‘i; D AILY y _ u: 5: Absolutely Independent. ' TUESDAY. JUNE 12, 1894; The Daily Gazette, established in 11890 The Weekly Gazette in 1800. The manufacturer, the merchant. the me- often 0 and laborer. are all daily and de- voted readers of the Daily Gaqette. En- terpr ising, attractive and honest. its readers believe in it and peruse it thoroughly; and its Editorials and Advertisements et closer . attention than do, the columns 0 less re- spected papers. MA. I I) S UBSO RIPTIONS. D its], one year, $3.00; six months. $1.75; three months $1.00; onemonth 30c. Weekly. one year, in advance. $1.00; six months. 000: three months. 35c. POSTAGE PRE-PAI D. Only- One Co'upon. As a large number of GAZETTE read- ers have the mistaken idea that it is necessary to bring six coupons of con- secutive dates before they can obtain a portfolio of “The World and Its Peo- ple by Sunlight,” we have concluded to change the number of coupons to one. Anyone desiring a portfolio can now obtain it by presenting one coupon and ten cents at the business office of the GAZETTE. ' Eighteen numbers have been issued and back numbers can befiupplied. A Good Step Proposed. When the voters of a municipality are called upon to make choice of men for the management of municipal af- fairs it is not necessary for them to get excited on the great political issues of the day. A man’s fitness for the office of mayor, alderman, councilman, or any other of the various offices desig- nated in a- city charter is not in the least affected by his views on tarifi' schedules or his opinion as to the prop- er course of either of the national poli- tical organizations. In purely local elections voters are not called upon to “save the Republic,” and a local cam- paign on national issues is an absurd, an almost grotesque affair. But such campaigns are the rule rather than the exception, and the results are not satis~ factory to the communities most inter- ested therein. A step in the right direction as re- gards the question of municipal gov- ernment'is now under consideration in the State of New York, and in compli- ance with an earnest, if not a general, demand the committee 'on cities in the constitutional convention has unani- mously- adopted a resolution in favor of having elections for city offices and elections for state and national offices in alternate years, and inviting the co- operation of other committees having in charge the proposition of amend- ments that would be necessary to effect this. i " It is to be hoped that not only the Empire State, but all other states which now mix local business with national politics will/make the change now contemplated at Albany. (All the people of this country have ample time and abundant facilities for taking and showing an interest in parties and in the questions on which. parties divide. It is desirable that the voting masses .sho/uld be less interested in such mat- ters. On the contrary, it is extremely important that a more general and ac- curate knowledge of all political ques- tions should obtain. Every ballot ‘ should beintelligentlycast. The great- or the degree of intelligence behind the ballots the better the Republic. But theselection of men to run the business of a municipal corporation should be made on business principles, and this will be very much more likely to happen if municipal elections are held at times when party feeling is not excited by the pendency of general elections. V7 n A Gov. Tillman and His Hobby. Gov. Tillman, 'of South-Carolina, more than any other man in the coun- try perhaps,_ has the courage, not to say audacity and impudence, of his convictions. He believes in combining reform with business, and both with politics—poli- tics of the most self-seeking and ag- gressive character. Sincerelv enough, no doubt, he questions the possibility of suppressing the traffic in liquors by prohibitory statutes; therefore as long as the evil has to be tolerated in some form, he would make it contributory to the public revenues, to say nothing of his election to the United States Senate. , As between the dispensary system,.of which he is the conspicuous and strenu- ous advocate and any system of license, high or low, he adduces figures to show that there is more money to the state in the former than in the latter. In addressing the International Temper- ance Congress at Port Richmond the other day he said that in nine months the state had expended $475,000 and had sold $567,000 worth of whiskey and had $98,000 worth on“ hand. The'dis- pensaries had received-$597,000 worth and had whisky on hand valued at _ $104,000. This, he said, gaVc a profit of over $100,000 to the state and $84,? 