‘ dignity and significanceof the oceasion.
‘ basking in the sunshine of British no-
. slightest suggestion of a crease in his
‘ues the Post, who does not wear stylish
. ' 'died yesterday of spinal meningitis.-
' - He was Grand Knight of McGiveny
'the» Hat Makers’ association and‘chairr
7National- Hat Makers. The, deceased
.' was‘tweniyreight years old. He: was”
: born an ,Newtown,-but' lived in. Dani.
”trade at‘ECr‘Of'u‘t & White’s;
;.«Eqmz and Enact Justice to, all Méri. of Whatev‘esstateorPersuasion Relisiéas‘ v”
'ixor'waik, Conn;.weanesiiaijii Billie-1‘13? , 3,; ages.
Pailtica'l-i’-4Jefefisgs»» ...-
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~ THE "FAVO'RlTE-gHAOiIiE :PA'PE'R..’"
Independent in all things: litllllfll in initial. i
s
Theesixettehas, the largest-cw:- .
culation: of» any paper in Nor'walk.
and furnishes the lowest advertising
rates. ' ' '
Well‘Done, lVlr. Cleveland.
President Cleveland’s remarks upon
the opening of the great Columbian
Exposition at'Chicago werevbrief, but
eloquent and appropriate, befitting the
There. is an American ring to the
speech which willfind enthusiastic re-
sponce throughout the» length and
breadth of the land. It was a tribute
to American eeterprise, to'Am’erican
intelligence, to American liberality, to
American popular government, and
couched in such terms that it could not_
fail to make a profound impressiOn
even upon thbse who are least familiar.
with American institutions and to whom
the Exposition is in the nature of a
New World revelation. ‘ '
A Noble Evangelist.
Another titled Englishman has land-
ed at New York. He is known as Lord
Bennett, and is the eldest son of the
Earl of Tancker'ville. 'When the Old
man dies he will be the Earl of Tanck-
erville himself. For the preSent he'is
only Lord Bennett.
He is in New York, however ; he is a
distinguished personage, and we are in
constant expectation, says the Wash-
ington Post, of an announcement to
the effect, that metrOpolitan society is
bility. New York has never yet missed
an Opportunity to bask», even in cases
.where the nobility was doubtful. That
is a characteristic of: the higher civili-
zation. Only rude, inferior, and coarse-
minded persons remain insensible ,in
the presence of the titled aristocracy.
'Lordr‘Bennett is peculiar, in his ap.
pearance‘: He is thus described by a ‘
New York paper :
, “In appearance the future earl might
be mistaken for a young American
lawyer. 'He is of medium height and
slender. His rather pale, regular fea-
tures are set off by a coal-black mus-
tache and hair. The latter he rolls
back from, the forehead. ,He wore a
black suit’and atrimsfitting black over-
coat with a silk facing. His shirt
bosom was hid by a black four-in-hand
tie with a small pearl in it. His shoes
were not stylish, and he hadn’t the
trousers. ”
Whether a‘ British nobleman, contin-
shoes and whose trousers have no
crease in them, can escape the enter—
tainment cemmittee’s ponderous atten-
tion and the importunities of individual
toadies, acting as privateers, is a ques--
tion. Personally, we doubt whether a .
real chappie would dare to‘ be seen in
such company, even if the future earl
were willing to be seen with areal chap-
pie. Of course, however, nothing but
fate and evolution can settleso vast an
uncertainty. _ . ’
Meanwhile, Lord Bennett is there,
and, what is more, he hasco‘me with
the avowed purpose of converting the
Chicago sinner. He has ' in his cum-
pany two orn-three singers of world-wide
note, a couple of exhorters of tremen-
dous energy, and a younglady—a Miss
Whittle—who can extort music from al-
most, any . instrument on‘ earth. His
mission, he says, is inspired by gratii
tude. He was converted in this coun-
try by a gentleman of great lung pow-'
er and two young ladies with pOke bonl
nets and tambourines. He has never
forgotten it. He has always been tha’nk-
ful. And now, whenChicago seems to
need spiritual help, and when he 'sees
a chance to discharge hisdebt to Amer- '
ica, together'with accumulated interest,
he has come into our midst intent .on
doing us a kindly turn. '
We hope Lord Bennett will not pass
wicked Bridgeport by “On the other
side.” He might spend an indefinite
period thereto the great benefit of that
unregenerate city and‘thus place .. the.
Nutmeg state under everlasting oblige?
tions. - ' ' .'
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Obituary.
, ' » JOHN FARRELL, , . _
. John Farrell, one of: the best‘known
and popular young, men in :Danbury,
Council,.K. of C, vice-president'of- the
Y. M. T. and L. society, a member of
man of the financial committee of the,
bury the best part of his life. “When a,
young man he, learned the hat maker’s
And worked
‘out.
