. 50 who a WORL D’s RECORDS ‘ 170113.189], oNrIiLy' ‘ ' (aileron CYCLE " IS rrun AGENT.—:—.: MITCH EL Vol. III‘.‘—4Wholch. 5e3. ~ THE FAVORITE HOME PAPER. llllltlltlllltlll in all things: Rental 111 flotilla The Gazette has the largest cir- culation of any paper in Norwalk. and furnishes the lowest advertising rates. Grover Cleveland, President. In the history of American politics the career of Grover Cleveland, as com- pared with that of others who have risen to the same official eminence, stands, says the Washington'Post, in many respects, unexampled. He entered the public service at Washington without any'special train- ing in the schools from which states- men are commonly supposed to gradu- ate, yet in the conduct of national af- fairs exhibited from the outset states- manlike attributes of a high order. It was never‘claimed for him that he possessed in conspicuous measure the qualities of popular leadership, yet, as no man before had done, he developed with his other growth the faculty of swaying a great party at his will. He was never an drator of captiva- ting eloquence, yet is gifted with a cogency of speech that on more than one occasion has compelled a hearing from deaf and unwilling ears. There is little magnetism in his tem- perament as the term is ordinarily un- derstood, yet time and again the Dem- ocratic party has yielded to the resist- less spell of his personality. ' He remained at the mat in compara- tive seclusion during the greater part of the late administration, yet there was always a potent suggestion of his presence at the front. He was never a politician, as politi- cians are usually defined; he held the political machine in contempt ; he dis- carded old political methods; he made himself obnoxious to a large and pow- erful wing of his own party ; yet when came the final test of strength, and without effort on his part that savored of partisan aggressiveness, he thrice captured a nomination and twice an election tothe highest office in the gift of any people. Mr. Cleveland has won his way to distinction through apparently contra- dictory departures from previous rec- ords, but the mystery of his success is not so phenomenal as to baffle explana- tion. It was because of his peculiar characteristics, because 'of his distinct- ively independent attitude, because what might have seemed hypocrisy in others of narrower range of thought was universally accredited to him as a brave conviction and an honest pur- pose. " He entered-the White House as the first Democratic President in a quarter of a century. He administered the duties of’ his office with conscientious and painstak- ing fidelity, with a clear-sighted regard to the interests of the whole People, and in the mean time had become recog- nized as the embodiment and expound- er of the principles of tariff reform, an issue that, notwithstanding the re- verse of the next campaign, was destin- cd to play an important part in his sub— sequent successes. His renomination at St. Louis in 1888 without opposition was no less a tri- bute to the general merit of his admin- istration than it was an expression of his supposed invincibility before the people. He was unquestionably the strongest candidate that could have been named at that time. Under any other leader the Democratic party would have gone to the wall in the same way upon the abstract question of tariff reform. It was not until a Republican Con- gress in the flush of victory made prac- tical demonstration of its faith in pro- tection by the passage of the McKinley bill~that the popular reaction against \ -.__ tariff taxation set in with fully devel- oped and formidable strength, and en- abled the Democratic party to pave the way for its restoration to ‘power in 1892. Long before the Chicago convention met it was seen that if, Mr. Cleveland were not the “logicalcandidate,” he was the inevitable and unconquerable favorite against all possible combina- tions. His nomination could not have been avoided. Mr. Cleveland held the same high place in the confidence of the people that he so deservedly won during his first administration; that he retained without perceptible abate- ment for the ensuing four years, and that found voice again at Chicago in an almost imperative and universal de- mand for his re-nomination. It was not that Mr. Cleveland was in any sense the idol of the people, nor' from any assumption on the part of his friends that he alone would