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Norwalk, Conn.,Tliursday Evening, December 14, 1893.
“Equal and Exact J action to all Men 0} Whatever State or Persuasion, Religious or Politico .”¥—Je(7"erson.
‘
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Price One Cent..- 3
llol.'llI.-—¢ll’licle N0. 755.
‘ THE FAVOR'IIT'E HOME PAPER.
[nourish n all things: Neural m rating.
The Gazette has the largest clr—
culatlon of any paper In Norwalk.
and furnishes the lowest advertising
rates-
Prices of Cotton and Cereals.
The returns of the Department of '
Agriculture, indicating the average of
prices of our different farm products
at the point of production or in the
nearest localmarket, on December 1,
show a marked decrease in corn, wheat,
rye, oats, barley, cotton and potatoes,
while a very few products, such as buy,
buckwheat and tobacco, are higher, or
equal to the average figure for the past
two years.
In wheat and cotton the difference is
most marked, and it is 8. Significant
fact that these two are the heaviest
items in our list of agricultural exports.
For this reason it'seems probable that
the net results of our foreign trade
balances will not be altogether satisfac-
tory this year. It will take a marked
increase in our exports to equal the
decrease in the total value, owing to
the difference in price. It is much to
be regretted that there appears no
direct remedy for this fall in value.
Turning to the condition of the crops,
it appears that winter wheat and rye
are both considerably ahead of their
average for last year at this time. This
is doubly gratifying, for although it
will have a tendency to prevent any
rise in, the price, it should makcflour
cheaper at a time when many are out
of employment,» and will provide traffic
for the large railWay lines in the gran-
ger region. '
If it were not for the marked de-
crease in the price of wheat and cotton,
the result of this year’s agriculture
would be quite satisfactory.
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Regrotable.
We “view with alarm” the dissen-
sionsflthat have arisen in the camp Of
Islam in this country. It seems strange
that a religion whose creed is: “ There
is but one God and Mahomet is his
prophet" should be torn by factions
and that, too, in a land where certainly
it ought to put its best foot forward.
The. Mahometans of New York city are
by the ears so to speak. One faction is
led by a Mr. Emin S. Nabahofi', while
the other faction is guided by one Mr.
Mahonict Alexander Russell Webb.
Mr. Webb we are sorry to say has fur-
niShod the arsenal of polemics with a
degraded and disgusting weapon. Nev-
er before amid the most rancorous
theological controversy have We seen
the word “fakir” applied to an oppo-
nent. We have heard the time honored
and mucliused words “heretic” “schis-
matic” “erring brother” and in the
warmer moments such terms as “out-
cast of the folc” “ally of the Arch-
Fiend” etc., but until this vulgar and
slangy Mahometan appeared we never
knew the canons of good taste to be
brutally violated by the use of the
word “fakir.” We should regret to
hear the presiding officer of a Presby-
ter‘ian synod allude to Prof. Briggs as
“fakir,” or the letter writing Episcopal
bishop of western New York- apply to
the Pope’s “paramount commissioner,’
Mgr. Satiolli, the same epithet. We
submit that theological controversy
will lose its respectibility and dignity
if the use of such a word is tolerated
for a moment. We are not intolerant,
we have no quarrel with the Mahome-
tan creed, but we do say that Mr. Webb
should be drawn and quartered for the
introduction of such a startling inno-
vation.
It appears by the :newspapors, but
not by carefully prepared affidavits,
that Mr. Webb wears the title “Sheik-
hul-Islam,” which among Mahometans
corresponds to the title of “pundit”
among the Hindoos, or “big medicine
man” among the North American In-
dians, and that he claims that he is the
only genuine exponent of Mahometan-
ism—name blown in the glass as it Were,
while Mr. Nabahofi' is a “fakir,” and
guilty of irregular and “uncanonical”
performances. Mr. Webb may be right
for aught we know, but we confess that
the other fellow has a practical turn of
mind and takes things as he finds them.
The “Sheikhul-Island” insists on day-
break prayers and that Friday shall be
respected by the Mahometan neophytes.‘
The “ fakir,” however, concludes that
Sunday and ten o’clock prayers will
answer his purpose, and we think he
shows better sense than Mr. Webb who
is probably a “strict constructionist.”
”If Mr.,Webb insists On; his _ ideas - we
_ ' fear hb will have to live to be its Old as
- the fifteenth wife of Mahomet before
he gathers a "cengregation which will
observe Friday and day-break prayers,
particularly the latter.