' inthe state,.a gain of 1,474 over last
' Ejlj-r’frt saints or its» in}; 5%.
“James. W'hitne‘yi,,is dead in Darien
[aged 70' years. ; ‘_____’____
dis—Halels Lung Balsam, 25c 16-tf
Father Treanor,‘ of Waterbury, was
in town last evening.
——WANTED——First-class man in mar:
ket. Inquire at People’s Market. 598 tf
Bridgeport "horse-car, drivers will
‘ hereafter receive $2 per day.
—'—Bcn Bechtcl’s barber shop on Cross
street is still-Open. .
John E. Adams of Middletown, N.
Y., was calling :on friends in town this
morning. __.-.-_..._
—.—North River Roe Shad, 8c. Blue-
fish, 12c. People’s Market. -
The funeral of Mrs. Maria Morgan
'was attended from St. Mary’s church
this morning. "a;
Mamie H., daughter of Frank and
Annie Littlefair died yesterday after-
noon, aged 2 years and 1 month.
The Maria Part-rick and Mary Nash
farms in Cranberry Plains have been
sold to Arthur Taylor of Brooklyn N. Y.
—§Hale’s Lung Balsam relieves celds
caused by theCrip. , 16-tf
Connecticut pensions : Original —-
Julius Broussay. Original widows, etc.
-—Elizabeth A. Pelton, Mary J. Place.
—‘>00 tons of damaged Hay and Straw
for sale by Raymond Bros. 597-2t
Michael H. Donohue is dead in Stam-
ford, aged 25 years. He was a printer
by trade; and was ‘a brilliant type of
the'art.» _ '
—Norwalk Steam Carpet Cleaning
Works, 14 Knight street. SSS-ff
A musical will be held by the Baptist
church choir at thei home of A. .
Doane on Mott avenue, next Tuesday
evening. ' ,
, .Up-to 12 o’clock to-day 1’78 Canines
had been registered. Town Clerk
Smith thinks that there are a few more
yet to hear from.
John Otis was arrested last night for
being intoxicated. He was given a hear-
ing this morning’audthe trial was ad-
journed until 2 o’clock this afternoon.
—Hale’s Lung Balsam cures Spring
colds. ‘ . ' . '16-if
At a meeting of the Ladies’ Auxili-
ary of the, Y.'M. C. A. yesterday, .Mrs.
Edwin Smith. of East Norwalk, was
elected President, and Miss Georgie
Taylor, Secretary.
W. H. Tully, the tailor, has been
missing from Danbury since Sunday,
the 23d of last month. His wife and
young daughter are anxious about him ;
so are many others.
The. Bridgeport firm has settled the
claim brought by the Singer company
for thestbrage of a piano at their office
on Main street, and the attachment on
the same has been raised.
The Bridgeport Farmer predicts that
E. C. Benedict of Greenwich will be
the next Democratic candidate for
governor, provided he can be induced
to accept the nomination. -
'The Inasmuch Circle of the King’s
‘ Daughters of: the First Congregational
church, has secured’the vacant store in
the Norwalk Club building and will
serve a lunch on Wednesday, May 24.
Mrs. E, A. Clark, a member of the
chorus in‘the Wilbur Opera company,
while descending from a dressing room
at the Grand Opera House in Bridge-
port. last night, fell and fractured her
left knee cap. .
Robert Knapp, employed asbaggage-
master at the Norwalk depot of the
Consolidated railroad while trucking
some baggage into a car yesterday af-
ternoon, slipped and fell, receiving a
severe gash on his head. _ ‘
The remains of Miss Irene Whitlock,
formerly of Wilton, who died in New
York, May 1st, aged 43 years were
brought here for interment in Union
cemetery, yesterday afternoon. The
cause of her death was pneumonia.
She was asister» of Luther Whitlock
whose funeral took place one day last
week. ,
A milk wagon belonging to D. Shee-
han collapsed on Main street this morn-
ing. Mr. ‘Sheehan was thrown over
the dash but escaped serious injury.
He was, deluged With lacteal fluid
though from a can that saw fit to emp-
ty itself down the’back of his trouser s
as he lay in a helpless position over the
dashboard. ‘
The annual report of the A. O. H. is
It shows‘a membership of 6.953
year. During the year_101 members
died; 646 were suspended, 109» were
transferred to other states; and 20 were
expelled. Receipts were $44.608.35;
disbursements,
hand $46,936.55.
