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NORWALK ‘ “
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1895. I
The Daily Gazette, established in 1890
The Weekly Gazette in 1800.
Absolutely Independent.)
MAIL S UBSC’RIPTI ONS.
Bails, one year,$3; six months. $1 75; three
months. $1.00; one month 300.
Weekly, one year. in advance. $1.00; six
monts, 600. three months. 350.
POSTAGE IRE-PAID.
Proud of Keeler.
N orwalk certainly had good reason to
feel proud of Representative Keeler
yesterday in his tactful and masterful
treatment of our Town Court Bill con-
tention before the House. His praises
were in every one’s mouth who listened
to his fair, concise and unanswerable
argument, for the passage of that bill
in the only constitutional way it Could
be enacted. He attempted no “funny
business,” or oratorical frills, but got
right down to the pith of the matter, in
V clear, cogent and irrefutable argument.
It was indeed a red—letter day for Keeler
of Norwalk.
Right Triumphs.
The favorable result of the vote in
the Houseyesterday, upon the Norwalk
Town Court bill,was as great a surprise
as it was a gratification to the friends
Of that important- reform measure.
Representative Keeler set the pace, in
his clear and cogent argument and the
good sense Of his fellow membérs gave
the unexpected and phenomenal vote
for it, of all but two, Representative
Rowan and one other, who probably
voted with him from sheer sympathy.
The issue was not a fear that the bill
would be defeated if voted upon by our
peOpIe, for Senator Ferris had distinct-
ly stated his belief that a majority of
the citizens of Norwalk would vote for
it.
a reproach to our town and he earnestly
He wished its
adoptiondé’ft’ to a popular vote only to
He also said our justice system was
favored this reform.
silence any possible clamor against it,
and not with any sinister purpose of
thus endangering its success, for he
considered the measure to be just and
right.
On general principles the position of
But the
exception to the rule in this case was
Senator Ferris was also right.
the vital point Of infringing our state
cOnstitution which distinctly provides
that “the General Assembly shall ordain
all courts. ”
Again, deferring the appointment of
officers of the court, which must be
done by the Legislature, until after
that body has adjourned would lead to
vexatious confusion if not tO a defeat
Of the reform, the great majority of
the reputable and law and order loving
citizens of N orwalk unquestionably de-
sire. ' '
Senator Ferris, now thatghis attention
has been called to the Constitutional
provision, quoted above, does not pro-
_ pose to further attempt to override
it, but will accept the bill as it was so
unanimously passed by the House, re-
serving the right to urge its repeal, if
after a fair trial, it be not found an
improvement upon our present justice
system. In this, the GAZETTE, in ad-
vance, pledges itself to join Senator
Ferris in efforts for its repeal, should
it prove a failure.
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Y. M. C. A. -
’lhe Ladies Auxiliary of the Y. M. C.
A. are to give a musical and literary
entertainment at the Opera House,
Norwalk, on the evening Of the 24th
inst. This will be followed by a cOmic
operatla as an after piece. The caste
Of this Operetta Will consist of Mrs.
Lillian Sherwood Newkirk, Miss Alice
Sherwood, Mr. J. B. Treadwell, .Mr.
Frank Nash and Mr. B. M. Andrews.
The operatic is replete with amusing
situations, and consists of the adapta-
tion of airs from the old Italian operas,
such as the “Bohemian Girl,” “MM-
tha,”ctc., introducing also the cele—
brated quartcltc of MacFaddeD’s “Who
Stole My Love.” We also noaice se-
lections from Offenbach and from the
comic opera Of “Chilperic.” The tick-
ets are now out and the demand for
then‘ is Said. to be very gloat.
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Mortuary.