make an ideal President, that these results "were brought about. - It was an abiding trust in his personal integrity, in his sturdiness of will, in the perfect patriot- ism of his motives, in the resoluteness of his devotion to the public welfare. The Post says it Will cheerfully sup- port him in measures or policies that it believes to be in the public interest- It reserves the right in the future as it has exercised the right in the past, to Criticise or antagonize that which it fails to approve, still trusting and be- lieving that the wisdom* of the people in again honoring Mr. Cleveland with the Chief Magistrary may be fully vin- dicated by results. ' .QO' TERSE TALES OF THE TIMES. A regular meeting of the Fire Police will be held to-night. ' —-Choice Butter 25 cents per pound at Betts & Farrington’s._ 5 ‘0 ti NelsonB. Jessup is in the race for the Stamford postmastcrship. The Ida Klein concert Company up- peared at the Opera House last urn- ing. .-- ___‘ A Democratic Borough caucus will be held at the Town House, to-morror' evening. ’ .. ..-...--_ , Harry Kcrnell, the well known com- edian died 1n the Bloomingdalc'asylum last night. Mortimer Warner of Branford has gone violently insane because his Wife dcsertedhim. A deed for the new hospital site was presented for record at the Town Clerk’s office to-day. A one hundred mile roller skating contest will take place in the armory, at Stamford, April 13th. —The Weekly GAZETTE and the New York Weekly Tribune is sent to any address for one dollar per year. The spring meeting of the Connecti- cut Pomological society will be held in Elk’s hall, New Haven, Thursday, March 16. ' The court of Burgesses at a special meeting held last evening passed appro- priate resolutions on the death of Hon. James W. Hyatt. The people of Grace Methodist church at New Haven pledged $15,000 in one hour Sunday toward paying the $20,000 debt on the church. ~Wanted»By April lst, about 10 minutes walk from the bridge, a Co'r- TAGE HOUSE, must have at least 3 bed- rooms. Address “M,” GAZETTE Office. 'Mrs. A. A. Martin is convalescent of an attack of scarlet fever. Strangely enough no other members of the fam- ily have been afflicted with the disease. David Steele’s horse stepped onthc track of the electric road at New Haven yesterday and was thrown down and badly injured by an electric shock. The animal was shot. Prophet Vaughn called at this office last evening. He predicts storms for the 16th, 19th, 24th, 27th and 315i: of this month. He thinks that of Thursday will be a “hummer.” ' A burglar entered the house of Michael Casey, Waterbury, Sunday night. He entered the room, awoke Casey’s two daughters and they chased him into the street. In the case of William H. Tubbs vs. Shaffer & 00., Justice Austin gave a decision for the plaintiff to recover $25 and costs. Tubbs sued to‘recover for oyster ground stakes furnished the *de- fendants. - - The forty gamblers who were arrest- ed in Sam Merritt’s place at Bridge- port, Sunday, forfeited.b_onds aggre- gating $1,000, yesterday. The police are determined to drive Merritt out of the business. The trial of Joseph Lenge, on the charge of selling intoxicants without a license,is set down for a hearing in the Courtof Common Pleas, to-dav. Attor- ney Gray for the prosecution and Attorney Frost for the defense. The board of health visited the house of Thomas Barry on the Connecticut turnpike, yesterday afternoon and quar- antined the same, and placed the usual yellow flag on the grounds, used as a warning where there are contagious diseases. Mr. Barry’s son is sick with the small-pox. . A man suffering from pneumonia called Saturday at the Reserve Mission. Mr. Allen thought he could not live through the hi ht, but gave him medi- cine and dry c othing and shoes. He went on to Norwalk, where. at his brother’s, a bed awaited him.