‘4 q: ,I \ Winter/suns . AND — ~ Overcoats! swam .srocxi ,_ Era Bacillus. )WINTER GLOTHINo'l‘ saunter sTocx ' V usTé be sold at half Price. TAETBROS. ’ Willa-.11.... .. ‘TAET Enos} 279i. TIL—Whole N0. 739. . THE FAVORITE HOME PAPER. ' independent lll all IlilllilS: Neutral 1n nothing. The Gazette has the largest cir- culation of any paper in Norwalk. and furnishes the lowest advertisinz rates. An Untimely Strike. The grounds upon which the em- ployes of the Lehigh Valley Railroad have been ordered on strike are not at all plain. As far as can be made out, there has been no general complaint among the men and no serious griev- ances affecting any considerable num- ber of them. The trouble seems to be mainly on a punctilio, a question of the recognition of a committee. This is a poor ground on which to strike at any time, and especially at a time like the present, when there are so many people out of employment. Even in those branches of railway ser- ViCd requiring more or less skill the supply of competent men is at least equal to the demand, while in the other branches it is distinctly in excess. ‘A company like the Lehigh Valley, if driven to it, could probably replace a lirge proportion of its employes with no more than a temporary inconven. ience. But it is evident in this case that the company has no fault to find with the great body of its men and that the men, in general, are not finding fault with the company. This makes the strike all the more unnecessary and justifies the belief that it will not prove very serious. It would require some very distinct and intolerable grievance . to support a successful strike at this time, and the present season is not one when sensible men are disposed to sac- rifice a great deal to mere questions of etiquette. » ' ‘ USE DANA'S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S “THE KIND l‘HAT CURES.” Justice to “Campy.” et al. One of the striking developments of the late election is that the despised Mugwump is not only-on the increase, but seems to have become numerous enough to have the laugh on his side by a large majority. By the term Mug- wump is meant the man who has freed himself from the shackles of hide bound partisanship and will cross party lines to defeat bad nominations for public oflice. Another feature of this partisan inde. pendence is that on the present occasion its most striking manifestation was in the Democratic party. The Republi- - can Mugwumps of a few years ago were denounced for contributing to Demo- cratic success and confidently assured that there would never be any Demo- cratic Mugwumps. And yet Mugwump- ery even invaded the sacred precincts of Tammany itself at the late election, more than 30,000 New York city demo- crats who voted their party tickets oth- erwise, refusing to vote for Judge May- nard, while the party in the whole state .furnished 65,000 Mugwumps on the Maynard issue. Democratic Mugwump- ery defeated Mayor Boody and the cor- ruptinfluences behind him in Brooklyn, defeated the race track candidates for the Legislature in New Jersey and elec- ted Judge Gary in Chicago. With this magnificent victory fresh in mind Republican Independents can shake hands with their Democratic brethren, and both go forward to new and still more important victories for good government. The Mugwump, like most reformers that have gone before him, has apparently passed the period of persecution and defamation. He is very much in the ascendant just now, and one of the first effects of his recent victory Will be to compel party leaders to bend a little to the moral sense of the community in the selection of can- didates and in refusing tangling alli- ances derogatory to the cause of good government. ————-——-<->—--————- A Big Reduction in Wages. The sheetsteel and sheet iron manu- facturers of Pittsburg have announced a cut often per cent, in all their mills which employ seventeen thousand workers. It will be. remembered, says the Norwich Bulletin, that in June, 1892, when times were good and the puddlers were making $9 a day, the Amalgamated Association of‘Iron and Steel Workers struck at Homestead and created a furore among the labor- ers of this country which proved to be one of the factors in the defeat of the . republican party in the fall, the demo- cratic politicians claiming that a change ' ment an increase in the buying power of money and better wages for the working classes. The purchasing power of money has increased, but the work- ingmen have no money to take ad? vantage of_this fulfilled promise, be- ' cause