d _ imprisonment for life.
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' D A: L y , N s WALK GM. E T Tn- ;-
TUESDAY. JULY iii, an.
The Daily Gazette, established in 1890
The Weekly Gazette in 1800.
The manufacturer, the merchant. the me-
chanic and laborer, are-all daily and de-
voted readers of the Daily Gazette. En-
terprising, attractive and honest. its readers
believe in it and peruse it thoroughly; and
its Editorials and Advertisements get closer
attention than do the columns of less re-
spected papers
Equity of Criminal Punlshment.
In a paper read at the recent meeting
of the National Prison Association, at
St. Paul, Mr. F. H. Wines discussed
the question of equity of sentences for
crime in a manner that has attracted
marked attention in religious, charita-
ble, and sociological periodicals. Mr.
Wines urges that the existing penal sys-
tem needs material changes, for the
reason that in some respects it is unjust
in almost every state in the Union.
Different penalties are inflicted for the
same crime in different states. To il-
littrate, in the state of Rhode Island
there is no capital punishment for mur-
der, while Montana inflicts the death
penalty on the man who fires a dwell-
ing at night, although no loss of life
may result from the act. Some states
hang burglars, while others give them
light penalties.
We suppose it is no more wicked to
swear falsely in Missouri than in other
parts of the country, but a person who
commits perjury in that State is liable
to be hanged for the offense, while in
New Hampshire, Connecticut and Ken-
tuck y the maximum penalty for perjury
is five years in the penitentiary. Maine,
Mississippi and Iowa punish it with
Delaware fines
the offender 35500 to $2,000. In Louisi-
ana the death penalty is provided for
persons convicted ofincest, while Dela-
ware’s maximum penalty for this crime
is a fine of $100, and Virginia’s impris-
onment for six months. In New York
and Missouri the forgcr incurs liability
to a life sentence, but in Delaware he
can get but three years. In Connecti-
cut the grand larcenist may be shut up
for a score of years, but in Louisiana
he can be retired only one-tenth of that
period, .
These great discrepancies ought not
to be permanent, for they are not found-
ed in justice nor are they demanded by
cxpediency._ Anear approach to uni—
formity is desirable, not only because
it would promote equity, but because it
would inspire greater respect for the
law. In calling attention to the subject
Mr. Wines has taken the best means to
insure reformatory effort. The people
of the various States are not so pig-head-
ed as to persist in maintaining a law or
a custom simply because their fathers
adopted it.
The Deadly Grade Crossing.
N orwalk has had another serious ad-
monition of the importance of the die-
tum that “the deadly grade crossing
must go.” That Mr. Larmer was not
instantly killed in his accident at the
Catherine street crossing is a marvel.
His narrow escape from instant death
is, however, but one among many that
have occurred in the past at the rail-
road grade crossings between Norwalk
Bridge and Winnipauk. It is high time
this terrible menace to the lives and
property of our citizens was ended.
This can easily be effected and at a
comparatively small cost. It has been
repeatedly given out by the Consoli-
dated railroad, that the company were
ready to j01n any town in abolishing all
particularly dangerous grade crossings
on any of its lines, upon the town pay-
ing half of the cost. This arrangement
should at once be entered into by our
town for the elimination of the railroad
crossings at Cross, Catherine, New
Canaan road and Water streets. The
grade crossings in front and rear of the
old Fair Grounds really ought to be
included, but as these highways are
much less used than the first three,
they can more safely be deferred. But
in the near future these crossings
should, and‘no doubt will be, either
bridged or dug under for highway
passage.
At Cross street the Danbury track is
so elevated that a tunnel can be easily
and cheaply out under it. At the Cath-
erine street crossing a bridge would
have to be thrown over the track as it
runs through a deep cut. This need
not be an expensive structure, but
whatever the cost, it should be done
and done immediately. At the New
Canaan road crossing a tunnel under
the track would be the~most feasible
and best, and need not cost a large
sum.
g If our town is to be made to pay but
one half the expense, the cost isa trivial
matter in view of the safety these
changes would secure. It is the wish
of great numbers of our citizens that
our selecimen should set about secur.
ing these important improvements with.
out unnecessary delay.