, A lad-named Charles Beers in‘theem-
ploy of Thomas E. Sheehan, the Water
$33,142 ; balance ' in
from breaking his neck this morning.
'He'was standing up in a wagon driving
through Wall, street, when» the horse
suddenly started and Beers was thrown
headlong into the street. Fortunately
he'escapediwith' only a contusion on his
at histr'a'deuntil a. year ago.
, Bald-win. .
headiwhich was dressed by Dr. ’A‘. Hf
...:/.
'are:
street butcher had a' narrow escape,
Trout Killed.
'The enclosure'in the New Hamp-
shire fish hatching house at Keene, was,
broken into Monday night and the
water turned off, destroying 150,000
trout and other fry. -
.-
. Doing Well. '
John D. Whitford, the Consolidated
freight brakeman who was injured in—
ternally at Greenwich, last Friday af-
ternoon while coupling cars, is getting
along nicely at the Bridgeport hospital.
‘ 3 Maine Masons- , .
The Masonic grand lodge of Maine
opened its annual session at Portland
yesterday. The grand master’s report
gives the membership as 2l,487, again
of 310. There are 193 lodges in the
state. 3 ‘ » - '
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USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLAJT’S
‘ THE KIND THAT CURES.”
,..
AVCostly Lunch. »
A sneak thief entered the house of
the Rev. William Gilbert, secretary of
the Connecticut Bible society, at New
Haven, yesterday while the family
were at lunch. He secured a purse
containing 350 and made his escape
without being heard or noticed.
F. 0. Tucker Dead;
F. 0. Tucker, of the' Tucker Stop-
Motion company, Hartford, and inven-
tor of the Stop-Motion machine, died
yesterday of Bright’s disease. He was
57 years old and leaves a widow and
thnee children. He was a very success:
ful photographer of moving objects.
~—-<—o~
To investigate. .
A regular meeting of Hope Hose
company was held last night. The
charges of drunken and disorderly con-
duct. made against members of the
company were considered, and the
matter was placed in the hands of. the
executive committee for investigation.
.0.»
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES”.
Resigned. , _
Resignations by request were yester-
day received from Miss Margaret F.
White of the Ridge school, and Miss
Annie F. Claffee of the Dublin street
school, Waterbury. 'Both had the
suspicion of inebriety hanging over
them. Miss White is 30 and Miss
Clafi'ee several years older. The com-
mittee immediately filled the vacancies.
0
After a Station Agent.
Yesterday morning the station agent
at Mamaroneck, N. Y., was awakened
by an attempt being made by several
men to enter the building. Having no
revolver he sent an alarm over the
wire, Conductor Ross of an extra
freight which was at Portchester, re-
sponded and frightened the thieves
away. ‘ , , . ' '
USE DANA’S SARSAPABILLA.IT’S
“THE KIND THAT cusns. "
+
Artifice in Surgery.
Doctors Sullivan, and Frolich, of
Hartford, successfully performed a
difficult surgical operation yesterday
on a Polish baby eight weeks old, mak-
ing an artificial nostril and 'lip. The
flaps were grafted from the right arm.
The arm Was strapped to the face,
where it will be left until it heals. The
child’s palate was cleft, the jaw cut in-
side and the bony tissues brought to-
gether.
, A Card. -.
,To the People’s Industrial Ins. 00. 0f
Norwich, 007m. j "
GENTS :—I beg to thank you for the
prompt and— satisfactory manner in
which the claim on the life of my late
mother, Mary A. Roberts, who was, in-
sured in your 00. for $1,000 was settled-
Notwithstanding that agents of rival
companies ridiculed and talked against
the company, I found that you are very
honorable and prompt to meet all your
just obligations, and shall recommend
all intending insurers to take insurance
ReSpectfully,
ANNIE ROBERTS.
East Norwalk, May 1: ’09
:10.
with you.
Class of ’98.
The commencement exercises of the
class of ’93 of the Over River school
will take place at the Opera House on
Tuesday evening, May 16th, at which
time Professor Morrell, of Willirnantic,
will delivers. lecture. The exercises
promise ,to be of a very interesting
character. .
The members of the graduating class
Maud E. Gregory, May R. Sco-
field, Mai 0. Curtis, Alice L. Glover,
Kate E. Smith, Carrie ,0. Schumann
and Louise 13. Woodward. _ ‘
The essays of the different members
of the class will be read at the school
Monday afternoon. .
On Friday evening, at the Opera
House, a reception will be given by
the Alumni and students of ' the school.
\
USE DANA’S SARSAPARTLLAJT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES. ”
is Frightfully Hurt.
