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Vol. III.»Wholc No. 756
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Would Not See the Truth.
If men would only profit by the ex-
periences of others, very many serious
blunders that have brought unnecessary
suffering into existence would never
have been heard of. But there is too
much of perverseness in human nature
and too much self-confidence. The man
of to-day is so easily satisfied that he
can succeed where others have failed
ignominiously, so certain of his super-
iority over adverse circumstances, that
he is frequently deaf to friendly warn-
ing. When the La ncashire coal miners
were about to go out on strike it was
evident to onlookers that failure was
assured, but the strike leaders would
not see the truth, so the struggle com-
menced. For sixteen weeks more than
a million miners were purposely idle,
and then they returned to their employ-
ment on the terms to which they had
for nearly four months objected stren-
uously. It has been conservatively es-
timated that the workmen lost over
ninety-one millions of dollars, while
the mine owners, iron masters and rail—
roads lost about sixty-eight millions.
There may be some satisfaction to the
strikers in the fact that their dogged-
ness caused their employers great loss,
but the gratification could only have
been of the empty sort, for the strike
did not bring starvation to the employ-
ers’ homes, as it did to the cottages of
nearly three hundred thousand strik-
ers. There is a lesson in the combat
and its consequences, but those who
are most interested will heed it least.
Satolli and the School Question.
The wisest and best American citi?
zens, even of the Catholic faith, will
accorda full and responsive approval
. of the following from the able Washing-
ton Post, in criticism of the recent ut-
terances of the newly arrived papal
ablegate, in reference to our American
system of free schools. The Post re-
marks that “it is to be feared that Mgr.
Satolli is exceeding in some respects
the limits of his representative auth-
ority. If not, his instructions will have
to be greatly modified or wholly with-
drawn, or they will come to worse than
naught in this free country of ours.
The papal ablegate we have every
reason to believe is an estimable gentle-
man, sincere‘in his utterances, true to
his convictions, and laboring with all
earnestness and devotion for the in-
terests of his church, but we beg to as -
sure him that he greatly mistakes the
temper of the American people and ex—
hibits but an imperfect knowledge of
American institutions if he imagines
that his recent declarations concerning
the superiority of the Catholic schools
as “the surest safeguard of the per;
manence of. the Constitution and the
best guide of the Republic in civil prog-
ress,” will find acceptance or 'even be
' 3" 1.; . L, {,gfiently. tolerated by the “great body
Of our citizens.
The people of the United States be-
lieve no such thing. There are thou-
sands of Catholics as well as Protestants
who will resent and repudiate the sug-
gestion. They will not only resent and
repudiate it as in itself a fallacy, but
as in the nature of an insult, however
little intended as such, to the intelli-
gence of the American Nation from the
fact that it is the voice of an alien and
a strapger, whose sympathies have
never been closely welded with our
own. ’
Mgr. Satolli should have been better
informed himself before setting out to
exalt one system of education at the
expense of another, and assuming that
the system which he represents is in
some peculiar sense essential to the
preservation of our political liberties.
He should have learned by this time,
although but a brief sojourner in his
new mission field, that the American
public school system is the fruit of long
and costly and patriotic effort; that it
is thoroughly permeated with the spirit
of the Constitution; that 'its corner-
stone is the absolute separation of
church and state ; that it has grown to
its splendid present proportions and
W111 continue to grow, in a non-sec-
tarian atmosphere, and that its sturdy
builders knew far better. than any for-
eign ecclesiastic can teach them, what
educational policy was best for the
training of American youth to the res-
ponsibilities of citizenship.
This sytem has come to stay. It has
steadily resisted all denominational en-
croachment. It may not be the best in
the world in all respects, but it is the
best fora free people, and its defects
are within easy reach of remedy. Noth-
ing would so much tend to impair its
strength, to break up its hold upon the
public confidence, to set the children
of the land adrift from the safety of its
anchorage, and to hopelessly seal its
fate at last, so to parcel out its sacred
funds among sectarian claimants, of
whatever name or creed they might be.
_ Mgr. Satollimustbear in mind that
the American people do not take kind-
ly to foreign interference of any sort.