In the earlier days of the Danbury &
Norwalk railroad, when one train only
went up and down each morning and
evening and these running at a speed,
not greater than ten to fifteen miles an
hour, the chances of these terrible
grade crossing accidents were at a min-
imum. Now .with dozens of passenger
and freight trains rushing over the
I
miles an hour, the conditions areen-
tirely changed and the risks of these
grade crossings areat tieir maximum.
Where the conditions are so favora-
ble for the abrogation of these grade
crossings as they are over Cross and
Catherine streets and New Canaan road,
and which are the most perilous, (for
in neither of these can the trains be
seen until they are upon you,) there is
no excuse for the danger being longer
permitted to exist.
The Consolidated road is already con-
sidering plans by which the danger to
teams crossing over their plank Covered
tunnel on Wall street and the defiling
and suffocating nuisance of their soft
coal smoke may be obviated, and this
improvement .cannot be too quickly
made.
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A Good Decision.
A decision rendered in the police
court of Norwalk where the accused
receives justice is so rare that the de-
cision rendered by Justice Mead, on
Monday in the case- of Lizzie McCar-
thy and Fred. Fairchild, charged With
assault and breach of the peace, de-
serves special mention._ The prisoners
had been. arrested by Chief Bradley on
a complaint signed by Grand Juror
William Mitchell. When brought to
court the testimony went to show that
the rumpus had originated between
Mrs. Catherine Ellis and Mrs._McCar-
thy, and burst forth in all its fury
when Mrs. Bertie Brown appeared on
the scene With an apron full of stones
to back up her mother, Mrs. Ellis.
The sight of the stones started Fred.
Fairchild, who refused to fight Mrs.
Brown and her missiles, but offered to
wipe the earth up with‘her husband,
Homer Brown, who discretely kept
himself “far from the' maddening
crowd.” The air was evidently full of
Cobble Hill Latin, but no blows were
struck and none of the parties were off
of their own land while the wordy war
was going on. The further the evi-
dence proceeded the plainer it appeared
that instead of arresting Mrs. McCar-
thy and Fairchild, Mrs. Brown and
Mrs. Ellis should have been included
in Chief Bradley’s writ. . _
Justice Mead, after hearing the ow-
dence, expressed surprise that the pros-
ecuting attorney should ask for a con-
viction of the offenses charged, and
promptly discharged the prisoners.
The decision of Justice Mead. was
highly commendable,_ and left the im-
pression that there Is one justice in
Norwalk who does not think. that
everyone who comes before him is
guilty and must be fined snuplyfic-
cause some Grand Juror has failed. to
investigate the charge before signing
the warrant. ‘ _
The town again pays the freight,
which could have been av01ded by a
thorough investigation on the part of
the Grand Juror.
Killed at Bridgeport.
A fatal accident occurred at th e Noble
avenue railroad crossing in Bridgeport,
Monday evening, about 8:20. Aththat
time a long eastbound freight train was
passing while a west bound freight was
coming in at arapid rate . A minute
before the west bound tr 1D. reached
the crossing, James Hughes, a boarder
at the Cowles house, started to cross
the tracks and stood on the westbound
track while the east bound train ‘was
passing. The noise of the heavy freight
apparently drowned the n01se of the
west bound «train as Hughes gave no
sign that he was aware of its approach.
The engineer of the down freight
blew a warning blast, but Hughes re
mained motionless between Lie rails.
A man who stood in the door of the
billiard room of the Cowles house
yelled at Hughes to get off the track.
Hughes turned his head to see who
spoke and as he did the locomotive
struck him squarely on the back of the
head, throwing him beside the track.
He was taken to the Emergency hospi-
tal, where it was found that his skull
was crushed from base to crown. He
lived about one hour.
Before death ensued Rev. Father
Coleman of Fairfield, who had been
called to attend Hughes, had adminis-
tered the last rites of the Catholic
church to the dying man.
and was a member of a wealthy Water-
bury family. He went to Bridgeport
Saturday from Waterbury to work as a
lineman on the new electric railway.
He had no settled means of making a
living but was proficient at all kinds of
mechanical work. For several years he
travelled with amusement enterprises.
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Labor Day.
