick, but he said
. nothing to indicate that such was his in.
tention.” ,
General A. Webb, who was present, sug-
gested in a joking way that it might be a
good thing for the Republican party if its
next ticket reversed the letters of the al-
phabet, making it Blaine and Alger.
General Alger replied, “That is a matter
to Which I have never given a thought.”
A Victory for the Glafissblowers.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 22.—At a confer-
ence between the national committee oi
the reen glass manufacturers and the
rhers’ absociation an amicable agree:
ent was reached which will avert the'
hreatcned strike in the trade and enable
the teen glass factories to start up at the
usua time. The workers’ committee sub-
mitted the rules adopted at the St. Louis
convention last July, to which the manu-
facturers agreed with few exceptions, in
which'a compromise was effected. Brook-
field’s works in Brooklyn, which have
been running as nonunion works for two
years, will start up under union rules this
fa] The blowers regard this as a big
vlc ory. “
An Express Car Robbed.
GRIFFIN, Ga, Aug. 22—Au express car
was robbed just this side of Collins stat
tion by three masked men. Just as the
train left Collins a man entered the car
with arevolver in his hand, followediby
two other men; The men. were masks;
The robbers ordered the messenger at the
point of their pistols to unlock the safe,
which he did. After ransacking the safe
the men rang the hell, 8. d ‘as the train
slowed up jumped off and isappeared. ' It
. lirumored that $20,000 was stolen, though
1:
e express efiicials say only $2,500 was
A G. A. B. Post in Mexico.
NEW ORLEANS,,Aug. 22.——A letter from
the City of Mexico to a prominent Grand
Army man here mentions the organization
there of the E. O. C. Order post, G. A. R.,
with some thirty members. The propriety
of such an organization of American vet-
erans on a foreign soil was referred to a
committee to confer with the president cl
1: . e Mexican republic. They laid the doc-
uments before him and he heartily ap-
proves the veterans’ action.
Shot Two Convicts Dead..
WALLA WALLA, Wash. , Aug. 22. -Several
ficonvicts at the penitentiary overpowered
the warden and'attempted to,escape on a
work train ’that had been run "into the
prison brickyard. The engineer, however,
detached theotrain, and the guards shot
two convicts, dead and wounded another,
after which order was restored.
Two Sisters Drowned. , » .'
U Bosroiv, Aug.-22.-Two young women,
sisters, Katie and Mary" Walton; of Dor-
cheater, were drowned while returning
from a yachting party. The fatality was
caused by the swamping of an overloaded
tender in which those on the yacht were
being ferried to the dock on the return
from the pleasure trip.
. The \‘Vinchester. as a Persunder.
. DALLAS, Aug. 22.—The Princeville and
Canyon stage was stopped near here by a
masked man armed with 3. Winchester re-
The robber ordered the
driver“: throw out five sacks of mail,
which be promptly did. The sacks con-
tained money orders and registered pack-
ages“ v .
ing ~
The Trctter “-J. H. P." Bursts a
. Blood vessel and Expires in a
Few Moments.
The. Owner Refused $8.000 for the
Horse on Thursday.
The famous trotting horse ‘ ‘J. H. P.”
is :dead ; and at the Fair GrOunds.
yesterday afternoon, one of the’ldark
and uncertain phases of the track was
forcibly brought to view. A strong fa-
heats hanging over him, “J. H. P?"
came to the pole with the ' money and
hearts of his owners and friends all
upon him. He was scoring in magnifi-
cent form, and when at starting. he'
passed the stand slightly in advance of
the remaining field, every man, woman
and child upon the grounds looked upon
him as a certain winner. But Ihe was
destined never to cross the wire and
before the race was finished “J. H. P.”
lay, a mass of lifeless horseflesh, upon
the field.
The horse had seemed perfectly well
previous to the heat, but his driver had
noticed him lagging slightly 0n the last
quarter and found that he" did not re-
spond to his urging-as was his 'wont,
but he anticipated nothing serious un-
til his horse suddenly fell just as he was
crossing the wire. ' ~
The jockey, J. Flemming, was forci-
bly thrown from his seat by the sudden
stop, but he escaped any serious injury
and was soon anxiously bending over
the body of his favorite. The- animal
breathed heavily for a few moments
and then expired. A crowd quickly
gathered and Mr. Flemming was the
object of every body’s sincere sympa-
thy. , ,
" He afterwards told a GAZETTE re-
porter that only recently he had refused
an offer of $8000 for the horse as he
considered him worth fully $10,000 to
him. '
The horse was owned by Mrs. W. H.