000 to the counties and towns, a con- siderably larger income from sixty-six dispensation than had been received. from 813 saloons under the license sys- tem. ' . There are some lame-points in Gov. Tillman’s attitude, however. That is, no positiveand permanent results can be predicated of a law which has had but a partial test, which by the highest judicial'tribunal in the State has been pronounced unconstitutional and which can 'only be made constitutional by the appointment of another judge for that express political purpose. - Again, the theory of the dispensary system, resting, as it does, on the prin- cipal of paternalism, is open to radical objection, especially so in this instance where paternalism and partisanship go hand in hand. Between the undoubted right of a State to raise the necessary revenues for its support by taxation and the carrying on of an independent busi- ness by the State on its own account, to the creation of an odious monopolynnd the exclusion of individual capital from a trade which the State makes lawful to itself, there is a wide and irreconcilable difference. ~ . However successful Gov. Tillman may be in advancing his own personal for. tunes by the aid of the dispensary ma. chine, he is not likely to impress upon others any high estimate of its merits. He claims to have captured the temper- ance congress, but he sadly miscon- str ed the tenor of its complimentary applause, and on the ensuing‘flay him- practical unanimity. N 0 State, no par- ty, nobody outside of South Carolina has confidence in the dispensary system. The spectacle of a sovereign Common- wealth engaged in dealing out whiskey by the half. pint bottle is not an attract- ive one to the great body of self—respect- ing American citizens. c oo——-—~————-- USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S “THE KIND THAT CURES.” Norwalk Park. The numerous friends of the Alpha Wheel club are delighted at the pros- pect of seeing this estimable organiza~ tion settle down in Norwalk Park. Our readers cannot form any idea of the great changes Mr. Clarke has made on the grounds since his return from England. An army of laborers, under the command of Col. Dan Connolly, transformed the field .into a base ball diamond second to none inthe coun- try,~ and “Doc’? Lloyd’s carpenters have erected a grand stand which is a gem of architectural art. The old time-honored grove is now a charming retreat, and all day long, yea, ’till way into tw11ight‘, hundreds of young couples do what their great, great-grandfathers and grandmothers did under the same old trees—plight their vows of love and form blissful hopes of the future. The grand Dancing Pavillion will soon have arc lights and then look out for prices, for Mr. Clarke says he will bring the best talent New, YOrk affords. The trolley cars don't say so on their sig’n boards, but it is a fact their cars stop at Norwalk Park Bridge, right in the amusement end of Norwalk Park, and a duly licensed refreshment saloon, under the management of Messrs. Finch 85 Simon, will supply harmless all. No occasion to go to Coney Is- land, for Norwalk combines all its at- tractions, and our citizens should liber- ally patronage this enterprise if for no other reason than that they will get ten dollars worth of amusement for ing vocal and instrumental concerts will begin about the last week in June and continue till September. I A season of twenty concerts will be given-some of them in aid of our local charitable institutions, for Mr. Clarke is not here for business but pleasure. .0. USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA, IT'S “THE KIND THAT CURES ” § Library Benefit. . The sale of. seats for the entertain- ment to be given at the Opera House to-night, by the T. G. L. C. assisted by the S. S. club, has been very flattering. It is given for the benefit _of the Nor- walk Library. .That it Will be _of an unusually pleasmg character Will be evidenced by the followingprogramme, the first number on which is St, Valen- tine’s Day, With Miss Vera Wood as “Aunt Elinor,” MIES Jean L. Gregory as ‘jLetty,” and a skirt dance by Miss J ulia Lockwood. Then comes muSIc by the Wheeler & Wilson orchestra, (as indeed sweet music can be expected from the orchestra during the entire entertainment). Then will be present- ed a farce entitled “A Sea of Troubles” to which no doubt _the_cast,of charac- ters Will do full justice. They are ‘ ‘placcd” as follows: . What’s-His-Name-Tliingamy. (a woman of memory, _ Miss Clara Betts. Byronic Bobolink. (a budding poetess.) _ Miss Julia Lockwood. Stammering Sarah. (a teacher of elocution.) ' _ . Miss. Edythe Hunter. Florence, ( Gout’s niece.) Miss Grace Adams. J enny. ( a maid gifted with appreciation.) _ Miss Alysc Gregory. Godolphus Gout. (an invalid of wonderful _ lung power, ’ ‘ ard Gregory. Hiram Orcutt, ( a resourceful Yankee.) ' . _ omer Bvingtou. Mike McShane, (a- raider from the Emerald