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Vol. IV. _ Whole No. 853.
SARATU G A l
Genuine Saratoga water i block-tin
lined barrels direct from the cons bra-
ted spring is for sale on draught by
JAMES HADDEN, at the some of
Wall and River streets.
THE WATER
Is brought direct from Saratoga and.
is dispensed in precisely the same,
condition in wh ch it flows from the
spring at Saratoga and is sold at S cts
Der glass.
lusiReceived.
A large Consignment of Fine
.
Millinery, consisting 0." Hats,
Flowers, Ribbons, Laces, and all
the latest styles in Pattern Hats.
Consigned by one of the largest
Importing Houses of New York
City, to Fawcett’s old and reli-
able Headquarters for Millinery,
N o. 3 Water street, Norwalk. La-
dies will do well to call and ex-
amine before purchasing else-
where. ,
FAWBETI’S, HEADQUAHIERS FUR
MILLINEHY.
A BARGAIN ,
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I have two very desir-
able Building Lots.cen-
trally located, in a gen-
teel neighborhood, five
minutes walk from the
bride’e,'that I will sell
at Slaughtered Prices.
to close an estate. Ap-
plyto : : : : :,:
G. A. FRANKE,
AGENT.
Hale’s
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Balsam.
SAMPLES FREE.
H. R. HALE.
Cor. Main and Wall Streets. horwalk
Bargains
IN TOILET Papas:
liour Rolls for;250. 7c each.
Four Packages for 25c. To each.
Five “ “j 25c, 7c each.
Srncmr, RATES BY THE CASE.
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15 Wall Street.
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NORWALK Emmy WEEK.
narrows on
The Defense Declares That the General
Violated N0 Law.
THE LEADER ON THE STAND.
The Chief Commonwealer Made a. Good
\Vitness and “’89 Never at a Loss For a
Reply—Movements of the Wor-
ent Coxeylte Armies. ,
WASHINGTON, May 8.——The defensehad
its inning today in the police court trial
where the three leaders of the common-
weal, Coxey Browne and Jones, are on
trial for their May day demonstration at
the capitol. Young Attorney llyman, who
defends Browne and Jones, made the open-
ing statement for the defense. There was
'no denial or defense of what the com mon-
’wealcrs had done, he began.
The (ll-lense-
would consist in the lawfulness: of their
action. He could remember but one simi-
lar occurrence in history, the attorney
said, and thereupon he produced a Bible
and began to read a Scriptural passage
"1 must object to that." interposed the
district'attorncy. “The gentleman should
confinehimself to a statement of fact.”
“Does the. attorney deny that this is a,
fact?” demanded the young lawyer, hold—
ing hiS'Bible aloft dramatically.
He was permit-ted to proceed and read
the passage of the Old 'l‘estument reciting
that the Lord had comnmuded Moses to
take off his shoes because he trod on holy
ground. He had not talked long before
Judge Miller was compelled to make the
same objection raised by't-he district: attor—
ney, and to request the lawyer to devote
himself to the recital of what was intend-
ed to be proved. Instead of police the de
fense would call citizens who had wit-
- nessed the occurrence, M r. Hyman said.
From his statementit was gathered that
the defense would be based largely on the
brutality of the police in clubbing citizens.
It was to be shown that Coxey had not
walked on the grass, and that Browne had
been driven through the shrubbery by the
police.
The first witness for the defense was Mr.
Frank Harper, a young newspaper man
from Alexandria, Va. According to his
story, the police had driven the citizens on
the grass before the procession arrived, in
order to clear the pathways. He saw "Gen-
eral” Coxey arrive. The general wore
nothing designed to draw notice to his or—
ganization, but walked so quietly to the
steps that he was not recognized until peo-
plc who knew him pointed him out. Thir-
teen police stood on_ the steps and sur-
rounded the general when he arrived. The
witness was ‘ccrtain that Coxey had not
walked on the grass.
0n cross examination he said that there
were 50,000 or 00,000 people waiting, all
cheering and whooping for Coxey.
“Disorderly, weren’t they?" inquired the
district attorney.