At 8:40 last night a man was diScover-
ed lying beside the tracks inear the
foot of Statestreet, Bridgeport. The
mam had evidently been struck by a
train, for he was unconscious and was
bleeding heavily from a wound in his
right leg. The wounded man was
transferred to the Emergency HOSl)i-.
tal. There is was found that his right
leg was broken below the knee. Just
over the knee joint on the inside of the ,
leg was a horriblerdiagoual out nearly
.nine inches in length. Theskin was
laid over and the muscles laid bare.
The injuries were, dressed and he was
placed in a cot.
in his pocket bore the name “Landon.”
By a nete book found in his pocket,-.,
I John H. Light in the matter of a. new
A pawn ticket found.
.however, he is believed to be Thomas
Sheahan,‘ of 68 Eames street.- South,
Framingham, Mass. _,,Two'razors were
found in his poCket,
' . , and the: pawn
wicket was_1'or'a»third2_ ,1 'i
'is a division of opinion, among the dele-
the committee, although it is echoedcd
‘the surrounding towns. -
Grabhed a... 3,, _ ,. ,
While the. collection wad-being taken 1
up at the Murphy to mpeljance meeting
in .the'. New Britain Lyceum'jtheatr-e
Monday night a, hat wasspassed in the!
gallery. -:Qne fellow jon ,an‘ e‘ndfseat
grabbed the hat :in Which. {Was cheat $5 .
and” ran Out, and ’ escapedg: The usher
wasalso" minus his-hat; I; ,1 , “
Q
' Grade Crossing Hearings.
In the passenger station in Green-
wich, May 12,at 11:10 a.m.,5the Railroad
commissioners are to give a hearing on
the petition for the eliminatic‘ni, of the
Mead’s Lane crossing, situatedbetween
Greenwich and Cos-Cob.".f%; ,. ’. , ’
Another hearin‘g‘on grade crossings.
in Stratford Will be held'Mays’ 9, when
new plans areto be presented by the
railaoad company. ,
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Sho'ok DOWn theS affold. ‘
Four men were badly in ured by the
falling of a scaffold on th, new office
building of the New York.-,:N‘ew~"-Haven
& Hartford Road at New Haven yester-
day. A hod-carrier'threwidown some
bricks with such force that the entire
scaffold fell, bringing with it the ma:-
sOns. The injured are. J o'seph Collins,
mason, bruised about thehead; Frank
McBride, mason.» head hruised ; An-
drew Rdch,;hod-carrier, both legs bro-
ken and. internally injured ; Hiram
Staitun, mason, left armjbroken and
body bruised. ’ _ -
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Vocal l‘Jliisic. -
In Grace church Guild-“room last,“
evening, Professor “Horace Hills, Jr,
brought his winter course of studies to
a close with a most-interesting lecture
on Vocal Music. It wasa review, in
entertaining style. of the life-history
and labors of the ccmposersof the
great operas and oratorios. To many
present it Was an introduction to world
famed men. Mr. Hills began with the
home of Handel, and [told of his fail-
ures and his triumphs. T—henturning
to Handel’s contemporaries and suc-
cessors, the lecturer showed the devel-
opment of the German. and Italian
schools, and closed with a masterful es-
timate of the works of Richard Wagner.
Like the first lecture ‘on “Instru-
mental Music’7 this second was much
appreciated by the class and their
frienisrwho feel deeply indebted to
Mr. Hills for his painstaking efforts on
their behalf.
‘ 00.
City Charter at Hartford. ‘
'l'lle heariz’ig upon the proposied. city,
charter drew quite a number of Bor-
oughites to Hartford yesterday. Those
present at thelieariag were Warden
Sloan, and Burgesses Cliiuery and
Sutherland, Hon. E. J. Hill. Johan-
Walsh, Gen. Chas. Olmstead, Borough
Attorney Warner, Patent Commission-
er J. S Seymour. Hon. $530. Keefer
and Editor B. W”. Maples. Borough
Clerk Hubbell presented the matter to
the committee. The only objectors to '
the charter were ,the tramway people
and Hon. J. S. Seymour. Mr. Sey-
mour did not object. to the charter 'so
much as he did to the effect of grant-
1ng it which he thought would 'indeli- ,
nitely postpone consolidation. The
tramway people objected to the section
giving the common council control of
street railway, claiming it was too dras-
tic in its scope. W. H. Perry of South:
port, gave his experience in attempting
to compile the existing charter. There
gationas to the passage of the bill by
that the case and witnesses were strong
ones. . , -. '
Jeremiah Donovan was too much for
charter for South Nor-walk, and the
chances are that the committee will re—
port adversely. The application of the
Norwalk Horse Railway company for
additional privilegewas taken up but
no substantial advance was made, as
the Tramway asked for compulsory
legislation to compel joint use of track.
