as though we do. “Equal and Exact J asttee, to all M en of Whatever State or Persuasion, Religious or Politiea .”-—Jefi‘ersoa Vol. V. Whole No. l09| Price One Gent. ‘ - Norwalk, Conn, Wednesday Evening, April 17, 1895. . THE , D. M. Read COMPANY. BEAUTY ATTRACTS BEAUTY, Low PRICES DO THE REST. Whenever one is at all par- ticular regarding a purchase this store seems tO be upper- most in their mind. Why is it ? We THINK we have the very best Of eve hin ; ou ACT ryt g 3llVe tell you from day to day what we have that is seasonable and pretty; you buy. Surely there must be SOMETHING be- sides PRICE that influences your buying in our favor. Is it QUALITY ? Isn’t it BOTH _ r-Price. and Quality ? There is an invisible line, somewhere, that distinguishes one store from another, and no one recognizes it quicker than the Lexperienced woman shopper. TO-day your attention is directed to .Crepon Plisse— Mulhouse IPlisse, the finest I crepon made, in pink, blue, -;yellow, and green with now :and then a. dash Of black, for 25- ’1cents a yard. - Oxford Cheviots, so > popular for waists; all stripes—Gladstone weave, basket weave, madras weave and bedford weave—25 cents 'a yard. Swivel Silks, in a large range of styles and eolorings—polka dots;J stripes, plain, figured—45 cents a yard. , 10—quarter white Honey- comb Quilts, for .65, 75 and 85 cents. 11-quarter, for $1, $1.25and $1.50; 12—quarter, for 1.50 and $1.89. Marseille Quilts, for 1.89, 2.00, 2.25, 2.50 tO $8.00. White quilted Mattress Protectors, for $1.65 and $1.75.] All sizes and widths Of Sheets and Pillow Cases. Feather Pillows, 3 lb, 22 X 28, for $3, per pair. 22 x 28, 3 lbs, select, (live goose feath- ers) for $3.75 a pair. Uncovered Down Pillows, all sizes, with best quality white down. Summer Blankets, fine quality, all wool, light weight, from $4 to $8.50. ‘hiise. PEACE NWSSRED. The Previous Rumors of an Agree- , ment Are Fully Confirmed. TERMS ARE RATHER VAGUE. Japanese Minister at London Does Not Think Cabled Conditions Are Strictly Correct—Ex-Secretary Foster Soon to Come Home. WASHINGTON, April 17.-—-Mrs. John W. Foster. wife of ex-Secretary of State Fos- tor, today received a dispatch from her husband, who is confidential adviser to the Chinese peace envoy, confirming the report that articles of peace have been signed between China and Japan. The dispatch said that the agreement was signed yesterday. and that Mr. Foster would be home on June 1. The dispatch from Mr. Foster came from- Simonoseki, where he remains with Li Hung Chang. although recent fiaports have stited that he had gone to Peking. The message was in cipher, according toa code in use between Mr Iand Mrs. Foster. Al- though very brief and absolutely bare of details, Mrs. Foster regards it as a finality. although her husband has not cabled the incidental proceedings, it being under-, stood between them that only in the event of something final and authoritative would there be a cable dispatch. The Chinese legatlon in this city has received unofiicial advices from Japan an- nouncing the signature of terms Of peace between China and Japan. The News From Tokyo. TOKYO, Apiil 17.—The newspapers here say that at'the conference between the peace commissioners Viceroy Li Hung Chang submitted China’s reply to the propositions of Japan, whereupon an agree— ment on the subject was reached. The conference of the peace commissioners will not meet again until ratifications of the treaty of peace are exchanged. A Japanese Minister's Views. LONDON, April 17.‘-—The Japanese min- ister here. in an interview today, said that he had not yet received information that peace had‘ been concluded on the terms stated in the dispatch to the\ London Times from Shanghai—namely: First. -—The independence of Korea. Second—Japan to retain the places she has conquered. Third. —J apan to retain the territory east of the Line river. Fourth—The island of Formosa to be ceded permanently to Japan. Fifth—The payment of an indemnity of $100, 000,000. Sixth—An offensive and defensive alli- ance bewteen China and Japan. ' The minister said that The Times dis- patch emits several particulars which he knew Japan had advanced, notably the fa- vored nation treatment and other commer- cial concessions. He also said that the amount of indemnity was very small, but he believed that the clauses referring to the independence of Korea and the cession of the island of Formosa were correct. Clauses two and three, the minister re< marked, were difficult to understand, while an Ofiensive and defensive alliance between China and Japan, referred to in the sixth clause, was. in his opinion, hard- ly reconcilable with the present require- ments of Japan. Cops on theels For Chicago. CHICAGO, April 17.—-Lincoln park oom- missioners decided to mount four park po- licemen ,on bicycles. This concession was readily reached, but when it came to the uniform there was a pause. Engineer Al- len favored knickerboekers and brown A requisition calling for the pur- chase of four safeties was granted. There is to be no increase in the force, but four of the horses will be retired while the bi- cycle experiment is tried. Dr. Buchanan’s Case at ‘Vashington. WASHINGTON, April 17.—The United States supreme court today heard argu- ment of counsel in the case of Robert Bu- chanan of New York, who petitions for a writ of error and stay of proceedings to prevent his electrocution the first Week in August under the sentence of the New York court of general sessions. A decision will probably not be rendered before Mon- day. Buried In the Ruins. GLOVERSVILLE, N. Y., April 17.—-The walls of the nearly completed Tretz block collapsed today, owing to defective foun- dation. Two painters of J ohnstown. Adam and Washington Veeder, were buried in the ruins and two plumbers were badly in- jured. Dwelling houses on either side of the block had their roofs crushed, but the tenants escaped injury. Georgia Buys 3 Railroad. '. ATHENS, Ga., April 17,—The sale of the Northeastern railroad took place here to- day at noon. Sheriff Weir acted as auc- tioneer. Only one bid was made, and that was by Governor Atkinson, representing the state. His bid was $100,000, and he got the property. The state is an indorser on the road’s bonds to the amount of $260,000. The Delaware Senatorial Deadlock. DOVER, Del, April 17.