“Oh, no. They had a right to cheer.
They were American citizens.”
. \Vhat the Police Did.
The police came near riding down a lit-
tle girl in front of him, Harper said. He
had been ordered oil the asphalt streets by
them two or three times, but returned ev-
ery time.
,“Then you disobeyed the police?” said
the district attorney.
“The police are not the law. They are
the agents of the people to carry out the
law,”.was the reply. One of the persons
in the crowd on the grass was Senator Al-
len, according to the witness.
‘Witness No. ‘3. was a colored man named
Samuel L. Perry, who, when asked his
business, explained, “I am one of the
army of- unemployed just now.” Until
the beginning of the Democratic adminis.
tration he had been employed in the treas-
ury. He had followed the procession, had
kept by General Coxey and could swear
that the “general” did not touch the grass.
Being called upon to give a ruling on
the question asked this witness, Judge
Miller said it might be a mitigating cir-
cumstance bearing upon the intent to vio-
late the law that a defendant had been
forced upon the grass by circumstances.
The judge added that a hundred thousand
violations of the law did not excuse one
violation of it. This witness had also seen
the police drive the people onto the grass.
Abraham L. Saltzstein, a Hebrew, who
has been in America 14 years and con
ducts a jewelry and real estate business,
described the movements of General Coxey
exactly as they had been outlined by Lieu-
tenant Kelley of the police force.
“You are a regular client of Mr. Lips-
combs, aren’t you i” the district attorney
inquired.
“I was in one case.”
Dr. Henderson, a young physician, de-
scribed Coxey’s movements. The witness
himself had rushed upon the grass and
saw five mounted police charge among the
people over the wall. Policemen were
”clubbing citizens right and left.
Representive Pence suggested that the
jury should go to the grounds, but the
district attorney objected in the interest
of saving time. Then General Coxey him-
self, in his gray spring suit, with creased
trousers, walked into the witness stand.
He gave his residence as Massillon, O.
”\Vhat is your business,” was asked.
“I have a stone quarry, manufactun
sand for steel works and run a stock farm.
I am now engaged in lobbying for the un-
employed people.”
“What is the object of your visit tc
Washington?”
"To petition congress to pass laws to
give work to the unemployed on public
improvements.”
The general clasped a bunch of docu-
ments between his two hands. He said
he had left Massillon on Easter Sunday
with men of all trades, all of them Amer.
ican citizens.
“At Alleghany,” he said, “we were de-
prived of the right by the police of accept
ing an invitation to speak in a theater.
At Uniontown we discovered some Hun-
garians in the ranks and fired them out.
\Ve wanted American citizens. Some of
the men had no blankets, but they trumped
right on through the snow.”
“\Vhat inducement was held out to
them to follow you?”
'
Norwalk, 00110., Tuesday Evening, May 8, 1894.
"They might as well be wlth me as any-
where. They were out of work; their fam-
ilies were destitute at home.”
“Did you obey the laws of the state?”
“Not one chicken feather can be traced
to our camp. \Ve knew that the success
of the movement depended upon our law-
fulness. Men ware warned not to beg or
drink. For the second offense of drunk-
enness they were expelled without appeal.
Two or three men Were arrested at Cum-
berland for drunkenness, and I told the
authorities they had better keep them, as
I would not take them again.”
In re eating his conversation with the
chief of” police of W’ushington "General”
Coxey said that it was his purpose to keep
withifi the laws. He told Major Moore
that the army might break up and enter
the capitol grounds as American citizens,
and the chief said that there would be no
objection to that.
“He said that we must not carry the
banners into the grounds because it was
against the law,” the general continuéd._
“I said there was one banner from Pitts-
burg given me by the laboring men that I
had promised to plant there if my life was
spared, and I would like to carry that.
However, the banner was packed into the
wagons with the others, or I gave Marshal
Browne orders to back them.”
The Pittsburg Banner.
Here Mr. Lipscomb exhibited the ban-
her. It was of white satin with green let-
ters and read: “Pittsburg and Allegheny.
More money, less misery, good roads, no
interest on bonds.”