shut-down mills anil‘dull trade have impoverished labor as well as lowered the value of goods. The resisted schedule of ’92 was ac- cepted and the mills run till June ’93 when there was another cut; and now there is another as the result of “the changed times” and the uncertain prospects. The workmen who made such a stubborn fight in good times now recognize that there has been a change which makes resistance impossible, and they have sent ’a conference committee to meet the manufacturers at Youngs- town, Pa., and accept the new schedule which reduces the puddlers to $4.75 a day. Recognizing the folly of the strikes which have marked the past twenty years the association is trying to make an agreement upon a perpetual scale of reductions and increases to be enforced after three month’s notice, the mills running in the meantime, thus avoid- ing the annual shutdown and troubles of the past. The outlook for the business is so poor that this step is necessary. One large mill has worked up its orders and shut down for the winter throwing 1,200 men out of work. Other mills may have to do the same. TERSE TALES Oi lHE TIMES. Awnings about town are being housed. -—Hale’s Lung Balsam 250 euros all colds 693ti The Carpenters’ Union will meet to- night. Burgess Fillow will erect two new dwellings on Chestnut street. There was a row at an alleged colored gambling resort, Monday night. John Bodemeyer, Jr., is now at Wor- cester Mass. , with temperance orator Murphy. Everett, the eight months’ old son of Job and Elizabeth Archer, died Mon- day night. —20 per cent discount on all cloaks purchased at the Boston store, Nor- walk, this week. 727-tf The soldier at the Riverside cemetery is reported as saying that he is not re- ceiving as many calls as a few weeks since. The work of straightening and wid- ening Wall street from the bridge east- erly, will not be commenced until next Spring. A life-like picture of ex-Wardcn J. D. Kimmey now adorns the walls of the meeting-room of the Court of Bur- gesses. The roof of horse-car No. 11 on the Winnipauk line caught fire from the stovepipe, Saturday night. Damages nominal. Those who wish to join the Evening School will be given an opportunity to- night and to morrow night at the Over River School building. -—The Chicago Singer Sewing Ma.- chine is now on exhibition at the Bos- ton Store, Norwalk. Price, only $9. 98. 729-tf Buckingham Post has extended an invitation to Douglas Fowler Post to take part in a camp fire at the Post rooms to-morrow evening. Oswald R. Smith, at the special re- %uest of the editor of the Connecticut anner, has decided to again act as the Norwalk correspondent of that paper. Rufus Fillow, father of Burgess Fil- low, is dangerously sick with conges- tion of the brain and paralysis of the throat at his, home in Cranberry Plains. A committee of the A. M. E. Zion church propose furnishing a Thanks- giving diuner to the poor colored peo- ple of Norwalk, and will be glad to re- ceive all contributions fbr that purpose at .the church on the day before Thanksgiving. Someone sends us the particulars of a tin wedding anniversary that took place in town on Monday evening, but as the communication accompanying the same‘was unsigned, it was relegated to the home of all anonymous letters, 73. 6., the scrap basket. Mrs. Rosa Smith, the evangelist, is doing splendid work at the A. M. E church. and before she leaves expects to convert every colored person in town. Monday night, three persons experienced religion and five more re- quested that they be prayed for. The executive committee of the State Sunday School association meets to~ day at Naugatuck. Several matters of importance will be brought forward by the officers for action—among them: The en ployment of a state primer-v worker, house to house visitation, etc. A location for the next state convention ~ is to be decided upon. USE DANA’S sZnsAPA...nLA,IT-s ‘TEE KIND THA’L CURES.” + -More to Come. Mr. T. Harold March has sold all of the Claflin Manufacturing Co.’s pianos that he had on exhibition at the City Hotel, South Norwalk, but there will be a new shipment‘ of these celebrated instruments to-morrow, and those in- terested in obtaining-a piano at whole- sale prices, or at half the regular rate. are cordially invited to call and inspect the" n'e‘w‘ shipment. ' . “Equal- anal Exact Justice. to all Men 0)“ Whatever, State or Persuasion, Religious or Political/L—Jefimon Norwalk, Conn. Tuesday Evening, November 21. list-i3. A Timely Hint. We learn that up in Thomaston a number of landlords have reduced the rent on their tenements on account of the hard times and short hours of work. A few of Ansonia’s landlords have done the same thing, we understand, but more of them ought to.