They are wedded to what they have
created. 0111' public schools are monu-
ments of their wisdom, with founda-
tions laid deep in American soil. The
distinguished ablegate pays just tribute
to the value of the Catholic schools ; no
one questions their excellence or the
good work that other religious denomi-
nations are doing in the same field, but
the public school stands by itself, the
type of all that is broad and free and
tolerant ina land of liberty, and like
the constitution itself must be main-
tained inviolate.
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TERSE TALES OF lHE TIMES.
Mayor Keeler is on the sick list.
—Buy your Perfumes at Hale’s.
753-1f
Albert Mawbey is home from Collocs,
N. Y. _
——Baby’s first Christmas, at 41 Main
street, Norwalk. 755-31:
' The aged Stephen Stanley is reported
as being seriously ill.
Danbury is to have a new Grand
.Army Post.
——Soft warm Shoes, 331 at Hoyt’s.
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Buy your Christmas presents at the
local stores.
——Buy Sachot Powders at. Hale’s.
753-tf
Next Friday will be the shortest day
in the year. ~
-We greet you with Baby’s first
Christmas, at 41 Main street, Norwaglk.
755-; ll
Jeremiah Driscoll is dead in Bridge-
port, aged 68 years.
——Pocket BOOBS: atthe’s. 753-tl‘
The Court of Burgesses will meet
next Monday evening.
—Store open evenings at Scofield &
Hoyt-’s till after Christmas.
Our Brothers’ Lodge, I. O. O. F. will
confer the first degree next Monday
evening.
—Men’s embroidered Slippers, 750
up. 754 (lb
The funeral of Mrs. Sophia will be
held at the Silver Mine chapel, to-mor-
row morning.
—Youths’ Shoes 800 Boys’ 900, Men’s
$1 at Hoyt’s. 754 (it
.New Canaan is proud of having the
distinction of having raised a thirty
pound turkey. _ ‘
~A very fine line of Catholic prayer
books, etc., for Christmas, at John T.
Hayes’, 25 Main street.
The children’s festival at the County
Children’s Home will take place Tues-
day, Jan. 2nd.
——Do not fail to procure the great A.
85 P. Tea Co. souvenir entitled Baby’s
first Christmas. . _ 755-3t ..
The funeral of the late Girard S. Mc-
Ohesueyltakes place to-morrow after-
noon from his late home on Wilton
avenue.
—Photo albums 450. to $3.75, auto:
graph albums 100. to 930. Picture
frames made to order at John T. Hayes’
25 Main street. '
Norwalk, 6301111., Saturday vaenlug, December 16, [893.
Ex-Judgc Andrew Selleck was in
town to-day. _______
Charles Barrett will soon leave the
employ of Nickcrson & Belts.
There will be an auction sale of wall
paper at‘ Taylor & Co’s store tc-night.
W. N. Simons will lead the Y. M. C.
A. Song Service tomorrow afternoon,
at 4 o’clock.
Several members of Pilgrim Council,
0. U. A. M., visited Lincoln Council
Friday night.
Four of Mr. Stephen K. Stanley’s
children are suffering from an attack
of the grip.
Rev. D. M. ‘Scward will preach in
the Congregational church at South-
port, to-morrow.
——Finest .312 Kid Shoes in the World,
at Hoyt’s, three styles. Ladies’ Over-
gaiters, 50c, 75c and $1. 754 (it
Mr. B. Goldschmidt furnished the
glassware, lamps, etc..in Martin Spahr’s
new'store on South Main street, South
Norwalk.
The entertainment given under the
auspices of Security Council, N. P. U.,
was well attended last evening. Prof.
Lewis B. J one, the prestidigitator, was
the bright, particular star.
~Rubber boots, Men’s, $2.50 and $3
at Hoyt’s. Rubber boots. warm shoes,
Arctics, Slippers. Fine Or strong shoes
make useful presents. “To have them
and good. ' 754 (it
The public are cordially invited to at-
tend the Christmas festival at the Coun-
ty Home for children, which has been
postponed from December 28th to J an-
uary 2d.
Constable Morehouse this morning
arrested Joseph Suxa for an assault on
Mr. and Mrs. John Homing of the
flocks road. The alleged assault occur-
ed Thursday night. Suxa was found
guilty and fined $1 and costs, 3512,25,
by Justice Coolidge.