' We do/ not attend any mosques as yet,
but when we do, we shall attend the
mosque conducted by the fakir. We
are satisfied that it is irregular and
' contrary to the Mahometan discipline,
but the services are conducted on a
' non-business day and at an hour which
does not require any heroic efforts at
early rising. ‘
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TERSE TALES OF lHE TIMES.
O. E. Wilson is in Harwinton.
~—Buy your Perfumes at lIale’s.
753-1
There was a very low tide Wednesday
night.
A chicken thief is the most contempt-
ible of all thieves. .
Assistant Postmaster Malone is sick
with an attack of the grip.
—Baby’s first Christmas, at 41 Main
street, Norwalk. ’755-3t
There were several women in town
last night with skates on. '
——Buy Sachet Powders at Hale’s.
. 753-tf
Mrs. Fred. Smith is convalescent. of
a. severe attack of the grip.
-We greet you with Baby’s first
Christmas, at 41 Main street, Norwalk.
755-31:
Buckingham Post G. A. R. held a
regular meeting Wednesday night.
—Pocket Books at Hale’s. 753.tl
Connecticut Pensions 2—«Original wid-
ows, etc., Sarah A. Belden, Forestville.
The entertainment committee of the
Alpha Wheel club will meet to-night. _
——Men’s embroidered Slippers, 750
up. 7546!;
At 6 o’clock this morning Wall street
thermometers registered 0 degrees
above zero.
-—Do not fair to procure the greatA.
8.: P. Tea Co. souvenir entitled Baby’s
first Christmas. 755-3t
There was a man in town Wednesday
afternoon trying to sell a recipe for
extracting sunbeams from cucumbers.
He was well “pickledfi? ,_
——Y0uths’ Shoes 800 Boys’ 000, Men’s
$1 at Hoyt’s. 754. (it
The sale at Taylor 5.: Co’s. store will
be continued on Saturday next at which
time the entire stock of wall paper will
be disposed of at your own prices.
——Soft warm Shoes, 31 at Hoyt’s. '
7'54 (31:
Dr. B. W. White of Bridgeport, has
been appointed health officer for the
towns of Easton and Trumbull, by At-
torney J. C. Chamberlain, the county
health officer.
—Bubber boots, Men’s, $2.50 and $3
at Hoyt’s. Rubber boots. warm shoes,
Arctics, Slippers. Fine or strong shoes
make useful presents. We have them
and good. 754: 61;
Kabaosa Encampment will meet to-
night. Work in the 2d. degree is ex-
pected, and the question of inviting
the Bridgeport boys over will be con-
sidered. A full attendance is requested.
,—Finest $2 Kid Shoes in the World,
at Hoyt’s, three styles. Ladies’ Over-
gaiters, 500. I750 and $1. 754611
Someone broke into James Roach’s
~hennery on Chapel street Wednesday
night,andhelpedthemselvestoanumber
of his chorcest poultry. A pound of
shot awaits the next person making a
like visit.
——Samples of some of the Christmas
presents to be given away to customers
at the Norwalk Boston store, are now
on exhibition in the store window.
754 lot.
The late D. M. lead of Bridgeport
'died intestate. Judge Tallmadge has
granted administration papers to David
F. and Charles B. Read, sons of the de-
ceased. James A. Morris and Edward
Stratton were appointed appraisers.
There was a family row at the Roger
McGinnis house on the New Canaan
road. Wednesday. night in which it is
alleged poor old Roger was pretty bad-
ly handled by his daughter, Mrs. Lizzie
McCarthy. He wanted her arrested but
an investigation of the trouble by a
grand juryman led him to believe that
both were in the wrong, and rum at the
bottom of it all. No arrests were made.
——So grateful are the proprietors of
the Norwalk Boston store for the im-
mouse business of the past season in
spite of the _dull times, that they wish
to show their appreciation of the pat-
ronage bestowed on them by distribut-
ing a large number of Christmas pres-
ents amongst their customers. In this
limited space it would be impossible to
enumerate all the articles they intend
to give away, but amongst them are a
ton of coal, 9. barrel .of flour, two sew—
ing machines, a 50 piece tea set. a tur-
key, a ring, several pounds of tea and
coffee, several bags of flour, a ham, 9.
pair of lace curtains, a pair of portiere
curtains, a lamp, an Oil painting, a
crayon p0rtrait,-a wool dress pattern,
.' ladies- and Misses cloaks, . severAL,,_dolg
lars .WOrth of sugar,smutfs,,.f.ur. capes,
kid gloves, umbrellas, neckti‘es, suits
of underwear, and -. hundreds of other
articles. Call at the Boston store, cor.
