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rates.
About Fourth Class Post Offices.
Of course, Assistant Postmaster Gen-
tral Maxwell is whacking ofi' heads as
fast as possible among the fourth
class Post-masters, says the Philadelphia
Times. He was put there to do it, just
as Headsman Clarkson was put there
four years ago.
The fact that Clarksbn made 1,328 ap-
pointments from March 4, 1889, to
April 3, of which 825 Were removals,
logically made a great many commis-
sions expire during the months of
March, 1893 ; but Maxwell hasn’t been
much more than half equal to his pre-
decessor, as he managed to make no
more than 878 appointments from the
4th of March until the 3d of April,’
only 370 of which were removals.
It will be seen that Headsman Clark-
son removed more than two to one for
Headsman Maxwell as far as the re-
turns are in ; but the howl of the Re-
publicans goes on now all the same,
just as the Democratic howl went on
four years ago. Although Maxwell
hasn’t made removals in half the cases
where Clarkson made removals in 1889,
the only question is whether Maxwell
should be criticised for making any re-
movals at all, or for not making
enough.
The civil service laws don’t take in
the fourth class Postmasters, and they
are reggrded as legitimate party prey
as new political power comes along.
When civil service reform shall be
accepted by all parties whether in or
out of power, there will be hope for
fourth class Postmasters, but until
then, both parties will decapitate them
for party ends, and the party that suf-
fers the decapitation will howl about it.
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Amusements.
MUSIC HALL.
“Skipped by the Light of the Moon”
will be presented at Music Hall, next
Saturday evening. The play attracts
large audiences wherever presented.
The costumes are said to be very hand-
some and there will be new and realis.
tic scenery. Many new features have
been added, and all the parts are taken
by artists of real merit. There are sev-
eral new and bright specialties.
OPERA HOUSE.
The concert to be given in the Opera
House Wednesday evening April 19 by
the choir of Grace church promises to
be a very enjoyable affair. The musi-
cal numbers of the programme have
been especially selected with great
care, and will consist of piano solos,
duets, choruses, male quartettes, etc.,
under the direction of Horace Hills Jr.
The humorous part of the entertain-
ment has been left in the hands of Dr.
C. W. Many and it is safe to say will be
well looked after. Mr. George Nash
will give an interesting and instructive
exhibition with the Indian clubs, and
with these features this concert will be
one of the best ever given .in this vi-
cinity. .
sousa’s MARINE BAND COMING.
At the time of the coming visit of
Sousa’s Band, some new works are to
be heard by that gifted composer, John
Philip Sousa. He has spent a large
part of the winter on a work founded
on "The Last Days of Pompeii” which
musical critics say is the finest piece
he has written. It is in the form of a
Suite, the first number being a descrip-
tion of the Gladiators in the house of
Burbo and Stratonice. The second
number is devoted to the blind girl,
Hydia, in which an exquisite Corno
Anglaise solo is heard. The third num-
ber is a depiction of the destruction in
the midst of which is heard the hymn
of the N azarenes, and the Hydia theme
is repeated. ’
Another piece is a Fantasia on the
best known church hymns, which will
be accompanied by a chime of church
bells, said to be very effective.
Mr. Sousa has also made an arrange-
ment of the exceedingly difficult Wag-
ner Overture, “The Flying Dutch-
man” which has never been done by a
military band, on account of its difii-
culties, and his own arrangement of
u Liszt’s famous Second Rhapsody al-
most identical with the original. or-
chestration, which is, also very difficult
to execute.
All, or most of the above, will be
placed in the programme of the con-
(fierltlhcre to be given May 3d at Music
a .
The following great vocal artists will
also appear: Mme. Fursch-Madi, and
Mme. VanCauteren, sopranos; Fraulein
Behnne, contralto; Albert L. Guille,
tenor; Wm. Nertens, baritone; and
Sig. Viviani, basso profundo.
‘nortureu by \: nlto Caps.
REDWOOD FALLS, Minn, April 13.-—At
Morton, this county, a mob of twenty or
thirty men disguised as White Caps
dragged a man from his bed, and, taking
him to a secluded spot, tarrcd and feathered
him and rode him on a rail. The man,
who is a fireman on the Minneapolis and
St. Louis railroad, was in a frightful
zondition when rescued. It is said the
fireman took one of the girls employed in
the Merton eating house outto a secluded ’
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“Equal and _ Exact Justice to all Men of Whatever smile or Persuasion, Religious or Political.”:—Jeferson..