——St-am- ford Advocate. ‘ While on her way home from work last evemng a young woman named Welsh was taken with a fainting spell and fell upon the car tracks near the Armory. Luke Darney and Charles Tanner went to her assistance and sue; ceeded in reviving her, after which she was escorted to her home. —Druggist Hale must " be expecting . that everybody is going to have a cold, for he has _just received one thousand bottles which he Will fill .with' his. famous Lung Balsam and to advertise” his'Bose Cream for chapped hands he W111 present everybuyer of Lung Bal- sam who brings this item a 250 bottles ' ' 561 tf of Rose Cream. - “Equal and Exact Justice to all Men "of WhutccenStat-c or Persuasion, Religious or Politicu .’f-—Jcfl”ersoa Norwalk, 001111., Tuesday Evening, March 14, 1893. The St. Mary’s T. A. B. society dis- banded last night. ' ’ ; ——Pure Grape Wine 50 cents per bot. tie at Betts & Farrington’s; 560 tf wniim McMullen is doing jury duty before the Court of Common Pleas, to- day. - - It is now stated that the books of Collector of Customs Geo. B. Edmonds are in a badly tangled condition. A. DeForest is fitting up the rooms in the building adjoining the bank of Norwalk for the Misses St. John’s millinery. -—Port and Sherry Wine 50 cents per bottle at Bett's S: Farrington’s. 560 ft The next meeting of the Connecticut Press Association will be held at the Scovill House, Waterbury, Good Fri- day, March 31, 1893. . The collection at Grace church on Sunday for the benefit of the hospital fund amounted to $107 and that at the Congregational church to between $60 and $70. ' The remains of the infant child of Mr. and Mra. Frank Sheran Were brought here from Brooklyn, this afternoon, for interment in St. Mary’s cemetery. A splendid. tribute to the momory of the late Hon. James W. Hyatt, is shown in the window of the Boston Store. The arrangement of the same is the tasteful handiwork of William Dewsbury. ‘ —Best Tea 50 cents per pound at Belts 8: Farrington’s. 560_tf At the meeting of Buckingham Post, G. A. R. last evening, Messrs. B. J. - Cutbill and George Raymond were ap- iointed a committee to confer with Norwalk’s representation in the Gener- al Assembly, looking to a change in the law in reference to the exemption from taxation of property belonging to old soldiers. The two acts concerning the Fair- " field county court of 4 common pleas have passed the house. They provide for the holding of court in Danbury and Bridgeport with authority to ad- journ to Norwalk and Stamford, and for having the court always open whether a judge ispresent or not, for the purpose of taking defaults, etc. Pensions for Connecticut: Original, John J. Delahanty, Henry H, Sn0w, David C. Bur-well, Charles Farrell, Henry A. Barnes, William E. Broth- well, Ira E. Clough, James S_. Brown ; additional, Lewis Fanning, James Car- ver; renewal, Isaac Whittaker ; origi- nal widows’, Caroline E. Sweet, Jane McNeely, Minnie F. Glendenning, Ma- tilda S. Brown. —-—————00.————-——“ Washington Notes. James S. Barbour of Norwalk, who has recently been employed as stenc- grapher in the Rebellion Records of- fice, War Dept., was on Saturday transferred to the Adjutant Gefieral’s office and promoted to $1,000 per year. In the new senate committee deal, Senator Platt loses his Chairmanship of Territories and is given the select Committee of Five Civilized Tribes of Indians, which removes his Committee room from the Capitol to the Maltby Building. Senator Hawley is given no committee. It is explained here, that the forced resignation of Collector" George B. Ed- mond: of Bridgeport, is on the grounds of his non attention to his official du- ties and want of business methods, and not from causes in anyway reflecting on his personal or official integrity. It is reported here from Rome, that the Pope has decided finally that Archbishop Satolli shall reside in Washington. About every third smart Demo- cratic lawyer in the country, is report- ed to be after the Commissionership of Patents. ' This will make lively hust- ing for Connecticut’s new Insurance Commissioner if he wins the prize. Commissioner Simonds, who left a large Patent practice in Hartfordhhas his grip sack packed ready and anxrous to vacate whenever the Pres1dent shall select his successor. He hasformed a Patent Attorney copartnership to take effect April first, with his ally, Deputy Commissioner of Patents, N. L.‘ Froth- ingham, and Mr. Burdett of Hartford, and has secured an eligible suite of of- fices in the patent Building, New. York City. Commissioner Simonds and Mr. Frothingham will have charge of the New York office and busmess, while Mr. Burdett is in Hartford. Mr. Simonds will continue his legal resi- dence at Canton in our state and no doubt keep a weather eye out onjthe political safety-valve of Connecticut politics. The new patent firm will be one of the strongest in New York City and with the well known ability and energy (of Commi'ssmner Simonds, it cannot fall of winning a successful lu- crative patent practice. FOREIGN NOTES. Kaiser Wilhelm inspected the medels of the Memorial Church to the late Em- peror William I. yesterday. ‘ - A dispatch from' St. Petersburg says that Prince Bonaparte has been appoint- ed Colonel of the Nijni-Novgored Dra- goons. This regiment is the only one that is allowed to carry the “She-ska.” or Circassian sabre. ’ , A bill to provide lift the registration of every club using unlicensed premises for “resale of intox’cating liquors and im- . posing certain restrictions upon the fre-. quenters of clubs, witha View to checking.