The following'events are announced
for the Labor day picnic at the Fair
Grounds; Ballgame; horse trot; one-
half mile foot race; one mile bicycle,
handicap; 100 yards dash; 3;legged
race; relief race; one mile bicycle race,
championship Fairfield count-y; 100
yards dash, boys under 12 years; 100
yards dash backwards; one half mile
bicycle race, flying start; standing high
kick;running high kick; running high
jump; standing high jump; one-half
mile bicycle race, for youths under 17
years of age; 100 yards slow bicycle
race; putting 16 pound shot; throwing
16 pound hammer; 10 mile bicycle
handicap.
Off foi- Waccabuc.
Early this morning John Burchard,
Ward Gregory, Louis Leonard, Homer
Byington started for a week’s camping
out at Lake Waccabuc. Their wagon
carried a boat, tent, rifle, blankets and
provisions enough to feed an army.
Rods and reels were not forgotten and
the happy party were supplied with
tackle enough ,to capture every bass
in the Lake. They expect to reach
Waccabuc in time to pitch their tent
for the night and to-morrow draw lots
tosee who will serve as cook for the
expedition.
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He Will Come Back.
Timothy Busby, a New Haven black-
smith, ‘disappeare‘d a few weeks ago
and his friends after a thorough search
gave him up for lost. Yesterday they
were “notified that he had been carried
across the ocean in one of the big liners.
He went on board in New York to talk
to a friend and the vessel was out in
sea before he Was aware of it. ' '
W’ E .
“Bishop Tierney on. Liquor Dealers.
. It is reported here that Bishop Tier-
any has prepared an opinion on the
edict issued by Monsignor Saloili con-
cerning liquor dealers and Catholic soci-
ties, and its publication is looked for
within a few days. .
road at a Speed of from thirty to fifty
Hughes was about 35 years of age .
Death of M. W. Vlilson.
Lawyer’Moses W. Wil'son of West-
port, died- at- his .home thisTuesday
morning of heart failure. He had been
seriously ill with dysenteric symptoms
for a considerable time which so great-
ly debilitated him that his death from
the cause stated was an entirely natural
result. Mr. Wilson was a man of more
than ordinary legal attainments, had
an active and even brilliant intellect,
improved by academic education. Had
he located where surroundings were
better adapted to his mental peculiari-
ties he no doubt would have reached a"
higher plane in his profession. His ca-
reer should prove awarning admoni-
tion to other attorneys noted here-
abouts for following devious ways, in-
stead of aiming at a good character
and high place at the bar. With all of
Mr. Wilson’s faults he had many good
qualities of head and heart and many
warm friends. Do mortals mil Mei
bonmn.
Mortuary Record. "
The number of deaths for this month
in Norwalk, so far as reported to town
clerk Smith is fifty—three. They are
mostly children and the cause of death
in the greater number of the cases was
dysentery. The number of deaths for
the first six months of this year as com-
pared with that of last year, is as fol-
lows :
1803 1894
January, 27 30
February, 36 27
March, :3 20
April, 26 2o
May, 23 25
June, 22 24
July, 30 53
Total, 210 206
It will be seen that the total for the
six months of this year is less than that
of last year, although the deaths of the
present month are far in excess of any
of the previous months. -
Hfl—a—c o o -»—-
Danbury Water.
What is the matter with the Kohanza
water? A sup of the water tends to
give the consumer the impression that
he is drinking water from some of the
springs in the old countries, famous
more for the resemblance of the taste
of the water to the smell of a decom-
posed egg, rather than their curative
properties. Something should be done
at once to remedy this condition of
affairs, which is the breeder of disease.
It is not necessary that the citizens of
Danbury should be subjected to con-
sume such filthy water, eSpecially so 111
the face of the coming “no license”
movement. If there is anything in the
world that will drive a man to the
drinking of intoxicating beverages, it
is just. one whiff of Kohanza water dur-
ing the hot summer month.——Daubury
Dispatch. .-
Shot in the Head.
Samuel McDonald, a prominent citi-
zen of Colchester shot and probably
fatally wounded Albert A. Brown of
Param, a small farming district north-
east from there, about 8 o’clock Satur-
day evening. The afiair has created
especial excrtement as there is a young
girl in the case, a Miss Loveland, the
14-yearsold sister of Mrs. McDonald.
Miss Loveland lives with the McDon-
alds. She has been receiving atten.
tions from Brown for some time. On
Saturday she made a communication to
her sister. Mra. McDonald told her
husband. Saturday evening Brown
called and Miss Lovelaud had a talk
with him. He Spoke roughly and left
the house; and it was during his walk
home that he was shot.