I 18,) . Frank Van Buren. During the above play Miss Vera Wood Will dance the Highland Fling and Miss Ethel Wilcox will dance an director and the success of the enter- tainment is fully assured. USE DANA’S SARSAPABILLA,IT’S “THE KIND THAT CURES. ” Yale Will Meet Oxford. ' The students of Yale by a unanimous vote Monday evening decided to send an athletic team to Oxford to compete with the Englishmen in track athletics. The events, with those who will con- test them for Yale, are as follows: 100- yard dash, Ashland Pond, jr., ’95; half- mile run, W. S. Woodhull; mile run, J. E.'Morgan; 120 yards hurdles, L. H. Cady, ’95; hammer throw and shot put, W. O. Hickok and A. B. Brown; broad jump, L. P. Sheldon; high jump, E. H. Cady. Mr. Sherrill said that in- each contest it seemed Yale ,‘had a fair chance to win.‘ In 'both' the running hi h and running broad jump the E93- 116 measurement was different from of records was’fanlty. He stated that the Yale team would sail on June 20 by the steamer New York. self and his law were voted down with summer evening concerts at cheap -’ liquid beverages, ice-cream, etc., to. twenty-five cents.‘ The summer even-- Irish jig. Miss Dotha Stone Pinneo is, the American, 80' that the comparison ' Foal/liens. " T'ne'iur'v Gives Her- $1,500 Dam- ages. The City Loses its Caise. In the Superior court, this afternoon, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of Mrs. Sarah Hall against the City of N orwalk for $1,500. Mrs. Hail fell in front of the Nor- walk hotel on January 10, 1892, and sustained a fracture of the leg which confined her to her home for a year and a half. She is obliged to use a cane at the present time. She claims .her fall was due to a defect in the curbing. _..‘+»—.———— Obituary. Aiirana w. DUDLEY. Mr. Arthur W. Dudley, who died at Flatbush, L. I,, on Sunday last, was 9. Norwalk pupil of promise in the days when the Selleck school was one of the largest private educational establish- ments in New England. The youth soon developed a business character of high mark, and became afterward office manager of the well known lumber firm of Beard and Kimpland of South Brooklyn. His connection with this firm covered a period of many years, and at the dissolution of the same he retired to a handsome home, built by himself, in the vicinity of Prospect Park, Brooklyn, where he has for some few years enjoyed the comfort to which a protracted and prosperous mercantile connection had entitled him. He was a man of energy and of worth, in 'both of which directions he early made for himself a coveted name. The funeral services will be held at Linden Boule- vard, on Wednesday evening, at 8 o’clock, and the remains will be brought to Norwalk on ’1 hursday morning for interment. Mr. Dudley leaves a wife and a mother and sister to mourn a great loss. insane from Heat. Henry Ortlepp, a farm laborer em- ployed by a Mrs. Sanford of Bedding Ridge, walked to Bridgeport from Re - ding Monday to take a train for New York. The long walk in the intense heat was too much for his physical pow- ers and he was compelled to sit down to rest several times. ‘At 3 o’clock Ort- lepp took a seat on a pile of ties at Fair- field avenue and Middle street. Afew minutes later he was overcome by the heat and rolled from the ties to the walk. A bystander took Ortlepp to the emergency hospital. The heat had affected his reason, and before submit- ting to treatment he had to be hand- cufied and strapped to a table. The in- sane spell lasted for an hour when Ort- lepp gradually became'rational. After giving his name he asked that hisbrother, who lives at 168 East 4th street, New York, be notified of his Sheen 4- ’ USE DANA'S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S “THE KIND 'i‘HAT CURES. ” .. A Happy Party. On Monday the GAZETTE published the fact that Mrs. J ulia Betts was cele- brating her 80th birthday, at the home of her son Mr. A. G. Betts, on Main street. There were thirty-three guests present to congratulate the aged lady, and as suggested in our item of Monday she was as happy as the happiest one of the party. A splendid supper was served and greatly enjoyed. The guests departed wishing Mrs. Betts many happy returns of the anniversary. Among those present were Mr. an Mrs. St. John Merrill, and the day was also the sixteenth anniversary of their marriage. They too, were smothered with hearty congratulations and well-wishes. u 0.. Persian Powder at Hale’s. 85(llf ——-..—. ——-—A — c c 9-— C. T. A. U. The annual state parade of the Cath- olic Total Abstinence unions of Connec- ticut will be held in New Britain, June 28. There are 54 societies in the union with a membership of 5,000, and in ad- dition there are several women‘s socie- ties with a total membership of 550. There will be all sorts of athletic events. Big Wheel Parade. _ _ Extensive arrangements are being made by-the officers of the Bridgeport Wheel club to give a grand street pa- rade in that city next Monday morning. Invitations have been extended to all the wheel clubs throughout the state to participate in the parade. __..