- illicit drinking, has been introduced into the House of Commons. ~ . . :1 , ‘ 1 , -weski“ad » After a Consulship. George W. Sawter of Stamford was in Bridgeport yesterday consulting with local politicians relative to their support in his aspirations for a foreign consulate. Mr. Sawter. has the back- ing of many Congressmen and his chances are said to be good for a. for- eign appointment. .0. Hon. James W. Hyatt’s Funeral. The funeral of Hon. James W. Hyatt will be attended from his late home on West avenue, at one o’clock Thursday afternoon, and at two o’clock from the Methodist church. _r The family are in receipt of many letters and telegrams of condolence from all parts ofthe country. A Clairvoyant Consulted. Mrs. Dr. McDonald a clairvoyant, living at Rowayton, was consulted yes- terday, in reference to the missing Mrs. William Howard. It is stated that she located Mrs. Howard’s home, . , described the surrounding of the same, and said that the missing woman 'had walked to South N orwalk and from thence to Darien where she then was. A search in the vicinity mentioned has as yet failed to verify the clairvoyant’s story. ~4op——~—» .. »»-—- Horse Stolen. Chief of Police Daun this morning received a telegram from Stephen D. Horton, president of the Peekskill pro- tectivé association, requesting him to lock out for a horse and carriage stolen from that city. The turnout is describ- ed as a grey more nearly 15 hands high, «black Corning top buggy, grey wolf robe, letter K on bridle and twisted wire harness mountings. The thief is described as being about five foot ten inches in height, slim build, light com- plexion and sandy mustache. - .——4‘ Her Seventh Birthday. A‘ very pleasant birthday surprise was tendered little Lena Hoffman at her home on Wilton avenue, last evening. It was her seventh birthday and the little ones gathered to have a good time. The party consisted of Maudie Stein and Dolly Bray, Maudie Bush, Artie Billsborough,Lillie Gude,Myrtie Johnson, Bessie Benedict, Lizzie and Elsie Gruman, Jessie and Grover Moore,Harry and Fearon Spicer. Sup- per was served at six o’clock, to which ample justice was done, after which games, singing, etc., were indulged in. The party dispersed at about 8:30. To Hold Another Contest. The Young Men’s Christian associa- tions of Bridgeport, Danbur y and Nor- walk have decided to hold another pentahlon contest for a prize offered by the state committee. The Stamford association, which withdrew from the last contest, will not enter the forth- coming one, as it claims it is not strong enough to compete with other teams. Two contests will be held, one at Nor- walk, March 22, and one at Bridgeport, March 30. No contest will be held in Danbury on account of the association ‘ in that city having too small a gymna- sium. The team scoring the highest number of points in these contests will be declared the winner. Confidence Game Checked. It seems that about February 1, two strangers visited George Gampher, of Westport, and asked to be allowed to place a hay fOI'K in his barn. They of- fered to pay $6 for the privilege. The strangers presented _a paper for Mr. Gampher to sign, which they said was an agreement. Some two or three weeks afterward they came around. He showed Mr. Gampher an order, which it was claimed the latter had signed, calling for seven hay forks at $35. Mr. Gampher denied this and then the man offered to let him off if he would sign a certain pa er. This Mr. Gampher did and now e finds that he put his auto- graph to a note for $245. The same game was worked on Mrs. Meeker, with this difference on the last part. The man who visited her said that he was president of the company. He gave his name as E. B. Bathrick. He said heawas surprised to find a we- man buying a hay fork and. offered to release her if she would sign certain papers. She (1161, and now she finds that one was a shipping receipt and