TER'SIE TALES OF THE TIMES
JBlue fish 125c- Roe shad 10c. Peo-
ple’s Market. ‘
There is talk of organizing a Driving
Association in Stamford. ‘
Temple Lodge of W'estpOrt will _visit
St. John’s Lodge,of this place,to-n1ght.
A Keeley league was formed in Dan-
bury last night through the efforts of
Isaac Ives. .
Fred Hall will play an exhibition
game of pool in Westport, on the 27th
of this month. _
The slate league of gun 'clubs will
hold a tournament in New London
Tuesday, April 25.
——Nothing so good i or a Spring med-
icine as Hale’s Sarsaparilla, and the
price is but 50 cents. 13 tf
The comments of the press on the
‘United States treasurer are very flat-
tering to that gentleman.
Carpenter Turney is making exten-
sive improvements to the old Stunts
residence on Belden_ avenue, and now
occupied by W. F. Bishop.
——Youth’s Shoes 800.; Boy’s 90c. ;
Men’s 31. at Hoyt’s. 584 3-t
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Bissell will give
her fifth and last reading from Shakes-
peare at Hillside to-morrow evening.
Her subject will be Macbeth.
The firm of Gregory & Dann engaged
Mr. Gregory havmg purchased Mr.
Dann’s interest in the busmess.
Several witnesses have gone to
Bridgeport, to-day, to testify in the
Gould Sherwood case being tried be-
fore the Court of Common Pleas.
At the annual meeting of the grand
council, Order of United Friends, at
Middletown yesterday, A. J. Smith of
Danbury was elected grand councillor.
John Hadden will celebrate his.
eighteenth birthday to-morrow. Mr.
Hadden says there was one foot of snow
on the ground on the day of John’s
birth.
A match game of pool will be played
at D. Hanlon’s store next Monday
night between Fred Hall and an un-
known, for $25. The game Will be 100
points.
Burton Mansfield, the. newly appoint-
ed insurance commissmner, received
his commissmn from Governor Morris
yesterday, took the oath and entered
upon ‘his duties.
—W. L. Douglass $3. Shoes‘at Hoyt’s.
584 3-1;
Dr. C. F. Gibbs of Bridgeport and
Miss Gertrude Olmstead, daughter of
the late Stephen Olmstead, are to be
' married at the home of the bride on
Union Park, this evening.
A canal boat in one of the New Eng-
land Transportation company’s tows
sank off Penfield reef about 9_ o’clock
Tuesday night and lies with her cargo,
some 400 tons of coal, under 30 feet of
water.
John Rice captured twenty-eight rats
in a catch-’em- alive trap one day this
week. The rats got to fighting, _}vith
the result that all but four were kllled,
and in two instances were nearly eaten
up by the survivors.
William Albin who appealed from a
sentence for drunkness, in the Justice
court plead not guilty before _the
court of common pleas, but the jury
brought in a verdict of guilty and the
accused was fined $5 and costs.
John June was arrested yesterday, for
an alleged assault on Arthur Lincoln.
The case was taken before Justice Rose,
who continued the hearing until Satur-
day. June had Lincoln arrested the
day before on a similar charge.
Connecticut pensions :eOriginal—Wil-
liam A. Williams, Amos E. Porter,
John 0. .Monroe, Samuel M. Root.
Reissue—Calvin L. Davis. Original
widows, etc—Lucius G. Seeley, father,
Emma J. Pierce, Louise M. Stuart,
minors of Wilhelm Nollan.
—Members of Pilgrim Council No.
54 and Lincoln Council, No. 4 are re-
quested to meet at the Armory, at 7:30
o’clock to-night, in regalia, to accom-
pany Co. D to the depot, and escort
the Governor and Staff and Colonel
Frost and staff to the Armory Fair. 1-t
Louis Verlin is the owner of a black
and tan dog that is credited with hav-
ing shut his jaws down on several Wil-
ton canines, registered, unregistered
and otherwise. It was believed that
the black and tail was mad, certain it is
mad, and they had cause to be mad.
J
Irving Reed,- a driver for Messrs Bux-
ton & Brundage, has a very sore hand.
He went toGeorge town yesterday to get
water wheel out of the ruins of the old a
hair factory. In removing some plank-
run a rusty spike through his left hand.
The wound was dressed by Dr. W. J.
Tracey. ______
The engagement of Dr. B. M. Adams
presiding elder of the Methodist church
and Mrs. Caroline Lawrence, of Dan-
bury, widow of the late George A.