Main and Wall streets, for full infor-
mation concerning» the manner in which
these articles are to be dlitribl’lzigidiot
Mr. P. E. LeFevrc was a_ guest of
Mr. Isaac Bowe Wednesday night.
—At 2 p. m. Friday,you can get dolls
19c., wash sets for 100. at the Norwalk
Boston store. 755-11;
Mr. Isaac Bowe has presented the
Norwalk club with a handsome picture
of the steamship Kansas City.
——If you wish to get a handsome
Xmas. present at the Norwalk Boston
store do your holiday shopping morn-
ings, if possible. 755-11)
The cold wave that prevailed here
to-day brought the temperature to the
lowest point it has reached thus far this
winter.
The funeral of Mrs. Norman Wilson
was attended from her late home in
Harwinton, this afternoon. ‘Her son,»
0. E. Wilson, of this city, has the sym-
pathy of all in his sad bereavement.
State Organizer Gilmore paid a. fra-
ternal visit to Prilgrim Council, 0. U.
A. M., Wednesday night. Delegations
were present from other councils. The
meeting was of a very interesting char-
acter. . 4
——Christmas Presents—Doll carriages
48c to 980; hobby horses 98c; photo a1-
bums 450 to $3.75; picture books 50 to
$1.00; drums 58c to $1.08; wax flowers
20c to 250; games 5c to $1.00; horns,
bugles etc., at John T. Hayes,’, 25 Main
street.
iel Neylan this morning. Dan was try-
ing to sleep off a very large jag in a
Wall street store, where he had man.
aged to hide himself. So drunk was he
the services of a truck were necessary
to cart him to the station house.
The trial of the liquor seized at Fa-
han’s which was to have been heard
this morning. was adjourned until next
Monday. Ofiicer Ireland reported that
some ofthe liquor seized had been re-
moved from Fahan’s ice-box. If this
.be so there is more trouble ahead for
Mike.
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Generous Sheriff Clarkson.
The poor children of Stratford to the
number of 100 were rejoiced Wednes-
day at ascertaining that they would be
furnished with tickets of admission to
the entertainment to be given Dec. 21
by Imogene Brown. The tickets were
purchased with a contribution of $25
given by Sherifi' Clarkson. The en-
tertainmentis to raise a fund for the
poor children, so the latter will be
doubly benefitted by the generosity of
the sherifi‘.
———-——4¢ .
K. of C. Troubles.
.About 100 delegates representing
thirty councils of the Knights of Col-
umbus will meet in New Haven to-
morrow night to give definite shape to
the rebellion in the order against the
national officers.
Six of the eight councils of that city
will be represented and there will be
delegates present from councils in
Hartford, New Britain, Norwalk and
other towns. ~
After the committee is organized it
is probable that the national Officers
will be invited to appear and explain
certain matters. They will hardly ac-
cept the invitation. It is more likely
that they; will refuse to recognize the
convention in which case that body
will make an open declaration of war
against the national officers.
0
Bogus Book Agent.
An individual who palmed himself off
as a book agent was in this city yester-
day and called at a number of residen.
ces. He represented himself to be in
the employment of a wellknown New
York publishing house,and was canvas-
sing for an encyclopedia. One or two
of the residents in West Stamford whom
he visited think he is not what he repre-
sents himself to be,as a man of the same
description visited them last year and
succeed ed in getting them to subscribe
for a book which they never received.
He collected half the amount upon the
subscription and the balance after the
book is delivered. This is not the man-
ner in which the canvassers of the above
firm do business and no doubt their
fears are well founded. He is described
as being a short man with dark beard
and mustache, wearing a high hat.—
Advocate.
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His Last Week in New York.
—Notwithstanding the great success
of “Zamar,” the Salvini management
announce that the last week of the en-
gagement at the Star Theatre which
commences next Monday, Dec. 18th,
will be devoted t0.a repertoire of ro-
mantic plays. This has been found
necessary in order to accede to varied
and popular requests to see Salvini in
.other characterizations before he leaves
for the road tour.
» On Monday and Tuesday evenings he
will appear for the first time in New
York in Hugo’s grand masterpiece,
“ Ruy Blue,” a characterization that is
calculated to give him far ”more scope
for legitimate serious acting than that
afforded by any in which he has yet
been seen by the New York theatre-
goers. 1n some of its scenes it rises to
the realm of tragedy, a path in which
his critics prophesy that Salvini will
score his most enduring success.