——Ansonia Sen- tinel. < 0+- Takes Office on Wednesday. Collector Byxbee who is to succeed Collector Hutchinson in the internal revenue office will take office on _Wed- nesday, after which changes Will be made in the Bridgeport revenue office. The resignation of Deputy Collector Hawley which was submitted some weeks ago will then be given to Collec- tor Byxbee who will probably give 3t his immediate attention. Mr. Hawley s successor, it is stated Will be taken from some other part of the district than Bridgeport, but that-the gauger will be selected from that city. _-_._‘*.>.._.__ On the Staff. . Department Commander Wilbur F. Rogers of Meriden, has recommended James N. Coe of Noroton for assistant inspector general on the staff of Com- mander~in-Chief J. G. B. Adams of the G. A. R , of Lynn, Mass: L. H. Gal- lub of Norwich, Charles Morse of Themaston, Albert R. Logic of Bridge- port, Frederick Monier of New Britain Ralph Wright of New Haven, John G. Palmer of Middletown, George_ G. Cragg of Naugatuck, Benjamin Wright of Greenwich, George W. Anderson of Stamford, Fred H. Carter of Meriden and C. B. Foster of New Haven as aide-dc-camps. - .«* __ USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S “THE KIND THAT CURES.” —.Q. Evening SChool. An evening school for all persons in Norwalk over 14 years of age, will be opened in the Over River School build- ing, next Monday evening. Teachers were in attendance last Monday even; ing, to receive those desiring to enter the school. One hundred names“ were registered between the hours of 7 and 9:40 o’clock, and each persou was fur- nished with a school or admission tick et. A large number more were anx1oua to enter the school and there will be meetings on Wednesday and Thursday evenings for the purpose of registering their names. The applicants were from every part of the town and their ages ranged from 14 to F0 years. Forty of the number registered were young ladies. It is believed that the school will open with a membership of fully 250 scholars. Principal Wigham of the Over River school has been engaged by Principal Maples as assistant teach- er and other teachers will be added as necessity may require. —-——————<<o iodine Runs Away. Richard Whittlesey, colored .coach- man at W. B. E. Lockwood’s, met with a serious accident Monday afternoon. He was on the road to Saugatuck with Mr. Lockwood’s trotterIIodine hitched to a road cart. The horse became frightened at a yoke of oxen and turn- ing suddenly upset the wagon throw- ing Whittlesey out. The horse then continued on towards home until he reached the Green where the vehicle .struck a. tree and was thoroughly de- molished. Being freed from the wagon the horse then ran into the yard and to the barn where he stopped. The har- ness was badly damaged. Parties who saw the accident ran to Whittlesey’s assistance and he was taken into a house near by. John Hirsch who was near the scene at the time with his delivery wagon attempted to stop the runaway, failing in which he drove back to the house in which Whittlesey had been taken, and later brought him home. Whittlesey sus- tained a severe bruise on his side, a broken'rib and an ugly cut on his head. It is not believed that his injuries are of a dangerous character. --Those Cloaks. A GAZETTE representative had occa- sion to visit the Boston Store on Satur- day last on business. Ascending to the second floor he found both proprietors, Mr. O’Gorman and Mr. Dewsbury, sur- rounded by an army of the-fair sex. To the right were clocks, to the left were more cloaks, while in front and rear was a perfect barricade of cloaks. There were new designs in braided and fur-trimmed jackets and Misses cloaks by the hundreds, and the fair sex, what a picnic they were having. The CA- ZETTE man placed himself where he could Witness the moving panorama and watched the enormous sale of cloaks. First a Miss would slide up to the mirror and survey herself iu. a. handsome jacket, balloon sleeves and fly collar, she in turn would be followeci by a young lady array ed in a hand- some garment with Worth collar, large cuffs and braid trimmings, full skirt and balloon sleeves. Such an array of beauty one seldom sees and the news- paper man. as he watched the flying wooden balls on their way to the Cash- ier, wondered where the hard times were that every one was talking