General C xey further testified: “\Vhen
we got to the capitol grounds, Marshal
Browne came back to my carriage and sug-
gested that we should leave the command
there and march in ourselves because
there were too many people. I thought
that would be a good plan, and "Major
Moore said it would please Sergeant-ab
arms Bright.”
“He owns the capitol”—-— suggested Mr.
Lipscomb.
“Major Moore thought so,” replied the
general.
Describing his interview with Vice Pres—
ident Stevenson on the morning of the pa.-
rade, the general said: “The vice president
told me that he would be glad to show me
any courtesy he could and would consult
llpeaker Crisp about setting aside the rule.
fihad to go out immediately and join the
army, and I didn’t know whether the per-
mission had beeu granted.
“Mr. Browne and I started toward the
steps together, but we were separated by
the crowd, and l was nearly ridden down
by the police. I saw five of them charge
their horses up to the sidewalk and
through the shrubbery. Finally I man-
aged to make my way to the steps.
“My object in going there was to present
to congress my two bills. the good roads
bill and the nonlnterest herring bond bill,
and to address the congi ~47. ..L the United
States and the American people on them.
I demanded the protection of. the police,
who seemed to be Colonel Bright’s right
bower, to present to congress the petition
from labor organizations in favor of the
bills.”
“’Where were the petitions?”
“Back in my trunk in the wagon.”
Thereupon- Attorney Lipscomb asked
that Mr. Coxey be permitted to read the
protest he carried to the capitol, as that
document showed that he \ 'as not striv-
ing to bring into notice any organization,
1but certain principles of the government.
The protest showed what he intended to
say in his speech.
Judge Miller said that it was not
charged that Mr. Coxey had made any
speech and then asked if the protest con-
tained any declaration that he had not
gone there to bring his commonweal army
int-o notice. \Vhile the judge was looking
over the document the district attorney
objected to its productionas evidence.
The Protest Ruled Out.
“You seem afraid to have anything this
man says or writes brought out,” said’Mr.
Lipscomb.
”We don’t care to give him any more
advertising,” replied District Attorney
'Birney.
“As it reads, this has nothing to do with
the case on trial,” decided Judge Miller.
“\Vith how many men did you leave
Massillou?” asked the district attorney on
cross examination.
“About 100.”
“Many young men
“They were all ages.”
“Any under 21 years?”
“There may have been a few.”
“What shelter did you have for them?”
“A few tents.”
“\Vhat to eat?”
“I did not attend to the commissary ex-
cept when it ran short.”
“It did run short then?” .
“It was about as I expected—the people
Supported us.”
“You camped your men here in \Vash-
ington on a manure heap?"
“I did. It was the best place .we could
find. \Ve have been a benefit to the city.
My horses and teams are working clean-
lng it up at my expense.”
“The statute against speaking on the
capitol grounds was read to you?"
“Yes, but I thought- it washardly reao
sonable that congress would pass a law in
violation of the first amendment of the
constitution. ’7
“Are you a. lawyer?"
"No, but- 1 can read and reason on the
lines of common sense.”
“You intended to speak on the capitol
steps?” .
“Most assuredly l did unless I was
stopped. I considered it my right as an
American citizen."
“You did not wait for permission from
the vice president and speaker?”
“I did the only thing left to me.”
“You did not wait to send a. messenger
to those officers?”
“Taking my own experience as a crite-
rion, it would have required two or three
days to find them.”
Next came to the stand Representative
Bland of Missouri, the famous silver ad-
vocate. After some wrangling over objec-
tions to questions, Judge Miller refused to
permit the congressman to tell 110w the po—
lice had clubbed the citizens. Finally the
member 'of congress was alloxved to tell
that the police had driven women and
children and men over the grass in their
charges.
Frye’s Army Prospering.
_ INDIANAPOLIS, May 8.—General Frye and
.9”
his army of 200 arrived at Camp Landerl'
today on. their war t9 Washinstqn» The
army halted at Uumberlanu Ior dinner,
and Greenfield, .‘30 miles east, was made
by sundown, Before leaving General Frye
said that the roasting the local press had
given him helped to advertise him and
had put $500 _ into his pocket. He will
reach Washington, he thinks, with $1,000
in his treasury.