Ralph Kellogg’s Horse Stolen.
A barn belonging t5 Ralph Kellogg
who lives on the New Canaan road near
the bridge, was broken into last night
and a valuable horse stolen. The horse
was a clipped dapple gray, weighing
about 1,200 pounds, and hada large
w rt on left forward leg, also clipped
mane. The thieves then 'proceeded to
a barn a shertdistance away and on
the same road, where they stole a black
mare belonging to Charles Kellogg.
and a carriage, two blankets and two
sets of harness belonging to William~
Simpson. , '. .
The discovery of the robbery was
first made by Edward Kellogg who
came down, as Was his custom, to take
care of the horses,» about 5o’clock in.-
the morning. He made the less known
to Ralph Kellogg, whoimmediately
notified Chief Dann and telegraphed a
description of the stolen property to
Martin Troy who lives near by, found
this merning that an ineffectual at-
tempt had been made to enter his barn.
As soon as he learned of the loss of
the Messrs. Kellogg he hitched up his
horse and drove over' what was be-«
lieved to be the route taken. by the
thieves, a}. c.‘ towards_Ridgefield,_but
returned without gettingany track'of
them. _ .
In the meantimc’the black marebe—
longing to Mr. Charles ~Kellogg had
been found loose on, the. street. , It is
believed that the thieves-foundtrouble
in leading .her,‘gbeh1nd the team and
let her loose. ,3» ' - _
George Knapp :who lives on Com-
stock H—ill‘ says that. he heard 'a horse
and carriage pass his house at a rapid
pace about 2.0’clock thismorning.
No further trace of the missing team’
has been gained,,,save a telephone'mes-
sage from Bridgeport that a team ans-
wering the description of the stolen
one was seen tovp‘ass through’that city
about 12.151ast night.
\ . . .
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LCl‘itGF-GRI‘I‘IGI Joli? F LI-Iea-ley- has
three children Y‘sic‘k,» With the, whOoping
cough zone of whomthfa youngest buts
,_r
He
few weeks. of-.»':',aige',r'tf?1$ .,- fear d: cannot
live." ,
CARTER‘IHABRISON’S' BAD FRENCH. .
Wanted Blushrcon’is, but the ‘Vuiter
Broug it Him an Umbrella.
Some other Americans and, myself had
been iu,t‘ne habit of dropping into the
Cafe Francais after leaving the Grand ,
Opera House.
None of our party spoke French, and.
the head Waiter was the 'only- one in the
cafe who spoke Englis‘ . He had long,
flowing, red. muttcn'chop whiskers. As
, soon as we: would take our seats 'We
would—be approached by a waiter, where—
uponwc would begin pulling our own
phagit m mutton chops to make him
understand that we. wanted the head
waiter. . .
“Oui. oui,”-hc would say, and in a feur
moments our bewhiskered friend, of
whom Major Handy is a prototype,
would be bowing and smiling and work—
ing graciously for a tip. -
We met Carter Harrison. He went to
the theater with our party, and after-
ward we took him to the Cafe Francais.
Carter Harrison was then, and may be
now, very fond of mushrooms. Before
going into the restaurant he inquired the.
Fgengh“ name for them. He was told
"that'they were called “champignbns.”
We soon were seated/at our usual ta-
ble and one of the waiters came to us.
We Worked our imaginary mutton chops,
but were given to understand that the
head waiter was absent. Harrison tried
~ to pronounce “champignon,” but could
He thought he had it perfectly, but,
not.
his pronunciation was no more like the
French of it than my English is like the
Hindostanee. Ie couldn’t make the.
waiter understand, until an inspiration
came to him. He seized his pencil and
drew the picture of a mushroom.
Carter pronounced the Word again and
pointed, at the picture. There it was,
plain as day to" us who knew what he
wanted—the stem and Ca-nopylike top of
the vegetable. The waiter gazed at it in
profound study for a moment, then the
light 'of cemprehension spread over his
features. 3 . l ,'
“Oui, oui,” he said, and trotted 'oif.
' In a few moments he returned, and
bowing politely to Mr. Harrison, handed
him an umbrella. “We looked at the pic?
ture of the mushroom, the waiter looked
at it, and then Carter, umbrella. inhand,
looked at it. Then he rose and said some-3
thing that'- every American could under-
stand, but which, luckily for 'him, the
waiter did not. Carter ate no mush-
. rooms t at night—Chicago Inter Ocean.
Rules For Judging Rubber.
An investigation has been conducted
by Lieutenant'L. Vladimirofii at the St.