—Samples of some of the Christmas
presents to be given away to custom‘crs
at the Norwalk Boston store, are now
on exhibition in the store window.
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A series of evangelistic services will
be commenced at the Norwalk Opera
House to-morrow afternoon at 3
o’clock. Joseph A. Judge will repeat
by request, his address delivered last
summer at the Baptist church ; “From
Mother’s Home to a Jesuit School.”
The different pastors in town, it is ex-
pected, will attend. Everybody will
be welcomed and all seats Will be free.
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USE DANA’S SABSAPAruLLAJT’S
‘THE KIND THAT CURES.”
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Roughon Willie.
The Norwalk Iron Works Co. .dis-
charged eight men. Some scribbler in
need of a dollar worked up a case of
political persecution. and sent the sen-
sation to the N. Y. World. The World
printed the article, and sent a reporter
here to “pile on the agony,” which was
done—Hour.
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Military Enrollment.
The adjutant general on Friday is-
sued explicit instructions to selectmen
regarding the annual military enroll-
ment, whlch is to be made in the month
of January. The law now requires the
enrollment of all male citizens between
the ages of 18 and 45 years. The sur-
geon-general has prescribed the follow-
ing disabilities as permitting exemption
from military duty and the payment of
military commutation tax: Insanity,
epilepsy or mental abberration, loss of
sight of one eye, or permanent defect
of one or both eyes, loss of speech,loss
of an arm or leg, or any other .injury
or disease which incapacitatcs for man-
ual labor.
use DANA’S salisAPABILLAJtr’s
“THE KIND THAT CURES. ”
O.
Norwalk Singers.
The New Canaan band gave a con-
cert in that borough Tuesday evening.
The Messenger says: “The Norwalk
Quartette was unable to be present
owing to an accident to one of its mem-
bers, but Mr. George B. Nash kindly
sang two solos, the first being “The
Ferry to Shadow Town,” and the sec-
ond, a “Lullaby.” He responded to
an encore, and his singing was very
pleasing.
Miss Anna Staab, of Norwalk, who
pleased and charmed a former New
Canaan audience by her fine contralto
voice, rendered two selections in a su-
perb manner, which called forth
hearty applause, to which she kindly
responded.”
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--An Explanation of the Butcher’s
Charity.
The treasury of the Butcher’s Pro-
tective Association contains a large
sum of money, the proceeds of a picnic
and barbecue. The members want to
get 11;. So the association distributes
tickets for meat, and, I am informed,
the members intend to get them cashed
at their treasury. What generous souls
these butchers be.
Once on a time there lived away in the heart
of the forest 3. family of foxes. and. chickens
were so fat and so plenty they had more than
they could eat,and they become so big and fat
it was an effort for them to get in and out of
their house. About. this time they held a fam-
ily connoil. and decided that; wisdom re uired
they should store away something for t e fu-
plu_s chickens were carefully kept and housed.
Times 6 was so arranged that to 0 en it, it
require the combined strength of t ~e whole
family, and now, alas! alas comes the sad part
; of my. 118.16..
Then-names great storm and wind, and it
did so much damage .to- their house and cage
that they could not .open it. and so they lived
on and on until=they were nearly starved. At
last one old fox’ conceived a scheme how to let
the chickens out. He says: “I’ll go‘and offer
them all back to the poor farmers, and when
and all the other foxes exclaimed in chorus:
How nice! Dear me, however did you‘think
of 11‘? You shall be our ruler! Sclah!
ture. So they built a cage, and all their surv
they open the cage‘ we’ll grab what we cam”.
Don’t LikelFather Tierney.
A new and s " rtling feature of the
talk that has folgéwed the reported , ap.
pointment of
New Britain, as‘bishop, has developed
in the report that. the New. Britain
priest had incurred the "displeasure of
the papal represéntative in this country,
and it is now stated that the appoint-
ment will not go to Father Tierney
after all. 5
May Leave Town} 3;
The Bridgeport Unionfiysfth'at A. R.