He said the army would stop at all the
towus on the route. At Irvington 150 uni-
versity students, with White handkerchiefs
tied onto rails, met the army and demand-
ed a speech from Frye, to which he re-
sponded in :1. few words, and after a senti-
mental. young won.1an'had tied a bouquet
'onto the general’s lapel, with a gold wish-
bone for good luck, the army resumed its
westward march.
Fitzgerald's Coxeyites En Route.
ELIZABPZ'l‘li, .‘5’. .l., May 8.~—Fitzgerald‘s
delegation to (fifoxey’s army, which arrived
in Elizabeth yesterday, left here this morn—
ing (30 strong. Each man carried a liberal
lunch wrapped in newspaper under his
arm. Several American flags were carrie'l
by the men. The rear guard of the lin a
said that they had received good treatment
in Elizabeth, and that many men wanted
to join, but Fitzgerald would not take
them in.
The “Weather.
Generally fair; slightly cooler; westerly
winds. ____ _w~___~_
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing Quotations of the New York Stock
Exchange.
NEW YORK, May i’.——.\ioney on call easy at 1
per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 1}@5 per
cent. Sterling exchange steady, with business
in bankerS’ bills at Si.88ih{@l.89 for demand and
at streamer/5. for 60 days. Posted rates
$1’.88}é@l.90. Commercial bills, atelier/4.86%:
Silver certificates, (546905: no sales. Bar silver,
63%. Mexican dollars, 513:1. Governmeutbonds
quiet. State bonds dull. Railroad bonds weak.
. After 11 o’clock Interior Conduit advanced
13:; and Metropolitan Traction lé. while Gen-
eral Electric declined 1%.,Sugar 7%.}, Distilling
% and Lead and Northern Pacific preferred
each V2. At 11:30 Sugar rallied 5g. but later rc-
acted 54:, rallying £21. Tobacco preferred and
Louisville and New Albany preferred each re-
covered l‘é. The general market became dull
and fairly steady, and that was the condition
of the market at the close. There was a good
borrowing demand for stocks in the loan mar-
ket, and a new short interest was developed in
.Iational Lead. A liactorin the firmness of the
‘peculation was the improbability of gold ship-
ments tomorrow in view of the somewhat less
hardening tendency of the sterling exchange
market.
Closing prices:
Atchison ........ 121,-,3 N. J. Ucntral.... 108-354“
Bur. & Quincy. . . . 58%; North American. 4%;
0., C., C. 8: St. L.. 88%,; Northern Pacific. 4529
Chesapeake & 0.. 159.1 Do. pref ........... 17%
Chicago Gas. .. 69% N. Y. Central ..... 9'.)
Cordage. . I ........ Ellé Omaha ............ ESl-é
Cotton Oil ......... 239%; Ontario & \Vcst. . 15%;
Del. £7 Ilud ........ 137% Pacific Mail ..... . 15%
Distillers" 'l‘rust.. 241/; Reading .......... 103.1
Eric ............... 15% Richmond Term. . 831;
General Electric.. 38:}; Rock Island ...... 69%;
Hocking Valley... 17' Silver Bullion. . . . 6i
Lackawanna ...... 100% St. Paul ........... 01
Lake Shore ....... 130 Sugar Refining. . .10‘J%
Lead ............... 230,31 Texas Pacific ..... 8-31
Louisville&.\'ash. 43% Union Pacific... 18%
\V’abash pref... . . 16%
\Vestern Union... 85
Missouri Pacific. . 30,14
Northwestern ..... 105%
New England ...... 6%
General Mar kets.
NEW YORK, May T.—FLOUR—State and west-
ern dull and weak; city mills patents, Sl.03@
L30; winter patents, [email protected]; city mill clears,
[[email protected]; winter straights, $3.60@3.
\VH EA.T——No. 2 red wcak'and sold down to a
point lower than ever before: cables were weak,
Weather and crop news fine and foreign houses
sellers; May, fw}4@60}tgc.; J lily, ‘2 8-16@62}-éc.
