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' The President’s Home.
It is not surprising that President
Cleveland is thinking of establishing a
business Office away from his dwelling
house. He is as much entitled as any
other public official, or as a fairly pros-
perous meffifiht, to the privacy of a
home, away from his workshop, and to
fixed hours of labor, which will leave
him free when he leaves his Office for
his home.
The problem will undoubtedly be
solved finally by taking the White
House for executive Offices, and build-
ing a handsome and healthy residence
for the President’s home in some other
quarter of Washington. The present
Executive Mansion is little more than a
public Office, and its limited private
quarters are too restricted and circum-
scribed for the comfort or dignity of
their occupants. ‘
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The Famous 306.
The reunion of the Old Guard that
made the grand but unsuccessful battle
for General Grant in 1880 to nominate
him for a third Presidential term, will
attract the attention of the whole coun-
try. Manv have crossed the dark river
with their Old Commander, but a ma.
jority yet survive and most of them
gathered around the Hotel Bellevue
table at Philadelphia Tuesday night,
with General Beaver in the chair, to
talk their battles over and commemo-
rate,one of the most heroic political
struggles of our history. '
The scheme to nominate Grant for a
third term, says the Philadelphia Times,
was as heroic in its conception as it was
in the steadfast execution exhibited at
Chicago. N 0 other President had ever
been seriously thought of for a third
term. It had'been accepted as the un-
written law of the Republic, after
Washington’s retirement at the end of
two terms, that none could attain a
third term. When Grant was about to
retire in 1870, his nomination for a third
' term was widely discussed, but there
was no popular response to warrant an
organized effort to make him the can.-
didate. It .was non until 1880, when
Grant had'been away for some two
years in a journey around the world,
and when he had been‘welcomed home
by unexampled ovations from the Pa-
cific to the Atlantic, that his friends de-
cided upon a grand rally to make him
a third term candidate. ,
The battle in the Chicago Conven-
tion lasted for several days, and ended
after thirty-six ballots had been cost.
It was abattle of giants; and the heroic
devotion of the supporters of Grant is
exhibited in the fact that he started
with 304 votes and ended with 306.
During the long and desperate contest
Grant’s vote never fell below 302 and
never exceeded 313. ’On the final bal-
lot, when the stampede to Garfield
came 306 of the Old Guard stood to
their guns and fell with their faces to
the foe.
The asperitics which entered into
that memorable conflict have perished.
Of the seven candidates voted for?—
Grant, Blaine, Sherman, Edmunds,
’Washburn, Windom and Garfield—all
have joined the majority beyond but
Sherman and Edmunds,’ and with
Grant’s records growing more lustrous
as each year comes and goes,‘the sur—
vivors of the 306 may fitly have their
reunions and recall with pride their de-
votion to the Great Chieftain of the
war." There was'much pathos mingled
with the eloquence at the .Bellevue,
and there will be general respect for
the heroism of the Old Guardof 1880,“
regardless of the conflicting opinions
that intensified the conflict. ‘
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Odd Fellows" Home.
The Home of the Odd Fellows of
Connecticut was dedicated at Groton
yesterday afternoon with elaborate
ceremony participated in by Odd Fel-
lows from all sections of the state.
Special trains were run over the Con-
solidated road, bringing good sized
crowds, and trains on the New London
Northern also brought many, which
came by steamers
swelled the throng to very large pro-
portions. ‘ .
The Home is an ideal one in ,all re-;
spects and can easily and inexpensively
be made more beautiful. The money
, with which to purchase the place was
raised by a per capita tax Of the Odd‘
Fellows of the state- and since it was
purchased nearly all the subordinate
lodges and lodges of the Rebecca ’de-'
gree have contributed to its furnish-
ings. Mrs. Albert'Baker of New Lona
don is the matron. There are about
half a dozen inmates at the Home at
pgesent. The property was freed from
debt yesterday when the lastidollar _“o‘f
incumbranc'e' was‘vpaid-u -' , .
TERSE TALES OF THE TIMES.
FOrtunately for _ everybody, " April
comes but once a year. -
‘ The Birmingham Transcript has
been enlarged and otherWise Improved.
V The House yesterday passed the bill
incorporating the Darien Gas company.