______4 - >_._..__._—. ——Camphor gum at Hale’s. 850lf Arm Broken by a Siphon. While at work in Ciancey’s bottling works on Liberty street, New Haven, Monday night Albert North had his arm badly gashed and broken near the ole bow. North was bottling soda, when the Siphon burst and struck him on the right arm, breaking it. _ Richard Kay’s Funeral. The funeral services of Richard Kay, who died at the Soldiers’ Home, N om"- ton, will be held in New Haven this afternoon and the interment will be in Evergreen cemetery. The funeral will be under the auspices of Admiral Foote post, G. ’A. R. .0. Will Not be Adopted. ' Congressman Piggott authorizes the statement that the Vest amendment which permits the taxing of the earn- ings of savings bankswili not be adopt- ed when the -income tax feature of the tariff bill is reached by the Senate. —White Hellebore at Hale’s. 856tf Str‘aus Bound Over. The German, Straus, who shot Con- stable Allen at Saugatuck, was bound over Monday under bonds of $2,000 to await trial on the charge of assault with intent to kill. Allen is recovering. ' Hottest Day of the Year. Yesterday was the hottest day of the year thus far. The mercury reached 90 in the shade easily, and hung at about that figure during the greater part of the afternoon. ——--————-—OOO Eloped With a Child. Etienne Postel, instructor in fencing at Yale, has eloped with Miss Ezella Delmos, the -- pretty 17-year-old daught- er of his boarding mistress. _ - almost. ‘ p . M/uleale. . . Amusicale was given at Mrs. ' Mead’s Hillside seminary, Monday evening, town. The ' programme _ piano solo-by Miss Alice A. Blake; so- trslto, solo by Miss Alice ._ Sherwood;‘so- prano solo by Mrs. Lillian Newkirk; piano duett, by the Misses S. J. Bette and Jennie N ash‘; tenor solo byHorace Hatch: vocal duet by Mrs. Newkirk and Miss Sherwood; soprano solo by Miss Lila T. Willis; piano solo by Miss Alice A. Blake, and “Who knows what the Bells” by a quartette composed of Mrs. Newkirk. Miss- Sherwood, and Messrs. 'Hatch-and Nash. Every number on the programme was heartily encored. It was indeed a musical feast. TERSE TALEs'oF THE TIMES.— The. Pelican club will meet to-night. Butcher George Wardwell is on the sick list. ______ . Pension agent Stiles Curtis is in Hart- ford to-day. . _ William Bloom‘has. a new son born on Sunday. - The. Painters union will assemble this evening. The annual school appropriations will be made tO-night. Washington Chapter, R. A. M. will meet to-morrow evening. John Henry, delivery clerk for E. J. Wadhams, has resigned. Monday was the hottest eleventh of J mm in twenty-three years. ' Bronson’s tally-ho passed through here going east, this morning. The annual meeting of the Over River school will be held this evening. Commodore Hubert Bishop expects to place his yacht Mabel in commission this week. Our Brothers Lodge I. O. O. F..con- ferred the first degree on one candidate Monday evening. - Tickets for the Colonial - ball are out and can be secured at Pinneo’s and G. A. Gregory 8: Co’s. King William, the largest horse in the world, died Monday. He was 27:. hands high and weighed 3,027 pounds. church will give an. entertainment in the Opera House, Friday evening; J une 22d. . - Miss Nellie Nolan of Brooklyn is visit- ing her cousin, Mrs. Frank B. Hayes, on Merwin street. —Low prices at Hale’s. 856tf Prof. Vaughan predicts a severe storm for next Monday. _ it will be chased by a hurricane strong enough to crush stone. In the election-for a superintendent of the Baptist Sunday-school, which takes place shortly it is believed that Deacon Bryant will be elected. The ladies auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. will hold a lawn party at the house and grounds of Mrs. Elwin B. Smith, from 5 to 10 o’clock. this afternoOn. . The remains of the late Arthur W. Dudley, who died in Flatbush,-will be brought here for interment in the Union cemetery, Thursday morning. The city sewer committee _held a meeting Monday evening,and discussed the Butler street sewer matter, and in- sccnring a dumping ground for city garbage, but no action was taken. Some of the old soldiers object to paying what is commonly cslled_the dog tax on the ground of exemption. It should be thoroughly understood that the “tax” is really a license; noth- ing more or less, and no dog owner is exempt from paying it. e—R0mh exterminator at Hale’s. ' ”56“ A valuable Jersey cow belonging to C.