scatterers; rudepepscem. .
' WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1894,
The Daily Gazette,,estahlishcd in 1890
The Weekly Gazette in 1800.
Prevention of Contagion.
The Marine Hospital Service publish-
es a recent report prepared by the
Medical Society of the District of Col-
umbia on typhoid fever in the District,
which is worthy of especial note.
The society finds that typhoid in-
creases in proportion to the saturation
of the soil with decomposing organic
matter and to the drinking of infected
water, but decreases in proportion as a
city is well sewered and uses only pure
drinking water. The lowost mortality
from typhoid is in England and Ger-
many, where expert engineering has
been freely employed in sewering the
chief towns and cities.
The abandonment of all wells and
pumps, purification of the sewerage
system already existing by replacing as
rapidly as posible all damaged or de-
fective drains, extension of the server-
age to all parts of the city and other
measures to prevent soil contamination
are therefore recommended. Careful
inspection of all dairies from which the
milk supply is drawn and the enactment
of a law to prohibit the sale of milk
without a permit of the Health Officer
are also proposed.
Washington just’now, is in the throes
of a small-pox contagion excitement,
caused by the most inexcusable expos-
ures to the loathsome contagion.
The discussion of contagious diseases
by the Woman’s Health Protective
Asssociation incidentally brought to
light what is doubtless the chief cause
of the prevalence of contagious disease.
A member stated that her own child-
ren had contracted measles through
the thoughtlessness or selfishness of
another mother who allowed her child-
ren just recovering from the disease to
play with the children in the neighbor-
hood withoutrestraint or warning. In
plain terms, a whole neighborhood was
infected with the measles because ' one
mother felt herself in no wise respon-
sible for the public health.
There is little doubt that this same
sort of indifi‘arenceito the welfare Of the
community is responsible for the spread
of diphtheria and scarletlfever. Those
in whose families either of these dis-
eases appear very naturally object to
the removal of their children to the
Muncipal Hospital, , an objection that
is entitled to sympathetic toleration.
But there can be no justifiable reason
for a failure to have the infected house
quarantined and everybody notified to
remain away from it while the conta-
gion exists. Without justification,
however, the presence of the disease is
concealed, in many cases relatives and
friends are allowed to visit the house
and carry the contagion to their homes,
and in many ways the opportunity for
the spread of the disease is furnished.
The authorities do their best with the
means at their disposal to stamp out
contagious diseases of all kinds, but
against the carelessness or worse, that
allows children suffering with conta-
gious disease to play with their fellows
or ride in the crowded street cars the
best regulations can do little. If the
Woman’s Health Protective Association
can cultivate an intelligent sentiment
on this subject among mothers in gen-
eral the Board of Health will have a
much easier task, and there will be less
demand for the services of undertakers.
The prevalence of diphtheria, scarlet
fever and other contagious are "almost
entirely due to causes which the wo-
men could remove by united intelligent
action. ,
The new treatment by inoculation for
diphtheria and croup as practiced in
France is the subject of a special report
to the Department of State by United
States Consul C. W. Chancellor at
liavre. He says that by this method
of treatment only one out of four diph-
theritic patients succumbs, whereas the
figure is double for other methods 01
treatment heretofore employed. ' Con-
sequently the Cousul who is a Balti-
more physician Of repute, says that it
would seem very desirable that the anti»
diphtheritic serum should be introduc-
ed and come into general use at the
earliest period practicable in America,
where many thousand children and nu-
merous physicians, students and nurses
die annually from diphtheria and croup.
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County Home Meeting.
The annual meeting of the board of
management will be held at the County
Home in this city today. The reports
from. the various town committees re-
garding children committed to the home
_ will be submitted. Invitations have
been sent out to the committees in all
the towns to be present when the home
will be examined.
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The Masonic Home.
Deeds have been recorded in Walling-
ford of the transfer 'of the Community
property to the Masons. There are
eighty acres of land and many build-
ings. The Masons paid $17,500 cash
for it. Work will now lJerrin on the
Masonic home.
'Wesleyans Alarmed.
Considerable alarm has been caused
among the students at Wesleyan over
the epidemic of malarial fever, which
has "broken out among the students.
There are at the present time more than
35 cases.
R-.H.RowanNominated. ..
If anyone attended thc_Republican
caucus of the Second District last night
at Arion Hall, with the expectation
that the meeting would be other‘ than
harmonious, they were doomeu to dis-
appointment. There may have been
an undercurrent of feeling as to who
ought to be the nominee, but it did not
manifest itself, other than that those
assembled were almost a unit for one
man, and that man R. H. Rowan.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Crowe, after which. Mr.
John H. Ferris was elected chairman
and A. E. . Winchester secretary, _the
latter reading the call of the meeting
which was for the purpose of pla cing 1n
nomination acandidate for representa-
tive to the General Assembly. ‘ _
On motion of Charles W. Haliock . it
was voted that the first ballot be an in-
formal one. ,
Mr. John G. Crockett then gained
the floor and suggested that after the
final ballot was counted the chair ap-
point two voters to verify the count.