about, surely not at the Boston Store’s mam- moth sale of cloaks. After spending half an hour in a vain attempt to reach Mr. O’Gorman, the GAZETTE man de- parted and renewed his visit Monday morning. Again ascending to the cloak department the scribe was horrified to find that instead of decreasing the sale had increased and the air was full of hissing electricity as the wooden balls chased each other along the cash car- rier to the Cashier’s desk. Giving up his second attempt to interview the proprietor the man of shears started for the. door vowing that he would reach his man to-day or die in the at- tempt, but before he had descended the first flight of stairs he was met by a telegraph boy bearing a telegram to the Boston store announcing that fifty- five more imported garments were on the way. That settled it. The. GAZETTE man left and will not attempt to inter- view the proprietor of the Beston Store until _ next Spring, or until this great sale of cloaks is finished. Court of Burgesses. An adjourned meeting of the Court of Burgesses was held on Monday evening. Burgess Sutherland was ab- sent as was also Clerk_Hubbell, assist- ant clerk Weed acting in his place. A petition containing sixteen names praying for a street light on Plymouth avenue was read and referred to the chairman on lights, he to report at next meeting of the Court. . Edward Carrol was present and was heard in the matter of providing an outlet for the surface water on'Stuart avenue. It' was referred to chairman of highway. committee, he to report at next meeting of the Court. The following bills were ordered paid: Norwalk Printin 00., $27.50; T. J. Howard, 3530; L. urdick, $11 ; G. L. Northrop, $30; L. R. June. $10; A. A. Martin, $30 ; Wallace Dann, $37.50; Meeker Coal Co., $10.08,; R. McGinnis, $67.60 ; Beat‘y Zinc 00., $20; Fred. Pierce, $24.36 ; B. Feeney, $9 ; D. Conly, $34.97; Owen Winn, 36.75 ; C. Mylord, $3.75 ; J. A. Par- trick, $9.40; E. Burchard, $1.50 ; John Clarity, $7.50; John Cahill, 358.25; B. McGinnis, $10 50 ; Owen Shannon, $7.50 ; M. Whalen, $9 ; William Ryan, 312; John Hayes, $3; M.'Kensella, $9.75; W. B. Hawkins, $5.50. The petition of W. B. Hawkins to erect a frame building on West Main street was granted. E H. Fillow asked permission to erect two frame dwelling houses on Chestnut street and his request was granted. The petition of S. B. Wilson to erect a 2—story dwelling house on Cross street was granted. . Contractor Sheldon stated that the fi- nal payment of $773.73 on the Stuart and Elmcrest sewers was due. The matter was referred to the chairman of the finance committee with power to settle the same. Warden Sloan stated that he had act- ed in conformity with a vote of the court and secured a picture of ex-Warden Kimmey,and it was voted that the same be placed on the walls of the court room. An offer made by Mrs. Jonathan Camp, to contribute land on Cannon street, if the borough would straighten the street at a point near her house,was accepted, and 'he work ordered done. The chairman of the highway com- mittee reported that portions of both Leonard and Cross streets were in a. miserable condition. He was instruct- ed to have the same put in repair. The subject of the abatement of a 313 tax on property of George Waterbury was deferred until the next meeting 'of the court. - . While the court was in session Chief Dann was called out. When he returned he‘ stated that Danbury Jack (so called) and his wife,and another transcient had been quarreling at the station-house. He said that it would cost the town from $12 to $15 each to send them to jail. While he was not so instructed by the court it seemed to be the opin- ion of the members of the court that it would be advisable to order him to leave town forthwith or else submit to arrest. The court then adjourned. ' “-7 e— ———»< o y»~ a.“ —— . Fresh People. The freshest people in the state live in South Norwalk, says the Bridgeport News, if the delegation who make it a practice to come here every Saturday 18 a. fair sample of those who remain at home. Last Saturday night there were about fifteen South Norwalkers here. Along towards 11 o’clock they steered for the depot. One who had partaken of 15 cents worth of beer addressed every woman he met. The Park City theatre had begun to turn out its enor- mous audience. . This particular South Norwalk “blud” bumped into every woman and girl who had no escort. He carefully avoided men. “ Beg pardon,” he would say to every woman. Several young men who had grown tired of his actions tried to place