—-There was no break ‘in the senatorial deadlock today, and no change is looked for until after the Republican conference tomorrow. The ballot today resulted: Higgins. 9; Ad- dicks, 5; Massey, 4; Pennewill, 1; Ridge- ley, 9; Bayard, 1. Afiiicted With Rheumatism. Mr. Geo. A. Mills, of Lebanon, Conn, says: “I was afflicted with rheumatism in my back all last winter. It was so severe at times that I could' not stand up straight, but was drawn over on one side. I tried different remedies without receiving any relief until I bought a bottle Of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. After using it for three days, according to directions, my rheumatism was gone and has not returned since. I have since recommended it to others and know they have been benefited by its use. For WEPLGJIIOIIAIEIW TIGHTINN an NT. Many Points Against Durant In the San Francisco Horror. POLICE THINK HE Is THE MAN i‘he Organist’s Damaging Story—Theories to Account For the Crimes Which Have Caused a. Genuine Sen- sation In San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, April 17. —-Thcodore Durant was formally arraigned and charged with the murder of Minnie Wil- liams. The coroner's inquest upon Miss Williams will be held at once. It will be a dual investigation. The police will pro- duce their evidence regarding the murder of both girls. They say they have more than enough testimony to convict Durant of murder. A further mystery is added to the afiair of the Emanuel Baptist church by the report that Mrs. Ella Forsyth, who has been missing for a week, was also a member of that place of worship. Her husband. who has been searching diligent ly for her. says she left home to go to the beach to gather Shells. She has never been seen since or heard of, and it is surmised that she may have shared the same fate as Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams. The city is alive with sensational ru. mors regarding the horrible tragedy. The street in front of Emanuel Baptist church was blocked all day with curious and ex- cited crowds. Police and detectives spent the day in searching all nooks and corners of the city for further evidence which may throw light upon the crime. The police believe it impossible for the butcher of Miss Williams to have accomplished his brutal murder without having smeared with blood some article of clothing. To find some trace of the assassin’s presence was the object of their unsuccessful search. The Organist’s Statement. George King. organist of the church where the horrible crimes were committed, made a statement to Chief of Police Crow- ley which tends to fix one crime, at least. the murder of Miss Lamont, upon Durant. , >1 ' ‘ King says that on April 3. the day Miss Lamont was missed. he went into the church about 5 p. m. to practice on the organ. “I saw Durant there, much to my surprise. in a highly excited and overheated concil- tion. I asked him what was the matter, and he replied that he had been overcome AV "' V ’ Milt. I sky/f . ’51:; 9“. BLANCHE LAMONT. by the gas up in the left. He came down to the organ loft ‘ He was very , weak and pale and asked me to give him i a glass of bromo _seltzer. I knew he was fitting up an electrical contrivance about the church and thought nothing strange about his going up in the loft. ” This is direct evidence of the most star- 1 tling nature. membered, left the high school about 3 p. m. on the day she was last seen, April 4. She was seen with Durant. The theory is : now that Durant had just finished his fiendish work when seen by the organist. Judge Thompson, Durant’s attorney, has received permission from the coroner to be present at the inquest with a stenog- rapher, that he may follow the testimony in behalf of his client. . Strong Points Against Durant. King says that he went to the drug store at the corner of Sixty-first and Howard streets and purchased a bottle of bromo seltzer and continued: “When I returned, Durant took a dose, and it seemed to nauseatc him. He asked me how he looked. I told him he Was pale, and his eves were a little congested. What he did during the time I was gone I don’t know. Afterward he went into the ladies’ parlor to look into a mirror, and I after- ward found on the little shelf underneath a little clot of blood, as though he had wiped his finger on it. We then carried a small organ from up stairs down into the lecture room. Several times he stopped to rest and seemed quite weak. At 6 O’clock he left and went a short distance with me down the street. I do not remember wheth- er he went back to the church or not. ” In addition to this damaging evidence, other equally incriminating evidence has been furnished. In the search for the crime many curious theories . have been evolved, assuming that Durant is guilty. One theory for the motive of the murder is the crimes were committed for the pur- pose of medical investigation. It is known that Durant Was an ardent medical stu- dent. The theory is that he was crazed on the subject, and being unable to conduct his investigation in any legitimate man- ner murdered the girls for that purpose. The condition of the bodies after they were found would tend to carry out this line of reasoning. Instead of abating, the excitement over the crimes is en the increase. Every fresh rumor is an excuse for an extra edi- tion of the newspapers, which are eagerly bought by crowds Of people on the streets. Other crowds gather in front of the bulle- tin boards and haunt the scene of the crimes. The Chief of Police’s Opinion. Chief Crowley is confident that Durant is the murderer of Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams. The chief says: “Dur- ing t_h_o_ many years that I hate been at Miss Lamont, it will be re- 3 the head of the police department I' have had to do with hundreds of criminals of every grade, but I have no hesitation in saying that, in view of the terrible nature of the crime for which this man is held re- sponsible. he is the peer of all in coolness and power of self control.” Sergeant Whitman found a small paper ’ box at the entrance to the Central police station todaygin which were a woman’s glove and lock of long brown hair stained with red ink inside. In the glove was the following note: ” You are on the wrong trail. Got the wrong bird. My handiwork. Find me if: you can. 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