-Petersburg Technical institute with a. ..
view to establishing rules or tests where-
by the quality of vulcanized indie. rub-
ber may be efficiently judged. It is a'
notorious fact that no method of chem,-
ical analysis gives a reliable result for
this substance. Hence the‘test-s applied
'were chiefly of a physical nature. From
[a lengthy series of experiments the fol-
lowing conclusions were deduced :'
India rubber should not give the least
sign of superficial cracking when bent
to an angle of 180 degrees after five
' hours of exposure in a closed air bath to
a temperature of 125 degrees centigrade.
The test pieces should be six centimeters
thick. » _
Rubber that does not contain more
than half its weight of metallic oxides
should stretch to fiVe times its height
without breaking. . .
Caoutchouc, free from all foreign mat-
ter except the sulphur used in vulcaniz-
ing it, should stretch at least seven times
its length before rupture.
The extension measured‘immediately
after rupture has taken place should
not exceed 12 per cent of the original
length of the test piece of rubber. The
test piece should be from 3 to 12 milli-
meters long, 3 centimeters wide and not
more than 6 millimeters thick.
Softness may be determined by measur-
ing the percentage of ash formed “on in-
cineration. It may form the basis for
deciding between different grades of rub:
her for certain purposes. .
The vulcanized rubber ”should not hard-
en under the influence of cold tempera-
ture—Electrician. ' '
“Cleveland Is-Our President.”
The following literary oddity can be
read-in upward of 5,000 different ways
by starting with the boldfaced C’ in the
center and taking the most zigzag course
to any of the four corners:
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. .——St.' Louis Republic. ‘ ‘
:‘t’ién prna afresh
c v,’
- bill-repealing the law exempting $50 of
- above $10 the debtor in case of adverse
costs.
'ject to the proposed bill.
» to thestatctes providing that in all ex-
~ is conduciveto laughter, from -'start to
I _ terda'y,
At Hartford, ,
The. longest.- debate of, flied-session
was ihat in the House yesterday en the
wages from attachments. The Judi-
curry committee. reported a substitute
proViding that in all suits for-claims
judgment should .pay only half the
When the claim. was under $10
the creditor should pay all'the costs.
Attachments afiainSt wagcswere only
allowed-When the debt was for board,
rent, clothing, medical service, ~or the
care of the-debtor or his family.
Henley moved indefinite postpone-
ment. Lounsbury said a $50 exemp-
t:on was in the interest of dead beats.
Barlow and Keeler agreed/with him.
Wood replied that. workingmen had
appeared before the committee and
said no honest workingman could ob-
Hotckisssaid the measure would
mostly bencfitlawyers and sheriffs and
would bring joy to the pettifogger.
The law gave lawyers and doctors
certain exemptions from attachment,
and the wage earner was entitled to
aqual consideration. Those who voted
for the bill need never hope for re-
election. »
, Healey’smotiou to indefinitely post-
pone was defeated, 10‘7 nays to 18 yeas.
When the vote on the bill itSelf was
about to be taken it- was discovered
that enough of those opposed to it had
left the House to leave no quorum.
The House then adj curried;
Previously the Judiciary committee
reported unfavorably the amendment
isti‘ng charters for street transportation
lines, for the words “horse railroad”
there might be substituted “street rail-
why.” The presumed object of »~this
bill was to allow the substitution of
electrimty for horse power without fur-
ther legislation. Wood said the tend-
ency of the bill was mischievous, and
it was rejected. , ' ~
The bill increasing the salary of the
Governor’s chief clerk to $1,800 from
$1,400 was rejected. The bill incor-
porating the Norwalk club company
was passed.
The House passed the new ,military
law after abrief discussion. The bill
prov1des power to increase the present
force, ’at such ratio as requirements
shall render proper, until eight com-
panies have been added ; places officers
on regular army pay, thus giving each
member on the Governor’s staff $160
‘for the eight days’ encampment. The
latter is merely anominal increase of-
about $2 for the time in camp, and .not
a great addition to each man’s pay.
The force, when the eight new com-
panies are added (a process which may-
take years to bring to anend) will con-
sist of about 4,400 men, a force in about
the same proportion to population as
mother states in the Union. The law
goes into effect immediately if the Sen-
ate takes favorable action. ,
After a long debate the Senate passed
a resolution granting Joseph G. Thatch-
er of Hartford a divorce from Annie
V. Thatcher on the grdund of insanity;
The woman was three times committed-
to the insane asylum before her mar-x
riage} :The following callendar matters
were passed: - ' ' . ,
Incorporating Y. M. C. A.of.Ansonia, .