*T. Cornwall fell in an excavation in the vicinity of Betts’ sawmill about a week ago and sustained .injuries .from which she died this morning. It- is un- derstood that Mr. Cornwall will. put in a claim of damages against the city. At a meeting of the Knights of Co. lumbus held Monday evening, Edward Barrett, M. F. O’Reilly, B. C. Feeney, J. T. Hayes and W. Hyland were ap- pointed a committee to consider the matter of holding a picnic sometime in August, pnd report at the next meeting of the society. ——Bring your soiled kid gloves to the Boston store, Norwalk, and have them cleaned free of - charge any day this week. . 879 a Darien party, which was thought to be suffering With the rabies, attacked two or three dogs on Main street Mon- day evening. He received pretty rough treatment from bystanders and slunk down Hoyt street and back of the build- ings where he was found dead this morning. Joseph Matheis presented his friend and brother George H. Raymond With a fruit and vegetable bouquet. this morning. It was‘composed of lettuce, cabbage, beet tops, spinnacb, ‘onion, pea, bean, potato, mustard, strawberry, pear, cherry. peach and blackberry blossoms, etc. It. was tastefully ar- ranged and a credible piece.of work for “Old Joe.” ’ —Ladies, clean your kid gloves With Josephine glove cleaner, for sale only by J. A. Riggs, Pharmacist, 11 Main street, Norwalk. - 10-1yr Ofiicer Fitzgerald of Stamford came to Norwalk, this morning, and report- ed_ to the selectmen that a man named William Taylor, apparently non campus mantis had been apprehended in that Olly: 31151 It Was believed that he be lpnged in Norwalk. From the descrip- tion given it was decided that he was the man who suddenly and mysterious-- ly left the Aims House some three weeks ago. Supt. Hoyt will .go to Stamford and accompany him back to Norwalk. , - 'whicn wa‘s-attended'by the elite of the 4 included a ' prano solo by Miss Lila '1‘. Willis, con-1 The Sunday-school of the Baptist He says that ' cidentally touched upon the matter of ' A bull-dog, owned, it‘is claimed. by THE minim Mpgtiedlteisdue tile Four liiiierslflal.~ 7’ treated at l’iiiontown. PASSED raoM MOB TO M03. The Uhfortunate Amcrlo'in Nouunlonlsts Bnflot Ilslnlt at the Hands of Hundreds of Foreign hliners—Tlie Ohio Conference Beaumod. UNIOXTOWN, Pm, J unc 12.——The four American workmen who were taken pris- oners by a mob of foreigners at New Ha- ven on Saturday were overtaken at Fair- chance and rescued at noon today by the deputies. The deputies met with no op- position owing to their number. The ex- prlsoners were brought here this afternoon and returned to their houses at Leisinring No. 2‘. When found, they were still bear- ing the placards and were chalk marked from head to foot. Just what torture they wore subjected to aftci- the battle Sunday, in which one striker was killed and sever- al wounded, is not yet known here, but they were a worn and haggard'looking lot when rescued. They were taken away from Lemont while the toublc was in prOgress and marched to Cool Spring, where they were turned over to the strik- crs from the Stewart iron works, and there kept and paraded until the leaders learned that the officers had located them. Then they were taken to the southern end and handed over from one crowd to another until landed into the strikers’ camp at Kyle. . ‘ Tho Kidnapping Denounced. The deputies got on to their whereabouts by a little extra parading, and having search warrants went to rescue the im- prisoned workmen. The kidnaplng is de- nounced on all sides, even by the friends of the strikers, as the most atrocious and fiendish act in the history of the move- ment, and the fact that the prisoners were Americans is turning public sentiment more strongly against the perpetrators. The deputies are now collecting the evi- dence available in thevcase, and many ar- rests wlll be made as soon as they can be identified. It is estimated that not less than 500 strikers handled the workmen from the time they were captured at New Haven until they were rescued today. The workmen will be able to identify their captors and will not fear to appear against them. A delegation of strikers visited the banks on George's creek Sunday night,~ whore part of the coal being shipped over the new state line road is mined, and burned up and broke the tools and wheel- barrows into kindling wood. They also tore out the support at the entrance to the banks and caved in about 20 feet of the entrance. A jury has been empanelled by Coroner Batten to hold an inquest on the body of John _Mokafi', the Slav killed in Sunday’s battle, and is searching investigation will be made. Of those injured, Resporsheck and Cornak will die. The others were not seriously hurt. - Tho Mlncrs’ Conference in Columbus. ‘ COLUMBUS, 0., J une 12.