——Ha1e’s Lung Balsam cures Spring
colds. 16-t
New Britain is T‘. E. Murphy’s nent
destination.» He will give Bridgeport
a wide berth. .
It is impossible to break the chain
of thought of a man who is having his
teeth pulled. .
The remains of the late Luther Whit-
lock were interred at the Union ceme-
tery this morning.
The man who invented April must
have been chief mourner at somebody’s
funeral at the time. ~
7 Mrs. Joseph Nagle and her brother
George Toohill are viSIting friends in
Torrington, this State.
——Norwalk Steam Carpet Cleaning
Works, 14 Knight street. ~ 588-tf
Attorney R. Gleason, of Meriden,
was a guest of Thomas Cooney on Har-
bor avenue, yesterday. \
It is on dit that Thomas Hefl‘ernan is
negotiating for the purchase of the Ad-
ams saloon on the bridge. ,
The funeral of the late Mrs. George
Comstock was attended from the Meth-
odist church this afternoon. '
Pilgrim Council 0. U. A. M. con-
ferred the third degree on George S.
Brown of Weston, last night.
, William Burr Lockwood and family
have presented a plot of land at Sound
Beach for a site for a church.
There are 240,000 varieties of insects,
and the market gardener will soon be
busily fighting most of them.
Messrs. James M. Creagh, Hugh
Donnelly and Michael Riordan are in
Neiw York to:day witnessingthenavalpa
ra e. , ,
Before there is an official declara-
tion of spring we would like to enquire
if the suSpendered girl is to be legal
this year.
The, acts incorporating the Stamford
Yacht club and the East side Rod and
Gun club of Stamford, were vetoed by
Governor Morris yesterday.
The Inasmuch Circle of the King’s
Daughters of the Methodist church will
meet to-morrow evening at the home
of Mrs. Harvey Kent on Arch street.
The state convention of the grand
lodge of Odd Fellows will be held in
New Britain Wednesday, May 17. It is
expected that over 700 delegates will be
in attendance.
The western Connecticut towns that
have not seen the escaped Sing Sing
murderers, are becoming rare. Look
out for some “thrilling story.” From
N orwalk’s fake correspondents.
Messrs. George S. Grumman, Henry
J. Grumman, D. Hart Weeks, Simeon
Keith and William Ferdinand DeKlyn
went to New York to day armed with
umbrellas, to witness the naval parade.
It is rumored in Bridgeport political
circles that Secretary of State Phelan
will be put forward as a compromise
candidate for "City attorney, in case the
caucus cannot agree on any other can-
didate.
'—Hale’s Lung Balsam, 25c
The N. Y. N., N. H., and Hartford
railroad has secured another piece of
land in Bridgeport. The property ac-
quired consisted Of forty feet of land
on Bishop avenue, formerly owned by
Elliot A. Upson.
Several persons attending the Open-
ing of the Odd Fellows home at New
London. yesterday, report the loss of
considerable sums of money through
the work of pickpo‘ckets. One man
claims to have had $250 stolen.
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-_The section in the electric railway
bill passed by the Senate yesterday,
permitting one street railway to use the
tracks of another, will allow the Tram-
way company to 0 through Wall street
on the sracks of t e horse railroad.
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Benjamin L. Fillow, Alfred E. Aus-
tin and David J. 'Sheehan disinterested
free-holders of the borough will meet
in the court of burgesses room Satur-
day morning for the purpose of assess-
ing damages or benefits caused by the
change in the grade of Butler street.
Joseph Gilbert of ‘ Belden Hill, is
nursing one of his feet as it was never
'nursed before. . While engaged in cut-
ting poles for (the proposed Norwalk
Tramway railroad, the axe that he was
using slipped and striking one of his
feet caused an ugly gash and nearly
seve’redone of his toes, The wound
was dressed by Dr. Huntington.-
Every number on the programme of
the concert given under the auspices
of the Y. M. C. A. in the OpeiaHouse
last evening, received an encore. The
singing by Mrs. Jennie Hall—Wade was
very fine as was also the piano playing
of Miss Jennie Nash; the readings by
Miss Marion Short were well received.
and, song Was given five ,encores.