On Wednesday and Thursday nights
he will revive once more D’Ennery’s
grand old Spanish romance “Don
Caesar de Bazan,” and will impersonate
"the gay, -swaggerin , yet” honorable
cavalier once the ido of the fair maids
of Madrid. Friday night, Saturday
matinee, and evening, the last three
performances Of the engagement, will
be given to the final repetitions of "Mr.
" 1 Boater’s“ successful-1 dramas-'2‘“ Zamar. ’.’
'-Witli’suc‘li a varied repertoire, Salvini
will have ample 0pportunity.todisplay-
his well known versatility and will have-
given the Star Theatre patrons-a series
of productions the romantic drama
never had _ before in ‘the' Eastern me-
tropolis. . . ._
Constable Morehouse arrested Dan- -
In Favor of the Gas’ Co.
In, the case of the Norwalk Gas Li ht
company vs. the Berou h of Norwa k,
the Supreme Court has anded down a
decision infavcr of the Gas company,
and a new trial is granted. ,
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Take His Whip Away. 7
On the; trip up-frOm South Norwalk
at 7:58 o’clock this morning, young
'Clark, the driver, famused himself by
cruelly lashing his horses nearly every
step of the way. PresidentHill should
take his whip away false he may fall in-
to the hands of theHumane society.
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLAJT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES. ’3‘ '
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Nordaby and {King to Meet.
A match has been arranged between
Eddie King of Birmingham and Bruce
Nordaby of Bridgeport, which is to
come off in a few weeks in Birminga
ham. Nordaby wentinto training yes-
terday under the {direction of Mike
Gillespie. ; . -
., - Both Fined.
Thomas Ryan and Dick Guthrie, the
prize fighters, were 7 brought before
Justice Hu’ng’erfOri, at Naugatuck, on
Wednesday, chargld with breach of
the peace. A fine of $7 and costs was
imposed upon each, the whole costs
amounting to about $40. Editor Pack
is still confined to his house.
USE DANA'S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”
Hospital Association.
A meeting of the Norwalk Hospital
Association was held Wednesday even-
ing, at which time the following direc-
tors were elected: Rev. S. H. Watkins,
Rev. P. J.“ Slocum, Thomas I. Bay-
mond and John W. Mains. The reports '
of the different committees were read
and accepted. The meeting adjourned
until next Mondayevening, when offi-
cers for the ensuing year will be elected.
All Sorts of Valuations.
Waterbury’s new grand list, just
completed, shows a total of $12,000,000,
an increase of $500,000. Waterbury
has a high tax-rats: and a low assess-
ment. One of the assessors, when
asked if he considered the tax-rate
in Waterbury high, said: “It is the
lowest, I believe, of any of the larger
cities in Connecticut. I wish to say
a word on that. Our total tax on the
list of 1893 will be :31 mills, 18 on the
city, 10 on the school and 3 on the
town. This means an actual tax of
10% mills, as we assess on but one-third
the value. In a report laid before the
Norwich board ofsht'rade two or three
years ago I find that N orwalk then paid
27 mills on~one-half the valuation, or
actually 13% mills; Middletown, 24:}
mills on a nine-tenth valuation, or
actually 21-2; Bridgeport, 24. mills on
one-half valuation, or an actual tax
of 12 mills; Hartford, 23 mills on a
two-third valuation, or actually 13
mills; Danbury, 223‘- mills on one-half
valuation, or actually 11;1 mills; New
Britain 22 mills on one-half valuation,
or really 11 mills; Stamford, the same
as New Britain ; New Haven, 19:}, mills
on a two-third valuation, or 13 mills
actually; Norwich, 19%; mills on two-
thirds valuation, or 13 mills really;
New London, 15;.L mills on a three-fifths
valuation, or 11% mills actually. These
rates may be even higher now. I do
not believe they are lower.”
USE DANA’S SABSAPARILLAJT’S
‘ THE KIND THAT CURES.”
A Dead Letter.
A decision which the furniture deal-
ers of Bridgeport, particularly those
belonging to the Protective association,
says the Union, have been waiting for
some time was handed down Wednes-
day. It is by the supreme court in the
case of Lee Bros. vs. E. J. Cram and
advises the common pleas court to ren-
der judgment for the plaintiffs. The
reasons are by Judge Torrance and all
the other judges assent.