Lawrence ‘is announced. The mar-
W'weeks. Dr. Adams was appomte
.,»to Greenwich by the Conference. He
had been presiding elder ten years.—
place and attempted to assault her.
Danbt’ii‘y News.
nomination of Senator Morgan for'
in the sale of horses, has been dissolved, 4
that the dogs which were bitten were
ing, in order to get at the wheel, he'
gage will take place in Danbury _in a-
' Norw’alk, Conn., Thursday Evening, April 13, 1893.
A band of gypsies .went through
town this morning. Their horses heads
were turned to the cast.
3t
Charles N. Wood leaves for Philadel-
phia to-day, where he Will pay his
brother Fred a week’s visit.
i—Finest 33. Kid Shoes, at 18140yt’s.
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——Kid Shoes, tipped $1.65, at Hoyt’s.
584
Mrs. Frank H. Rose, of Brooklyn, is
visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Burr on Center avenue.
Mr. Leonard F. Pollard and Miss
May Wood, were married in Winni-
pank, yesterday, by Rev. Charles M.
Selleck.
A number of Attorney John S. Sey-
mour’s friends called on him last night
and bade him good bye and God speed.
He left for Washington on a late train.
Eddie Montgomery caught two fine
trout in the tan bark brook on Tues-
day. Nine other fishermen walked
ninety-nine miles and caught one
measly little fish. Moral—Don’t go
out ofvtown to fish, buy goods or adver-
tise. ‘
The Stamford Advocate says that
Probate Judge Finch of that place will
visit Bridgeport to-day and call at the
banks where the late William B. Weed
had money on deposit, and to try and
find his bank books. It is possible that
his will, if he left any, is in one of the
banks. The Probate Court is required
to take charge of the estate under the
law. An administrator may be ap-
pointed within a few days.
Mrs. Barnum iii.
Mrs. P. T. Barnum is very ill at Hot
Springs, N. C. The last report regard-
ing her condition stated her to be
dangerously sink.
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USE DANA‘S SARSAPARILLA.IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CUR-ES.”
Against Mrs. Ferris.
Mrs. Mary A. Ferris, the divorced
wife of Frelingheusen Ferris,the Green-
wich hotel keeper, has met defeat in
her attempt to have the case re-opened.
Judge Thayer’s decision inthis highly
sensational case was received by Clerk
Shelton of the Superior court, last
night. .It is against the plaintiff.
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USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S
”THE KIND THAT corms".
Was He a Burgular ?
Shortly after nine o’clock last night
the attention of James O’Brien who
lives on Isaacs street was attracted by
the barking of a dog belonging to Mrs.
Bridges. He went to the door and saw
a man prowling about the premises. He
hailed him and asked what was wanted.
The fellow then started and ran into the
street. Mr. O’Brien gave chase and
managed to overhaul him on Wall
street, and turned him over to Ofiicer
Howard, who placed him in the sta-
tion house. This morning the fellow
gave his name as John Cross, and he
told several conflicting stories as to
why he was on Isaacs street. Justice
Austin sent him to jail for thirty days.
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USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA.IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”
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Armory Fair.
Last evening scored another success-
ful night of the grand fair of 00. D
and the local councils of the American
Mechanics, at the Armory. The build-
ing wasthronged with people. Unity
Commandery of New Haven, accompa-
nied by a drum corps and headed by
Heine’s band marched into the hall
in full dress uniform, followed by O.
U, A. M. delegates from Hartford,
New Haven, Milford, Willimantic,
Bridgeport, Greenwich, Stamford, New
Canaan and :Ridgefield. At 9: 30
o’clock the floor was cleared, and Unity
Commandery for half an hour delight-
ed those present in watching them go
through some very intricate evolutions.
The drill was under the command of
Capt. J. H. Scranton. After the drill
a banquet was served to the visiting
Mechanics. Dancing was indulged in
until about 12 o’clock.
To-night will be military night. Gov.
Morris and staff are expected and Col.
Frost and stafi‘ will also be present.
At 9'o’clock there will be a grand gym-
nastic and athletic exhibition, conclud-
ing-with a concert by Prof. Miller’s
banjo club. Heine’s band and orches-
tra Will play several selections.
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"om flutcn" Going Back to Chicago.
NEW YORK, April 13,—B. P. Hutchinson,
the mysterious “Old Hutch,” who created
a sensation in the Chicago Wheat market
and was‘linally broke, has sold his grocery
and restaurant on Pearl street for $148 to
H. Meyer, and says he is going back to
Chicago. He lost money on his grocery
venture.