themselves in a position where he would be apt to collide with them. They wanted to punch him and he evi- dently knew their game for he carefully kept out of their way. When he got in front of the restaurant he bumped against a young woman and she bumped against one of the young men. The latter struck the Norwalker and he sobered up but said not a word. His friends had long since reached the de- pot and he’ lost no time in joining them. Put Out With Wine. The Italian society of Bridgeport gave a concert and ball Monday night that came very near resulting in a ter- rible fatality in which manv lives would have been lost but for the prompt ac- tion of the committee in charge. In the midst of the festivities the cry of fire was raised, and without waiting to ascertain the cause of the alarm the more excited persons made a rush for the doors while the cooler headed ones attempted to check the panic which followed after'the cry of fire rang out. The alarm came during the tableau representing America and Italy, pre- sented by the Misses Amelia and Mamie Musante, who were attired in the na- tional colors of the two countries. ’ As the tableau came to a close a pan of red fire was set off on the platform. The flames 'spread across the stage, set- ting the wood-work afire. Immediate- -ly wild excitement prevailed while two of the members of the society hastened to secure water to extinguish the flames. They could obtain no water and rush- ing to the bar they seized several bot- tles of wine and poured the contents upon the blaze, subduing it. ' Q Bishop McMahon’s Successor. One of Bridgeport’s Catholic clergy- men is authority for the statement that Bishop McMahon’s successor has been selected and will be announced before Christmas. The same authority states that Vicar General Hughes will be re- tained in his present position. It is also said that the new bishop will ap- point a number of irremovable rectors among whom it is stated will be Father Rogers of St.‘ Mary’s church, Bridge- port. Theonly irremovable rector at the present time in Bridge ortisFather Oremin, of St". Augustine s parish. ' ON THE AVENUE. .(BY MIs—s-Nononr.) It is pleasant to hear the truth—— about other people. When a man dies in the Society Is- lands, they paint his body; but in N or- walk his character is the thing that is frescoed. Half the troubles we look for do not come; and it is never worth while to waste the hours in worrying. Serpolet is a yellowish green, and a brilliant emerald is much used in satin and velvet, although but few complex- ions can stand these bright hues. . Dog collars and girdles of amethysts in their various tints, rich purple, light green, blue and pink, are much worn as a finish to the fashionable mousse- line de soie blouses. If a woman were as careful in select- ing a husband to match her disposition, as she is in selecting a dress to match her complexion, there would be fewer unhappy marriages than there are. The flat has gone forth and there is no mistaking it. The chrysanthemum is no longer a fashionable flower. No girl “in the swim” would think of wear- ing a chrysanthemum on the street. It is the rose which again reigns. The reason is, chrysanthemums are com- mon, roses are not. This is the season of the year when we prepare for winter in more ways than one. And one way is by fixing the temperature at which our rooms shall be kept during. the next five months. If it begins a. high one we will pay for it before the winter is over with colds and their consequences. It is such an easy matter to fall into the habit of close, hot rooms, and such a dangerous one. Save the small paper bags carefully which groceries come in; they are use- ful in many ways. Slip the hand in one when you black the stove and you will not soil it. When fires abound, slip them over the clean lamp chim— neys during the day.» After fruit is canned draw them over the can and label them plainly. The action of the light causes more fruit to spoil than any other one thing. There is one awfully good thing about these hard times, said a witty Woman the other day. ' “ They make it so much easier for those who have al- ways been poor but ashamed to confess to such a harrowing state of affairs.” This winter it is quite the fashion to say in a pretty, deprecating way: “I really cannot afford such and such a thing——the times are so frightfully hard.” And many a woman makes this an open excuse for not entertaining when in other years she would have bitten ‘ofl' theistongue rather than con- fess the prosaic truth. I doubt