The case was brought to test the law
passed by the last legislature. This law
required furniture dealers selling goods
on the installment plan to have the
lease recorded at the town clerk’ oflice,
as is now done in real estate transac-
tions. This law was objectionable to
the the furniture dealers for many rea-
sons. The principal ones were that
many of their patrons objected to hav-
ing their purchases recorded, and that
it would cost the dealers from $500 to
$1,000 each to pay for recording leases,
and big dealers much more. The law
was so strong in the lease clause that a
dealer who sold goods and failed to
have them recorded had no redress if
the purchaser sold the goods or refused
to pay. _
The law went into effect August 1.
Three days later the Bridgeport dealers
organized a protective association. It
had severalpbjects in view, the princi-
pal one being to fight the new law.
Lawyers were consulted and it was
decided to test the law in the courts.
The association employed Lockwood &
Beers.
Lee Bros. sold to Robert E. Skid-
more, the well-known auctioneer, office
furniture in value over $100: The firm
did not record the lease. Later Mr.
Skidmore sold the furniture to E. J.
Cram, the second hand dealer. Next
Leo Bros. brought suit to recover goods
and damages.
The case was brought in the commOn ~
pleas court and was taken immediately
to the highest tribunal in the state for
adecisionwhich would uphold the new
law or declare it of 'no force. The de-
cision came and being in favor of the
plaintiff's, who had failed to have the
lease recorded, makes the law a dead
letter. _‘
Furniture dealers will~naturally feel
elated over the result as they considered
the law a menace to their business.
. N at only. were local furniture dealers
interested-,‘but all :over the.» state the.
dealers were interested. It.- took cen-
isiderablc money to conduct the case
but the Bridgeport-dealers, while they:
bore the greater part of the expense,
have received financial help from other .'
cities:
NUTMEG GRATINGS.
Physicians estimate that over 1,000
people in New Haven are suffering from
hard colds With catarrhal difficulties ac-
companying. '
It is reported that Chief Hosford of
N augatuck. has had 150 warrants issued
for the arrest of Bridgeport and Hart-
ford~ men who attended the Ryan-
Guthrie fight.
New London wants the coming con-
vention of the State Sunday school
union. At a meeting of the pastors. of
the city it was decided to do everything
possible to get it.
- Henry Taylor, a farmer of West-
brook, committed suicide Wednesday
by shooting himself in the mouth. He
was a veteran of the war and was fifty-
mne years of age.
William‘J. O’Neill, of Stamford,
charged With stealiflg a quantity of
hay.from Charles . Waterbury, of
Darren, was acquitted in the court of
common pleas Wednesday.
At a meetin of the farmers of Hart-
ford county ednesday, at the capitol,
E. S. .Hough of Poquonnock, was elect-
ed a member of the state board of agri-
culture to succeed B. B. Noble.
Postmaster N. D. Sperry of New Ha-
ven, who has been suffering from an at-
tack of the grip since last Friday, is
much betterand will probably be able
:0 resume his duties at the postofiice
0- ay.
Deputy United States Marshal Moore
has arrested Gilbert Bishop of New
London, for building a wharf out into
naVigable waters. A hearing will be
had before United States Commissioner
Marvin, Friday. .
George B. Beardsley, of Bridgeport,
is an officer in a company which owns a
large tract in Montana in which there
are two gold mines. It is stated that
since Sept. 1 they have yielded $60,000
worth of bullion. The property is about
135 miles northwest of Great Falls.
Aurelius Steward will not take charge
of the Bridgeport post office until Jan.
1. C. Judson Seymour, superintend-
ent of the carriers’ department, and
Andrew H. Doolittle, assistant post-
master, are to retire the first of the
coming month and enter into business
together.
All of the unmarried men employed
in the quarries at Cromwell were noti-
fied Wednesday, that after this week
there would be no more work for them
until spring. The employers have
signified their intention of giving the
married men employment as long as
possible. ’
In the superior court Wednesday be-
fore Judge George W. Wheeler the ap-
peal was heard of Michael Bristol from
the decision of commissioners refusing
him a liquor license. It is the first case
under the new law permitting appeals
to the_court from the decision of the
commissioners.
Edward Tuttle of the Blake associa-
tion says that the affairs of the associa-
tion have so far advanced that their
claim to the immense Blake estate can
now be proved beyond doubt. The ad-
visory board will push the matter from
now on until the estate is settled.