C. W. Hallock said that he did not
think such a move necessary, and he
wanted no reflections cast upon the
counters as such a move would be apt
to do. He said we are all liable to
make a mistake once, but were not apt
to do so a second time. He then placed
in nomination Mr. R. H. Rowan. _
The chair appointed the following
gentlemen as tellers: Louis H. Nash,
R. A. Holmes, Joseph Taylor, George
S. North, Charles I. Raymond and
David H. Miller. .
The first ballot,» an informal one, re-
sulted as follows :
xv hole number of votes,
Necessary to a choice,
R. H. Rowan,
Russell Frost, 28
F. W. Adams, 24
Edwin Wilcox, 14
Joseph Taylor, 8
E. E. Crowe, G
J. W. Scully, g
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3
216 '
109
M. M. Lee,
C. W. Bell,
E. H. Matthewson,
Scattering, 10
001. Frost, when the vote was an-
nounced, rose and thanked the caucus
for the vote given him, and added that
he thought it was understood by all
that he had positively declined to be a
candidate, and this decision was final.
Charles E. Jennings was then recog-
nized by the chair, and remarked that
most of Col. Frost’s friends did unner—
stand this else the number of votes cast
for him would have been very much
la’rger.
The formal ballot was then taken and
as announced by the secretary was:
Whole number of votes. 214 .
Necessary for a choice, 108
R. H. Rowan, 153
F. W. Adams, 14
Edwin Wilcox, 17
Joseph Taylor, 9
, Russell Frost, 5
J. W. Scully, 3
James Golden. 3
On motion of Joseph Tammany, Mr.
Rowan’s nomination was made unani-
mous.
Mr. Rowan then stepped forward and
thanked the caucus in a short speech.
Joseph Tammany then addressed the
caucus and was followed by Col. Frost
who made a stirring little speech and
among other things said : _
“We have the candidate nominated
beyond the question of a doubt now.
Let the dead past bury its, dead. Wha t-
ever had occurred the candidate select-
ed was in no wise responsible and he
son thereof. The office was not an un-
important one in the next General As-
sembly. Had heard that a Democratic
orator had said it was important that
the democratic party elect all the cam
didates to the legislature posSIble.
Emissaries of that party were working
hard to that end, so that they might
control the Assembly and if necessary
secure the election of the democratic
state ticket or create a deadlock, or
having a majority try to change the
present constitution of the State as re-
gards elections. Every Republican
should rise to party loyalty and princi-
ples and not be influence in casting their
ballots by any personal feeling as to the
candidates. He himself was not indif—
ferent to the honor of public office but
was not seeking such Office. He told
all present to renew party fealty and
enthuse party loyalty, and if we would
we could be successful at the coming
election.”
Three cheers were given for Colonel
Frost and the meeting adjourned.
During the taking of the ballot
Messrs. Joseph Tammany and E. E.
Crowe were instructed by the chair to
take up a collection and $8.15 was
gathered in. It. was announced that
Editor Oakey of the Hartford Courant
would speak in East N orwalk, tO-night.
His Vote Forfeited.
James Smith who was arrested Mon-
day night by Officer Bartram, while in
the act of stealing chickens from
Builder S. B. Wilson, and who assaulted
the officer while he was being taken to
the station house, was brought before
Justice R. M. Rose, Tuesday afternoon
and plead guilty to the two charges in
the complaint, stealing and resistance
to an ofiicer, and was promptly fined
37 and costs ‘on each count and sen-
tenced to sixty days inqail. His ab-
se use will be greatly appreciated by the
public as well as those interested in the
propagation of poultry. The culprit
will not vote for either Oady or Collin
at the coming election.
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Book of the Fair,
We are in receipt of No. 13 of the
Book of the Fair. It is a splendid vol-
ume. There is but one work which il-
lustrates and describes the wonderful
exhibits at the World’s Fair and the
name of that book appears in the above
caption. It is magnificently illustrated
and is published in twenty-five parts at
$1 each. It should be on the shelves
of every library in the land, and can-
not help but prove of interest for all
time to come. An illustrated pamphlet
will be sent free on application to The
Bancroft lcompany, Publishers, 30 and
31 Auditorium Building, Chicago.
Can Carry on its Business.
Application was made to J udge G.
W. Wheeler in the Superior Court,
New Haven, yesterday, for an Cithl‘ to
permit the Derby Building and Lum-
ber Co. of Derby to carry on its busi-
ness until the contracts which it now
has on hand are fulfilled. The appli-
cation was granted.
Court the assets are shown to be 3100,-
_000 and the liabilities $62,000. ‘
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. Dropped Dead.