—The joint oom- mittce on scale, composed of operators and miners, went into executive session at 9 o'clock. Each side expressed a feeling that action elsewhere had placed an agreement here in jeopardy, but each would try to cficct an agreement'if possible. John Mc- Bride said: “The miners are not contend- ing for a recognition of the Miners’ union, but for a uniform scale. Some of the operators have said that they prefer to deal with organised rather than unorganized labor. More uniform results can be so- cured. A failure to agree means, in their opinion, a resumption of the strike at some opportune time in the near future. Colonel W. P. Bend, who is very anxious to effect a settlement, submitted a propo- sition on his own account to agree to a scale cf 09 cents for Pennsylvania and 60 cents for Ohio, other territory in a fair proportion, the price to hold good until Sept. 1, when the rate is to be increased to 79 contain western Pennsylvania and in other districts in proportion. The topo- sitlon was made to President Mo ride, and the probabilities are that he will makc a similar proposition to the scale commit- tee. Several of the operators in a private way said they would agree to Colonel Rand’s plan. - New York \Vorkmcn For the Mines. NEW YORK, June 12.—-The Ber-wind- Wbite Coal Mining company seems deter- mined to operate its mines in Clearfield and Jefierson counties. Pa... strike or no strike. Mr. John E. Berwlnd, the vice president and manager of the company, told a reporter this morning that the three cathode of men shipped from here last Friday would be folléwacl by 150 carloads more at a moment’s notice. “ The first con- signment of 100 was an experiment. If, we find it practicable to operate with them, we will send the remaining 43900. I am now only waiting for word from our su- perintendent. The strikers have absolute- ly no grievance against us. They are act- ing under orders from McBride, the Ohio leader of the Federation of Labor. We have tried every means to induce our men to return to work, but they refuse to con- fer with us. Under these circumstances we are compelled to hire other labor. There are enough men idle in New York city alone to fill the places of all our strik- ers, and a good many more. ” Still Hope of an Altoona Confer-once. ALTOONA, Pa, June 12.—-There was no coal conference in this city today, but Dis- trict President Bradley, who is still here. has been assured by representatives of the Berwind-White company that there will be another conference here this week. The mincrs’ leaders have called a mass meeting at Punxsutawney tomorrow to hear the report of the delegates who at- tended the conference hero on Saturday. iMr. Bradley says he will do all in his pow- .er to avoid violence at Punxsutawney should the mine owners put nonunion men to work. ' A Bl: Bridge Destroyed. BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June 12.—The big iron bridge of the Kansas City, Memphis and Blrgmingham railroad, at Carbon Hill, was blown up with dynamite today. The explosion occurred only a few mo- ments before the morning train reached the bridge. Bridges at Patton, Mabel mines and other points have been burned within a few days. These acts are charged to strikers whose purpose it is to prevent the transpartation of coal. The sherifi has gone to Carbon Hill to make arrests. . Koran Insurgents Disperslng. V: LONDON,June 12.-— A dispatch to The Times says that the Korean insurgents are reported to be dispersing before the arrival of the,_lmperlal troops. A.” Read the Gasnrrs. .8009". Mpmo’s' Top-Ii Dcoirf‘“ ' es 60.1:on " ,;- out or the mayor BrOoklyn. Amnxf.‘ J tine 12.~—Tlie local author- ities.“ Gravesend, whcrc the now lmprls Oned John Y. McKnize once ruled with supremo authority. are making a‘strcnu- ous effort to nullify the bill for the an- nexation of the town to Brooklyn, which bill was signed by Governor Flower. ‘Ap- pllcatlon was made today at the omce of the attorney general for that officer to bo- gin an action in the supreme court of the state to have the annexation law declared unconstitutional. The application was made by Andrew G. Cropsey of New York city, attorney for the local authorities of Gravosend. The situation presented in this case as set forth in the moving papers ' is a queer one. The npplicutIOn holds that the act is unconstitutional because under the constitution of the i‘uiied States no state can pass laws to impair the obliga— tion of contracts, and that Gravcsend owes its existence to a valid contract, which Would be impaired if the town were an- nexed to Brooklyn. Gravesond was included in a purchase ' of land by the Dutch government from the Indians on Sept. 10, 1646. Said govern- ment complied with all the provisions of International law to obtain complete ju- risdiction over the same. On Dealt), 1645, a contract was entered into between Wll- 11am Kleft, chief executive of New Nether- lands. and residents of. Gravesénd, by which said town was created. Under the English rule the contract to I mained the same, and when the United States government was established the contract was again ratified. The applica- tion holds that the contract originally made creating the town can only be amended by an agreement entered into between the people of Gravesenrl and the state, by the state passing an act allow- ing the people of Gravesend to vote for an- nexation, and said annexation to take place only if a majority vote in favor there- of be secured. A hearing in thc‘matter was set down for J une 19. - The Haskell's Escape From the Vlgllunt.