John Whetway, Joseph Barratt, and
James Huddy,‘ well known residents of
Bridgeport, Will embark for England
Saturday for a several months’ visit to
their native land. They are three of
the youngest and most popular mem-
léers of Magna Char-ta lodge, S. of St.
A dwelling owned by Nathaniel
Knowlton in West Ashford, was burned
Wednesday. A woman named Guilbert
and her child were burned to death,
but Guilbert and a. man named Smith
escaped, although badly burned. The
fire isl supposed to be the result of a ca-
rousa .
John H. McMahon and P. W. Wren
of Bridgeport, of McMahon .& Wren,
wholesale liquor dealers, are members
of a syndicate composed largely of
New Haven men who have been ne-
gotiating for the purchase of the entire
street railroads now owned by the
Bridgeport Traction company.
Attorney Markley of New Britain,
has sued the Catholic Benevolent legion
for $10,000 at the instance of the heirs
of the late Thomas McCarthy of that
place. There is some trouble over the
payment on the part of the society of
the death benefit which it is claimed
McCarthy’s heirs are entitled to. The
secretary of the Catholic legion states
that McCarthy failed to pay his as-
sessments. ,
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USE DANA’S SABSAPAIALLAJT’S
‘THE KIND THAT CURES."
Grainoat Chicago.
CHICAGO, Dec. 14.—There are stored in
the elevators of Chicago more than twenty-
unpreccdented in warehouse records.
BaiicaVROmaua’s Heavy Losses.
ROME, Dec. 14. —-Ofiicial documents just
issued confirm the report that the Banca
Romana lost £1,000,000 in supporting the
price of Italian route on European bourses.
Died of Lockjaw.
FLEMINGTON, N. J ., Dec. 14.--George
Eberhardt of Sandbrook, who was acci-
dentally shot by a companion on Thanks-
giving day, died of lockjaw yesterday: ,
To Resume Jan. 15.
Minnnn'rowu, Conn., Dec. 14. —The Mid-
dlesex rubber works, employing about 150
bands, will start. up Jan. 15.
Admiral Porter’s Widosercad'.
‘ Wxsurxo'mirfl-Dcc. liifiisfrsu Georgia
ter, is dead, aged 74 years. a r .»
' French Spies on Trial To-day.
French spies begin, in Leipiic today .
_ v
one million bushels of wheat, an amount .
: Anne Porter, the Widow of- ' Admiral -'Por.
BERLIX,‘ Dec. l4.’-—Thé trial of the two.
Wflll raisins
Spirited Debate Over Mr.
Hoar’s Resolution.
Senator Frye Attacks Mr. Blount’s
Hawaiian Report—Mr. Vest De-
fends the President—The Utah
Admission Bilerasses the House.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.——A very spirited
debate was carried on in the senate yesteu
day based on Mr. Hoar’s resolution r'e-
questing the president of the United States
to furnish to the senate certain informa-
tion in regard to the appointment of Mr.
Blount as commissioner to Hawaii.
The debate was opened by a. speech from
Mr. Frye (rep, Me), in which he drew a
parallel between Mr. Blouut and the late
minister to Hawaii, Mr. Stevens. He
afiirmed that Mr. Blount- in his report
had not written one single unvarnished
line of truth, nor given one unprejudiced
Opinion, nor rendered one impartial judge-
ment; and he also asserted that in intelli-
gence, education, integrity of character
and other qualities mentioned, Mr. Steven-
son was “paramount” to Mr. Blount.
He subsequently, however, on represen-
tations from Mr. Gordon (dem., Ga.) mod-
ified to some extent these remarks, and
added that. Mr. Blount was a good man
who had been apprOpriated to an exceed-
ingly bad purpose.
Mr. Vest made one of his usual eloquent
and impetuous speeches, ridiculing the
pious pretensions of Mr. Stevens and the
Hawaiian revolutionists, and saying
that they had christianized the natives
out of the country and divided the land
among themselves on the principle that
the earth belongs to the saints and that
they were the saints. He defended the
appointment of Commissioner Blouut
without the advice and consent of the
senate and cited numerous instances of
like appointments, beginning with the
administration of President Washington,
and said that according to Mr. Hoar’s idea
the Father of His Country had been tread-
ing then on ice that was slippery and thin.
Mr. est was very emphatic in declar-
ing that there should be no interference
on the part of the United States with the
dc facto government of Hawaii, but that
the factions should be left to decide the
questions between themselves.