Bernard Baden, figed 71 years, drop.
pod dead, in New Haven,
afternoon.
ought not to be made a sufferer by tea--
In a report" filed in the Superior‘
Tuesday.
. . Floyd-Banket.‘
A tony colored wedding took place
at the Knight street- church, _at8 o’clock
last evening.. The’contractiug parties
were Walter Floyd and Martha Ban-
kett. The bride dressed in white silk
and bridal veil walked upthe aisle ac-
companied by the groom’s best man,
Allen Springstein, and the groom was
accompanied by the bridesmaid, Miss
Sallie Day, dressed in a gown of cream
colored. tulle. The marital knot was
tied by Rev. Mr. Sumlar assisted by
Rev. Mr. Sands. The former as he
pronounced them man and Wife stepped
forward and saluted the bride With a
hearty kiss squarely on her lips, the
smack being audible for some distance
and was echoed by several persons in the
audience. There was alarge number
of white people present, among them
being Rev. Mr. Pond and wrfe, James
H. Bailey and wife, Lester Hyatt and
wife, William Bette and wife, Mrs.'0.
E. Wilson and others. The. wedding
march was played by Mrs. R. H. Tay-
lor. After the wedding a reception
was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd on Madison street, South Nor-
walk.
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His Wife Untrue.
Deputy Sherifi' Pond on Tuesday,
served papers in one of the most sensa~
tional cases that has ever transpired in
New Haven. The suit is for $10,000
and is brought against Jessie Mallory,
a wealthy oyster ground owner, at Fair
Haven. . _
Samuel G. Parker, of 93 Quinnipiac
street, a conductor on the Fair Haven
and Westville road, is plaintiff. He
claims alienation of the affections of his
wife, Georgie 1- Parker. ‘
Parker’s duty keeps him out late,
Last Wednesday he returned home
earlier than usual, and found the doors
of his house locked and the interior
dark. Raising a window he quietly
entered and went to his wife’s room.
There, he claims, he found Mallory.
The woman confessed, saying that she
had been led to err by the promise of
3100- Parker took the wedding 1'ng
from her finger, and with their son left
the house. Mallory is an old man.
Parker is said to be nearly crazy wrth
grief.
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Grace Church Festival.
The chrysanthemum supper given
by the Grace church ladies last even-
ing was a pronounced success. The
tables were creations of ideal beauty
and loaded with delicious viands. Where
all did so gloriously it would be unjust-
ly invidious to particularize any one
table as superior to another could that
in truth be done, as it cannot. The
room was draped most attractively With
bunting and the chandeliers and drop
lights festooned with brilliant chrysan-
themum blooms. The welcome to Rec-
tor Watkins was most cordial and sin-
cere. One of the special delights of
the occasion was the presence of so
large a number of the members of
other churches. Dr. Noble and scores
of his flock, were among those of other
denominations present. The burlesque
'larifi' debate was immense and as full
of wit as a rose is of scent.
While “many daughters (of other
churches) have done Vii'tuously,” of
Grace church ladies it must be said—
“but thou excellest them all.”
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Brigade Rifle Shoot.
The brigade rifle shoot was held at
the new range at Niantic on Tuesday.
The weather was favorable for the
shoot. The scores were :
First Regiment. .
2C0 yds. 5C0 yds
Total. 322 318
Grand Totals, 640.
Second Regiment.
Total, 317 296
Grand Totals, 613.
Third Regiment.
‘ Total, 324 302
Grand Totals, 626.
Fourth Regiment.
Total, 277 196
Grand Totals, 473.
lilachine Gun Platoon.
Total 1.57 113
Grand Totals, 270.
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Press Opinion.
_Winsted Herald :—“We have no apol-
ogies to make,” said Mr. DeForest at
Winstcd, speaking of the democratic
members of the present Congress, “We
glory in the record, and are Willing to
abide by it.” . .
Judging from the manner in which
democrats do not turn out to hear the
Hon. Robert E. Deh‘orest talk about
political issues, we infer that they will
not break their backs in an effort to
again elect him to Congress next month.
The Meriden Record: It is very
evident that some enthusiastic demo-
cratic campaign speakers mistake the
rumbling of the wheels in their own
heads for the rolling of the wheels of
industry.
New Haven Journal and Courier :—
Bigotry and Pigottry together make a
heavy load for a candidate.
The Garbage Probiem.’
At Wilmington, Delaware they have
conquered the garbage problem. The
stuff is carted to a big blast furnace,
and in a few hours disappears in th’,
air, except about three per cent, which
sells at $10 aton. The plant takes four
men to run it, including the superin-
tendent, at a cost of about $4,000. The
plant was put up for $10,000 and the an-
nual income from sales of the solid re-
sidium is over $8,000. This nearly
pays for expense of carting the garbage
to the furnace.
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Thirteen Years Experience.