‘ GLOUCESTER, Mesa, ’ June 12.-—-The schooner Loring B. Haskell of this port has arrived home from the banks, and Captain Day tells the story of her escape from the Canadian cruiser Vigilant on last Monday. As the Haskell was passing Fort Howkesbury‘the Vigilant's boat or- dered her to stop. As Captain Day had a gerlshablo cargo, he refused to obey the or- er. The Vigilant fired three shots, at the fleeing Yankee, but in an hour she had. left the cruiser far aster-n. says, “I'havo violated no law, for I took out a fishing license in Liverpool and one in Newfoundland and have the right to lay in harbor 24 hours without reporting at the custom house. " A Gang.of Burglar-s Discovered. _ WATEBTOWN, N. Y., June 12.——Thc 'au- thorlties here have discovered an organ- ized ang of burglars. 0n the death of the eader—Brookmeyer—hls daughter confessed, and Brookmeyer’s house in Wilna was found full of stolen goods. The arrests to date are Melvin Phelps, in this City; William Draper, at Wllna; Lpuls Draper and Henry Van Taslc,-at Natural Bridge. slolghs, wagons and bark has already been dfscovered. . . Boston‘s Reform Wave. BOSTON, J une 12. —-A stampede has been caused among the keepers of disreputable houses, gamblers and other professional cvlldoerc by the crusade of the Watch and Ward society and tho police. Captain Fos- ter of precinct 5 has issued orders to keep- ers of all notorious resorts in his district to move out at once, and similar orders will be issued by other captains. Many resorts are today being vacated. , Captain Price‘s Third Trial. NEW YORK, J une 12.—For the third time since he received a gold shield Cap- tain James K. Price of the Twentieth pro- clnct was placed‘on trial before the police commissioners today on charges made by Superintendent Bymes. The complaint was neglect of duty in permitting a gain- bling house to be operated in his precinct. \Vns Morocco's Sultan Murdered? LONDON. Juno 12.—Advlces received here report that the sultan of Morocco died on J une 7, and that the army proclaimed his son. Mulai Abdul, his successor. Prlg vote advices say that the sultan was mur- dered. Trouble is expected throughout gomcco and especially around Melina and outs. , = After a Reprieve For Pierce. MILLVILLE, J 11110 .12.—Lawyer Hildrotb, counsel for Richard Pieree, the Cape Mo county murderersentenced to be hang June 29, will tomorrow ask Governor Warts to grant a reprieve so that he can bring Plerce’s case before the court of par- dOns. - Dr. Rule on the Smith Cuc. Pir'rsnunc, June Ill—Dr. Edward Ev- erett Hole, in an interview here, said the action of the Presbyterian general assomy bly in the Smith heresy case is an an- nouncement to the world that the church wants an uneducated ministry. ‘ The Missing Link Found. N Ew YORK, J une 12.—The Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr., declared in a sermon here that the missing link in the chain connecting . Tammany Hall with tribute from done of vice has been found by the Lexow com- mittee in the district loader. Condition of William Walter Phelps. ENGLEWOOD, N. J., June 12.——-William Walter Phelps had an attack of hiccoughs which lasted up to midnight- This had the effect to make Mr..Phelps somewhat weaker, but in the morning he was rest- ing ea'sily. . ' ‘ Skeletons Eight Feet Tall. . EGAN, S. D., June 12.—A tomb has been uncovered here. In its compartments are 22 male skeletons averaging 8 feet- in height. A rude altar and many bronze utensils were exposed. _ Cornell's Crow It Phlladclphfn. PHILADELPHIA, J nne 12.—Cornell’s boat crow arrived at training, quarters near here and began preparations for the race with. Pgnnsylvania on Friday. Both crovvs are in good condition. The Bear N of Lost at 81th.. PORT TOWNSEND, J une 12. —The steam- er City of Topeka has arrived from Alaska. The rumor that the revenue cutter Bear was wrecked near Sltkc is false. ‘ Mostor Cor Builders Mock! . San-moon. June 12.—The Master Car Builders' association, which is E..w. Grieves of the Baltimore. ‘ 5* - ’- No.5Chestnnt street. Norwalk. the president . cf and Ohio road. met here. -. Mrs. Lcuc'c Expectations. t Turns. June 19.