I HALF A: HthllED nun
duced in each. of the three acts.
Miss Nina ,Drummond .in banjo recital,
was a very fine entertainment and one-
that. was- heartily~ appreciated by the
. audience. - . _ . 5.. ..
Terrible Effects of a Cyclone in
‘ ,Oklahoma.
THIRTY-ONE KILLED AT NORMAN.
The Prosperous Little Town Almost To-
tally Destroyed—‘Buslness Entirely Sus-
pended and the Inhabitants Devoting
Their Time to theDead and Injured.
OKLAHOMA CITY, 0. T., April 27.—Two
distinct cyclones. a. terrific hall storm ~ and
a waterspout combined to wreak awful
destruction in the newly built towns in
Oklahoma. It is reported that sixty-two
human lives were sacrificed. It is positive
that forty were killed, while several were
fatally and scOres seriously injured. The
damage to property is inestimable. .
The brunt of the storm was laid upon
the prosperous little town of Norman, on
the Santa. Fe railroad, about twenty miles
south of here. At that point thirty-one
people were killed, dozens injured and the
town almost completely destroyed. A pall
has overspread the town, and business is
suspended. People are frenzied and can-
not give any estimate of their loss, and
know nothing except to care for the dead
and injured. _
TheltOWns of Downs and Keokuk Falls
fared but little better. These towns were
nearly devastated and scores of people in-
jured fatally and otherwise, though the .
loss of life here will not be as serious as at
Norman. .-
In Payne county, fifty miles north, a
waterspout struck the place about the same
time as did the cyclone, and though it is
known that several houses were swept
away, it is not known whether or not any
lives were lost.
Around Norman, after the cyclone, a
fearful hailstorm started in, and after it a.
violent rainstorm. It was . too dark to
. search out the dead, and to most of the in-
jured and dying- who were successful in
making their voices heard above the.
storni’s roar there came but little relief.
Their would be rescuers could hear the
pityin g cries of the unfortunates, and here
and there locate the imprisonedlvictims,
but help in most cases was out of the ques-
tion, and several of the unfortunates were
compelled to lay buried beneath the debris
of their homes. _. ‘
Men and women and children by the.
score spent the dismal night in the rain in
an endeavor to find their loved ones. Their
search was generally fruitless, and when
morning came it found liitle. children cry-
ing for their mothers, wandering around,
wet to the skin, and nearly ready to drOp.
As soon as it was light enough the men
got quickly .to work and commenced the
work of rescue.
Russian Peasant Buried Alive.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 27.—-A peasant
was buried alive recently in the village of
Maruten, government of Kalooga. The
discovery of the fact was made through
peasants who, hearing sounds coming
from the grave, notified the authorities.
When the body was exhumed a horrible
sight was revealed. The shroud was found
torn to pieces, the face of the corpse was
- badly lacerated, one of the eyes was torn
out, and some of the fingers were bitten‘
off.
A Prisoner’s Suicidal Effort.
BOSTON, April 27.——-Dr. Charles J ._ East-
man, who was found guilty of criminal
malpractice on Tuesday, attempted sui-
cide in the court room yesterday by swaL
lowing poison. The prompt use of emetics
saved his life.
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Witnesses.
Messrs. Stephen K. Stanley and Oli-
ver S. Clark will accompany Charley,
Ollie and Treat Stanley to New York
to- day to witness the great naval pa-
rade. The Doctors A. H. and Winfield
Baldwin were also members of the
party.
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- Could Prove 1t.
Oflicer Martin was called upon last
night to arresta man who was howl-
ing drunk. The man was on the Green
near the churches acting like a maniac,
and when placed under arrest persisted
in denying that he was drunk and as-
serted that he had the papers in his
pocket to prove it. The Officer did
not accept the credentials and placed
the fellow in the station-house. This
morning he gave his name as. John
Howorth and occupation as an um-
brella mender. Despite» the fact that
,it is a stormy day Justice. Mead im-
posed a sentenced of $2 and costs, in
default of which he was sent to jail.
O
. Amusements.
OPERA HOUSE.