the other a note. These notes next turned up the other day. E. R. Bathrick walked into Burr &‘ Knapp’s office 1n Bridgeport, and tried to sell the notes. Mr. Knapp took them under cODSIderation. He was suspicions that all Was not right. Mr. Knapp visited Westport and there he learned the whole scheme. It was then that Mr. Knapp determined to frus- trate the sharpers. He advised the persons to consult a lawyer. . ‘ Mrs. Meeker Visited Chamberlain, Bishop & Hull of Bridgeport, and Mr. Gampher consulted Attorney Moses IVilson of Westport. Mr. Chamberlain decided to bring an action in trover to recover the notes. In. the meantime Mr. Wilson got out an injunction from Judge Perry yesterday afternoon and the nice little game of the New York- ers’s is frustrated. The name of the other man, it is learned is E. Jones. The injunction is against both him and Bathrick,'besides Burr & Knapp. go. 0... Amusements. OPERA HOUSE. The Early Birds Burlesque company will appear at the Opera House to- morrow night. The specialties are said to be very entertaining. There. are twenty pretty young ladies in the com- pany and eight comedians. A pleas- ing programme is announced. It is be- lieved that the house will be crowded, and you will act wisely in securing your seat early. The chart is open at Mitchell’s. . ' A [31.31 French Duel. Imam-March 14.——Yesterday a duel was fought between two sergeant-majors of the Ninety-gem Regiment“ of 'Infantry, In Which/one of the parties named . Candler. ———«-o— They Eloped. Charles Clark, of Bridgeport an em- ploys of the Wheeler & Wilson 00., and Bridget Flanagan of Norwalk, who recently eloped together, were secretly married in Portchcster Sundayr— On their return to this city they will take up their residence at 62 Willard street. ~Bridgeport Union. Special Borough Meeting. ' A special borough meeting will be held at the Town House, tomorrow afternoon, to reduce, if deemed advis- able, the tax rate of fifteen mills laid, by a bfiou’gh meeting held January 10th, 1893, to such a. rate not less than nine mills, as said meeting shall de- termine, and to provide when the tax. laid shall become due and payable. Hoopskirts are Barred. 'The young ladies of Estherville In- diana, have taken a decided ' stand against the hoopskirt. Formal reso- lutions. were adopted declaring the hoopskirt a snare and a delusion, a relic of barbarism and an unwomanly garment, and declaring that any young women in Estherville who would don hoops should be socially ostracized. After the meeting the dry goods mer- chants of the town agreed not to order any of the denounced toggery. A Town the Defendant. The libel suits of Captains Green- wood and Van Etten vs. the town of Westport has occupied the attention of Judge W. K. Townsend in the U. S. District court at New Haven over a week, and are the longest cases that have been tried before that tribunal in two years. The captains are suing to recover for damageswhich they claim resulted to their canal boats because of failure on the part of the drawtender at Westport to open the draw promptly. In a few days the final arguments will be pre- sented. ‘ Waived Examination. Harry Lane was arraigned before Justice Kendall at White Plains yes- terday, charged with prize fighting in Rye, N. Y. He waived examination and was held under bonds of $1,500. Matt McClune, a New York sporting man, was accepted as bondsman. Lane’s intention is to have the bond re- duced to $250, if he can, and when the case is called for trial forfeit it. One of Lane’s friends said this after- noon that Harry after his arrival home will come out with a complete state- ment, exposing the crookedness in the contest for which he has been arrested. Brady has not been captured. ‘ Dennis Colgan Dead. — Dennis Colgan, aged 62, died in Bridgeport last night of heart failure. For thirty-eight years he had been draw tender at the railroad bridge, and he has saved hundreds of lives at the crossing nearby, which is the most dan§crous one in that city. In June, 1867, an express train on- tered the bridge, while the draw was open, but Colgan succeeded in closing it, being obliged to drop into the water to save his life. Theoompany gave him five shares of stock for his bravery. On Thanksgiv- ing day, 1872, he held the draw in po- sition with a crowbar while a passen- ger train passed. He leaves a fortune of over $100,000. He was a brother of the late “Mike” years employed at the Consolidated