Failure of an Old Bank. ’
LONDON, April 13.—Thc English, Scot
tish and Australian chartered bank has
failed, with liabilities amounting to $30,-
000,000. The bank was incorporated by
royal charter in 1852. '
Catholic Universrty Directors Meet.
VVASIIINGTON, April 13.——Thc annual
meeting Of the board of directors of the
Catholic University took place yesterday,
all being present save Bishops Marty, of
Dakota. and Chapelle, of New Mexico.
Arrangements were made to organize the
faculy of philosophy, science and letters
next year, the faculty to consist of eight
professors. ‘
A Big Gold Shipment.
"NEW YORK, April 13.—Theré are ru-
mors on Wall street that $2,000,000 in gold
will be exported to Europe next Saturday.
The brokers who know about the ship-
ments, say that $1-,Gb0,000- of .goldis sure to .
go. and probably the whole amount. '
Borough Meeting."
About fifty taxpayers. assembled at
the Town House, yesterday afternoon,
for the purpose of laying a tax to meet
the expenses of the borough for the en-
suing year. Warden Sloan presided.
Mr. A H. Camp moved that the res-
olution passed at a borough meeting on
March 15th be reconcidered, and it was
so voted. The resolution Was to the ef-
fect that the tax of fifteen mills laid at
a meeting held January 16th, be re‘
duced to such rate not less than nine
mills, be rescinded. '
On a reconsideration of the matter
the original resolution was killed.
Burgess Glover read an estimate of
the different expenses liable to be in-
curred by the borough during the cur-
rent year, which aggregated something
over $46,000. Last yeanthe expenses
were about $32,000. Said a ten~mill
tax would raise $46,577, and that the
grand list was $4,667,000.
W. S. Moody thought a nine mill
tax would be sufficient. '
Levi Warner offered the following
resolution:
- Whereas, This borough, did, at a
meeting held January 16th, 1893, vote
a tax of fifteen (15) mills on a dollar,
of the ratable estate in the borough li-
able to taxation, in a list to be comple-
ted; and said list has been completed,‘
and it appears that said tax of fifteen
(15) mills Will raise a larger sum than
Will be required.
Voted, That the tax rate of fifteen
mills fixed by this borough meeting,
held January 6th 1893, be, and hereby
is reduced to ten mills on the dollar of
the ratable estate, liable to taxation in
this borough.
E. J. Hill said that he was in favor
of a ten mill tax, as he did not believe
it a wise policy for the borough to run
into debt, said he believed the present
court of Burgesses to consist of men of
sound ljudgment, that they were hon-
est and that the funds of the borough
would be economically and intelligently
expended. Believed it poor policy to
cut them down in the matter of ex-
penditures; was of the opinion and
always had been that such improve-
ments as the macadamizing. of West
avenue and Main street Ought to have
been paid for by assessmentfibut as the
people had voted otherwise believed
that money enough ought to be voted
to pay for such improvements when
the bills became due.
Messrs. Platt Price, W. H. Olmstead,
B. W. Maples and A. H. Camp spoke
in favor of the resolution after which
it was pased with but a few dissenting
votes.
It was voted that the tax become due
and payable on June 15th;
The meeting then adjourned.
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His Body Must-Stay in Greenwood.
The application of the relatives of
Edwin Hoyt, who died in 1874, to com-
pel those in charge of Greenwood Cem-
etery to issue a permit for the removal
of his body and that of his wife to
Woodland Cemetery at Stamford, has
been denied by Justice Ingraham of
the Supreme Court. Hoyt bought thirty
lots at Greenwood in 1854. Applica-
tion to the authorities at Greenwood
for permission to remove the body was
denied. ‘
Counsel for the cemetery said that
the heirs desired to remove the bodies
in order to sell the plot at enhanced
value, and that the policy of the asso-
ciation and the laws of the State were
against- traflicing in burial lots. Hoyt
had paid but $1,800 for the plot, which
is now worth $20,000. His deed con-
tained the covenant: “No disinterment
shall be allowed without permission
having been obtained at the office of
the cemetery.”
Justice Ingraham says the heirs may
take out an alternative writ of. manda-
mus in order to test the question on
appeal.
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”
O
Suspend Judgment.
A special legislative committee hav-
ing been appointed “ to investigate the
management of the Connecticut State
prison as to certain abuses alleged to
exist therein at the hands of the warden
and his subordinate ofiicers under his
authority and to report,” and said com-
mittee having entered upon the investi-
gation, the directors of the prison take
this opportunity to ask for a suspension
of public judgment in the matter until
both sides have been heard.