According t; the monthly report of
, the State Board of Health there were
thirty-sir: deaths in Norwalk, last
month, representing a death rate of
21.7:‘per 1,000. The number Of deaths
of persons under ten years Of age was
t:n.; lThe following were the Causes as-
signed,: Cerebro-Spinal fever, 1 ; diph-
theria, 1; consumption, 5; pneumonia,
5 ; bronchitis, 3; nervous. diseases, 3;
.hcart _;disease, 1 ; accidental, 3 ;' all
other: diseases, 14; still births, 5. - l
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Representative Keeler Stands by
‘ the State Constitution.-
. His Earnest Speech In Favor of a
Town Court-
The following are the remarks of
Representative Keeler in support of the
Norwalk Town Court Bill, delivered
yesterday in the House of Represen-
tatives. His presentation of the case
was complimented by all parties in the
>House as being entirely frank, honest
and convincing, as was evidenced by
every member but two voting to sue-
tain his position. Mr. Kceler was right,
and could well afford to be the fearless
and able champion of this much desired
and gravely neededireform that-he was.
His remarks are as follows:
Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen.-
'l‘he matter which is now under con-
sideration and on which the House was
adjourned on Thursday last, has as-
sumed the position of beings. question of
great agitaticn in the town of Norwalk,
and Iam not sure but that so far as
the best interests of the-town of Nor-
walk are concerned it may be well that
the delay occurred. It has given me
an opportunity to go back to Norwalk
and to confer and commune not only
with myself, but with m constituents,
and most of my time, 0th day and
night, has been. given to the cons1dera-
tion of this subject. _
I have thought of it by day and
dreamed of it at night. I have'set my-
self up on one side of the question and
argued it, and on that side have knock-
ed myself over; then I have taken the
other side, with the same result; then I
have gone out and talked With others
who favor this amendment giving
reasons why it should pass; then I have
talked with others who would give
equally if not better reasons why it
should not pass, so that at times I would
get into the position of the man that
was being tried for some crime, who
when his lawyer was . talking be-
lieved he was the most innocent man
living, but when the other lawyer was
talking he believed he was the biggest
rascal that ever went unhung.
Now, gentlemen, you are sent here
for a purpose, and that purpose should
be, in this matter, to do what shall be
for the best interest of the town Of_ Nor-
walk. Now, as regards the merits of
this particular bill, I do not understand
that either upon the floor of the Senate
or on the floor Of this House, that there
has been one word said against the mer-
its of this bill, and even Senator Ferris
himself, who submitted-the amendment
says the bill ought to pass, and that he
shall do all that he can to have the bill
voted favorably upon if submitted to
the people. I believe that almost with-
out exception every one in Norwalk
who favors the submission of this to
the people, say that they shall vote for
the bill and believe that it ought to be-
come a law. Now this being the case,
what real good grounds can there be
for submitting it to the people and
making them that expense and trouble
voting on it? I confess that I am
open to coviction, but it does seem to
me that the weight of evidence and
of good legislation is against this
amendment of submitting it to the peo«
ple.
Now if I understand the matter
rightly, our Constitution says that the
establishing of courts shall be done by
the legislature. If that is so, are we
not establishing a bad precedent in this
particular case by voting to submit it
to the people? If the law and the Con-
stitution are wrong change them, but
until they are so changed why not go
according to them ?
Now gentlemen.you are elected to do
certain things. Your constituents have
reposed confidence in your honesty and
ability to enact certain laws, for their
interests, and is it not a great reflection
on your integrity and judgment to say
that matiers which are left entirely for
you to decide should be submitted to
the people? Don’t let me be misunder-
stood on this subject. As a general
principle many things should be sub-
mitted to the people, for I believe that
the nearer you can get to the hearts of
the people, the better legislation, in
many cases, you will have. But there.
must be exceptions to this rule, and
now the question is, is this one Of them,
or is it not ? .
You may say that I have somewhat
changed my posit-ion since last Thurs-
day. Well, should not every one of us
so change if we are convinced we are
wrong? I think it has been said that
wise men change their minds.