RYE—Dull; state, 55@56c.; western, 510.
CORN—Quiet and easier with wheat: May,
1-3}{;@-13%c.; July, lilééfelliific.
OATS—Quiet, but steady; track, white state,
Willa: track, white western, 4.10.400.
PORK—Steady; new mess, $l3.75@1l; family,
514.50@-l5. .
LARDuSteady; prime western steam, $7.90,
nominal.
BUTTER—Active- anrl firm; stale dairy, 13.1.1) -
170.: state creamery, 15@17c.
CHEESE—Strong: state,
small, 9%3@10i4c.
EGGS — Steady: state
;l%c.; western, 10}§@1ll»-1c.
SUGAR —— Raw very strong: fair refining,
: 71160.; centrifugal, 96 test, 2%c.; refined firm;
:rushed. 4%(114 15-16c.; powdered, 4%@4 7-160.
TURPENTlh *‘flQuiet at 29@29}{»c.
MOLASSES—Slow; New Orleans, 28@30c.
RICE—Steady; domestic, 4%@6c.; Japan, 4%;
large, Elfiifibll/chd
and Pennsylvania,
047,340-
TALLOV\‘——Easy: city, 4%@50.; country.5@
vléc.
HAY—Steady; shipping, 00@05c.:
hoice, 70@90c..;_
BLEVV UP THE BUILDING.
good to
Thieves Only Intended to Smash the Safe.
> They Made Their Escape.
LYNN, Mass, May 8.—Ear1y this morn-
ing the front of the office of Torifence, Vary
85 Co., grain and commission merchants in
Oxford street, was blown out by a terrible
explosion. A policeman saw the flash and
pulled in an alarm. There was no fire
found, but the strong smell of gunpowder
and the presence of one of the heavy doors
of the big safe lying half on the pavement
showed that there had been a desperate
attempt at burglary. -
Lying scattered 0n the floor was a full
,set of burglars’ tools, a can of powder, a
lot of fuse, etc.
About the safe had been packed a ram-
part of grain bags to (leaden the sound,
but the thieves had evidently miscalculat—
ed the power of their charge, for the safe
was litgrally blown in pieces.
The thieves made good their escape. In
the safe, besides a lot of valuable papers.
was $5,000 which was untouched. The
damage to the store and building will be
considerable, as will be the cost of glass
demolished in adjacent buildings by the
concussion. ‘
Germany Wants a. Big Slice.
LONDON, May S.—-A dispatch from Ber-
lin states that the imperial naval authori—
ties are fitting out with all possible speed
several vessels for service in Samoan wa-
ters. The dispatch adds that it appears
certain that Germany will insist that her
interests in Samoa. greatly preponderatc
should any of the tripartite powers pro—
pose to cancel the present agreement. .
The Imprisoned Tourists Found.
GRATZ, Austria, May 8.—A diver today
succeeded in reaching the party of: tour-
ists who have been imprisoned in the sta-
lactite 'cavern at Sougaich since Saturday,
April 28, owing to a sudden rise in the wa-
ter and the fact that the passage into the
cave became blocked with timber and
‘bowlders. The diver found all seven of
the tourists alive. ' ' -
6g Values 3
Have always characterized our methods.
increase the lead.
On ' account ' of removal
we offer Clothing,‘Hats,
etc., at less than cost !
Taft Brothers
Price One Cent.
THE BOSTON suns,
NORWALK, CONN.
-“l‘lme and Tide WaitForNo
The Successful ones Realize this Fact.
The great success of the Boston Store was not achieved by waitinc.
“Pushing Ahead”
Has been our motto and we are not quite satisfied to stay where we are. We must
fiercest Goods .'
Still lower prices mean still greater success.
Cotton Dress
Goods.
10 pieces French muslin, beautiful
colorings, something quite now, im—
ported to sell at 500. at 280.
10 pieces dotted Swiss at 12.130,
regular price, 190.
50 pieces printed Dimities, very
popular goods, all new designs.