railroad station in South Norwalk. _._ *——‘ . >—-—\——- USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S “THE KIND THAT CURES”. Musical Notes. It seems as if the attendance at a first class concert was in inverse ratio to.the excellence of the performance, and why it is so is a question that many an artist has asked in vain. Some one has said that the education of a child should begin one hundred years before itis born, meaning that it takes sev- eral generations of education and train- ing to produce a well defined and last- ing result. Germany and Italy are known the world over as musical na- tions, because their peOple have been trained in music for centuries. In our own country the only musical train- ing that we had to begin with afew generations ago was the psalm singing of our Puritan fore-fathers, and even that mild form of. education was not lasting enough to make a very solid foundation. We are now on the road to improvement, however, so that with the advanced culture of one hundred years hence the artist of that day may reasonably look for an audience as large and appreciative as his soul could desire. - II. II, JR. , ._ _.._..‘_.- USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA.I’I’S “' 'HE KIND THAT CURES.” -O The Screen Law in Stamford. The majority of the saloons in this town, says the Advocate, not only in West Stamford, Dublin, Wescotts and South Stamford, but in the centre of the borough, have, for several months past, done busmess on Sunday, with very little attempt at secrecy. If the local authorities insisted upon the en— forcement of the screen law, which pro- vides that an unobstructed view of the bar shall be had from the outside, there would be very little Sunday liquor sell- ing. In this town, however, no regard is paid to the provisions of the screen law, and the interior of nearly all the saloons are hidden from the view of outsiders. , ~ Sunday liquor-selling became more general than ever during the last win- ter. Some of the dealers in the her- ough say they do not like to sell on Sundays, but were forced to do it be- cause others engaged in the business were "taking away their trade.” ‘It was of course their-[natural consequen- ces of failure on the part of the author- ities to enforce the Sunday-closing law.- Special borough policemen ‘ have been among the; re ular Sunday customers of saloons in t _e centre of theborough. Colgan for many. panama. mwa .. PARIS may HISlflRY. The Chamber Votes Confidence in the Government. T__HE DEFENSE OF M. BOURGEOIS " IN THE ASSIZES. Another Exciting Day in the Panama Trials. PARIS, March 14.—Paris made history yesterday. Once more the Chamber of Deputies declared its confidence. in and decided to support the Government by a vote of 297 to 228. This was only after an exciting debate in which Premier Ribot and M. Bourgeois, late Minister 0 .Justice, eloquently defended the course the Government had taken in reference to the prosecution of the" Panama Canal defendants. - Evidence in the trial of the conspire: tors was given by two witnesses that M. Gobi-on, ex-Deputy, received his check of 20,0t0 francs from Baron Reinach in pay- ment for some shares in a tannery com- pany and that had nothing to do with , The Court of Assize heard the witnesses for M. Blondln. These, who were for the most part friends of the accused, unanimously bore testimony to Blondln’s integrity and dis- interestedness, also asserting that it was quite impossible that he could possibly have lent himself Jo any questionable transaction. 'The next witness called at- tracted the general attention of all in the court. This was Goliard, the mysterious personage who was asserted to have been the means of getting up the interview be- tween Mme. Cottu and Soinoury. The witness proceeded thus: , “l have known M. Berton, Secretary to M. Cottu, for fully two years. Berton informed Mme. Cottu of the agreement made with the King of Portugal to send 30,003 workmen from Mozambique to the Isthmus of Darien, and thinking some- thing might be done to help the share- holders, 1 went straight to the Ministry of the Interior, where I knew a person whom I thought might be useful. There I was shown Nicolle, whom I had never met before and-did not know, and ex- plained the matter to him. I asked him if there were no way of arranging the matter, as, for instance, by setting .Cottu at liberty, so that he might look after the interests of the