MILLER’s FALLS, Mass—“At differ-
ent times during the past thirteen
years,” said Mr. W. A. Johnson of this
place, “my wife has been sick from
kidney and liver complaint and ulcera-
tion of the stomach. At each time she -
has taken Dr. David’Kennedy’s Favor-
ite Remedy, and it cured her. It is a
family medicine with us and many of
our neighbors.
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Hung Himself.
Ex-Representative Edward B. Catlin,
aged 45 a prominent and much respect-
ed farmer of this town committed suicide
Monday afternoon, by hanging himself
to a tree in the woods not far from his
home at Harwinton. Temporary in-
‘sanity led him to the deed. , .
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Connecticut Postmasters;
Presidential postmasters were ap-
pointed on Tuesday, as follows : Con-
necticut. Bryan F. Mahan New Lon-
don, vice H. Smith ; Harrv . Stevens,i
Norfolk, V100 J. B. Eldridge. ,
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puzzles.
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Amu'sé'ments." »
norr’s OPERA HOUSE. ‘
_ Therehas beenia great deal iri-Scien-
tific Journals as Well. as in' the public-
prapts about Inaud‘i’s mathematical
are now invite to see for themselves
Mr. and Mrs. Kellar in their feats of
numbers ten times more wonderful
and-absolutely new. This is but one of
their novelties. '
That man- of marvels, Keller, whom
some experts think something more
thanxa man. will give in Hoyt’s Opera
House, this evening, Oct. 3lst, his new
and Wonderful entertainment. We are
prone~in these material times to decry
magic and deem its professors humbugs.
The fact is that the advance of science
continually reveals to us novelties such
as the story books of old never dreamed
of and goes far towards strengthening
our belief in‘ the almost supernatural
powers of such gifted men as this great-
est Of American magicians, who is con-
tent with solid achievement, but lays
claim to no high sounding titles.
Jolly Nellie McHenry is the most
popular soubrette on the American
stage. She can sing better than most
women who dance. She is a better
dancer than most women Who sing.
She is an acknowledged actress, and her
versatility is admitted by all critics.
She possesses that indescribable magne-
tism, which makes her audience feel as
if she were akin to them, and they‘are
proud of her. She has surrounded her-
self with one of the strongest companies
of singers and comedians ever seen in
one company, and she gives them all a
chance to show what they can do. and
in her circo—comedy, “A Night at the
Circus,” she gives her audience full
value for their money by giving them
the funniest, cleverest, brightest and
greatest show on earth. She will ap-‘
pear at Hoyt’s Opera House, Tuesday
evening, Nov. 6. .
Electric Light Plant for Sale.
A meeting of the Norwalk and South
Norwalk Electric Light company was
held this morning at the company’s of-
fice, for the purpose of taking action in
reference to offering the plant for sale
to the city of South Norwalk.
Four hundred of the 630 shares of the
capital stock was represented. It was
voted to profi‘er the plant to that city
for the original cost of the plant about
$125,000. ‘ This is done for the reason
that the city proposes establishing a
commercial plant, and to place the N.
& S. N. company in a legal position to
protest against such scheme. The law
while granting the privilege to cities of
establishing plants specifies that such
cities shall not establish such plants in
connection with a commercial system
without first purchasing local plants
previously established. The price pre-
sented does not include aloss of $27,000
suffered by the company by reason of
a fire at the station. In case the city
refuses to purchase the plant, by rea-
son of the price not being acceptable
the state can appoint a commission to
establish a valuatiori on the plant.
The outcome of the trouble will be
watched for with interest.
”Men and Women.”
The intensity of the scenes and sit-
uations in Belasco and DeMille’s great
play “Men and WOmen” have made
this attraction one of the few favorites
on the road, and Manager Hoyt has
signed with Mr. Gustave Frohman for
this attraction which comes to H oyt’s
theatre November 10th, with Mr. Clay
Clement as the star in the character of
“William Prescott,” the defaulting
bank cashier. Mr. Clement is not un-
known to our theatre~goers and is an
actor of great ability, possessing avoice
of intense sweetness and tender-
ness. bringing to this exacting role
an atmosphere of refinement so neces-
sary to its port royal. Manager Hoyt
is determined to bring the best attract:-~
ions to be had, and will be fully re-
paid by liberal attendance.
Have You Seen Him?
A party was in town from Bridgeport
this morning asking, for information
concerning a man named Richard Leon-
ard, who left Bridgeport about six
months ago, saying that he would re-
turn in three weeks. He was, it is un-
derstood, employed at Bell Island for a
time. Word was sent to his relatives in
Scranton, Pa., but as they were unable
to locate him a member of the family
visited Bridgeport and has instituted a
search for the missing man. He is de-
scribed as being tall, light complexion,
light moustache, is in poor health, and
is about 25 years of age. _Any informa-
tion as_to his whereabouts will be glad-
ly received at J. F. Taylor’s, 365 Broad
street, Bridgeport. ‘
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Baptist Roll Call.