Logic, of the W.v.‘B.‘;,‘-.{fH‘all ‘Jz'Co. dry
goods store, will .172 ,dbably leave that
city after the cx’ijggfition of the lease of
their present quirters. If Mr. Logic
should engage figbiisincss elsewhere,
it is a grave question what is to be-
come of the name of \V. B. Hall 8:. Co.
Mr. Logic is not, as many people sup-
pose, thc manager simply of W. B. Hall
A". 00., but the proprietor as well.
USE DAN‘A'S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”
Post: Surgeons.
The following‘persons have been ap-
pointed post sur eons in Fairfield coun-
ty by Adjutant eneral E. E. Bradley,
to determine ex mptions from military
duty by the sta _dard disability: Geo.
B. Cowell, Brydgeport; William C,
Burke, jr., Norlwalk; Wilbur S. Wat-
son, Danbury; harles B. Hart, Beth-
el; Charles E. , owell, Stamford; Ed-
ward M. Smith’, Newtown; Willlam L.
Griswold, Greenwich; Loren T. Day,
Westport; William H. Donaldson, Fair-
field; Andrew B; Gorman, Wilton; Wil-
liam F. French; Darien.
End Of a Romance.
The engagement of Herbert G. Wil-
son of England and Miss Florence Mer-
rill of Stratford, has been broken off
because Wilson is penniless. In addi-
tion to that he is said to be heavily in
debt.
A story to the effect that he tried to
obtain money by inducing his fiancee
to have her life insured in the Equita-
ble:Life Insurance Co. has leaked out.
It is stated that the girl’s life was to
be insured for $10,000 and that as soon
as the p’oliCy was obtained Wilson was
going to realize money on it.-
For some reason the company would
not or did not issue the policy.
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Paid Full Price.
According to Friday’s Bridgeport
News. 9. Norwalk saloon keeper sent a,
friend to the County Commissioners in
that city to get a license for $100 less
than the usual license fee,but the friend
misunderstood his mission and instead
of asking the commissioners for a li-
cense at a less price than they charged
other people, stated that the saloon
keeper conducted a quiet place and was
willing to pay the regular price. As
there was no rcmonstrance against his
having a license, the Commissioners
told the man that it was all right.
When the saloon keeper went for his
. 200 license he discovered that his
friend had said nothing about a reduced
rate and he was required to pay the full
price, $300.
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Assaulted His Wife.
Martin Sullivan lives on Water street.
Friday night he went :home very much
under the influence of intoxicants, and
assaulted his wife. Grabbing up her
child, Mrs. Sullivan ran down stairs
into the rooms of Joseph McKearnan
and asked him to protect her and the
child from her rum-crazed husband.
Mr. McKearnan tried to quiet Sullivan,
and as he says, was struck by him, He
then sent for the police. On their ar-
rival Sullivan ordered them out of the
house, and as neither Mr. McKearnan
or Mrs. Sullivan asked for Sullivan’s
arrest, they left after warning him to
behave himself. Sullivan is said to be
peaceful when not under the influence
of intoxicants. Mr. McKearnan said,
this morning, while having great res-
pect for Mrs. Sullivan, he should order
the family to vacate. his premises for
the protection of his other tenants.
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Then and -Now.
Deputy Sheriff Daniel Driscoll, says
the Bridgeport Standard, resides in a.
house purchased by him of the estate
of the late Mrs. David S. Gray, whose
husband 30 years ago was proprietor of
the village hotel, and for years in
Democratic administration was carrier
of the United States mails by contract
between Westport and ‘Saugatuck.
Bumaging in his garret aday or two
ago, Mr. Driscoll found in an old trunk
belonging to Mr. Gray, the following
private document which produced now,
has interest from the fact that its an-
thor, now a rank Democrat, was West-
port’s postmaster at the time of the
writing—Mr. Lincoln’s first . time, an
outspoken Republican, and proud of it.
[Private and confidential]
Posse OFFICE, WESTPORT,[
Comm, Nov. 5, 1864. 5
D. 6'. Gray.-
DEAR sz—I desire to inform you
that there is a movement on foot,
among certain individuals, to deprive
you of the contract for carrying the
mails. They claim that the contract
should be given to one of Our party;
that you are on the wrong side of the
house; that your hotel is made the
headquarters of the Copperhead party;
and that as long as there are good Re-
publicans who are anxious to obtain
the contract, the preference should be
given to them. Now, as circumstances
exist, you, see that I cannot oppose
them and help you, but if you will
come out and repudiate the whole
blanked Copperhead concern, and sup-
port Lincoln and Johnson, I will use
my best efforts to have you retained.