Lee’s All Star company will appear
at the Opera House to-night. The New
York Clipper says : A crowded house
greeted‘Lees last night at the Baldwin
Theatre. It was their farewell perfor-
mance. They have played at the Bald-
win Theatre for the past six weeks to a
solid and well deserved business. La-
dies‘will be admitted free on the open.-
ing night if accompanied by an escort
with a paid ticket either lady or gentle-
man.
OPERA HOUSE.
Tuesday May 2nd Grimes’ Cellar
Door will be on the boards at the Op-
era House“ James B. Mackie, the clev-
er young comedian, has,it would seem,
scored an immediate and substantial
success as ”Billy Grimes” who owns
the Cellar Door, in the bright, musical
comedy “Grimes’ Cellar Door.” This
attraction is positively one of the
strongest in the field of musical come-
dy. in America. The performance is
said to be full of clean, wholesome fun
from beginning .to end,and every scene
is marked by brisk action and some nov-
el “business” new to the stage is intro-
. Mr.
Mackie has used great care and judg-
ment in selecting his large company.
.and each one is a thorough artist in 'his
his or her particular line. . MissLouise
Sanford the charming soubre'tte and.
vcgalist, has been especially engaged as
~.. andora” the Goddesscof-Mischief.
Wicked Bridgeport. . .
A roulette wheel adOrns the wall‘in
the chief’s office of the central police
station.—-Post. "
Fresh News.
cOvered that the Nerwalk Board of
Trade was dead. «
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—Hale’s Lung Balsam relieves colds
caused by the Grip. ' . ‘ 16-tf
’ It Moved His Aesthetic Soul.
, A Bridgeport man who found six
sweet little violets in his back yard
this morning, was so tickled that he
went out forthwith and straitway and
bought himself a been—News. »
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No More Trap Shooting .
It was intended to have astute prize
shoot in Hartford two days in July, but
it is believed now that the meeting will
have to be given up on account of the
anti-pool 'law.
Teacher Slapped His Face.
Mrs. Henry has authorized the bring-
ing of a suit for $1,000 against Princi-
pal E. F. Stiles of the Seymour High
school for alleged injuries to her son
through'the slapping of his face by the
teacher. Both sides have procured
counsel. -
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‘ ‘THE KIND THAT CURES”.
To Dig off thief-Eagle.
A muddigger bel" ging to A J.
Beardsley 85 Son was Aent to Norwalk
yesterday to dig o, .the propeller,
Eagle, driven ashorelm last weeks
storm. The propeller, is well. out of
water but in no danger. _I t will be a
big job to get her ‘ Mil—Bridgeport
Union. .
The Two Willies. _
Willie Mitchell 'andiWillie Ward well
are among the Norwalk children who
are in New York toéday. They left
town well provided with peanuts, stick
candy and juj ube-pas'tf. It not arrest-
ed they Wlll return? home to-night.
The first mentioned V 1116 had a modi-
cum Of grand juror _ mplaints and it
is feared that the 0th r Willie may be
arrested. ' 3
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLAJI’S
“THE KlND THAT CURES.”
A Horse and Carri ge Found.
A dark'bay horse with full black
mane and tail and a _ ght wagon With
single seat and no topf; dark green in
Color, and having what is known as
“drop” axles, awaits an owner at H.
J. Orr’s stables at Sound Beach. The
turnout was found - abandoned in a
thicket of cedars near Labden’s Rock.
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Took Rough on Rats.
Bridgeport, took rough on rats and is
in a critical condition, although it is
believed that she will recover.
Nine months ago her husband deser-
ted her and she became despondent,
often threatening to kill herself. She
lived alone. Mr. and Mrs. Silsby came
here from Waterbury one year ago.
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His Hand Amputated.
Thomas Wint, a Consolidated road
brakeman, while coupling cars at the
Naugatuck yard in Bridgeport yester-
day, had his right hand terribly man-
gled by being caught between the bum-
pers. He was removed to the Emer-
gency hospital where Dr. Haskell am-
putated: the injured member at the
wrist. Wint is unmarried and resides
in Bridgeport.
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USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S
‘ THE KIND THAT cusses."
Leaped from a Sewing Machine.
Peter Olstrom, a Swede, aged _ 40
years, committed suicide by hanging
himself with a clothes line in the garret
of his home at New Britain yesterday.