Derby and Shelton ; incorporating e-_
brew Workingmen’s Mutual Benefit as-
sociation of Bridgeport; amending.
charter of borough of New Canaan,;‘au-'
thorizing Waterside mission of Stam-
ford to‘elect trustees and sell land.
7..
A Suggestion for Norwalk.
‘ It transpires that some ten years ago
the Selectmen of Stamford, with the'
good of the town and the safety of hu-
man life at heart, offered a bounty of a
dollar each for every vicious and worth-
less dog found on the streets. This re-
sulted in the wholesale catching and
drowning of the hundreds of brutes
that infected the place as they do now.
This good and sensible action that gave
such relief and ‘ satisfaction to
the . decent portion of {our peo-
ple was taken when Luther Scofield
was First Selectman, and he should
have been presented with a diamond-
studded golden diadem for a crown,for
having favored such a much needed
movement to rid the town of a horde
of nuisances. ~ 7 .
There was a regular warfare waged
against the beasts, and our imformant
says that every stray cur would have a.
dozen boys after it with ropes, and the
dogs were hunted to the bitter end';
they were placed in a big box or crate
and sunk in the old canal until perma-
nently indifierent .to- mundane affairs,
when they Were hauled in wagon-load
lots up into N ewfield and buried in
cornfields. where they would do the
most good. '
The present administration should
by'all means adopt the same measures
at once to relieve the public of the
curse of dogs, but a bounty of twenty-
five cents is suggested, lest the bor-
ough be made bankrupt, as there are
unnumbered hundreds of, cwnerless
dogs only awaiting the drowning crate
and the wagon to N ewfield—Stamford
Advocate. " - ' '-
Cor
Amusements.
‘ OPERA HOUSE. , _
. A flattering audiénCe greeted’the
presentatiOn of the laughable musical
comedy: of "Grimes’ Cellar Door” at
the Opera House, last evening, in
which. comedy James B. 'Mackie was
the bright particular star. The piece
finish. It is bright,-gayan’d “full of
brilliant musical numbers and clean
wholesome fun. Where all did so‘ well
it would, be hardfto particul‘arize. .It
was one of the best things in'its line
ever presented‘.in.ltowu..,,, Th3 special-
ties'were-‘immense, the'singing fine an
the dancing:“out of'sight.” Those
who were not present missed, a‘grand
is. surrounded by '_a ,coterie of very
clever people in their‘severaLparts. ~
‘ 0e
’d‘wns‘sent to
rival chaniicleersf; of the twd._»‘pl‘a’ce
attention to thisniatter. _ ‘
‘glish oiiicers of the British fleet now lying
national banksJin the country in gold and
“ BALTIMORE, May 3.;covemor Brown
feast. Mr; M-ackie is an original come--
.dian-of, many accomplishments and he ,
7In the Court offliCommon Pleas ‘fyesav , -‘ ; .
Joseph Barnes pleadigui'lty :‘_to j .«
.
__ asatséré‘atheés Flew .
About 150:spo_rts agsembledaha» pail)
betweeanorwalk and Bridgiapptltfilist
night, to Witness a -meeting‘~between
Thepi‘t was in readinessmnd the meet
ing was called to order in a very short
. Aman named Walters,v'aom
31' 1dReport, was chosen referee. There
were nine entries from'eagch‘place! The
battles_were for. $5 a ssidegand’fsm for
the main. Considerable, dissatisfaction?
was expressed at the decisions-of the
referee, and at 'the ,end offthe fifth .
battle another referee,also from Bridge; -
port, was appointed, and everything
went' along smoothly, [so ,far.-.as the . ,.
crowd was concerned. - The , battles
were as follows : ‘ ' '
lst.—Norwalk, [brown red ;" Bridg’e- -
port, black red; won by Norwalk. » »_ -- —' 7
2d.—Norwalk, black» 'red ;. Bridges ~-
port, black red; won by Bridgepo‘r‘tL‘ _
3d.-—Norwalk, spangle; Bridgeport;
black red; won by Norwalk. , .
. 4th.—Norwalk, black red; Bridge? _
port, black red; won by Bridgeport. ’, '
5th.——Norwa1k. ,pyle‘j; BridgepOrt’,"' _
black red; Won by Bridgeport. ' ; " '
6th.—Norwalk, black. red; Bridges--
port, black red; won by Norv’valk. '
7th—Norwalk, black . red; Bridge ' » '-
port, black red; won'b‘y Bridgeport. ' ,- '
8th—‘Norwalk, black red; Bridge- '~ ‘
port, black‘red , won-by Norwalkl, _
Ach—Norwalkg, black red ; Bridge-
port, black red ;‘ won by Norwalk.‘
.‘, . - .
NEW PENSION RULES.
hiachine Afiidavits Will be Returned to .-
the Sender. ' 7.