As they do not intend to do anything
until after the re-election of Mr. Lin-
coln, you will have time to decide upon
your own course. You may rely upon
my keeping this and your own action
tovmyse'lf,‘and I ‘wish you to consider
this letter entirely confidential.
Most respectfully,
E. J. wsDHAMs' ‘
. Your obedient servant,
‘ ~ ’ . M. Lass.
, v. Father Tierney of,
ON THE AVENUE.
(Br Miss NOBODY.)
Some men have so little tact. They
mean to do what is right, but somehow
make a big bangle of the way they go
about it. The other day a man hand-
same enough to have known bet-
ter remarked upon introduction to a
pretty'act‘i'bss who is Only as young as
she looks,“ Ah, yes, I remember you
very well. Let me see, how many
years ago was it I first saw you in
Washington ? Really, it must be eight-
een—how time does fly, to be sure.”
Is it any wonder that the clever little
woman thought he was an atrocious
beast and couldn’t see anything good
looking about him ? '- .
Women who suffer from the effects
of tight shoes and are always in the
hands of pedicures might profit by a
bit of Indian practice. A woman who
has lived in the West a great deal says
that she never heard of an Indian,
either man or woman, having corns.
She herself had a pair of moccasins
which served her a very good turn, and
if any one will take the trouble to se-
cure a pair and wear them persistently
for a while, she says any trouble with
the feet will disappear.
Some day it will be a penal offense
for a woman with a cough to sit through
a lecture or a sermon. Some day it
will be a capital offence for a woman to
bring her baby into anyone’s house or
office without special invitation. Some
day it will mean social ostracism for a
woman ,to talk about her ailments:
Some day it will mean ejection from
the theatre for the women who has
“seen the play before” to tell every de-
tail of it before the curtain rises. Some
day it will mean instant arrest for a
woman to mount the elevated steps with
a prOJecting umbrella beneathher arm.
And then the millennium will have ar-
rived.
—So grateful are the proprietors of
the Norwalk Boston store for the im-
mense 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, a barrel of flour, two sow-
ing machines, a 56 piece tea set, a tur-
key, a ring, several pounds of tea and
coffee, several bags of flour, a ham, a
pair of lace curtains, a pair of portion
curtains, a lamp, an oil painting, a
crayon portrait, a wool dress pattern,
ladies and Misses cloaks, several dol-
lars worth of sugar, muffs, fur capes,
kid gloves, umbrellas, neckties, 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 distributed.
754-101.
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USE DANA’S SABSAPABILLA.IT’S
‘ THE KIND THAT CURES.”
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CHURCH SERVICES.
NORWALK METHODIST.—Corner Mott
and West avenues. A. H. Wyatt pas-
tor. Preaching by the pastor morning
and evening. Five-minute sermon to
children in the morning. Men’s meet-
ing at 10 a. m. ;Sunday school, 12 m. ;
Epworth League meeting, 6:30 p. m.
GRACE CHURCH.———Rev. S. H. Wat-
kins rector. Third Sunday in Advent.
Dec. 17th, 1893; 8 a, m., Holy Commun-
ion; 10:30 a. m. morning prayer, litany
and sermon; 12 m., Sunday school;
7:30 p. m., evening prayer"and sermon.
The rector will officiate. All are wel-
coma. Thursday, Dec. 21 st, Holy Com-
munion at 11 a. m. ; at 8 p. m., even-
ing prayer, followed by confirmation
lecture.
SOUTH NORWALK CONGREGATIONAL—
A Forcfathers Day Service is to be
held to-morrow evening at ‘the South
Norwalk Congregational church. The
pastor will preach a sermon on “A
Heroic Ancestry,” and a special order
of exercises, including responsive read-
ings, chants and songs of praise by the
choir and congregation will be used, in
commemoration of the Pilgrim Fathers.
Printed copies of the service will be _
distributed among the congregation.