The Seventeenth’s Reunion.
Colonel Henry Huss, P. Wade, Jr.,
and Department COmmander S. G.
lakeman, the executive committee of
the Seventeenth Regiment, Connecti-
cut Volunteers, met the citizens’ com-
mittee of Greenwich in Ray’s hall, Sat-
urday, to make arrangements for the
annual reunion of that regiment in
Greenwich, August- 28. The citizens’
committee was very enthusiastic and
guaranteed that the old soldiers would
receive from residents a most cordial
welcome. The reunion promises to be
one of the pleasantest ever held by the
Seventeenth, and IS awaited expectant-
ly by the many members in this city.
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Special Town Meeting.
The selectmen have called a. Special
town meeting for Monday afternoon,
August 6th, at 3 o’clock, to authorize
them to widen and straighten the Roton
Hill road, if the land is donated for the
purpose; to direct the Consolidated
Road to locate their new bridge on the
highway so widened and to appropriate
$750 therefor; also to give them author-
ity to widen and repair the highway be—
tween the Five Mile River bridge and
residence of \V. H. Mosher. and the
highway from the Baptist church north—
erly, to said bridge, and to make the
necessary appropriation therefor.
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Who is He?
Cowboy Joe is an employe of the Nor~
walk Tramway Co. He came here
Saturday night, entered a W aterstreet
saloon, ordered drinks for five and
threw down a $55 bill to pay for them,
he says. The bartender gave him 25
cents change. He made a “holler”
and'went to the police station. Officer
Lush accompanied him to the saloon.
The bartender was taken to the police
station where he stated that the Nor-
walk man only gave him $51. Cowboy
Joe was mad because he had no witness
who could swear that it was $5. He
took‘ the first train for Nor-wall .—
Bridgeport News.
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S
“ran KIND THAT CURES.”
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’ Monday’s Bail Games.
New York, 13; Philadelphia, 7.
Washingtop, 10; Brooklyn, 6.
Boston, 5; Baltimore, 2.
Pittsburgh, 8; Cincinnati, 6.
r Cleveland, 14; Louisville, 5.
Chicago, 8; St. Louis, 4.
Did Nobody Any Good.-
Iu the Chicago riots twenty-six were
killed and one injured. And all this
was the result of a strike which, ac-
cording to recent testimony in court,
was ordered by nobody and desired by
nobody, and did nobody any good.
The last proposition needs no proof.
I.
Yacht Race.
Captain Herbert Jennings of South-
pcrt, owner of the catboat Romona,‘ has
challenged Captain W. B. Morehouse
of Saugatuck, owner of the Zephyr, to
defend the Citizens’ cup, now held by
the Zephyr. The race will‘ be held
August 8. '
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. To-day’s Funerals. .
There was-a large attendance at the
funeral of the late John Flahertv, at
St. Mary’s church this mornmg, at’test- ‘
and the esteem ,
ing to thepopularity of,
in which the young 1.»; was held.- A
high mass of requiem was celebrated.
Rev. Father Slocum acted-as celebrant,
assisted by Rev. Father McMahon as~
deacon, Rev. Father Murray as sub-
deacon, Rev. Father O’Brien as master
of ceremonies. The floral offerings
were numerous and beautiful. Former
schoolmates, of the deceased, James
Duffy, Joseph Gilhuly, “John Clune,
Thomas Cole, John Brennan and Ed-
ward Kline, acted as pall-bearers. The
interment was in St. Mary’s cemetery.
The funeral of Wilhelmina A., the
infant daughter of Walter W. and Min-
nie A. Miner, was held this morning
from her late home on Belden avenue.
The interment was at Riverside ceme-
tery.
The funeral bf Mrs. Jane A. Conley,
wife of Daniel Conley, was held this
afternoon from her late home on Main
street, Rev. A. H. \Vyatt officiating.
The remains were taken to Westpol‘t3
for interment.
USE BANKS SARSAPARILLAJT’S
“ THE KIND THAT CURES. ”
Recent Deaths.
Mrs. Augusta Ambler; mother of Mr.
William A. Ambler, died at the resi-
dence of her daughter, Mrs. Silas B.