very much if the people of .Norwalk will ever have another oppor- tunity to hear such divine m mic as that rendered at the Opera House last evening by the Ovide Musu. Concert Company. The violin execunons of Ovide Musin were simply giftiid, and proved him a master of that instrument. Annie Louise Musin delighted her hearers with her sweet soprano voice, while the contralto-voiced Bessie Bon- sall was, to my thinking, the gem of the evening. Mr. F. W. Elliott has a sweet tenor vowe, and his Aria from Faust was delightfully rendered. _ it has been my observation at former concerts that the pianist was received by the audience with a general it um of conversation, but I was agreeably sur- prised last evening to notice that dur- ing the playing of Eduard Scharf 9. pin could have been heard if dropped in any part of the house. USE Dfim’s SAHSAPARIL—MAJT’S ‘ THE KIND THAT ovens." A Grist of Cases. There was a large batch of cases in the Justice Court at the Police Station, this morning. The first case presented was before Justice Honnecker. The accused was - an Italian named Antonio Penn and he was charged With an assault on Mrs. Annie Roach. He plead not guilty and furnished a cash bond of $25 for a fur- ther hearing tomorrow morning. Justice Coolidge then sat down in the judicial chair and continued the court. The first person to appear before him was an umbrella mender who gave his name as James Stanley. On promismg to leave town immediately, he was dis- charged. ' . The next on the list were Mr. and Mrs. John Hyatt,better known perhaps as “Danbury Jack.” They were ac- cused in the writ of being common drunkards. Both plead not guilty, and both confessed to a plain every day drunk. They were found guilty of the first charge and sentenced to 240 days each in the. Bridgeport Jail. They took an appeal to the Court of Common Pleas, but being unable to furnish the $200 bonds required were taken to the Bridgeport jail. _ 7 . A warrant charging, Mrs. Lulu .Car- ver, wife of Frederick Carver,of Bridge- port with intoxication and breach of the peace was then read, to which charge the accused plead not guilty. It was stated that Mrs. Carver was subject to fits of insanity, and an adjournment was taken until Friday, Dec. 1st, William Sheldon becoming surety in thesum of $25 for her appearance at that time. p A young man named John Conway next received the attention of the court. He was arrested Monday-night on the charge of having burglarized the store of S. C. Horton on Belden'avenue some time last July, at which time about $2 in money, four pies, socks and etc. were stolen. Young Conway skipped out of town soon after. He plead not guilty. Another yoang man named Mas-rm tes- testified to having seen Conway the next morning with a pair of the stolen socks on and with a handful of pennies. He also said that Conway had asked him to rob a store. At this testimony the prisoner became wrathy and practi- cally admitted his guilt, and further- more accused Mason _of being wizh him at the time the robbery was con. ted. Probable cause was found and j n. a; was bound overin the sum of $500 for trial b’e’fo’fe the. Superior Court. . . llll. BlllllNl’S‘ REl’lllll Result of——ITis—l—Vlission to Hawaii Made Public. Makes No Suggestions Nor Recom- mendations, But. Confines Himself to the Facts as He Saw Them— Reflcctions on Certain Parties. WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. — Secretary Gresham has made public all the corresp pondenco between the secretary of state and James H. Blount, commissioner and late minister of the Hawaiian islands. Mr. Gresham, in giving the voluminous printed matter to the press, explained that it included everything connected with Mr. Blount’s mission to Hawaii, with the ex- ception of some statistical tables relating to the islands. The matter consists of three parts, the first beginning with a copy of the instruc- tions given Mr. Blount on March 11, 1893, prior to his departure from Washington for Honolulu, and the last part ending with a brief letter under date of July 31, 1893, in which he takes his conga as fol- lows; - Can Only Best on Military Force. “The condition of parties in the islands is one of quiescence. The action of the United States is awaited by all as a mat- ter of necessity. This condition, it can be assumed, will remain until the propo- sitlon to annex is accepted or rejected. In the latter contingency no sudden move- ment is likely to occur. The present gov- ernment can only rest on the use of mili- tary forces. Possessed of most of