Strangers are heartily welcome at all
the servrces of this church.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.—
Rev. Thomas K. Noble, pastor. Ser-
vices at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
The Pastor will preach all day. In the
evening he will give the seventh ‘of his
series on “Christianity and other rc-
ligions.” Subject “Christianity and
the Elevation of oman.” Y. P. S. C.
E. at 6:30 p. m. The annual meeting
of the Ladies’ Association on Wednes-
day at 3:30 p. m. Subject, “Trium-
phant Faith.” Junior Endeavor on
Friday at 3:15 p. m. Pastor’s hour in
his study at the church on Thursday
evening from 7 to 7:45 p.. m'.
Fmsr BAPTIST. -—F. E. Bobbins, Pas-
tor. Services—Early prayer meeting,
10 a. m.; preaching, 10.30 a. m., and
7:30 p. m. In the morning Pastor Rob-
bins will preach upon, “Hiding Behind
the Trees.” In the evening he will
preach the fifth sermon in the series
upon Heaven—Subject, “The Angels
of Heaven.” Baptist Young People’s
Union service at 6:30 p. m.. Miss Mary .
Partric leader—Subject, “ Windows of
Heaven Opened.” Next week Tuesday
evening, at 8, busmess meeting in
church lecture room. Thursday, 7:45
p. m., regular week night prayer meet-
ing—Subject, “ Immanuel,” Matt. 1:23.
Friday, 7:30 p. m., Unionville prayer
meeting at Addison Brown’s.
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LIST OF LETTERS.
Letters remaining uncalled'for at the Nor-
;ggék past office for the week ending Dec. 16,
Daniel L. Foss. ,
Capt. J. S. Foss,
Mrs-E. J . Peck.
Collins F. Powers. 3.
To obtain any of the above letters the ap-
plicant must calclgfor adver ise otters.
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ARMI G. UBBELL. P. M.
1.1Statc or Persuasion, Religious or, Political/’mJefersonl.
111111 '_1_111__ 1:111:11
Denied That'l‘here Will Be
Opposition to It.
The Committee Satisfied That it Has
Done Its “fork \Vcll—Jnternal Rev-
enue Features “[111 Be Presented. to
p the Full Committee on Tuesday.
Wasnmcron, Dec. 16. —'l‘11eré"is not, so
far as can be learned, any foundation for
the belief that the democratic members of
the ways and means committee are Op-
posing the holding of :1 caucus on the
tariff bill. It has been stated that the
members of the committee. with a view
to preventing a caucus, will permit their
dissatisfied friends of the house to wine
before them in private and endeavor in:
that way to make such modifications of
the bill as will satis y those who are op-
posxng the cut in rates. Three members
of the committee Were spoken with regard-
ing this report. Each was seen separately
and each made the same sweeping denial.
Their reply in substance was this:
The com mirth-e has done its wOrk with
faithful conscientiousness. They made
revisions in certain schedules when they
were satisfied that substantial reasons ex-
isted for doing so. They did not. make
these revisions as a matter of party policy
or to satisfy the desires of their democratic
associates, but because the business inter-
ests affected required them. None of the
three who were spoken with objected to a
caucus. 0n the contrary, they strongly
favored the suggestion of considering the
bill in caucus bezorc it came up in the
house. They believed as one of the nuan-
ber expressed it, that it was better to wash
the party liuenin private and not in public.
They do not expect that the caucus will
be productive of any material results.
They say that none of the members who
signed the bill agreed to be bound by the
findings of the caucus, but that is a matter
with which they have no 0211013111. ,
‘l‘hc su'u- committee on internal revenue
had :1 short meeting yesterday afternoon
at which the general subject of an income
tax was informally discussed. Two of
the sub-committee, Messrs. Mollillin and
Bryan, favor reporting a tax on individual
incomes as well as on corporations and
legacies.