Meeker, this morning, aged 85 years.
Mrs. Robert Burch, of Bridgeport,
died in Southport, Monday afternoon,
aged 85 years. She has a daughter
living in this city.
Edward, the ten months’ old son of
William and Bridget Fagan, died at
his home on Cross street, this morning.
Moses W. Wilson, a well known
Westport lawyer died this morning
aged about 67 years.
Connecticut’s New Marshall.
Richard C. Morris, of New London,
who was on Monday appointed United
States marshal for Connecticut, is at
present a deputy United States marshal
and city sheriff. He is also an auction-
eer and a well known citizen. He is
forty-eight years of ago.
Mr. Morris is not a politician in the.
full sense of the word, but is known as
a popular and enthusiastic democrat.
He was twice run for sheriff.
He was formerly a republican, being
converted to democracy by T. M. Wal-
ler, to whose influence his appointment
is believed to be due.
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8S5? DANA’S S.%..{tS;ki’All.lLLAJT’S
“Ti .8 1‘; IND 'l‘HAT OURES. ”
—o+o
” Empelol No Good.”
The Chinamen of this city are not
greatly agitated over the war between
their country and Japan.
They want their pig tailed brethren
to knock out their yellow rivals, but
they were not as earnest as to give up-
the wash board and the iron and start
in to help them do it.
The Chinamen here are earning a
good living and they will not trade
their condition to fight for an emperor
who never shows himself to his subjects.
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Post Office Changes”.
In the morning Postmaster lIubbell
steps down and out and Postmaster
Malone assumes control of the Nor-
walk Post Office. He has appointed
Harry Mitchell Depu y Postmaster and.
James Wood, son of Engineer Wood,
as post office clerk. The public w111
part with the ever genial, prompt and
attentive “Carmi” with sincere regret,
while wishing his young assistant every
success in his new responsibilities.
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USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURE-‘3 ”
Fatally Scalded.
Helen M. Wall, of New Haven, aged
three years, fell into a tub of boiling
water at her parent’s house Monday
afternoon and was scalded to death.
The little one was the daughter of Con-
ductor Wall of the Hartford division of
the New Haven road.
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Dangerously ill.
Frank A. Jones, of New Haven, the
oldest living member of the New Hav-
en Grays, is dangerously ill with Kid-
ney troubles. He is 82 years of age.
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"‘"D’i T” r (2 i ‘ " r"\
ltnoE salt.) {it TH- llll’lsb.
This month has made a record asa
roaster.
The sewer on Butler street is nearly
completed. '
' Mr.Julius Hall, of Newark, is visit-
ing friends in town.
—Wanted. A good strong boy. Ap-
ply at the GAZETTE office.
Attorney Levi Warner and wife left
this morning for Burlington Vt.
_Mr. HarryBlanford and Fred Ma'u
kin are camping out on Nauvoo island.
—Capron hustled to Meridon to-day
and sold a Turbine water wheel in outer
globe case. 1t
Bridgeport has an epidemic of drunk-
eness which it unblushingly ascribes to
the hot weather.
The contract for repainting the Con~
gregational church has been awarded
to J. T. Prowitt.
The Cannon Station and Atlas base-
ball nines will play ball at Norwalk
Park, this afternoon.
Mrs. John S. Seymour, of Washing-
ton, 1s Visiting her. sister, Mrs. L. C.
Betts, on the Green.
Foreman Costello says that Hope
Hose company will clear about $50
from their recent picnic.
In Danbury the butchers close their
markets every evening at 6:30, except
on Saturday and Monday. -
_ Hon. W.,D. Bishopand- family have
returned to Bridgeporlt from a‘trip to
Manitoba. and British olumbia. '
It is an even race between the stifle
cucumber and the city water as to
which shall cause the most sickness.
\. .
,. states.
, -—l-2 price, 159.10 at the Norw'alk- Bos-
ton Store, 'to-morrow.
“slit ‘~. .’
It surpasses prophecy that the aver-
age congressman should be perplexed
over “whiskey—and—sugar.” But it
dium.
Mrs. F. N icoll of New York and her
daughter Blanche and son John, are the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel G. Tay-
lor, N o. 45 Main street, this city.
/
—Pictures Framed by J. T. Hayes. '
878 tf
William B. Foster has been nomina-
tcd as postmaster at Rockville. This
appointment ends the fight in that city
which has been on ever since the na-
tional election.