Thursday afternoon and evening oc-
curs the annual roll call at the Baptist
church. The services will commence
with a prayer and praise service from 3
to 3.30. From 3.30 to 5 o’clock the roll
will be called when every member of
the church is expected to respond either
by voice or by letter. A social hour
will be spent from 5 to 6 o’clock. .6 to
7.30 supper ; 7.30 to 8 continuation of
roll call. At 8 o’clock the roll call ser-
mon will be preached by Rev. Dr. J. H.
Hubbert, of New London. Special
music has been arranged for the coca:
sion.
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Water Commissioners Meet.
A meeting of the Water Commission-
ers was held last evening, at the resi-
dence of C. B. Coolidge, to consider
the matter of a new reservoir at the
pond known as Wilson’s Pond on the
New Canaan road. It was decided to
ask the City council to call a city meet-
ing at an early date when the matter
of Norwalk’s water supply could be
discussed from every standpoint.
It was also decided to instruct At.
torney Warner to commence condem-
nation proceedings against the Union
Manufacturing company at once.
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A nniversary Greeting. ‘-
It transpires that the reception and -
collation at the Congregational church
parlors last evening, Was designed to be
in addition to a general sociable reun-
ion of the members, to also commemo-
rate the nineteenth anniversary of Rev.
Dr. and Mrs. Noble’s wedding which
was. celebrated at the Golden Gate in
California. All present pronounce it to
have been a most delightful occasion.
_ The Marguerite Heard,_l=‘rom.
The yacht Marguerite, which leftthis
part for Florida one day last week,;¢a'r-
rivedj at New, Brunswick last evening.
This morning, she was locked .in'the
Raritan. cane "and started for Borden-
town With mule-power, the next stop
ping point being Philadelphia. Amzi
Waters is regorted as being “as happy
as a clam at igh watch”: , ‘
Stud nts of the exact science-
i-icrné firefic'é'i-‘ii’iéihyf '
Jules Hornung, Norwalk’s, bicycle
cc.
TERSE TALES OF lHEfiTlMES.
Buckingham Post, -G. A. R, will
meet tO-night.
. John Adams, of Middletown, N. Y.,'
is in town to-day.
The town assessors will hold their
final meeting to-morrow. .
Six applications have been filed in
New Canaan for liquor licenses.
~Men’s seamless working shoes,
$1,25, at Sheehan‘s, Wall street.
Plans for a new 875,000 orphan asy-
lum in Bridgeport have been accepted.
J. ”A. Thomas is'fitting up Gregory
& Co’s. drug-store with the Pullman
Automatic Light.
—-Purc candies, all kinds, made on
the premises. DeKlyn, Main street.
976 tf
The Street Railway sweeper will be
here in time for any snow that may fall
on Thanksgiving day. '
Mayor-elect James T. Hubbell, is to
take the Third degree in Masonry to-
morrow, Thursday, night.
F. A.Ba'rt'ram,the well-known Bridge-
port-prOVISIOD dealer, has gone bllnd.
He is a brother of .D. S. Bartram of
this city.
F. M. Taylor agent at Wilton on the
Consohdatedfihas resigned. He is suc-
ceeded by R. M, Olmstead, formerly
agent at this city.
—Tin—types taken at Imwis’, 975 tf'
_The cityassessors held their final meet-
ing for the reception of the lists, yes-
terday. But 733 out of something over
1,100 were preseted. -
A lad named Hendricks was run down
by a bicycle rider on Newtown avenue
last evening and was quite severely in-
jured about the head and body.
_ Danbury Democrats nominated Lew-
is E. Orrin and E. C. Dempsey for rep-
resentatives last night. Orton and
Dempsey were nominated by the Peo«
pic's party. .
—-Ladies, clean your kid gloves with
Josephine glove cleaner, for sale only
by J. A. Riggs, Pharmacist, 11 Main
itreet. Norwa k. , 10—1vr
The old “Farmer’s Almanack" for
1395 is out. It has been published con-
tinuously since 1793, and contains but
three pages of anecdotes, poetry and
chestnuts. ’
Prof. Howard Hoff, who was arrested
for an assault on a pupil at Colonel
Roberts’ school, named Hamilton, was
fined 87 and‘costs yesterday afternoon,
by J ustice Rose. .
—Pictures Framed by J. T. Hayes.
878-t
Lawyer Jacob B. Klein of Bridge-
port, thc law partner of Congressman
DcForest was in town yesterday, and
left his social card at the office of can-
didate E. J. Hill.
There are 404 prisoners at Wethers-
field, the largest number evcr in the
institution at one time. Four were sent
up from Fairfield county at the Super-
ior court term just closed.