Francis Wayland, Edward J. Murphy,
N. M. Belden, C. BNewton, R. T.
Hewitt, Chas. A. Elliot, George Best.
Rescued by the Conductor.
Edward Foy, 55, while sitting on the
railroad bridge at Norwich yesterday
in a drunken stupor, was struck by a
train on the New .London Northern
road and fatally injured. When the
train struck him he was hurled Into
the river and would have been drowned
inafew moments but for the heroic
work of Conductor Curley. who wit—
nessed the accident. .The latter saw
Foy plunge over the Side of the bridge
into the water and a moment later he
leaped from his train and jumped in
after him. With much difficulty he
succeeded in bringing the injured man
to the bank.
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N. Y. & N. E. Captured.
A Boston diSpatch says that a director
Of the New York & New England rail-
road says that the road will pass into
the hands of the Consolidated at a very
early date. He further said that Presi-
dent Clark will soOn-resign. He would
take the step because he wished to re-
tire from active business affairs. The
informant was not In a position to .say
who would be Mr. Clark’s successor.
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$30,000 For‘ a Hotel.
Isaac Sanderson has sold the, Brain-
ard house" hotel property at Williman-
tic for $30,000 to Hugh C. Murray, who
will remove the hotel building and
erect in its place a modern brick block
to be. used for mercantile business.
The Brainard houseis one of the oldest
hotel stands iii-Eaton- Connecticut: . -.
' board-of Appraisers for
At Hartford.
The special order in the Senate yes-
terday was the pool room bill, already
passed by the House. Chairman .Fox,
chairman of the Judiciary committee,
said that before reporting the pending
bill he'and his colleagues had carefull
considered proposed amendments a -
lowing pool selling on fair grounds and
other enclosed tracks in this state, but
had concluded there should be no dis-
crimination in their favor.
Milner offered an amendment ex-
empting from the operations of the bill
enclosed tracks of the state between
May 1 and Nov. 1 for periods not ex-
ceeding twenty days.__ Holcomb 'spoke
against the amendment. He said the
bill did not originate in a spirit of op-
position to Connecticut trotting courses,
but was aimed at the pool rooms which
were doing more harm than any evil in
Connecticut. _
When it came to the vote on the bill
Robertson cast the only nay vote, while
there were 21 in the affirmative. The
measure now only requires the signa-
ture of the governor to become a law.
People are asking what has became of
the $30,000 the pool room men raised to
defeat the bill. The $14,000 of the fund
said to have been paid a Hartford law-
yer is still talked about.‘ Some say that
the pool room proprietors are not dis-
heartened by the adoption of the meas-
ure, relying either on defects lawyers
have found in it or on a crusade to se- »
cure such a strict enforcement of it that
it will become so obnoxious as to be in-
operative.
The next special order was the Ham-
mersley corrupt practice bill intended
to prevent bribery in any form at elec-
tions, and requiring candidates to
make sworn returns of the campaign
expenses they had received. Pierce
moved to table it saying it was so im-
portant and comprehensive that such
provision should receive careful con-
'sideration. At the request of Fox,
Pierce withdrew his motion so that the
former might make it as a representa-
tive of the judiciary committee. Meas—
ure consequently went on the table
without opposition, but will probably
be taken off next week after careful
study.
Edward Doyle was confirmed as bank
commissioner to fill out the term until
July 1, of Stephen Goodrich, deceased.
Mr. Doyle was early in the season nom-
inated and confirmed for a four years
term of the same office to commence
July 1.
The House passed the resolution in-
corporating the borough of Ridgefield
and the South Norwalk club. The bill
relating to the appointment of the
the city of
Bridgeport was tabled on motion of
Representative Walsh, so that it might
be amended to permit of vacancies in
such board being filled by the mayor.
On the unfavorable report of "the
committee on Roads the House rejec-
ted the bill compelling selectmen of
towns to clear obstructed roadways.
In the Senate the special order of
the day was the petition of Edwin C.
Pinney to be declared elected to the
Senate from the Twenty-fourth district,
in place of Keeney, the incumbent.
Senators Pierce and Holcomb, of the
contested elections commitiee, sub-
mitted a majority rep‘Ort in favor of
Keeney; Senator Holden (Dem.),' a'
minority report in favor of Pinney.
Senator Pierce said the legislature
had not the power to go behind the re-
turns, but the courts had; only, how-
ever, in the case Of special circumstan-
ces. This position was the one he took
two years ago, and he could not con-
sistently take any other course now.