the arms in the islands, with a small white popula- tion to draw from to strengthen it, ultimately it will fall without fall, it may preserve its existence for a. year- or two, but not longer.” ' Then he adds that he has done his duty as well as he could “consideringI was sur. rounded by persons interested in mislead- ing me.” Secretary Gresham’s letter of instruc tions to Mr. Blount, dated March 11, define clearly how far in the opinion of the presi~ dent the use of armed force is permissible by the United States to pull down or set up governments. Blount Refuses Favors. In a letter dated April 6, Mr. Blount announces his‘arrival at Honolulu and tells of his refusal, against the strong urg- ing of Minister Stevens, to accept a house and the use of servants, carriages, horses, etc, furnished by the provisional govern- ment paying “whatever I wanted for it from nothing up.” He also notes the refusal of tenders from the ex-queen and others. . Appended to a letter of April 8, in which Mr. Blount depletes the perverted influence of Minister Stevens and Consul General Severance, to which he ascribes the existence of the provisional government, is a. stenographio report of an interview be~ tween Mr. Blount and Admiral Skerrett in which the latter said that just before leaving for San Francisco to assume com— mand of the Pacific squadron on Dec. 30, he called at the navy department for any instructions the Secretary might be pleased to give him, and that during the conver- sation Secretary Tracy, in reply to a re— mark of his that tWenty years ago when he was in Hawaii he was told by United States Minister Pierce . that the United States government did not wish to annex the islands of Hawaii, Secretary Tracy said: “Commodore the wishes of the gov- ernment have changed. They will be very glad to annex Hawaii.” He said as a matter of course none but the ordinary legal means can be used to persuade these people to come into the United States. Paul Neumaun’s Reputation. Mr. Blount, in a subsequent letter, fore- stall'ed the visit of Paul Neumann to Washington in stating that he “is gener- ally regarded here as a bright, plausible, unscrupulous person,” and suggests that if the administration should receive any proposition from Mr. Neumaun in connec- tion with a contract between the queen and the provisional government, in the matter of her abdication, it would be far better to decline to entertain anything. Gives Suggestions to the Queen. Mr. Blount says he called on the ex- queen and informed her that no person was authorized by President Cleveland nor himself to place the government of the United States in the attitude of desiring an adjustment between herself and the provisional government, and the queen charged that she did not intend to enter into any negotiations until the “lashing- tou government had taken action on Mr. Blouut’s report, Defends the Queen. The printed attacks of Volney Ashford on the queen are discredited by Mr. Blount. Ashford declared that she had twice strlnn to supplant her brother even at the ex- pense, if necessary, "of walking OVer his body to the throne; that Wilson’s “pull” with the queen consisted in the fact that for many years he had been her favorite para.- mour,‘ among several, and that she was a woman loaded notoriously with the gross- esi‘. social vices. ' Mr. Bount's Final Report. Mr. Blount’s conclusion of facts are em- bodied in. his report to Secretary Gresham dated July 17th. It is‘la very» long docua “ment filling 37 large printed pages and indicates very clearly that he understood that'he was toconfiue himself tosa plain statément of facts for newliere ' does he ‘ make the slightest éfignastion or recom- i Price one Cent. mendetlon. Refusing all printers or no:- pitality on his arrival on the islands he says he took up his quarters at the Ha: waiian hotel where he passed several days in receiving calls and soon became aware that all minds were quietly and anxiously looking to the action of the United States government. The troops of the Boston were doing military duty for the provis- ional government, with the American flag floating over the government building, and, says the minister, “Within it the provisional government conducted its bus- iness under an American protectorate, to be continued, according to the avowed purpose of the American minister during negotiations with the United Statel for annexation. ” This brings the story down to the inci- dent, which created such a stir, of hauling down the American flag, which Mr. Blount describes