Now What arguments are presented
by those who believe it should be voted
on by the people ? So far as I have
been able to learn, they present no
good argument. 011 general principles,
they say, all matters should be left
with the people to vote upon, and it
can do no harm to submit this. If so
why elect legislators and city councils,
or any other body of men to enact
measures for the masses ?
It has been said that this is a lawyer’s
bill. Well, who would formulate
and draw up such a bill if not the law-
yers? There is not a member sitting in
tl}is Assembly but what if they were
il , would go for a doctor and if in
need of legal advice would go to a law-
yer. Suppose we do vote to submit this
to the people. One person may look it
over and finding some small objection
Will vote against it. Another will find
some other small point and vote against
it, and in this way the bill may be kill-
ed although everybody believes in its
merits and that it should become a law.
Every one admits that a court will be
better than our present justice system,
which is a relic of by-gone days and
should have been abolished years ago.
This being so, pass the bill. The peo-
ple certainly can stand it for two years,
and if at the end of that time it is not a
success it can be repealed or amended.
In my opinion it is certainly worth try-
ing. . .
Newspapers are, supposed to express
public sentiment, 'Or at least they think
they do. In N orwalk we are blessed
with four bright wide-awake, enter-
prising papers. Two of them are posi-
tively opposed to submitting this to the
people, and have been from the begin-
ning. Another was in favor of submis-
sion until the Judiciary Committee
favored the passage of the bill without
the amendment, then it. favored the
acceptance of the committee’s report.
I The other paper has from the start fav-
ored submitting it to the people. Its
reasons for so dorng, I think,. are very
‘tives to any one who may differ with me
DelbfofidEWEL
generally known by our people. ‘
I do not wish to impute wrong mo-
in this matter. I conceed to them that
they believe they. are acting as they
think right. _
I believe that no one in Norwalk Will
dispute the fact that both my time and
my money have always been for the ser-
vice and the advancement of the good
Old town which I have the honor to
represent. I am told, however, that if
I favor this amendment my_ political
prospects are at an end, and woe verso,
so that I am to be politically killed
either way I vote. As to that, I only
ask that my grave be kept green.
I have been honored With the mayor-
alty Of my city ; twice sent to the Gen-
eral Assembly, so that I can very well
retire upon my past record. If I do so,
I shall at least be certain of two things,
viz., much greater rest and peace of
mind and more money in my pocket.
As I looked at this matter on 'Thurs-
day last, I was honest in my Views of
the situation as 1 saw it then. and my
act-ion at that time was based on the
light and information that I then had.
Now I am satisfied that there is a much
broader view to take of it, and as al-
most everyone without exception, says
that a Town Court will be for the very
best interest Of the town of Norwalk, is
it not my sworn duty as well as yours.
to let no action of ours interfere With
its being made a law, and to pass this
bill here and now without the submis-
sion amendment, thereby making .it a
certainty instead of an uncertainty,
which it would be it submitted to the
people. .
I have been chosen by the electors‘of
Norwalk to come here and perform cer-
tain duties, and it becomes incumbent
on me to perform such duties according
to law and for the best interest of the
whole town, and I must act according,
to what seems to me to be for that in-
terest. On general principles the great
majority of our people are disgusted
with the present justice system, and an
opportunity is now afforded to make a
change to a system that has met with
unqualified success in every other city
in the state of Connecticut. For one,
I now propose to vote so'as to be sure
to give our peOple a_chance to try it.
If after two years trial a like result is
not shown in Norwalk I pledge myself
now, to come before the next General
Assembly and ask to have it amended
or totally repealed.
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it Was Weighed.
There was considerable excitement
this morning, in front Of Wadhams’
market on Wall street. Constable
Hunt was engaged in loading some
goods that he had attached to secure a
claim of Joseph A. Gray. As he was
placing a barrel of syrup on the truck,
Mr. Wadhams objected to his doing so
until the barrel had been weighed.