—1-2 price sale at the Norwalk Bos-
ton Store, to-morrow.
The Broad River and the Grace
church Sunday schools will picnic at
Roton Point to-morrow. The Matinee
Whist club meets at the same place
Thursday afternoon.
The new postage due stamps have
made their appearance. They are
smaller than the old ones and the de-
sign though similar will probably be
considered an improvement.
\
—1.2 price sale at the Norwalk Bos-
ton Storc, to-morrow.
Mr. J. “Ed.”. Larmer, who came so
near losing his life on Saturday at the
Catherine street crossing is reported as
getting along finely. He is a little sore
yet, but denies the truth of the report
that he has suffered hemorrhages.
Hale’s Cordial in the house. Hundreds
of cases of dysentery can be prevented
by taking a dose at the start. Have it
ready, this is the last week you can get
a frce sample, go now. 911 It
A reception wr-s given by Miss Ella
Gregory, Monday evening, at her home
on Summer street, in honor of her
guest Miss Christine Dyer, of New York.
There was vocal and instrumental music
alarge amount of happiness and refresh-
ments in abundance.
—1_-2 price sale at the Norwalk Bos-
ton Storc, to-morrow. ~ .
The United Hatters of America have
issued a large lithograph of a hat, with
a part of the leather turned out in such
a way as to show the position of the
union label The lithograph is intend~
ed to instruct people where to look for
the label when purchasing a hat.
Two lads, one an Italian and the
other an American, had a lively scrap
‘near the Street Railway depot this
morning. The Italian invited the bat-
tle and now he wishes that he had not
done so, as to use the expression of a
little Irish boy, “the Dago was done
up in great shape.”
-——Ladies, clean your kid gloves with
Josephine glove cleaner, for sale only
by J. A. Riggs, Pharmacist, 11 Main
street, Norwalk. 10-1vr
At a meeting of the directors of the
Danbury Dispatch,Saturday afternoon,
the services of J. G. DeStyack as edi-
tor of the paper were dispensed with.
Mr. DeStyack went there from New
Rochelle recently to take charge of the
paper. W. F. Peace, city editor of the
paper, resigned this morning.
.Mrs. C. Nichols and Miss L. Haskins
Will give a recption to Mr. C. D. Lloyd,
on Friday evening, August 10th," at the
home of Charles Nichols on Strawberry
Hill, and it is expected that there will
be a ' grand aggregation of colored
beaux and belles present. Mr. Lloyd
will leave the next day for an extended
visit at Petersburg, Va.
In the recent burning of Kno‘x’s stor-
age warehouse in Washington, Albert
Relyea, Chief of the Redemption Divi-
sion of the Treasury Department, lost
all of his household furniture, etc., the
of clothes. The great fire was directly
npposite the hotel at which property
clerk David Sheehan of the U. S. Pat-
ent office resides.
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An Arrest In the Tarsney Matter.
DENVER, July 31.-—Jcscpli Wilson,—wlio
is believed to have been the leader of the
party that tarred and feathered Adjutant
General Tarsnoy at Colorado Springs, has
been arrested near Nevada,- Mo. It is re-
ported that he has made a confession,
Remorse Caused Suicide.
CARTHAGE, S. D., J 1in 31,—Harry
Feathers, adopted son of James Feathers
of this town, suddenly shot and fatal-
ly injured his father’s hired man. Harry
was so frigli-tcncd at the accident that he
took poison, dying shortly afterward.
A Steamer- Brokcn In Two;
NAKL’SP, B. C., Jilly 31.—A terrific
Windstorm swept over Arrow lake. The
steamer Illiciliiwac, lying in Nakusp har-
bor, was broken in two. The steamer
Lyton. unloading railroad iron here, was
driven ashore.
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hillitinmen Leaving Sacramento.
' SACRAMENTO, July 31.——Company C of
'Marysvillo- and Company F of Orrovillc,
Eighth regiment national guard, have left
for their homes. It is thought that by to-
morrow all the’militie. now here will have
been sent home. The regulars will re-
main here for awhile.
The Tacoma lv‘ire Victims.
TACOMA, July 31.——iiarry N. Clement,
the fireman injured in Saturday morning‘s
wreck at South Prairie, died here today.