Mr. Montgomery is understool to object
to an individual tax, which is the position
held by him since the proposition first
came before the’committee. ‘ ’ ' ‘
The sub-committee on the internal rove-
nuo features of the tariff bill met the
other democratic members of the ways
and means committee last night at the
treasury department and remained in
session two hours and a half. After the
meeting a member of the committee said
that the internal revenue features of the
bill would very likely be presented to the
full ways and means committee on Tues-
day next. The committee is Still of the
opinion that a. tax must be levied on ciga-
rettes, but the amount of duty, so far as
could be learned, had not yet been decided
upon. Purchasers of playing cards will
almost certainly have to \pay six cents
more per pack than they do now if the
projected tariff bill becomes a. law, as this
is the rate which will likely be recom-
mended to the full committee. It is
learned that there will probably be a suc-
cession tax, but this point has not been
conclusively determined by-ths committee.
Powder Mill Blown Up.
DOVER, N, J., Dec., 16.—The reCeiving
mill of the Forcite powder company, sit-
uated on the shores of Lakel‘lopacong,
was blown to atoms at 8 o’clock last even-
ing. Two watchmen were on duty at
the time and neither can be found. The.
damage is estimated at about $4,000.
This is the filth explosion that has oc-
curred at these works within the last
three years.
The “(necked Ship Jason Sold.
Bos-rrox, Dec. 16. «The wreck of ship
Jason on the bar off Highland light, Was
sold by auction to-day with anchors,
chains, etc., for $4.75. The cargo remain-
ing in the wreck, consisting of 1,00) bales
of jute, more or less, brought $110,000; 500
bales which washed ashore realimd 70
cents a bale, while the loose 'jute was sold
for $120.
Anarchists Banishcd.
BARCELONA, Dec.'16.—-A large number
of anarchist prisoners, who were confined
in the fortress at Mont J uich, have been
sent abroad on the cruiser Navarre. It is
surmised that they will be taken to the
Ladronees, a. group of islands in the
Pacific owned by Spain.
Builder of the Merrimac Dead.
NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 16.——John L. Por-
ter, formerly chief naval constructor in
the confederate states navy, and the pro-
jector and builder of the famous iron-clad
ram Virginia (Merrimac) is dead at his
home in Portsmouth aged 80 years.
Increase in His Staff.
Tnnxros, N. J., Dec. Iii—Governor
VVerts has increased the membership of
his personal staff by appointing thereon
Charles A. Sterling, of East Orange. The
n ppointment carries with it the rank of
colonel.
Bimetallic League.
Wasniuorow, Dec. 16.—What is called
a “conference of the bimetallic league”
opened a threc.days’ private session in the
office of General A. .1. Warner in this city
yesterday.
Mrs. Admiral Porter Buried.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Iii—The remains 'of ,
Mrs. Georgiana Porter, widow of Admiral
D. *D.- Porter, U. S. N., were interred yes-
terday afternoon at Arlington.
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NUT‘MEG GRAT'INGS.
Ex-Collector John I. Hutchinson is
an applicant for superintendent of the
reform school.
Samuel K. Wilcox died suddenly in
Bridgeport Friday afternoon. - He was
born in Westfield, Mass. '
Congressmen DeForest and Pigott
have promised the Liquor Dealers’ as-
sociation .to vote against the proposed
increase in the government tax on
liquors. ,
New London has appropriated $8 000
for public works to provide employ-
ment for idle men. Wa as will not be
less than fifteen cents an our and only
men With families will be employed.
William H. Lobdell, the youth who
shot Clarence Osborne, the George-
town milkman, two years ago, died this
week 111 the state prison at Wethers-
field, where he was serving a term for
a burglary committed in BridgepOrt.
Officers of the Bottlers’ association
who went on a raiding tour this week,
seized nearly 10,000 bottles in the hands
of Albert Scheibel of Meriden. The
bottles belong mostly to New Haven
parties although several hundred were
owned elsewhere.
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Divorced.
. The following divorces were granted
in the Superior court On Friday:
Mary B. Spencer, of ' Easton was
granted a divorce from J amcs S.‘ pen-
cer, and the custody of two children,
on the ground of habitual intcmper-
ance;
Loretta A. Bedient of Stamford was
given a decree from Charles 0. Bedient,
for desertion. -
Anna Miller Robinson of Brid e ort,
was divorced from Nelson Fran ob-
inson for desertion.
Bachel A. Warner, of Easton, re-
ceived a decree from George J. War-
ner for desertion.
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He Demurrad.