Powell, of Philadelphia and it is said
that her loss, including backing at the
pools, and exclusive of probable stakes
at Hartford and Philadelphia, where
the horse was entered, will amount to
nearly $12,000, and by, his death the
trotting circuit loses a sturdy repre-
sentative. Although only a young
horse “J. H. P.” was well and favor-
ably known, and sporting men all over
the country regret his death.
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SIGNEO BY THE LIEUTENANT-
GOVERNOR.
Extradition Papers In the Case of
Leroy S. Lewls (if/East Hartford.
arrested about three o’clock yesterday
morning by Deputy 'Sherifi' Hether-
ton, on a requisition made by Governor
Hill of New York, on the governor of
Connecticut. Mr. Lewis is charged
with grand larceny in the second de,
gree. He is a large stockholder in the
Consolidated Chemical Engine compa-
ny of New York, and recently sold the
rights of the company for the district
of Rochester. There are tw0 factions
in the company, and a stockholder who
is opposed to Mr. Lewis, obtained pa-
pers for the latter’s arrest.
Last week Officer J. G. Fisk of Roch-
ester arrived in Hartford with a requi-
sition from Governor Hill. As Govern-
-or Bulkeley was up in the Berkshire
Hills the officer came to New Haven
and explained the matter to Lieuten-
ant-Governor Merwin, who granted ex-
‘ tradition papers anderote the words
“ acting governor” at the end of his
autograph. -
Officer Fisk then returned to Hart-
ford to get his man, but learned that
Mr. Lewis was enjoying himself at
.Block Island. The officer placed the
requisition in the hands of Deputy
return. During the past four or five
days the deputy sherifi‘ has been a fre-
quent visitor to East Hartford, and on
each visit he made it a point to learn if
Mr. Lewis had returned home.
Mr. Lewis came back on a late train
Thursday night, and a couple of hours
him from his sleep and took himto
Hartford. .
Yesterday morning Mr. Lewis con-
may bring habeas corpus proceedings
this morning.
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Y. M. C. A. NOTES.
[James Fountain will conduct the
tian Association rooms, Sunday after-
noon at 4 o’clock.” These are helpful
services and all young men should at-
tend them. A cordial welcom’iiextend-
ed to all.
DIED 0mg TRACK.
*é’voriten with the victory of two former-
Leroy S. Lewis of East Hartford was
Sherifi‘ Hetherton to await Mr. Lewis’ ,
later Deputy Sheriff Hetherton roused '
sulted Attorney T. M. Maltbie, who.
song-service at the Young Men’s Chris-
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TEE scnnmn FELL 1113911691., ;
Stand Investigation. ,. 1. ,7
says that Count Eugene Mitkiewicz, of ,
Washington, who narrowly escaped death
at the hands of young Mosby a. few days
ago, and the count’s friend, Shoe Box Mil-
ler, of Pittsburg, recently tried to playga
man they selected for avictini was,Mr.
Frank P. O’Brien, president and general,
ana er of the Birmingham (Ala) Age-
Eera , who, with his family, is spending
the summer at Asbury Park, N. J. . To
Mr. O’Brien they unfolded a gigantic
scheme of banking and railroad building.
In China, based on concessions front the.
Chinese government that were worth,
many millions. . , :5» ,7“ -
They connected with their scheme the
names of Colonel Elliott F. Shepard, ex-
finitcd States Senator >Blair,,the Chinese.
minister at Washington and the Chinese
prime minister, Li Hung Chang. It wasa
scheme of boundless possibilities, that was
soon to enrich every man connected With
it to the extent of many millions of dol-
lars. Count Mitkiewicz and Miller said
Bions, but they needed $10,000 for expenses,
which they wanted Mr. O’Brien tocontrib-
ute.
If he would put in this amount he was
assured he would receive not less than
8100,0001n return the first year,‘and that
his profits would largely increase the sen-
0nd year. Colonel Shepard and _ his
friends Were going to put $5,000,000 into it,
Count Mitkiewicz said, and the Chinese
government was to furnish one-half of all
the capital required. . .
It was a wonderful scheme for acquir-
ing wealth with a. rapidity simply start-
O’Brien. declined to put up the $10,000
needed for» immediate expenses. .Mr.