Olstrom leaped from a sewmg machine
and his neck was dislocated. Despond-
ency led to the rash act. He was a
widower and leaves four children, the
eldest a daughter of 14 years. The lat-
ter was the first to find the body. ’
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A Novel ldea.
Photographer Lewis publishes a cou-
pon in to-day’s GAZETTE which, .when
presented with two dollars at his gal-
lery, will entitle the holder to one
dozen of his celebrated three dollar
cabinet photographs. Mr. LeWIs pro-
poses. to insert this coupon on certain
days in the week, and any one desiring
to obtain a dozen photographs for two
dollars, which ordinarily would cost
three, will do well to watch for thecou-
pon and thereby save a dollar.
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Knights of Columbus.
- A convention of grand knights ' _and'
past grand knights of the Connecticut
division of the Knights of Columbus
was held in New Haven. yesterday for
the purpose of electing state officers. -
There were many debates upon the best
method'of extending the membership
of the order in this state and it was
nearly noon before the election of offi-
cers was . begun. John S. Nagle of
Waterbury was elected deputy S. K.
P. C'. McIntyre of New Britain state
treasurer and M. F. Baker of Winsted
state secretary. The delegates from
Norw'alk were Bernard Tully and Wil-
liam _ McMahon.
, Obituary.
MR'J. ROGER MCGINNIS.
Mrs. Mary McGinnis, wife of Roger
Hill, this morning, aged about 52
years. She had been sick but- a_fow
days, but'seemed to have a premonition
of death and on Wednesday made a Will
in which she. gave‘all her property to
her husband. Thef‘uneral will be at"
. tended from St,“ Mary’s ' church,;S«ltur‘:
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The esteemed Sentihel yesterday dis- A
USE DANA’S SARSA-l’ARILLA,IT’S'
'Mrs. Charles Silsby. aged 32, of“
been made.
McGinnis, died at her home in Cobble:
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People Who Want the Noroton
Hermit’s Estate.
" Hearing on the Petition for Letters
of AdminiStration.
There was a hearing yesterday before
Judge H. Stanley Finch of Stamford,
on an application made by Harrison H.’
Palmer, of Stamford and 'William B.
Reed, of South Norwalk, for letters of
administration on. the estate Of William
B. Weed the eccentric man who died
in Darien recently. Those who respon-
‘ dad to to the notice to appear were
Harry H.Palmer, William B. Reed,
Harriet A. Barton (by her husband),
Madison M. Palmer, Anna E. Miller
and George M. Palmer, first cousins of
the deceased, and Edwin F. Weed and
Samuel L. Weed, of Norwalk second
cousins. These are only a few of those
who claim that they are entitled to share
in the property. .
In the application read by Judge
Finch it was stated that William B.
Weed was domiciled in Darien and
died there April 8, 1893. aged about 47
years, leaving real and personal estate,
and that he left no will. The real es-
tate is situated in Darien and its esti-
mated value is $10,000. The value of
the personal estate does not exceed
$25,000. The decedent was never mar-
ried, left no brothers and sisters or
legal representatives of them, nor any
uncle or aunt. He was the son of Rev.
William B. Weed, who was formerly
pastor of the First Congregational
church of Norwalk. and who died in
that town, and of Harriet A. (Miller).
his wife, who died in Danbury about
1885. His heirs-at-law and next of kin
are the children of brothers and sisters
of hisparents.
The application further stated Rev.
William B. Weed, father of the dece-
dent, was a son of Daniel Weed and
had one brother and five sisters of the
whole blood, viz.: Dorcas B., who left
one child, Harriet A., wife of John B.
Bouton of South Norwalk; Hannah,
who left no issue; Polly, who left one
child, Samuel Weed. who died about
1872, leaving three children; John A.,
who left one child, Edward P., who
died leaving two sons; Martha, who
left no issue, and Eliza A., who mar-
ried Benjamin P. Reed and left four
children, viz.:' William B... Reed, of
South Norwalk ; (one of the appli-
cants) ; Emmeline C. Bouton (widow)
of South Norwalk; Isabella, wife of
Sidney Morris, of Danbury, and Har-
riet Post, who died about 187—, leaving
four children. Rev. W. B. Weed also
had two brothers and one siste_r_of,,th‘ed
half-blood, all 'Of whom are ' eadl.