Senator Holden said there were pre-
cedents to the contrary, and a long de-
bate ensued. . ,
The Senate adopted the majorityre-
port by a vote of 11 to 8.
In the Senate a bill passed which
amends the statutes so that tax liens
may be filed within one year after tax
is due and will draw inberest at 7 per
cent. during the existence of the lien.
The lien shall remain five years. _,
Other matters passed include a bill
concerning suits on probate bonds lim-
iting the time of action against a sure-
ty to six years ; an act relating to divi-
sion of school districts, an act provid-
ing for organization of districts, “to
extinguish fires, to sprinkle streets, to
light streets, to plant and care for
shade or ornamental trees, to construct
and. maintain sidewalks, crosswalks,
drains and sewers, to appoint and em-
ploy watchmen or public officers,” an
act relating to the taking of eels in
Stamford and Darien, resolution amend-
ing the charter of the Sharon fire dis-
trict. ‘
A bill reported by the committee on
Agriculture forbids the use not only of
the word “butter,” but of “dairy” and
“creamery” in describing any product
of fat or i'milar substance not made
from milk or cream. It also forbids
the manufacture of anything that in
form or color resembles butter.
A substitute measure was reported on
the registration of dogs, providing for
an annual tax of $10.15 on each un~
spayed female dog and a maximum
penalty of 37 fine or imprisonment for
thirty days or both for registering an
unSpayed female dog as spayed.
The committee on Agriculture report-
ed favorably on the amendment to the
game laws making the killing of “each
wild duck, wild grouse, brant, sora,
rail, snipe, rufiied grouse, quail, wood-
cock, gray squirrel. or other bird or
animal” a “separate and distinct Of~
fense.” ‘
The committee on Agriculture re-
ported unfavorably on the bill to pre—
vent treSpass on farms. The House
accepted the report. ’
COO
Bridgeport’s New Postmaster.
Before‘the present week has.past,
President Cleveland will undoubtedly
send to the senate the name of Frederic
S. Stevens to be postmaster of Bridge-
port. Hon. Patrick Coughlin also has-
presented a petition signed by numer-
ous names, to be appointed to the posi-
tion, but it is understood that Mr.
Stevens has the better chances.
master. Kno‘wlton’s term expired on
April 6.~Brldggport Union. '
Postd l
A PORGING EVANGELIST.
How “Harvey Blair” Worked the R0-
ligious Racket in Richmond.
RICHMOND, April 13.——Thc police of
Richmond are looking for a swindler call-
ing himself Harvey Blair and who claims
to hail from Minneapolis, who arrived here
on the lst of March. He claimed to be the
representative of a Christian organization
and brought letters in proof thereof‘to a
prominent Richmond clergyman. He soon
soon found himself a fellow boarder of the
cashier of the First National bank. Blair
made himself very agreeable to everybody,
and when the cashier was sick later on he
won that gentlemen’s heart by various
little attentions. He claimed to represent
the Christian Endeavor society and last
Sunday week addressed a. large crowd in
Iaiaiichester and organized a branch 50-
‘ ciety. .
He also claimed to represent‘ a party of
capitalists from Minneapolis who were
coming here to invest largely in Virginia
lands. He went to the First National
bank and asked them to cash a draft for
$3,132.47, purporting to be drawn by the
('itizens’ bank of N orthfield, Minn, on
the American Exchange National bank of
New York. Inquiry proved that the draft
was a, forgery and the case was given over
in the police. ,
During his efforts on behalf of the Chris:-
tion society mentioned Blair won the
esteem of 3. Richmond member of that
organization, a well known business man.
So much impressed was he with Blair that
when that individual asked him to iiidorse
a. check for $850, that he might get the
money on it, his request was readily
granted. In the course of business the
paper passed into the hands of the Mer-
cliants’ National bank, where it was at
once found to be worthless. Of the money
received from the check $150 were given to
the society.
TO TEST THE LAW.
VI ill Rush the Chinese Registration Act
to the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, April 13.———Extraordinary
ef'Iorts will be made to secure an adjudica-
tion upon the Chinese exclusion act by the
supreme court at this term. The matter
has been the subject of correspondence be-
tween the governments of China and the
United States, and at the request of the
state department the department of justice
has completed the necessary preliminaries,
in conjunction with counsel for the Chinese
government and its subjects in this coun-
try.