——The Bridgeport Business College,
cordially invites the readers of this pa-
per, to Visit and inspect their school,
which has been newly refurnished
throughout, and is now the most com-
plete in the state. A regular Bryant &
Stratton course of business training for
ladies and young men: Professional
instruction in each of the following de~
part'ments, Bookkeeping, Penmanship,
Business Arithmetic, Rapid computa-
tion. Practical Grammar, Business cor-
respondence, Commercial Law, Politi-
cal .Economy, .Lectures on Business
Ethics by prominent lecturers. Stud-
ents admitted at any time, without ex-
amination.
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A» PLUCKY \VOMAN.
Burglar: Did Not Frigiiton Ber, roi- She
Took Five Eliot: ut Them.
Burnnarpiin, N. J., Oct. 31.—-Afto.'
trying to chloroform members of the
household thieves were frightened away
by Mrs. Edmund. F. (freshmen, who lives
in a handsome house at Home avenue and
Elliott plane. lair. Crcciieron started on a
trip yesterday, and his wife was left in
the house with her children and 0 female
friend. About 10:30 o'clock thieves en—
tered the cellar, but could not get up into
the house. Climbing to the second story,
they fined awlndow and got into a room
where some members of the family were
asleep. The noise awoke Mrs. Crochet-on,
who slept in an adjoining room. She
grasped her revolver, and without hesita-
tion entered the room from which the
robbers, hearing her, had just escaped.
When the door was Opened, she was al-
most overpowered by the odor of chloro-
form. Reaching thc window. she fircd
five shots at the retreating forms of two
men. which brought Assistant Marshal
James Talbot to the house. No trace of
the thieves was found. '
Trial of Alleged \Vhlte Caps.
HELENA, Ark., Oct. 81 —Three mem-
bers/of the St. Francis (Ark) alleged
band of White Caps were placed on trial
hero, and only one wltness, a negro named
Alexander. was examined, almost the en-
tire day being taken up in lmpanellng
the jury. Alexander testified that he rec-
ognized the defendants as members of a
gang who burned property on the . Rand
plantation and ran the tenants off the
place. A sensation was created during
the trial b'y‘the arrest of John A. Coates,
leading cOunscl for the White Caps, on
the charge of carrying a pistol in the
courtroom. .
Ex-iiiiiionairo moi a Pauper. '
._ .SAN FnAscrsco, Oct. 31,-5.3- J. Holmes,
sonar: ago cuc‘of SansFi-ancilcc's, mil-
~'~lloriaircii.’: died rcccu‘tlyint‘ tibia-San, Fran:
clsco almshousc -and_ narrowly escaped-1
burial in the pottcr’sf‘field. ‘Holmes‘vvai‘
the original Accatcr pond.” owner of the
North llcll'and HOIiiies ‘mlnes,:-near Can”-
delarn, Emerald -, county, Nev:.'l and Ifo_r' 1
several years was one of. the leading social.
and financial lights of San Francisco. He
spent money with a lavish hana- “
NUW Filltl’lim ARTHUR
king andrtonsorial 'artist’h'afls'ilrr‘i’ved‘ ’ '“ ltl ’ A '
home from aseveral month’s visit in — . - > ‘
‘fadeljla'nd.
~The Japanese Army Is Now March-
ing Upon That Stronghold,
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WHAT .,,, gross MEANS.
Two More Ini pox-taut. Engagements,Whlch
\Vero, of Course, Japanesej’iotorles,
Reported by Our Representa-
tlvc—A “'arshlp Sunk.
WASHINGTOrv, Oct. ESL—Two important
and significant J apanesc victories are re«
corded by United States Minister Dcnby
in a cable to the state department from
Peking today. He says that the Chinese
forces have been defeated at Chin-Lien-
Chlng and have retreated to Mukden;
also that the Japanese have taken one of
the Chinese forts at Port Arthur.
The scene of the first engagements“
just across the‘ Yalu river, in Manchurlg
and it marks the first real aggressive
movement by the Japanese on Chinese
soil, for it is believed here that the pre-,
ceding movements on the west side of the
Yalu river by the Japanese have been in
the nature of skirmishes to develop the
real strength of the Chinese forces. This
having been done, the Japanese are sup-
posed to have formally entered upon the
campaign with Mukden, the Manchurian
capital, as the objective point. Unless
they are fully prepared to make this a
winter campaign, something heretofore
unknown in eastern warfare, they will be
obliged to force the'fighting and. move
with great speed, as but 15 days. remain
of the open season, and after that the
cold usually becomes intense.
In the nighborhood of Port Arthur,
where the second Japanese success is re-
ported. the winter climate is not so severe,
and operations may be maintained until
much later in the season, particularly in
view of the excellent base of supplies at-
forded for the Japanese troops in the pres-
ence of their own war vessels in the neigh-
borhood keeping open free lines of com-
munication with Korean and J apanesc
supply ports.
Port Arthur Will Hold. Out.