The case of the State vs. Theodore
Prince, of West N orwalk. was set down
for a hearing before Justice Mead, this
morning. The charge against Prince
is an assault on his wife and breach of
the peace. All the parties in interest
were present. Attorney Lockwood ap-
peared for the prosecution and Taylor
for the defense. The latter demurred
to the complaint. Prince was fined 35
and costs, and the case continued for
trial before the next criminal term of
the Court of Common Pleas. Mrs.
Mary Richards, mother of the accused.
became surety in the sum of 8200 for
_. the prisoner’s appearance at that time.
If Prince has treated-his wife as alleg-
ed, he is deserving of a term in jail.
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Struck for an liter-case.
Jouxsrowx, N. Y., Dec. 16.—-—-Tha out.
ters and makers of Hallock’s glove factor j
have struck for an increase of wages.
They had soul: from 20 to 35 per cent. on
cutters and makers ,were cut from 5 to 10
Cents on some goods. "
Public Work for Idle Men.
NEW LONDON, Conn., Dec. 16. ——-A largely
attended city meeting, appropriated $8,000
for public works to provide employment
for idle men. Wages will be not less than
15 cents an hour and only men with fami-
lies will be employed.
Fifteen Years for Arsonr
ELIZABETH, N. J., Dec. 16.——David Lon~
her, was convicted of having not fire .to
his store, on the night of November 5,
when a dozen families barely escaped with
their lives. He was sentenced to 15 years
imprisonment.
Tax Collector’s Sale.
NOTICE is hereby given that the under-
. Signed, Collector of Taxes,of the Baroagh
of Norwalk, under and by Virtue of a. certain
tax warrant, duly executed and argued by
proper authorit , and_d1rected to the under-
s13ned, common ingmim to levy and collect of
WILLIAM MULCAHY,
and other persons named in the rate _book, on
the list to said warrant annexed their several
pro ortionspf the sum total as therein stated.
sai sum being a, tax or assessment a1_ upon
the assessment list made in 1893 by the inhabi-
tants of the Borough of_Norwalk.regularly and
legally assembled, to Wit, on the 16th day of
January A.D. 1593. met for the purpose ofapro-
viding for the indebtedness of. and Borough
1ev1esupon the followmg described real estate
of said William Mulcahy. srtuatedfin the Bor-
ough of Norwalk, and bounded, as follows. to
Wit :
_ All that certain piece of land with thelbuild-
lugs thereon situatedun said Borough of Nor-
walk, bounded northerly by highway knovm
as Cross street. easterly by land of estate of
Susan V. St. John. deceased southerly by
land now or formerly of the heirs of (would
Hoyt and westerly by land of James and J o-
hanna McCarty. ‘ , . /
And I shall sell at Public, Auction. on the
premises herembefore described. on the Slat
( ay of Februar ., A. D... 1894._at 9 o’clock a. in.
so much thereo as wrll raise the sum 0
Twelve Dollars. that being the proportion
9f the said William Mulcahy'of the sum total
in sand list,together With the interest and pen- ,
alty charges of levy sale etc.
Hussein: w. KEMP.
Borough Tax Collector, List 1893.
Dated at Norwalk, Dec. 15th. A.D.. 1893.
W1 N TED.
ANTED.—T_hree or four rooms for light
housekeeping b lady and two girls.
State lowestprice.‘ Ad ress American, box 13.
Noroton Heights. 756 1 w
T0 BEN 1'.
Hau‘z‘nch or less, 250 a day or $1.001)” week
.0 RENT.——Furnished_room on West ave-
, nue. Heated and lighted. Inquire at
this office. 756117
EEO RENT-A neat and convenient cotton
n
. of seven rooms. public water etc., near
1011 Park, but three minutes walk of the
post—office. Rent $12.50 per month. Inquire
of GEN. CHAS. OLMSTEAD.
0 RENE—First floor of No. 4 Elm street
also barn. Apply to 0. E. Wm ON. .684 Is!
’5' 71701: SALE.
Half inch or lessi25c a day or $1.00 per week.
OR sAIJE.—'-A’lthnix 00. Piano Box E
- Spring Buggy. Has been used. Will a 1
cheap 9r would exchange for a sail boat in good
condition. Apply at Gaznrraofiice. it
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