At the close of the debate the Hoar
resolution was referred to the committee
on foreign relations, and Mr. Morrill (rep,
Vt.) addressed the senate on the subject of
the tariff.
House of' Representatives.
The main interest in the house centered
in the Hill resolution reported by Chair-
man McCreary from the committee on
foreign affairs calling on the president for
a copy of the instructions issued to Minis-
ter Willis of Hawaii. The resolution
asked partiCularly in regard to Minister
IVillis’ instructions as to landing United
States troops and as to any contemplated
change in the form of gOVernment on the
islands.
It was evident that the resolution as
amended by the committee had the en-
dorsement of almost the entire house for
it was passed promptly and without
division.
Another important event, somewhat
thrown into the shade by the greater in-
terest shown in the HaWaiian matters,
was the passage of the bill for the ad-
mission of Utah. The republicans did not
offer any determined opposition to the bill
and after Ofiering a. few amendments al-
lowed it to pass without division.
Mr. Holman offered a. resolution order-
ing an inquiry into the practice, of giving
premiums for excess of speed in the new
war vessels. The resolution alleged 'cer-
tain irregularities and the collusion of the
designers of the ships in the navy depart
ment‘. with the contractors by which, it
was said, the ships were designed to make
greater speed than the contract required
Of them. Objection was made to the
present consideration of the resolution and
it was referred to the committee on naval
affairs.
’After some filibustering the. concurren'
resolution to investigate the personnel 0‘.
the navy, which came up in the morning
hour as unfinished business, was finallj
passed by the house.
Schaefer Defeats Ives.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14,—Schaefer defeated
Ives last night in the Madison Square con
cert hall in the third game of the series 0|
balk-line billiards by 600 to 347. The
score now stands: Ives, 1; Slcsson, 1'
Schaefer, l.
_ To Fight a Duel.
Bonn, Dec. 14.—Signor Sonzoguo, dl
rector of the Theatre'dal Venue, in Milan,
and Signor Boito, who was interested in
the production of F. H. Cowen’s new
opera “Signs.” are to fight a duel.
Gift or $100,000.
5 WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—At the annual
meeting of the board of trustees of the
.American university in this city, a gift of
$100,000 was announced by the chancel
, lor, Bishop Hurst.
Petitions Against the Wilson Bill.
i BOSTON, Dec. 14.-—Petitlous for signa-
i tures have been sent out to every woolen _
manufacturer in the United States pro-
jtestiug‘agaiiist'tho W'ilson tariff bill.-
1
_ Anunas'r,"Mass., "Dec. 14.-—-\Valter R
Stone, ’95, of Syracuse, N. Y., has been
chosen president and manager'of the Am«
‘her’st foot-ball association of ’94;
Amherst-Football“Captain. t '
‘ ’ ~ _ r‘.’ , l
t Corinne {othexi‘om'nufl
lmbedded in the Hearts of Many. j
“I long ago discOVered (if indeed I
ever needed to learn the lesson),” said
a. man of moderate means, according
to the New York Sun, “that there were
plenty of men besides myself whose .
A Gracch No
. tastes were good and who liked beauty
and order. Thus I had a. pair of gutters .
with elastic sides, which had come to
be quite flaring in their old age, as
elastic gaiters lo; but there was service
in them yet, and so I continued ‘to
wear them and to have them repaired
as occasion demanded. The last time
they went to the shop one of the shoes
needed a new finger strap; there were
two on each shoe, and the back strap
on one of the shoes was broken. I
called the shoemaker’s attention to
this, and asked him to put in a new
one. I didn’t suppose he could match
the old one perfectly. I supposed he
would come as near to it as he could;
but I thought the new whole one
would be better than the old broken
one. But when I went for my shoes I
found that the shoemaker, being un-
able perfectly to match the sound back
strap had put in two new back straps.
These did not perfectly match the twa
front straps (nor would it have been
reasonable to renew them all), but
they matched each other, and order
was manifest in them; and. it was sure-
ly more agreeable to the eye and to
the mind to have them alike than it‘
would have been to have them unlike;
and the shoemaker had made them in
that way out of a sheer love for sight-
liness and order.
“One morning, wearing those same
bell-top shoes, I sat down at a. street
bootblacking stand, to have my shoes
blacked. When the bootblack turned
up deftly the bottoms of the trousers
logs. the flaring tops of the shoes were
revealed. They were not pleasing to
his eye; he knew they were not pleas-
ing to mine; and surely they could af-
ford no pleasure to the passer-by
.wliose eye might fall upon them; and,
Without a. moment‘s hesitation, with-
out a look or a. word, and at the same
time with entire unostentation. and
almost with a touch he rearranged the
bottoms of the trousers legs so as to
shield the flaring tops of the shoes
from View, and then he proceeded to
put upon the old bell-tops a polish that
must have made them proud.”