This Hunt refused to have done. After
the barrel had been placed on the
truck, Wadhams jumped along-side of
it and started to roll it out. For a few
minutes it looked as if there would be a
tussle. Hunt finally complained to
Chief Bradley, and , Wadhams was
placed under arrest. Later, the mat-
ter was settled by the constable weigh-
ing the barrel of syrup, and he then
continued on uninterruptedly in the
transfer of the goods.
- Fire.
Between 12 and 1 O’clock last night,
Officer Kenney discovered a barn in
the rear of the house occupied by John
Grant. at the corner of North avenue
and France street, to be on fire. He
notified Captain Dann, who pulled box
15, which was promptly responded to by
Pioneer Hook and Ladder and Hope
Hose companies, the Phoenix boys, re-
markable enough failing to respond as
quickly as customary with them. The
fire which was evidently of ' incendiary
origin was extinguished before much
damage had been done. For some un-
known reason a second alarm was
sounded, shortly after the first alarm.
Hon. Leverett Saltonstall Dead.
BOSTON, April 17.-——Hon. Levcrett Sal
tonstall, cx-ccllector of the port of Boston
and one of the most prominent citizens of
the city, died at his home in Brookli
He was a descendant of SirRichard ~
tonstall, who came over from Englanc
with Governor Winthrop and founded the
colony of Massachusetts. Mr. Saltonstall
was born in Salem 80 years ago.
Sickness Drove Him Crazy.
ST. PAUL, April 17.—Charles Weber, ex-
chief of police and pioneer settler. was
found dead in his bed, death having re.
sulted from a. pistol shot fired by his own
hand. There is every reason to believe
that the act was the result of sickness and
severe pains in the head, from which he
had been suffering for several days.
The Oil Boom Still On.
PITTSBURG, April 17.—-There was a
great fluctuation in oil quotations today
ranging from $2. 35 up to $2. 47% and final
1y standing at $2.43 bid. A feature of to-
day’s trading was that brokers offered to
buy credit balances in 100 barrel lots, the
idea being to collect enough in small lots
to get a 1,000 barrel certificate.
A Prize Fight Postponed. ,
BOSTON, April 17.—Harry Tracey of
East Cambridge and Jack Burter of Lynn,
who have each defeated the other once,
were to meet for the third time before the
Somerset club to fight ton rounds for a de
cision. There was a disagreement over the
articles at the last moment, and the bout
Was postponed. .
Fatal Stabbing at Port Jervis.
PORT JERVIS, N. Y., April 17.—An
Italian known as Black Joe stabbed
Chauncey Casterline at Carpenter’s point,
cutting him in the abdomen so that the
entrails protruded. He will die. The
men had quarreled over cards. Black J cc
Was arrested. _ - ~
Discovery of Petroleum In_ Texas.
SAN ANTONIQ,‘ April 17.'—-An analysis
has been mado'of the oil which was dis-
covered a few days ago in an artesian Well
that was being drilled Within the city lim-
its. The oil proves to ,be fine crude petro-
leum. Other wells will be put down im-
mediately.
Steamer Clyde All Right.
. SOUTHAMPTON, April 17.—-The British
steamer Clyde, from Montevideo. which
was sighted Off Cape Finisterre flying sig-
nals off-distress, has arrived here.
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The Remainder. of, the Goods At-
tached "by Attorney Gray
RemoVed,
.An Interesting Law—chit to Follow.
As stated in these columns, yesterday;
Attorney Joseph A. Gray, placed an
attachment on goods in the store of E.
J. Wadhams on Wall street to recover
on a claim for counsel fees to the
amount of 8700. Mr. Wadhams has
retained Attorney Light in his defense.
TO a GAZETTE reporter Mr. Wad-
hams gave what he claimed to be the
cause of Mr. Gray ’5' action as follows:
During his recent financial difficulties,
Wadhams left toWn and placed his busi-'
ness in the hands of Gray to bring
abouta settlement, and gave checks
endorsed, by Gray to make such settle-
ment, the money‘being left in trust
with Gray for the benefit of said
creditors.