Daniel, who left three children; Sarah
who died without issue, and Harvey,
who left two or more children.
Harriet A. Weed, mother Of the de-
cedent. was a daughter of David and
Anna Miller, and had one brother and
one sister. The brother was Edgar G.,
.who died February 24th, 1889, at Ham-
ilton, Ontario, leaving three children,
Joseph, James and Hattie, now of Ham-
ilton. The sister was Louisa A., Wife
of Ira Palmer, who died April 5, 1880,
leaving six children—Anna A., wife of
James J. Miller of Stamford; Celia L.,
mfe of Abijah Merritt. of Mount Kis-
co; Emily G., wife of Terah Miller of
Stamford; George M., Harrison H.
and Madison M., of Stamford.
While all of the cousins agreed that
neither one Ofthem had any personal
desire to undertake the responsibilities
of administering the estate, the de-
scendants of relatives .of Weed’s father
and the descendants of relatives of
Weed’s mother each appeared to want
to have something to say about it.
After some conversation it was prac-
tically settled that there should be two
administrators, one representing the
Weed and one the Miller branch of the
family. The gentlemen chosen were
William B. Reed of South Norwalk
and Harrison H. Palmer of Stamford.
They are to appear to-morrow morning
prepared to give bonds and they wnll
then be formally appointed.
There are cousins of all degrees who
claim heirship to the , estate. Judge
Finch intimated that he would at an
early day make a finding as to which of
these (could inherit. If his construc-
tion of the law does not satisfy all the
claimants, the dissatisfied ones may
take an appeal to' the Superior Court.
A suggestion was made at the meet-
ing that the sermons written by Weed’s
father, found scattered about the house,
be collected and presented to Yale Col-
lege, of which. he was a graduate.
There was a volume containing some of
The probability is that all the person-
al estate, sermons included, Will be
sold at auction after an inventory has
No trace of a Will has yet
been found. ,
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”
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The Buffalo Fly.
Farmers are holding conferences re-
garding the Buffalo fly. Thispest first
made its appearance here two years
ago. Last year it worked havoc with
bovine stock. The flies swarm about
the animals and bite their hides until
great sores appear. The shoulders is
the favorite point of attach. They
gather in quarters where cattle are un-
able to-dislodge them. The cows lose
flesh and milk ceases to be secreted 'in
in any appreciable quantity. The ques-
tion, which is without solution as yet,
is how. to keep them from tormenting
. and worrying the stock. One farmer
says he is going to try a sticky fly pa-
per capture in the stalls. ‘
Off for Chicano.
Governor Morris and , staff will wit-
ness the naval parade in New York to-
day, and at its conclusion will leave for
Chicago, stopping over- at Detront' to
be entertained. At the 'World’s. fair
Mcitythe party will be Quarteredtat the.
Victoria hotel. _. .7 ' .
his sermons published many years ago. '
At Hartford.
The street electric railway bill was
the Special order in the Senate yester-
day. It occupied from 12 until 1.45
o’clock and went through after receiv-
ing thirteen amendments.
rejected. The section in which the
most interest centered was that for-
bidding the paralleling of steam rail-
roads.- This was amended so that in-
stead of being prohibited from such
paralleling from one point to another
in the same town it cannot be done
from one town to another except by
special charter obtained prior. to J an-
uary, 1893.
The section permitting one street
railway company to use the tracks of
another upon payment of such proper
compensation and other terms as or-
deredby the Railroad commissioners
was amended so as to limit the dis-
tance to one-half mile. Another amend-
ment provides that a majority of the
board of directors shall be residents
of the state. Another makes the de-
nomination of the bonds issued by
Egg}; electric companies $100 instead of
The provision against the carrying
of merchandise other than small pack-
ages in care Of passengers was retained.
The lawyers Of the Consolidated road
were _on hand watching the passage of
the bill and seemed well satisfied with
the result. On motion of Pierce its
immediate transmission to the House
was voted. That body had adjourned,
but the move saves a week’s delay. Ex-
Gov. Waller, who represents a power-
ful electric railway syndicate says that
his party might have fared worse and
he accepted the outcome with resigna<.
tion, He said that as it now stood
there was nothing in the bill to prevent
his party from going ahead.