It is believed here that notwithstanding
the taking of a Chinese fort by the J spa;
nose at Port Arthur the place will be
able to hold out for a long time.
strongly fortified by land and sea, the
plans being drawn by experienced Euro-
pean engineer ofiicers, arm with any but
the most reckless and cowardly manage-
ment on the part of its defenders should
Offer a most formidable resistance. The
experts in Washington believe that it can-
not be reduced by the Japanese without
the use of heavy siege artillery, and so
far as reported the Japanese are not sup-
plied with this.
Inasmuch as the capture of Port Arthur
would result in giving Japan control of
the gulf of Pechili and cut off the Chi-
the sea, it is believed that the Japanese
will make a most determined effort to
cepture’the fortress. The belief that they
'are prepared to do this, even if it involves
a long siege and a winter campaign, is
borne out by the fact that the agents of
the Japanese government in this country
have quietly bought up a vast store of
goatskins and have practically cornered
the market. As these skins are commonly
used in China and Japan as a necessary
part of the soldiers’ winter raiment, it is
fair to presume that the Japanese are
making ready for a winter campaign.
Great interest is shown in the news of the
day at botli'i: the Japanese and Chinese
legatlons here. The former up to noon
had received no advices from their home
government relative _to the last engage-
ments, and the Chinese minister evidently
was in a similar position, for he was anx-
lously seeking news from Secretary Gresh-
am this morning even before office hours.
Lead For the Japs.
TACOMA, Oct. 31. -—Ten carloads of reflu-
ed lead aggregating 447.469 pounds have
arrived over the Northern Pacific for ship-
mcnt to Yokohama by the steamer Ta-
coma. It is in'plgs of 250 pounds each
and comes :from' Newark, N. J., consigned
to thc’”clty of Yokohama. The waybllls
were placed in the customs' collector’s
hands, and he, fearing. the lead may be
contraband of war, has wired the custom
office for instructions. New waterworks
are being constructed at Yokohama, and
the collector thinks the lead may be in-
tended for manufacturing lead water
pipes.
Impending Attack on Port Arthur.
YoKOHAMA, Oct. 31.—-The second Jap-
anese army has landed ata port above
Talien bay and is now marching in the
direction of Port Arthur. The Chinese
troops at King-Chow, Port Arthur and
Tallen number altogether 14,000 men, of
whom 4,000 are recruits. The second d1-
vlslon of the last Japanese army organ-
ized for the war is leaving Sendai, Japan,
with great enthusiasm. M. Otorl, who
was formerly Japanese minister to Korea,
and who was recalled owing to his failure
to carry out reforms, has arrived at Hirer
shima. '
A Japanese Warship Accidentally Sunk.
SEATTLE, Wash, Oct. 31.-The North-
ern Pacific Steamship company’s ofiflce
has received word that the steamer Zam-
bezi, formerly a Northern Pacific steamer,
ran into the Japanese warship Tsubukan
1n Kobe harbor and sunk her. The mans
of—war only had time to run into shallow
water before she Went down. The Zam-
bezl was recently purchased by some
weathy Japanese and was being operated
by them.
Japanese Troops Landed.
LONDON, Oct. 31.—A dispatch to the
Pall Mall Gazette from Chefu says that a
fleet of Japanese transports. protected by
19 warships, has been seen landing troops
on the mainland of the Shan-Tung penin-
sula, off Ellott island."
Presldentlal Postmaster-s Appointed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.——The following
presidential postmasters were appointed
today: '
Connecticut—New London, Brynn F.
Malian, vice H. B. Smith; Norfolk, Harry
E. Stevens, vice J._ B. Eldridge.
New Hampshire—Hanover, John” H.
Foster, vice G. Hitchcock.
Rhoda Island—Newport, Dalton E.
Young, vice H. H. Fay.
South Carolina—Spartanburg, H. D.
Floyd. vice S. T. Poinier.
The Reithmann Failure.
DENVER, Oct. 31.'—Fred C. Relthmann
and John J. Reithmann‘,’ 'Jr., have filed a
bond of. $100,000 as assignees of J. J.
Rcithmann and $140. 000 as" assignees of
J." J. Relthmaun &.«'Co; Schedules have
been filed) in court. showing that Mr.
Relthm‘ann’s personal assets figure up $2,-
048,186 and the assets of Relthmann &
Co. $186,562. .
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‘ , Read the Gazette's; mm
been held.
It is
nese capital from communication with'
' ins.
icon-rigor: and #:1159411! Call. E.
. ,fiYAsnnvqrom _VOct. ~ 3'13??ng Ashton!
Was."sdén._.at‘_hi‘s 'rcslden cc accuser-nines the
,Ne'w—~.~York, dispatch to the effect that
Archbishop Corrlgan hadJccentl-y called
tion within the church in loyalty to the
delegate. He said thctf'varchbishcp had
called on him about two weeks ago, soon
after the meeting of the archbishops, and
_a conference lasting several hours had
The ablegate would not dis‘
cuss the nature of the conference or the
reported unity in recognizing the dele-
gate’s authority. ‘
Double Duel to the Death.