canal, to which Nlcgl'le replied that he must refer the matter to 11.3 superior, A. Soinoury. I reported this conversation to Nicolle, who said that he Would arrange an interview be- tween Mme. Cottu and Soinoury, but that he would not go to Oottu’s house to is oh her. Then I thought of M. Billier and took madame to his house, where I introduced her to Nicolle, and my own mssion terminated therewith.” ‘lhe president next called M. Bour- geois and a general movement of confus- ion manifested itsell in the court as the Ice M.nister’s name was pronounced. A.l eyes were directed towards him, and al. ears listened attentively as he came forward to the witness box, where, in a clear, calm and collect voice, firm but not loud, he gave his evidence. “My name has been mentioned» several times by Mme. Cottu, and the last hear- ing of this case ended by leaving on the mi do of the public the impression that a. Minister of Justice of the French Repub- lic had been ready to lend himself to the commission of an infamous action. I therefore thought it my duty to come forward,_ utrammeled by the chains of office, to give not an explanation, buta simple denial. ,One day the President of the Council told me that a request had been made that Mme. Cottu should have freer access to her husband, to whichI replied that it was a simple matter of kindness and that I would permit it. Except for this subordinate detail I never even heard of Mme. Cottu’s interview with the director of the Service of Pub- lic Safety.” _ ‘ Mme. Cottu was recalled - and affirmed that Gollard had spoken to the Minister of Justice. Goliard started up and said: “I admit that I made a stupid mistake. I was wrong to introduce the name of a Minister of Justice and had no authority for doing it.” After this, M. Bourgeois rose to his feet and cried, excitedly: “Is there any one present who can stand up and reiterate the accusations made against me?” ' The president replied in the negative. M. Bourgeois then left the witness box and the court adjourned for a few mln'utes. When the case was resumed Gollard, Nicolle and Soinoury were recalled, and all three formally declared that M. Bour- geois had had nothing Whatever to do with the affair of Mme. Cottu. Goliard subsequently made a statement which came upon the court with a shock of sur- prise. He said: “Some‘few days ago Mme. Cottu, by the advice of M. Barboux, sent for me to arrange the details of a surprise which was to be sprung on the court with refer- ence to an interview with M. Soinoury. the Panama affair. -Mme. Cottu asked me a series of ques- tions designed to render the information she had giVen M. Barboux more ex- plicit. Consequently I was not surprised to read an account of the interview in the papers.” - . At the request of M. Barbo'ux, Mme. Cottu was recalled and on re-enterlng the witness box avowed that Gollard had accurately related what had passed be- tween them. ' She declared that Goliard-had told her he would go and see M. Bourgeois in re- gard to her. ' M. Gollard confirmed Mme. Cottu’s statement, but, he added, “Nobody au- thorized me to say so.” ,' M. Bourgeois arose and exclaimed: “If anyone knows that I acted contrary to, the dictates of honor let him speak.” - g M. Soinoury, Chief, of Detectives, was man- a: said. thalamus: u. Bout: - ' ‘- . UNTIL roU'sE'Efirnn‘g ’ "lMERIGMMflNDE MITCHELL, Is the Agent: Price one Cent. . "1 g’eois'nor any other Mldis—iwfivaFIm , , way responsible for'his interview with, . Mme. Cottut Hehimself had‘ Originated. ~'~‘. the idea of a conference with her and had arranged the meeting without communl-. eating with his superiors. that he was onlv doing his duty in trying to get at the center of the scandal. The charges that he had threatened... Mme. Cottu, or had promised 'her any fevers in I '- return for information which she might give him, were utterly false. A GASOLINE EXPLOSION. Three Men Severely Burned and One is Likely to Die. _‘ I « PATnnsou, N. J ., March 14.