The arrangement entered to contem-
plates the arrest of a Chinese laborer in
blew York for violation of the terms of the
l:='-.v requiring registration, a prompt do
of ion in the lower courts and an appeal to
the supreme court of the United States,
'vxliicli may be heard of May 8. If the pro
gram be carried out the decision will be
rendered by the middle of May, at which
time the court expects to adjourn sine die
for the term. The argument for the United
. States government in support of the cen-
sz'. itiitionality of the law will be made by
Solicitor General Aldrich, and for the
Chinese government by Mr. Joseph Choatc,
of New York, and Mr. J. IIubley Ashton,
of this city.
Honoring Beauregard’s Memory.
CHARLESTON, S. 0., April 13.—The bom-
bardment of Fort Sumter was celebrated
yesterday by memorial exercises in honor
of the the lite General Beauregard. A
parade, participated in by civic and mili-
tary organizations, was followed by im-
pressive exercises at the Grand Opera
house. Alexander Robert Chisholm, of
New York, delivered the opening addresss
on “Beauregard at Manassas.” F. L. Park
and General Johnson Hagood also spoke.
Mayor Blee in Hard Luck.
CLEVELAND, April 13.——-The affairs of
this municipalty are in a state bordering
on anarchy. There is a mayor and noth-
ing more. The ofiic’ers that Mayor Bled
appointed. have not been confirmed by the
council, which is Republican, and the
chances are they will not be. At present
subordinates in office are running the
city’s affairs. '
suit Against Arthur and Sargent.
TOLEDO, 0., April 13.—The Ann Arbor
road yesterday filed a petition against
Chiefs Arthur and Sargent demanding
$300,000 damages. COnspiracy charges are
made.
Dartmouth vs. Lehigh University.
SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa., April 13.——Dart
mouth defeated Lehigh yesterday after-
noon in a seven“ inning ball game by the
score of 12 to 5.
NUGGETS OF NEWS.
North Adams, Mass, has a'smallpox
scare. The public schools may-be closed.
There is talk of a. general strike on May
1 among the malste‘i's and brewers of St.
Louis.
The extensive planing mills of Hardy,
Voorhis & Co., in Brooklyn, were burned.
Loss $250,000.
Fire in New York last night destroyed
7,000,000 to 8,000,000 feet of lumber, caus-
ing a loss of $1,000,000.
John A. Bell, for twenty-five years man'
aging :editor of the Detroit Free Press,
died yesterday afternoon.
M. Patenotre yesterday presented his
credentials to President Cleveland as
French ambassador to the-United States.
Major L.,G. Cairnes, aprominent citizen
of Pontiac, 1115., and widely known as a
stockman and capitalist, died of heart
disease.
William Moore, a deserter from the
Thirteenth infantry, U. S. A. , now stationed
in the Indian Territory, was arrested at
Wilmington, Del.
Albert I. Almoney has been appoin ed-
postmaster at Rockville, Md, John .
Siegfried at Warren, Pa., and George B;
Gibson at New Castle, Pa.
The carpenters and joiners of Queens
town, England, notified their employers
that they will demand an increase in their
pay of one penny per hour after June 30.
At the meeting of the Louisville, New
Albany and Chicago Railroad company,
held in Indianapolis yesterday, the stock‘
holders authorized the issue of $4,000,000
of preferred stock. .
Fifteen journalists arrived in New York
yesterday from, Liverpool. They are the
vanguard of a large’delegation of English
4 editors and proprietors who are ceming
here for the Columbian eXposition.
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VICTIMS OF THE STORM.
Great Damage to Property by the
Force of the Wind. ,
SEVERAL FATALITIBS REPORTED.
Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Nebraska, In-
diana and Illinois Visited by the
Mighty Blast, which Left Death and‘
. Destruction in its Path.
HIGGINSVILLE, Mo., April 13. — This
county was visited on Tuesday by a ter-
rific wind storm which swept everything
before it, from the southwest part of the
county to the northeast line. Near Page
City six deaths have so far been «reported.
Will Walker, 3. prosper ‘tis-young farmer,
was at the supper table with his wife and
three children when his brick house was
blown over, completely burying him and
all the children. His wife extricated her-
self and with great difficulty released him. «
They were unable to rescue two of the
children, who were smothered in the de-
bris. Thcthirdis fearfully mangled. The
wife of J. W. Hutchison, an aged farmer
in the same neighborhood, was killed and
his house destroyed. Mrs. A. Y. Luke and
brother were killed outright and their
barns terribly wrecked. Further on Cap-
tain Todliunter’s barns were demolished
and a small negro girl killed on his farm.