Theunknown man injured was Will-lam
W. Wat-ten, Whose parents live at Spring-
field. Mo. lie was ‘35 years of ego and on
his Way home. -
(‘liineae Laundry Trust. .
.ALBANY, July 31.———A Chinese laundry
trust made its appearance under the in-
corporated name of hop Song Kong Saw,
with a capital stock of. $50, 000, to control
laundry establishments in. this and-other
Illinois sum tioihpi‘iuy‘ficsumes.
CIIICAoo, 7 uly :ll.-——'1‘wenty-five hun-
dred men wont to Work at‘ the Illinois.
Steel company’s plant today. The works
had been closed down since the strike be-
gan. One thousand more workmen will
be given employment by the company be—
fore the end of the week, , .
line;
has come to pass.—.New Haven 'Pallaf ,
—]n‘very family should have a bottle ofl
only thing saved being a summer suit‘
NearlyflEver‘y‘Building la the Little
Town Was Destroyed.
MANY PERSONS PERISHED.
Details Cannot Yet Be Obtained, and the
Death List Will Probably Bo Incl-ens.
' ell—The Forest Fire. sun Bag-‘
lug—Villages Burned.
PHILLIPS, Wis., July 31.—All that is
known of a certainty two days after the
destruction of this town regarding the
loss of human life in, the flaming sea is
that 16 persons perished by the fire and
water in the burning of the raft on which
they sought an escape from the flames on
the bayou. The most conservative esti-
mate of the loss, made by the principal
sufferers, is $1,500. 000, one-third of which
falls on the Davis Lumber company.
The charred bodies of many victims are
expected to be found in the debris of the
big lumber yard near the bridge which
burned over the bayou. Women and chil-
dren fled there when the bridge fell under
the flery'wave. It is certain that several
women and children who were crossing
the bridge when it burned perished in the
flaming mass. y
Governor Peck Restores Order-.1
A semblance of order was created out of
the smoking chaos on the arrival of Gov-
ernor Peck and his stafi and relief parties
with provisions from Marshfleld and Ste-
vens Point. The car-loads of food were wel-
comed more than the visitors. ‘
All except 37 of the buildings are in
ashes. The names "of the dead so far dis.
covered are as follows: ' ’
Anton Flentzer, killed by the fall of the
chimney of his house.
Frank Cliss, machinist,‘ body found un-
der a pile of driftwood.
Mrs. Frank Cliss and two children,
bodies found near Cliss body. ,
James Lock, butcher, body brought to
the surface by dynamite. -
Child of James . Lock drowned in his
arms.
Mrs. David Brydennvife of the foreman
of the Fayette-Shaw tannery, and her two
children.
Several Towns Burned.
The forest fires are still raging to'the
north and west of here, and it is reported
that several small stations between here
and Ashland on the Central have been
burned. The town of Worcester, a few
miles west of hero, is reported to have
been destroyed. The family of John
Slicher, consisting of himself, wife and
five children, came in this morning and
reported their house gone and all their
crops burned. They say the town was de-
stroyed, but as-it consisted of only a few
houses widely scattered the financial loss
is not heavy. The danger is that some of
the families may have been hemmed in by
the fires in the woods and have lost their
lives. From all directions there come re-
ports of destitution and suflcring among
the people.
Voorhees’ nind Vest's Ailments.
‘WASHINGTON, July 31.—Senator Voor-
bees passed a very bad night and was not
able to attend the tariff conference today.
The senator is suffering from a complica-
tion of troubles, and an operation may be
necessary, though his condition is such
that it might be attended with great
risk. Senator Vest has had a bad attack
of eryslpelas, and his face for a day or two
has been badly swollen. He has been regu-
larly at work, howover, and was at today’s
meeting of the tariff conf‘erees.
Constitutional Convention Committees.
ALBANY, J uiy 31.-——-The committees of
the constitutional convention have almost
completed their consideration of the im-
portant questions before them and will
finish up the large majority this week.
The committee on suffrage will report on
the woman suffrage question on Tuesday,
with one majority report against all the
propositions and two minority reports
against it.
.
Hicks Is at It Aguin.