Mr.~Wadhamslurther said that on
arriving home he became convinced
that Gray had not acted in good faith,
and says that he found some of his
creditors whose claims had not been
settled. He then brought suit against
Gray to recover in tort, and engaged
new counsel. '
As stated, Mr. Gray has brought suit
to recover counsel fees, and. hence the
attachment, and he also garnishees him-
self for funds in the hands and belong-
ing to Wadhams.
The goods attached were removed to
the basement'under Fawcett’s store on '
Water street. Mr. Wadhams wasab-
sent at the time of the attachment-,and
the usual papers in such proceeding
were not served 'upon him. The con-
tents Of the cash drawer, about $24 in
silver, were also attached, minus quite
a roll of bills, which the young lady
cashier placed in her pocket before the
officer visited the money drawer.
Wadhams asserts that in addition to
the cash that Gray has that belongs, to
him, Wadhams, he also owes him a
meat bill amounting to something like
$235. ‘ _
He further asserted that Frank Fos-
ter’s. name appears on Gray’s bond for
$50, and without Foster's previous
knowledge of the same.
The. case is quite complicated and as
stated in these columns yesterday, some
interesting developments can be ex-
pected. '
It will be remembered that some time
since Wadhams had one of his clerks,
Sam Grifiin, arrested on the charge of
theft, and that later Grifiiu had Wad-
hams arrested on the charge of libel.
In the latter case Griffin was given
judgment. Griffin was in turn arrested
on complaint of Wadhams and the lat-
ter secured judgment. Grav acted as
attorney for Wadhams, and, as the lat-
ter alleges, gave him to understand
that one judgment would offset 'the
other. This, Wadhams says, was by
no means true. Griffin had made an
assignment of his judgment to his at—
torneys.
against Grifiin, the latter had no per-
sonal property and of course nothing
could be collected.
One day this week, Wadhams asserts
he settled the Griffin judgment by pay-
ing to his attorneys $325.
Attorney Gray when interviewed by
a GAZETTE reporter said in substance
that Wadhams came to him several
months since and engaged, his services
to defend. him in the Griffin attachment
‘c'ase,‘"'and that he had acted as his at-
torney up to within a short time ago.
He said that Wadhams had paid him
no money, and the ohly return for his
services herhad received was the little
trading that he had done at Wadhams’
market. _
He further stated that he had met
Wadhams in March last and that the
amount he was to receive was as he
supposed mutually agreed upon. His
first bill amounted to about $500, and
was earned in one case that was tried
before the Common Pleas and the Su-
perior courts, and afterwards carried to
the Supreme court, and also in minor
cases.
His last work he said was in the set—
tlement of the claims of Wadhams’
creditors, and that he Was to receive
$300 for such services. After the set-
tlement he had in the neighborhood of
8200 left, which he says Wadhams gave
him to understand was to be ' applied
on the bill against him (Wadhams.)
He said that he thcught that every-
thing was all right, until a short time
since when he received a letter from
Attorney Light, who was acting for
Wadhams, asking for an accounting
and requesting him to call at Light’s
office. This he failed to do as he was
of the opinion that it was Light who
should call on him.
The next development in the matter,-
quoth Gray, was the servin of an at-
tachment by Constable Ireland, on the
money he had in his possession and
alleged to belong to Wadhams, and
claiming misappropriation of the
money. ,
He then sent a letter to Wadhams
with his claim, and avers that. Wad-
hams told the [messenger that he could
not collect it; He says that'hc was
then forced to bring suit in order to
recover his cliiim, and hence the attach-
ment of yesterday. which is returnable
before the May term of the Common
Pleas court. »
Foster when interviewed this a. m.,‘
said that his name appeared on Gray’s
_, ‘ I, :é‘bond with his knowledge and consent. .
As for Wadhams’ judgment-
“nnn‘innnnn
The. Notorious Desperado Was Cap.-
' tured at Weehawken, N. J.