Corridor. talk was that in the‘ House
the bill might receive an overhauling
in the interest of the electric road peo-
ple, but the previous attitude of that
body towards the Consolidated hardly
warrants this supposition.
.Governor' Morris sent to the House
his first vetoes. They were upon, the
acts incorporating the Stamford Yacht
club, East side Rod and Gun Club of
Stamford, and the Derby Library So-
ciety. _ He gave as his reasons that the
towns in which these institutions were
proposed to be located were not named
in the bills. To approve acts with such
Vital defects would be to encourage
careless legislation, and therefore he
Withheld his approval. On Motion of
Callahan the bills were recommitted in
order that that the ommissions might
be repaired.
What some members think may re-
sult in a sensation had a starting point
in the passage of a resolution providing
for an investigation of the doings of
the, Putmaanemorial Camp Ground
~ WMPreviously the Senate
a passe asimilar resolution offered
by Cleveland. He gave no explanation
except that the incentive of his motion
was a document be was then holding,
this being a request from the commis-
smn for an additional appropriation of
$33,000 -
At the request of the petitioners the
House rejected the bill incorporating
the Connecticut Telegraph, Telephone
andb Illuminating company of Bridge-
por .
H.‘ Stevens and John H McMahon.
There was also rejected the bill bring-
ing bakeries under the supervision
of the state factory inspector. This
was a measure of the labor organiza-
tions. , '
In _concurrence there was adopted
the bill amending the charter of the
East End Railway company, and in-
corporating the Hebrew Workingmen’s
Benevolent association of Bridgeport.
On motion of Toomey the title was
made to read “Mutual Aid,” instead of
Benevolent. ~
In the House, the committee on La-
bor reported favorably on a bill author-
iZing the factory inspector to employ
asmstants at an expense not to exceed
$3,000 a year. The committee reported
adversely on a. bill authorizing the in-
spector to employ four assistants at a
salary of $1,000 each. The bill was re-
jected.
These matters were passed: Incor-
porating the Canaan Trust and Safe
Deposit'company, and the Darien Gas
Co. ; authorizing the Superior court
to Wind up the affairs of any corpora-
tion on the application of stockholders
representing one-third of the stock;
permitting the taking of eels in East
Aspetuck creek in the town of Wash-
ington. '
In the Senate, committee reports:
Adverse on bill for protection of oper-
atives using grind stones and emery
wheels. Rejected. Adverse on bill
concerning licensing stationary engi-
neers. Rejected. ~ '
Resolution incorporating D. M. Read
company of Bridgeport was objected
to by Senator Root, because there was
a clause allowing a banking business.
and it was tabled on motion of Sena-
tor Holden. -
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\ Curious Freak of Nature.
“TA curious freak of nature in the fe-
line kingdom has made its appearance
at East Haven, Conn. A kitten with
two tails, two backs, two breasts and
one head. All parts of the animal are
well formed, and as it is all double ex-
cept the head, it is considered by all
who have seen it a remarkable cat.
The animal is owned by .Amos L.
Bougher, telegraph operator New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad.
Ten were -
Among its projectors were Wu
m BUCHANAlewTED.
Another Medical Wife and...
in New York. ' '
THE mars vssnmr A. SURPRISE.) _
Killed His wife, Who Had Amasscd a
Fortune by Keeping a. Disorderly House.
in Order to Gain Possession of Her Prop-
erty—An Appeal to lie-Taken.
NEW YORK, April 27.—Dr. Robert W.
Buchanan, who has been on trial for the <
past- few weeks charged with the poisoning
' of his wife, was found guilty last night of
murder in the first degree. ’ The jury had
been out since Tuesday evening, and their
lengthy deliberation gave the defendant
and his counsel the hope that they would
at least disagree. The verdict, therefore,
was in the nature of a surprise. .
The Buchanan case has excited'a good
deal of interest, hereabouts, following so
_closely as it did the case of Carler W.