as follows: Lowering- thc American Flag. “My instructions directed me to make inquiries, which in the interest of can- dor and truth could not be done when the minds of thousands of Hawaiian citizens were full of uncertainty as to what - the presence of American troops, the Ameri- can flair, and the American protectorate implied. It seemed necessary that all these influences must be withdrawn before those inquiries could be prosecqu in a manner befitting the dignity and power of the United States. “Inspired with such feeling and confident no disorder would ensue, I directed the removal of the flag of the United States from the government building and the return of the American troops to their vessels. This was accomplished without any demonstration of joy or grief on the part of the populace.” ———--—-——<o~ NUTMEG GRATIl-NGS. Prominent citizens of Hartford have «med a law and order league to stop 'te illegal sale of liquor. ‘ the condition of Landlord Morse of few Britain is very grn ve and there is rile impe of his recovery. l.‘.lt"!'i‘ are at present more people out work in H-trtt'ord than remembered the in twenty years. Efforts are es... mule bv citizens to relieve dis- ~ -.:~~. which is now beginning to show :5 'll' .it if min Palmer, 9. brakeman on the m lim- dot-ion of the Consolidated o -=':. we accidentally shot by William iiuiqund at his home in Branford,Sun- .13.. He died at 7 o’clock Monday Lllz-l'lllllg. The United States express made its irst trips over the New York and New England road Sunday night. The trains do not stop between Danbury and Waterbury. Passenger coaches are attached to the trains. The condition of Hon. Nathaniel Wheeler, of Bridgeport, has shown such a decided improvement within the past week that there are now strong hopes of his permanent recovery. The hearing on the injunction re- straining the Consolidated road from fencing in Bishop avenue. Bridgeport, will be held in the superior court, civil side, to-day. The road claims that the highway was never legally laid out. The schooner Henry R. Tilton is now in Bridgeportvharbor. The Tilton is the vessel which had her stern shot away by an 800 pound projectile while passing Sandy Hook sometime ago. l‘he shot was fired from a government gun. Patrick Smith, a New York man, was found lying in the gutter on Wall street, Bridgeport, Monday evening. Smith was searched at police headquarters and $69.59 was found in his pockets. He undoubtedly would have fallen a prey to the sharks of the locality had he not been arrested. It was announced at the. mills of the Sayles 85 Washburn Manufacturing Co., in Mechanicsville Monday afternoon, that the firm had made an assignment. The liabilities will be it is understood about $3,000,000. The assets are not known and the firm refuses to make any statement at present. Willie Meany, aged thirteen, was dis- emboweled and had both legs nearly severed by a freight train on the North- hampton division of the Consolidated road at Winchester crossing Monday. He was playing around the cars and jumped from one of them. He fell in front of a car with the result men- tioned. The twenty engineers and firemen who lost their regular runs by the re- duction in train service on the Con- solidated road, will not however lose their positions. These men will be given work in relieving some of those » who will still have regular runs. It is understood that those who now have regular work will be given a few days off occasionally, about once in two weeks. To RENT. - Half inch 07‘ 1883, 250 a day 07‘ $1.00 per week. 0 RENT.~_—Housc, No. 11 High street. Six _ rooms With water: newly apergd and painted; rent $8 TAFT Baos', lothiers. 23 Wall street. ' 703 tf 0 RENT.——A neat and convenient cottage , of seven rooms, public‘water etc., near Union Park, but three minutes wa of the post-office. Rent >12.50 per month. Inquire of GEN. (nus. OLMSTEAD. (-) RENT.—A furniseed house, centrally ifi located. Apply to “H’ care GAZETTE n cc. « w... , 10 RENT —First floor of No. 4 El 'eet. ' also barn. Apply to O. E. WILE cs. «4 Eif FOR SALE. ' Half inch or less 250 a day or 31,00 per.- week. "It SALM—A Phoenix 00. Piano Box End Spring Buggy I» as been need. Will sell :heap or would'exchange for a and boat in good condition. App] at GAZETTE office. 688' if _ ._ ._ LOST, ~- . _ Half inch or less 250 a. day or $1.00 per week. . o ~T.—Small Pug l.)og,answers to the name of “Lien.” Finoer re arded by return»- inigt‘o No. 8 L‘s’ivis street. Ndrwalk. was > ' fl
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