AUSTIN, July 31.—Bob Hicks, the young
Texan who attempted suicide to secure a.
life insurance and afterward shot himself
through the hand to obtain an accident
policy. has suddenly departed from this
city. He represented several grocery firms
located in St. Louis and New York. He
sold their goods for spot cash away below
the market price and pocketed the money.
Minister Tatcno Retlres.
WASHINGTON, July 31.——Mr. Gozo Ta-
teno, the Japanese minister. presented his
letters of recall to the president today.
He was accompanied to the White House
by Secretary of State Gresham. There
was the usual exchange of speeches, which
made clear the fact that the minister’s re-
call was in no way due to any friction be-
tween the two governments.
A Whalebnck Sinks a Schooner.
DETROIT, July 31.—The whuloback
steamer Pathfinder ran down a small
schooner, thought to be the Glad Tidings,
on Detroit river. It is believed that a crew
of four on the wrecked boat wore drowned.
Nothing was seen of the small boat after
the collision, and she is believed to have
flunk immediately.
Father of the Murray Law Dead.
TOPEKA, July 81.—A telegram from
Tustepec, Mexico, announces the death
of John A. Murray of Topeka. of yellow
fever. He was a prominent member of
the legislature which passed the prohibit-
ory enactment, introducing that measure,
which is often called the “Murray law.”
Forger Bertrand Sentenced.
LONDON, July 31.——Charies Bertrand,
alias Donaldson, a forger known to the
police of the United States, was sentenced
today to 3% years’ imprisonment after
having been convicted of obtaining goods
under false pretcnes. -
Nickel Plate Shopmen Return.
CHICAGO, July 31.—Ab‘out 100 men re
turned to work in the Nickel Plate shops
at N lusty-third street today. They walked
out during the strike. Their return will
enable the shops to resume work at- the
usual schedule. ,g.
Kentucky Minors ResumeWork.
DANVILLE, Ky., July 31.—-The menu
from 14 ooalwmines in Laurel county re:
sumed work today after a strike lasting
several months, a compromise having been
effected.
A Stoker Dies of Cholera.
TnAVEMUND, Germany, July al.—A
stoker of a steamship which has arrived
here from St. Petersburg died today of
cholera. . .
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pone, the worst on my ankle. I could not step.
Icon after I began to take Hood? Barnparllia,
the cores healed, and two bottles entirely oil-5d
mo and gave me renewed strength and health.
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Inventory
Prices. ‘
We have just finish-
_and to clear out brok-
en lots have marked
mahy desirable boy’s
and young men’s
suits at Half Price
to close out quickly.
Many other bargains
in neckwear, straw
hats, shirt waists
and summer novel-
ties.
Store will close at 6
o’clock, Mondays and
Saturdays excepted,
W. A. BEN EDIOT &
00., Sentinel Build-
ing, Washington St,
South N orwalk.
__ NfliltE
ToWalertonsumers
ihe Water commissioners hereby
give notice that the water supply
will be shut all from the distribu-
tion pipes commencingal l0 o’clock
at night and continuing until Five
o’clock the next morning. This
order will commence July 28, and
continue until further notice.
Bj‘order commissioners,
:—
¥ ‘_
To REN 1'.
Half inch or less. 250 a day or $1.00 per week.
0 RENE—From July fat to small select
, family, upper floor of house No. 25 West
ain street. Property formerly owned by Geo.
8. Gregory.
once. Address Chas. H. Hawxhurst, box 118.
Norwalk. Conn. 24 if
0 BENT.—-The Store, No. 50 Wall street.
lately occupied by B. G. Judd. Opposite
Hadden.
FOR SALE.
.~.
t and one two seat family or usiness we.-
gon: wrll'be sold'at-a sacrifice. Apply at 0‘???
. . of the Nonwanx GAZETTE.
v
WANTED.
ANTED.—An experienced waitress- at
the Norwalk Hotel. Apply to C. H. Tut.
tle, Landlord. , 909 tf
J. ,D. Jennings.
UNDERTAK ER,
“4 Knisht street. opposite ‘
Street Railwav‘mmt. or 4 .-
NIGHT BELL AT OFFICE.
A. H. tAMP. amass-f-
Terms to suit if applied for at .
ailroad and Post Office. Apply to Jamesg
- 866 tf
on SALE.—One light so ford buggy-
ed our stock; taking -'
until further notice. ‘
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Norwalk Chronicler