WAYCROSS, Ga, Oct. 31.—News of a
bloody duel fought in Peri-tel county has
been received here. William Griffin and
Leroy Moore are tw0 farmers and neigh-
bors With large families. The son of. one
and the daughter of the other have been
recently keeping company. The fathers
ware mutually incensed over the matter.
They met, and seizing axes entered upon
a duel, both sinking their weapons to the
halves in each other’s head, falling to the
ground and dying together.
‘ A Murderous Burglar. .
DETROIT, Oct. 81.—A special to Th
News from Columblaville, Mich, says:
”A man broke into Fred Skinner’s house
through the cellar, went to Mrs. Stand-
lcy’s room and struck her with a ham-
mer. crushing her skull. He then went
to Skinner’s room, struck Mrs. Skinner
three times on the head and attempted to
brain Skinner, but the latter worded 03
the blow with a pillow. The murderer
then ran from the house and has since
eluded capture. ”
Patent Swindlers In England.
LONDON, Oct. 31.-—-The police and the
officials of the United States legation have
broken up the swindllng operations of a
firm of patent lawyers doing business in
Chancery lane. In addition, the United
States embassy warns American inventors
not to answer circulars offering to obtain
English patents unless they are satisfied
that these communications come from
duly authorized patent agents.
Against Santa Fe Directors. ,
TorEKA, Oct. 31.—Judge Foster decid-
ed against the Santa Fe dlrectors 1n the
United States court. The decision was on
the point of law raised by directors’ at
torneys that the court has no jurisdiction,
the plaintiffs being residents of other
states. The case will now be argued on
tel merits in reference to the cumulative
plan of voting. .
Steer-ago Passengers Released.
NEW YORK, Oct. 31.—Fonr hundred
and nlnety-three steerage passengers who
arrived at this port Oct. 14 on the steamer
‘Kronprlnz Friedrich Wilhelm, from Na-
ples, and who have been detained at Hot!-
man island, were'sliandcd at Ellis island
today. This num or includes one infant
born on Hoffmanlsland.
Reads Like aDime Novel.
GIBRALTAR, Oct. 31.-—-Thc Italian bark
Scutolo, Captain Starlta, from Philadel-
hla on Sept. 21 for Naples, has been
arded by pirates off Morro Nuevo,
Africa, who plundered the vessel and es-
caped with 1,000 boxes of petroleum.
OOD’S
Sarsaparllla is carefully
prepared by experienced
pharmacists from Sarsan
parilla, Dandelion, Man-
; <:_ drake, Dock,Plpsissewa,
Juniper Berries, and other well known
‘vegetable remedies. The Combination, Pro-
‘portion and Process are Peculiar to Hood’l
Sarsaparilla, giving it strength and curative
‘. power Peculiar to Itself, not pos-
sessed by other medicines. Hood’l
arsaparilla
Cures Scrofula, Salt Rheum, Sores, Boils,
Pimples and all other affections caused by
impure blood; Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Sick
Headache, Indigestion, Debillty, Catarrh,
Rheumatism, Kidney and Liver Com-
plaints. It is Not What
- we Say, but what Hood’s
Sarsaparilla D o e s, that!
Tells the Story — Hood’l
Sarsaparllla
URES.
Hood’s Pill. are gentle, mild and emotive.
Hoyt’s Opera House.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3lst.
MR. AND MRS.
America’s Own Magicians will present to
their friends the astounding results of a con-
scientious search fsr novelties in the Old
World. Kellar s new Theosophic wonders.
The Shrine of Koomra Sami!
I'I‘he Mystery _of L.’ Places!
‘The Mystic Light of Bala!
Homnambu a! .
The Adept of Serinagur!
The Phantom Bride!
(,‘agliostro !
lyto! _ .
And a. solution of the great 6111ng
HOW To Get Rid offa Wife 1
Prices. 35. 50 and 750. Seats now on sale
Plaisted's and Gregory’s. '
Hoyt’s Opera House,
' ONE NIGHT ONLY. ‘
Tuesday, November 6th.
~ lolly Nellie Mcilsniy, '
and her circo comedy.
ANighiaiihetircus.
See the Wild Man of Borneo. See the Eu-
man Xylophono. See the Honest Lawyer. See
the Comical Clowns. See the Only Pete J enk.
See the-Man who wake onlns Ear. .
All under one canvas, in one ring. Wait for
something new in comedy. , ._ ., -‘
Arrangements have been .made With the
telegraph, companies to furnish the . election
soon as received. . -
Horse Shoeing.‘
The undersi ed has taken the shop in
the front of . T. Rub ’s on Cross street.
and is prepared to do orse shoeing ' in :3 ‘
ayceti '
Q
manner. .
. first-clas- Jim 1:
on him; and that there’was unity of ac. '
returns, which will be read from the stage as .
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