Harris,and was similar in many respects to
that celebgated case. Buchanan, like
Harris, was a physician, who married a
woman much older than himself. The
woman Anna B. Sutherland-Buchanan had
amassed considerable money through her
proprietorship of a disorderly house in
N eWark, N. J. .
The couple did not live very happily to-
gether, and when the woman died sud-
denly under suspicious circumstances,-
leaving a will in which she bequeathed all
her property to her husband, an old ad-
*mirer of the woman called the attention
of the authorities to the case. An investi-
gation by them resulted in Buchanan’s ara
rest. Cou nscl' have. given no tide of the
usual exceptions and appeal. _ ’
As Dr. Buchanan listen ed to the ominous
Words which meant a. disgraceful death to
him, his face flushed and then paled. He
cast one appealing look at the jury and
then sank into a chair beside his counsel.
Relief for the Reading.
NEW YORK, April 27.—-A plan has been
prepared for the financial relief ,of the
Reading railroad. ' The plan is to make a
new issue of bonds for $30,000,000. These
bonds are to bear 6 per cent. interest and
to be a lien after the general mortgage
bonds and ahead '2! the income bonds.
They are to be fi-red to the present so-
curity holders 7.; 95. A syndicate has been
made up to take those notes subscribedfor.
IrislrUnionists Confer.
LONDON, April 27.—-None of the promi-
nent leaders of the Irish opposition to
home rule were present at a meeting held
yesterday by the Irish Unionists 'in this
city. The conference was presided over by
the Marquis of Londonderry. None ‘of
those present would reveal anything that
occurred. .
Serious Accident to a. Steeple Climber.
MIDDLETOWN, .N. Y., April 27.'—Ralph ,
Wagner, the steeple and tall chimney ‘
climber, of Newark, N. J ., while at work
upon a chimney, a. scafiold'giving away,
311 forty feetto the ground. Several of
his ribs were broken and he was internally
injured.
Hare Named as Brooks' Successor.
BOSTON, April 27.—The high churchmen
of the Episcopal church passed resolutions
recommending Right Rev. William Ho-
bart Hare, D. D., missionary bishop of
South Dakota, for election as bishop of the
diocese to succeed the late Phillips Brooks.
Wanted in New York for'_Murder.'
JAMAICA, L. 1., April 27.-—Application
has been made to Governor Flower for a.
requisition for James Kelley, arrested in
Newark, N. J ., _forkilling John Mnrtha in -
the Hempstead poor house on Nov. 1, 1892.
Silver Certificates ‘Dis‘counted.
OTTAWA, 0nt., ' April 27.—The’ banks
handling United States silver certificates .
have decided to accept them hereafter only
at a discount of 1 per cent.
Would be Abductors Arrested.
BALTIMORE, April 27.—Dunbar Walton,
colored, alias Jacob I. Calhoun, and Louis ‘
E. Frank, both of Georgia, were locked _up
charged with attempting to kidnap Mamie
Toomer, an heiress and daughter of Nathan
Toomer, a wealthy colored resident of
Georgia. Calhoun afterward furnished
$2,500 bail and was released. The at-
tempted abduction Was most daring, in-
cluding a bribe oflfered Squire John Genz- .
ler to is 1,. a. fictitious summons for the
appears e if the girl at cgprt, when the
two men ,...i-po'sed carrying’the girl off, as
her father says, for immoral purposes. ‘ . .
Passengers on the Teutonic.
NEW YORK, April 27.——.The steamship
Teutonic, of the \Vhitc Star line, which ar-
rived yesterday, brought 1,400 passengers,
500 in the cabins and 900 in the steerage.
Among those were Earl and Lady Aber-
deen, who are on. their way to Chicago;
Sir Richard Birkbeik, one of the royal
commissioners of Great Britain to the _
World’s fair, and Hon.» Truxton Beale,
United States minister to Greece, who
comes to attend hisfather’s funeral.
Republicans Control Temporarily.
'WASHINGTON, April 27.-—The visit. of the
entire cabinet to New York to pdrticnpate
in the naval review shows that but slow
progress has been made in reorganizing
the executive departments. Only three
Democratic assistant secretaries are in
charge during the . bsencc of their chiefs, '. . -< A.
while five Republican officials are serving
. as cabinet officers for the time being.
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