—-Qneof two large iron vats, receptacles for gasoline and a combination of chemicals, in the wool scouring establishment of James Henry and Matthew Hopkins on Van Houten street exploded with, great force . I last evening. , The members of the firm and Henry Xork were discussing the most scientific methods of extracting dirt wool at the time of._the explosion. were hurled a considerable distance in the yard and all were severely burned. ' Mr. York is likely to die. The others will recover. There was a leak in the re- tort and the gas found its way, to the fur- nace and ignited. ' Miss Enso‘r’fl’eculiar Trance. BALTIMORE, March 14.4The peculiar trance into which Miss Lizzie Ensor fell on Thursday still continues. She lies perfectly rigid with clinched teeth. All efforts to arouse her have so far been unavailing. The only nourisment which she has received has been given hypo- dermically. .Acup of water was forced through her teeth Sunday evening and another yesterday. Coal Gas Victims May Recover. WHITE PLAINS, N. Y.‘, March 14.——The condition of Mrs. Moses Miller, aged 68, and Mrs. Ann Julian, aged 60, the wid- owed sisters who were overcome by coal gas in their home on Central avenue, this place, are somewhat improv’ecl. > Mrs. Miller is considered out of danger, While her sister has remained in a. semi-cons scious condition. There is, however, hope of her recovery. ‘ .9. USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLAJT’S “THE KIND THAT corms." _ Still Missing. ‘ No trace as to the whereabouts of the missing Mrs. William Howard has yet been found. As usual in such cases, sensational stories are mic, and no end of persons say that they have met the ' ' missing woman. Each of these sup- posed clues have been followed up, but in every instance were found to be wrong. ' . Searching parties were out all night, and the harbor near the bridge has been dragged. This afternoon the harbor below Butler street Will be thoroughly dragged. . A majority cling to the belief that the woman committed suicide by jump- ing into the river that runs close by where she was last seen. ThereIare those however, who are as as tenacious in their belief that she has wandered off and is in hiding in some barn, or other sheltered place. ' Her husband is naturally almost crazed with grief,._and acts upon almost every suggestion offered to locate her whereabouts. He still inclines to the belief that she committed suicide. by . throwing herself in the river. . ~ To a GAZETTE reporter be this morn- ing said, it was hard for him to retain the idea of suicide as her very nature had an abhorence of such deeds in oth- ers and that for the past few days she had seemed to be in a _more rational and happy frame of mind than for a long time previous. He thinks that she stood 'on the banks of the river and watching the turbulent stream . became suddenly insane and jumped into the water and was carried .out into the creek. He, however, still has hopes that she may be found ahve. _ The mental strain upon Mr. Howard has been terrible but he bears up under 'it remarkably well. Much sympathy is expressed for him and all are_d01ng what they can in ass1sting. him in the as yet fruitless search for his w1fe. She is described as being. about ,five feet four inches tall; hair slight] grey, and about 30 years of age. She ad, on when last seen a black cashmere dress; black cloth top gaiters ; and on her head a small brown shawl. She wore on her left hand a plain gold wedding ring with a light guard ring and a gar- net ring with two small diamonds. _O. USE DANA’S SABSAPARILLAJT’S ' “THE KIND THAT CURES.” o- Road lmprovemetBlll. The adjourned hearing fore the committee on Roads and Bridges at Hartford noon. The followmg Representative Sherwood, of . and presented by Senator Houlihan, will be among the measures discussed. “ The state shall contribute a sum of bill, drafted by» money equal in amount to such sum 01 ‘_ any sum which shall be appropriated"? by any town for or similar constructiOn in town where- in such appropriation shallbe made. “The sum to be appropriated by .any town shall not be less than $3,000 nor more than $10,000.- “This act shall become void and- in- . operative at the end of four years from and after its passage. ., . _ “No town shall Within said four years receive from the state any sum“ in excess of said sum of $10,000. “All money to be expended the provisions of this act shall be ex- pended by and under the management of such authority as the town, may All: .. _ root in connection With any commis- sion reviously or hereafter-- to be ap—y, pointgd by the state regarding stale. . 911:5" county roads)’ , j ' x . f ._ He helmet! ‘ The three men ~ for the iin-’ _ provement of highways will be held be- lac-morrow after- . 3 Easten,‘ - the permanent im-j ' “I provement of highways by MacAdam. - tinder“ ,- ' '
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