- Tax Collector’s Sale.
NOTICE is hereby given that the under
Signed, Collector of Taxes. of the Bor-
oughpf Norwalk, under and by virtue of a
certain tax warrant, dul executed and argued
by proper authority an directed to the un-
ilersmtried, commanding him to levy and col-
ect 0
Tan NASON Manurlcrunmo Company,
and other persons named in the rate book. on
the list to said warrant annexed, their several
proportionsof the sum total as therein stated,
said sum being a tax or assessment laid upon
the assessment list made in 1893 by the inhabi-
tauts of the Borough of Norwalk,regularly and
legally assembled, to wrt, on the 16th
January A. D.. 1893, met for the purpose of
royiding for the indebtedness ofsaid borough,
evies u on the followmg described real estate
of The ason Manufacturin 00., Situated, in
the Borough of Norwalk, an bounded as fol-
lows, to wit: _
Beginning at a point at the southwest cor-
ner of adjoinlng lot formerly owned by Na-
than H. Camp being lot No. 69 and, running
thence westerly in. a straight line With , the
southerly line of said Camp’s lot to the high-
way known as the road running north from
the rerervou of the Borough of Norwalk,
thence northerly on the line of said road Sixty
(60) feet thence easterly in a straight line to
the northwest corner of said lot, formerly
owned by said Camp. thence southerly along
the line of said last mentioned lot to the paint
of beginning. _ . , _ .
Also one other D160. of land Situated in said
Borough of Norwalk, at S ring Hill, so called.
beginning at a pOint. on t e highway known
as Prospect avenue, at the southeast corner
of lot now or formerly, owned by, Francis W.
Kyte, it being 515 feet from Summit avenue or
Prospect avenue, . thence southerly on said
Prospect avenue Sixty (60) feet, thence west-
erly one hundred and fifty (150) feet, thence
northerly sixty (60) feet to southwest corner of
said Kyte’s lot. thence easterly along the south
line of said Kyte’s lot to the place' of begin-
ning, it being known as lot _No. 70. .
And I shal sell at Public Auction on the
premises hereinbefore deScribed. on the 20th
day of February. .A' D. .1094, at 9 o’clock a. m..
so much thereof as Will raise - the sum_ of
Seven Dollars.($7’.00) that being the proportion
of the said Nasori Man’f‘g. Company of'the
sum total in said list,together With the interest
and penalty, charges Of levy, sale. etc.
HERBERT W K
Borough Tax Collector, List of 1893.
Dated at Norwalk, Dec. 14th, A. D., 1893.
Fairlie-Id County National Bank.
Norwalk, Conn., Dec. 8th, 1893.
THE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders
of this bank for the election of Directors
for the ensuin year Will be held at their bank-
ing house On
1894.
Polls Open from 11 a. m. to 12 m. _
49 1w L. C. GREEN. Cashier.
central Rational Bank.
Norwalk, Conn., Dec. 8th, 1893.
r HE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of
F this bank will be held at the banking
rolgmfii on Tueisday,1 .11 anuarty 91%, 1894.
0 so on rom a.m. o m.
49.1w ~p WM. A. CURTIS. Cashier.
T0 BENT.
Half-inch or less, 250 a day or $1.00 per week
0 RENT.—-A neat and convenient cottage
of seven rooms. public water etc., near-
nion Park, but three minutes we. k of the
post—Office. Bent $12.50 per month. Inquire
of GEN. Cnas. OLMSTEAD.
To RENT-First floor of No. 4 Elm street
also barn. Apply to O. E. WILE on. 684 M!
FOR SALE.
Half inch or less 25c a day or $1.60 per week.
_ OR SALE—A Phoenix 00. Piano Box End
- Spring Buggy. Has been. used. Willsell
cheap or would exchange for a and boat in 313C163
' condition. Apply at Gazn'r'rn Office;
.. WANTED, 51117411 oars.
Half inch‘or less 25c a day or $1.00 per week.
BOY wants a job taking care of furnace or
fires. or steady work. Apply at‘ thi.
office. - _
. aw
day of ,
uesday. the 9th day of January. ‘
Norwalk Chronicler