Domestics.
TOlVEL‘léAnothcr 100 dozen of
the big seller of last week, 12!,c, won’t
last long.
TABLE LINENS—Fivo pieces
half bleached heavy Scotch damask
at 450, good value at 59c
Five pieces turkey red, at 550,
regular price,l380.
COTTONo—Our stock of sheet—
ings and shirtings is now tlm‘largest
and price the lowest ever shown in
this city. ' '
Wool Dress Goods
10 pieces French fouls, 46 inches
wide, all new colors at , 49c ; worth
75 cents.
20 pieces fancy checks and mix-
tures, 36 inches wide, at 390, big
value at 500.
A choice line of novelties 1n dress
lengths, at 98c a yard.
Fancy silks for shirt waists and
trimmings, 25c, 49c, 700.
Laces.
Bourdon net top, the most popu—
lar goods on the market—2, 4,0 and
nine inches Wide—with insertions to
match, at specially low prices. '
Gloves.
Just opened an entire new line of
Taffetas and silks in black, modes
and tens. - Prices 25 and 39c, and
our double tipped, which is warrant-
ed, at 603. This is the equal of any
dollar glove on the market.
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Hoisery ans.
' Underwear.
100 dozen men's black hose, regu—
lar made and fast color, cost $2 a
dozen to import, 12.1.0 a pair.
100 dozen men’s camels' hair un-
derwear, summer weight, extra fine
quality, 450, would be good value at
690.
50 dozen ladies’ lisle drop stitch,
at 39c; best 500 stocking on the
market
Handkerchiefs.
10:.) dozen lace embroidered, 150
each, regular value 256'.
200 dozen fancy bordered, at 50
each. Biggest‘bargain ever offered.
Braid.
500 pieces, l2 yard lengths, feath-
er stitch braid, 50 a piece, worth 10
cents. .. .
Buttons.
100 gross pearl buttons 50 dozen.
‘10 gross white crochet cotton
(Ashworth’s) 50 a ball, regular price
100.
Notions.
Pinaud’s hair tonic, best made, 430
a bottle.
Pinaud’s extract of vegetable, the
finest thing on the market, 690 a
bottle.
50 gross shell hair pins, 100 a
dozen, regular price, 170.
, Carpets.
We have a few more pieces of
those best tapestry, regular price
900, which we are offering for a few
days at 69c. '
Five pieces best all-wool ingrains
(750 quality), at 490.
. LaceGurtains.
’A special at $2.50, with pole and
trimmings; this is good value for $5.
TELEPHONE cann, 57.4.
TllllillSTIIN an .
0a., and Jackets
Another newline of capes, in all
the latest styles and materials, in
price from $2.49 to $49.98.
A special for Saturday and Mon
day : Our $10 Jacket for $6.08.
Skirts and Suits.
Call and see our new line of moire
and changeable silk skirts. Prices
range from $3.98 to $9.
Ladies’ outing suits in blue and
tan colors, all sizes, from $4.08 to
$11_98. These are all new styles
this season and are excellent value.
Children’s Hats
and Caps.
We‘have just opened cur newline
of children’s summer hats and caps,
in 1awn,lacc and silk, at prices to suit
all purses.
Kitchen Departm’t
One-bru‘ner iron tank oil stove,
with large top, 390.
Two-burner iron tank oil stove 08c
Three-burner iron tank oil stove,
extra larue top, $1.49.
Extension tops to all stoves, 500.
Base ball bats, worth 100, 40.
Base ball bats, worth 350, 90.
Base ball masks, worth $350, 50c. ‘
Hand lamps, complete, large size
100.
Jap oat meal bowls, 5c.
Jap table creamers, dec., 5c.
Galvanized iron refrigerator pans,
with handles, 19c.
Dec., China Ind. butters, 190 doz.
E_Nickel silver tea Spoons, 590 set.
Nickel silver table spoons $1.15
set.
Dec. covered soap dishes, 50.
Any werk, scrap or lunch basket,
7 cents.
corner of Main and Wall
Streets, Namath
EXTRA LEW]?
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