O’Brien told the pair he would investi-
gate, and he did, and through a. friend dis-
covered the character of the pair,'and at
the next interview Mr. O’Brien’s friend,
W. C. McBride, 3. Washington newspaper
man, was present, and he denounced the
count and Miller as a pair of rascals,
whereupon they hurriedly left and have
not been heard of since. ’
OIL TANKS IN FLADIES,
The Town of McDonald, Pa., in Danger
of Being Wiped Out.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 22,—Gas escaping from
the S. H. Cook oil well, near the Pan-
handle depot at McDonald, Pa, ignited,
it is supposed, from a passing railroad en-
gine. In a moment four large tanks of oil
and the derrick ‘wei'e‘ burning fiercely. It
was impossible to extinguish the flames,
and no effort was made to do so. Atten-
erty.
The Cook well, property of the Wheeling
Gas company, is doing 175 barrels of oil per
hour and‘is burning with such a fury that
there is no telling When it can be exting-
nished.
Another account telephoned from Wash-
ington, Pa, says that a. special train, with
fire engines, had gone to McDonald; that
the burning oil had run into a creek
which runs through the town, setting fire
to property on both sides of_,the stream,
and that there was great danger that the
whole town would be wi ed out. It also
states that the flames ha spread over 150
acres, and that the fire was far beyond
control.
McDonald is a new oil town, where the
operations have been very extensive. Al-
out. every foot of available ground is
akcn 11% by derricks, boiler houses and
tanks. ,
close proximity to
nated. ‘
The Keystone Bank Investigation.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 22.—The experts
§v stiga ing the accounts of the Keystone
at onal link reported that the‘overissue
of ,stock'eq—ualedthe genuine. In refer-
ence to the can by the bank to J o n Wan-
,maker of 0,000, the reperted t at Mr.
\anamaker’s explana i n of the loan and
1th repayment was entirely satisfactory.
T ey e‘lso report that of’ the due bills
is u rom March 18 1890 to Jan. 31,1891,
or a l purposes,.nearly $400,000 have disap-
Eeared that should have been upon the
here the fire origii
les when the receiver took charge. From
.eb. 25, 1890, to March 20, 1891, the due
ills issued to John ,Bardsley fer all pur-
ggoses so far as now known exceeded 32,-
,000. The report closed by stating that
the general banking system of the Key-
stone was of the most lax and loose na-
ture possible. “ ..
The President at Saratoga.
SARATOGA, Aug. 22.—Thefl president
arrived here at 4 o’clock Friday after-
noon. He‘was welcomed by Village Pres-
ident Lohnas and a committee ‘and es-
corted to the Grand Union hetel by two
Grand Army posts, the citizens’ corps of
club and some minor organizations in
tion was held.
A Millionaire Commits Suicide.
CHICAGO, Aug. 22.—‘Clark Woodman, of
Omaha, a millionaire, a director. of the
Linseed Oil trust, and a. member of the
firm of Woodman & Harris, was to nd
dead in his room at the Grand Pacific 0-
table containing amenia and chloroform.
All indications point'to a case of , suicide.
Agent Partridge Disappears.
. Ronnour, N. Y., Aug. 22.—W. G. Part-
ridge, passenger agent for the Delaware
and Hudson Canal company, at Oohoes,
disappeared last TueSday,and has not since
been seen. His accounts are being ex-
amined by the company’s agents, but {‘11
statement will be given out at present. "
St. Louis Backed by Earthquakes.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 22. — Three distinct
shocks of earthquake were felt in this city.
he shocks were preceded by-‘thunder and
1 ghtning, but no rain. The first“ shock
Was severe enough to rock - houses and
break crockery and windows. "
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A Newspaper Man Drowned.
PORTLA‘ , Ore, Aug. 22.4-Thomas A.
Sutherlanu, editor of_ the Sunday Wel-
come, and awell known newspaper mail
boarding a ferryboat. __ f _
confidence game for a stake of $10,000. .The ,
they were owners of the valuable con’ces- ,
Bl; Money and 812 Names, but Coolin'f
NEW YORK, Aug. 22.——The. EveningZSiin -
ling, but it fell through because Mr. '
tion was turned to saving adjoining prop« .
Several railroad cars were burned.“
here are u ward of 300rigs"in ,
militia, the Lincoln club, the Jeffersonian ‘ -
procession. At the hotel a public recep- .
tel in this city. Bottles were found on a“
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won the Pacific coast, was drowned while, __
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