'WASHINGTON, May 3.—The acting com-
missioner of pensions has made a number
of important changes‘ in the practice .. or"
that bureau. Among them is the rescind-
ing of the order of Dec. 22, 1890, which an.
thoriz'ed claimants or attorneys to file affl-
davits wholly in print. Hereafter all of
the allegations of a witness as to the issue
involved will. be reqiiired to be in writing.-
“Machine made affidavits,” said Mr: Mur- ‘
phy, “will hereafter be returned .to the
senders for compliance With the new rule.” »
Another important» change in the ad- ‘
j udication of claims under the act of J 11110
27, 1890, is an order just issued which re-- .
quires more than the simple statement of , . _
theclaimant that his disabilities areanot
the result of' vicious habiis. Hitherto this .
has been deemed sufficient, but under the j .
new order the testimony of two credible, ~
'witncssses is required on this point. Their
’means of knowledge and the basis of their
belief ,must also be stated. Examining
' urgcousure also instructed to payfsPeciélf. , ,
.Eiagiish Oflicers'Visit Philadeipnlu. , I V
Pizzaxnsrrnm, May 3.'—Five:o£ the Erie ‘ ‘
in Newiorl-z‘harbor came here ‘at the in-' '» ;
vit-ation of the Messrs. Cramp to inspect-'5 --:
their shipyard and the United States war
vessels being built there. The party con-
sisted of Vice Admiral Sir John Hopkins,
Captain W. De V. Hamilton, commander
of the Blake; Flag Lieutenant Sanderman,
Commander Fleet, of the g‘udboat Tartar '
and Fleet Paymaster North. ,The- party ' -‘ -‘
were shown through the yard, and then ~ . . 5‘
they inspected the battleship Indiana and
the cruisers [Sew .York and Columbia.‘
Admiral Hopkins was particularly pleased '
with the New York and said she was a
much finer ship than the Blake. ‘
“(here the Gold Is Held. .
YVASHINGTON, May 3.—A compilation of
the gold and gold certificates held. by na-
national banks in‘the . ten sub-treasury
cities on March -6,- shows an aggregate of -
8103,390,720.50,4’Iof which New York held
$57,176,972 and Chicago $20,818,620, show- .
ing that New York alone held more than ‘
the other nine Cities.’ The total for all-the.
gold certificates was $169,000,000, of which}
New York held more than onethird.
Unitarians in Conference. . i
" VVASHINGTON’, Maya—A124 o’clock yes-’
terday the annual Unitarian conference of
the middle states. and Canada met in All; -
Souls’ church. The sessions are to con-
tinue until thisevening. No legislative
work will be done, «but the sessions will be
devoted to considering thegbest’ means of) . .
advancing the interests of, thechurchand .,
the cause of religion. Mr. Ej‘fiward-W._ "
Clark, of Philadelphia, will preside over - ' ‘
the regular-sessions of the conference.
Camden to Have a Park. ' , . - ‘
Cannes}, N. .J., May 3.—‘—.Through the
generosity of the late Edward C. Knight, ,
the wealthy sugar refiner,-and his heirs,
the people of Camden county are assured
of the use forever of' a beautiful park of
62% acres at Colling'svvood. Anendow-
merit fund of $100,000 has been set aside ‘
for its maintenance. The property will’be
known as Knight’s park. The dedication
ceremonies will takep'lac‘e next Friday.
. Maryland J udi'ci a1 ' Changes.
has appointed ’John Mitchell , Rebins'on
chief, justice of the courtof appeals, vice'_ _-
Richard H. Alvcy, appointed by President , . .
Cleveland'chief justice of; thenews‘upreme ,
court of the District of Columbia. A. Hun-‘1
ter Boyd was made f by the governor assol ‘ l
ciate justice of .the court of- appeals 5399.1“ ,
chief justice of ‘the Fourth judicial diatnct'.‘ '
' l‘lchican, Export Duties. - a", -.
WASHINGTON] May 3.—Un'i‘,ted, States
Minister Ryan, in a; dispatch from th
City of Mexico to the department'of- state,
reports that a bill to ,put an expert»: d
on hene'quin of 60"cents per 100 kilogra 7"
and on coffee of €43 peri1300 kilogramahas,
passed the lower [house of the Mex: _
government by. a~ unanimous vote Elie
new law willno doubt-passthe nate ‘
' Private Sale of a ’ltallroadfi.
CHARLESTON, S. CHMPY,
ton, Cincinnati and'Chi,
sold at private. auction,;
the United States drcui
E: Heller,‘-Of Beeton; M ‘
I bondholders, for=§550,000» .
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