—Mrs. Incas expiot's m0...“ . ...-—— tobe nominated for con , stunt fro Kansas by both the gopullfst‘cnd rm, ibltlonpcnventllllis. Modernism, - , . fr _ onuvnsianp STILL non-ripe. Captain Day” ’ Fully $1,000 worth of stolen " ,Or at awning wh'erc he can be “Walkwmfioust '"93'llllinliir.luni outlast .4 For the Benefit of . The Norwalk Library. The Comedietta St. Valentine’s Day And the Farce -. A SEA OF TROUBLES, TICKETS, including reserved seats, 50c c_ -' Chart open at fire 'or ' ‘ " - '. day June 8th. at 9 sin. y s and Plarsted 5 Fri FOR ALL KINDS or g mama ANDJMLT MEA. TS I Canned Goods, Eggs, Butter, Lard.‘ Teas, . , Coffees, Etc., GO TO THE - ‘ WATER STREETMAEEET No.6. * ”OPPOSITE TEE LUMBER-YARD. , , Park Obesity Pills will reduce your welsh!» PERMANENTLY from 12- to 15 pounds a. month. N0 STARVING sickness or injury no PUBLICITY. They build up tho health and beautify the complexion leaving no wrin- cs 01; fiabbiness. Stout abdomens. difficult breathin surely relieved. No experiment but aycienti cand positive relief. adopted on» after fiyc years experience. A . dcrs sup plied direct from our office. rice $2.00 per package or three packages for $5.00 by mail ggiztpaid. Testimonials and particularstsealcd) *8. All Correspondence Strictly Confidential. PARK REMEDY 00., Boston, llass. Piano LESSONS. l . siphon w. BRADLEY ' dun htor M of the late Mr. Wm,B. Nash.) (give: em- 19m and satisfactory instructions on the Piano.“ her home. No. 193 Main Street. f“ Tax Collector’s Sale. NOTICE is hereby given that the under- _ signed. Collector of Taxes. under and by. Virtue of a certain tax warrant duly executed and signed by proper authority and directed to the undersigne , commanding him to levy and collect of - . CHARLES STERLING. and other persons nampd in the rate book _on fire ist to - and warrant au- nexed, . their several proportions. of the sum total as therein stated, said sum being a tax‘ or assessment laid upon the ' assessment list made in 1890 b the inhabitants of the town of Wilton. regu arly and legally assembled. to Wit. on the 6th day of Octo- her, A. D., 1890, met for the put osc of provid- ing for the indebtedness of is town. levies upon the followmg described real estate of and Campus STERLING situate int otown of Wilton, in quantity four acres more or loss and bonndc northerly by land of Wilbur Sturges. easterly by a highws . southerly and gfstlcrly by other land of t c said Charles er ing. And 1 shall sell at Public Auction on the prom-ses herembefore described on the 14th ay of August, A. 1)., 1894. at 10 o’clock a. in. so much thereof as Will raise the sum of Twenty Ono Dollars, an wenty. Cents that us the proportion of the sat Charles Btorlmz of the sum total in and list. together with o charges of levy, sale etc. EBENEZER . coLEr. ax Collector. List of 1890. T a Dated at Wilton. Juno 11th,’A. D. 1094. Tax Collector’s Sale. . ,QTICE is hereby given that the under- . signed, Collector 0 Taxes, under and b virtue of a. certain tax warrant. duly executed and signed by proper authority and directed to the undersignedwommanding him to levy and collect of Cmnss Surname. . and other persons named in the rate book. on the list to said warrant un- nexed. their several proportions of the sum total as thercm'statcd. ‘sai ' sum being a_ tax or assessment laid upon the assessment list made in 1891 by the inhabitants of the town of Wilton. regularly and hipslly assembled. to Wit.on the 2nd do. of_ ovember, A. D., 1891.16V1es npon the to lowing described real estate of sai Charles Sterling situat in the town of Wilton. being in quantity four acres more or less. and bounded northerly by land of Wilbur t recs. easterly by the is ay. southerly and westerly by other land of tho said.Charles Sterling. _ . . And I shall ,sell at Public Auction on the gremises‘herembcfore described, out 0 14th ay of August. A. D., 1894, at 11- o’clock s. in. so much thereof as wall raise the sum of Twenty-twodollars. and fifty-five cents that being the proportionpf the said 0 rlcs Stet- ling of the sum total In said hst, together with the charges of levy. sale. etc. . , “tutti? ‘3?“1‘9 . r1891 , . ox cc or, is o . Dated at Wilton June 11. A.D., 109:. ' a! f: rennin. Hartman or less. 250 a can or' 81.00 w: mass ‘9 nEN'l'.—Thc Store. No. 50 Wall street. .urttlf‘inTBt‘tddkh‘“Emita?" ”m . s . cc. ames Hadden'. . . 9” 866tf on second floor. No.9' Four rooms on 9-10 RENT—0n Chestnut street. five rooms rst floor. No. 7. , Inquire of E. H. Fillow. No. 831 tf o RENT.—House No.3 We stimain street Inquire of Bonn Burrs. 842 at WANTED. ' ANTEDPA lad of 16,1113: leavinz‘ school ' desires a' situation in a store or omce, dress“ QAZETTE‘Office. . useful. Ad., ‘
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