There are numerous reports and rumors
about deaths at Dover and Waverly, but
nothing authentic can be secured. In
Lafayette county four persons are reported
killed. Seven or eight farm houses were
totally destroyed. At Rolla ten dwelling
houses and barns were blown down.
Parker, a hamlet ten miles west of Inde-
pendence, was almost destroyed. Many
houses were completely leveled. The loss
of life is believed to be great, At Mayview,
several houses were blown down and it is
believed several people were killed. The
cyclone swept the Country northwest of
Stanbcrry. The path of the cyclone was
two miles wide. Four farm houses were
leveled and other damage done. ' Several
people were killed, among them Mrs.
Ward. Her husband and John Shelton
were fatally injured. An unknown woman
was also crushed to death. Most of the
. people saw the cyclone coming in time to
get in their cyclone cellars. The loss will
aggregate thousands of dollars.
The Damage in Kansas.
KANSAs CITY, April 13.—Fierce storms
ofwind and rain swept over Kansas and
Missouri Tuesday afternoon and night,
doing an incalculabie amount of damage
and causing the loss of many lives. In
Kansas the town of Parker was laid waste,
nearly every house in the place being more
or less wrecked, but no lives were lost and
few persons were injured. It was also re-
ported that the towns of Willis, Everest
and Powhattan were laid waste, but this
proved not to be the case, though consid-
erable damage was done. Near Garnet the
houses of \Valtcr Hawley and Henry Dykes
Were completely demolished, but no one
was injured. At Walnut many houses
were wrecked and several persons inju red.
The worst is feared from the surrounding
country. At Hiawatha a. fierce wind
crushed in weak store fronts and awnings
and threw over outhouscs and chimneys.
At Powhattan Peter Hoskinson was struck
on the head by a flying timber and
knocked senseless. At Robinson Owen '
Pelton was instantly killed by lightning.
Much stock was killed by the storm, barns
were laid low and hay stacks scattered.
Fruit trees were broken and twisted, but
they had not yet budded, and there is still
romise of plenty.
In Texas and Nebaska.
ALBANY, Tex., April 13.—A terrific wind
and hail storm swept over western Texas,
laving waste everything in its path.
Whole farms, orchards and small grain
crops were completely ruined. N ot a. win-
dow pane in the storm’s track is left. '
Granaries, barns, windmills and fences
were destroyed. Albany escaped with but
slight damage. Many cattle were killed,
but no fatalities are reported.
LINCOLN, N eb,, April 13.—Aside from
the partial wrecking of the village of
Page, in the northern part of the state, no
great damage resulted. from the storm of
Tuesday night. Geneva, the county seat
of Fillmore county, suffered the partial .
- demolition of one or two buildings, but no
one was injured.
In Indiana. and Illinois. _
‘ . CHICAGO, April 13.——In Illinois a terrific
Wind, rain and hail storm passed over
Rockford, doing much damage in that
vicinity. It verged close on a. cyclone,
breaking windows, tearing up trees and
turning over barns and small buildings.
At Jacksonville all the streams in the
vicinity are out of their banks and bridges
are washed away, while fences are floating
down stream in confusion. Trees and
buildings have also suffered, and many
cattle were killed by lightning. In Indiana
3. terrific Wind storm passed over Terre
Haute, and did many thousand dollars
worth of damage in the city and vicinity.
Twenty iron columns of the Vandalia'
train sheds were blown down and the
stone foundation uprooted. At Kokomo
the machinery and boiler rooms of the
American Straw Board mills were demol-
ished and Robert Douglass, an employe,
was crushed to death in the debris. Other
workmen had narrow escapes. The build-
ing is a complete wreck.
llIichigan Catches It, Too.
DETROIT, April 13.——A heavy rain storm
and tornado struck Ypsilanti, Washtena
county, about 7:30 last evening and swept
through its centre, leaving destruction in .
its path. Twelve or fifteen of the principal
business blocks in the city weredemolished
and others had their roofs torn off and
otherwise damaged. Several dwellings '
were ‘also wrecked. No one waskilled,
bnt quite a number were injured. ,
- And Mississippi Also. .
Vicxsnuno, Miss, April 13.-—_Conductor
Thomas, of the YaZoo « and Mississippi
Valley railway, wires here: The entire
town of Robinsonville, Coahoma. county,
was swept away by a cyclone about 4
o’clock yesterday afternoon. All the stores
were bored. Several negroes and perhaps
some whites are buried in the ruins. Only
Ftwo‘ houses aredeft standing. “A -
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