WALKED FROM MATTEAWAN.
Circumstances Connected With the Retak-
lng of the Last of the Five Escaped
Convicts—Denounces His Treat-
ment at the Asylum.
NEW YORK, April 17. —Word was re»
celved at police headquarters today from
chhawken that the policeof that place
had arrested a. man who, they Were confl-
dent, Was the notorious train robber, Oli-
ver Curtis Perry, who, with four other
convicts, escaped from the Mattcawan In-
sane a rlum last Wednesday night.
The prisoner was captured near the West
Shore railroad depot in Weehawken.
With several other men. he was seen
standing about a fire, some 200 yards from
the depot, by West Shore Detective Ed-
ward Clifford. He told Policeman Mc-
Aleece of the Weehawken force that the
man answered the description of Perry,
and that he ought to arrest him.
McAleece started toward the man, Who
at once ran down the railroad tracks to-
ward the Woods near by. He was unable
to make very rapid progress, and stum-
bling upon- some rocks, beside the track
fell and was speedily captured by his pur-
sucrs.
The captive Was taken to the Weehaw-
ken police station and closely questioned by
Captain Kelly. He said he Was John Mar-
tin, 31 years old. He said that he was a
tramp, and that he had come from the
south, but from What place he refused to
say, because he did not want his family
and friends to know of his plight.
A Tale Which Was Not True.
' He added that he was in Hudson Street
hospital, this city, last Sunday and had
had his feet bandaged and treated. as they
had become sore from walking: To prove
this he showed the bandages on them.
The prisoner has very dark brown hair
and eyes and a two or’three days’ growth
of board. His complexion is neither dark
nor fair, nor is it pallid, as would be ex;
pected of a man in long confinement.
His clothing consisted of a very dirty
salt and pepper coat, dark vest with large
buttons, very dark and dirty brown trou-
sers, pretty thoroughly patched, and a blue
shirt of apparent prison make. His shoes
were old and probably a castoff pair.
While resembling Perry’s description in
several ways, the officers thought he had
no such noticeable scar on the top of his
head nor under his “Adam’s apple” under
the neck, as Perry was said to have, but
on his left Wrist is a scar which he insisted
was a new one, made when he fell on the
rocks trying to escape from McAleecO.
The man said he had recently come out
of an almshouse, where he would not say.
He had a little money and was intending
to take a train for Newburg to get work
there. He said his feet‘becamc sore first
through getting some lime in his shoes,
but where and how the lime got into his
shoes he refused to say. .
Lime is used in the‘ brickyards near
Matteawan, through Which Perry and his
pals are said to have passed.
At the Hudson Street Relief hospital it
was stated that no one giving the name of
John Martin and no one answoring to his
description was treated there Sunday. If
he had been treated for sore feet or for any
other cause, there would have been 3 rec-
ord of it, and a careful search of the rec-
ords failed to .ShOW that he had been there
for treatment.
Acknowledged He Is Perry.
This afternoon the man arrested by the
Weehawken police confessed that he was
the much sought for Oliver Curtis Perry. .
He asked the two policemen who were
on guard, Dubolsc and Gallagher. to send
for'Chief of Police Keely, as he had some-
thing of importance to communicate.
The chief was sent for and on his ar-
rival went into the prisoner’s cell and re-
mained with him over five minutes.
on leaving the cell the chief was met by
a reporter.
“This man here is Perry. ” the chief
said. “He has just confessed to me. He
did so, he said, because of my kindness to
him this morning and because be under-
stood ‘tho jig was up. ’
“He realized that there was no use of
his trying longer to conceal his identity.
He Will probably put his confession into
writing later. ”
Perry afterward told of his escape from
the prison. He said that after his escape
he managed to get two or three changes of
clothing. all of which he wore. His idea in
doing this was that if he happened to be
seen he Would immediately take off a suit
and throw it away, thereby changing his
appearance altogether.
Since his escape he spent the nights
among the hills and. walking as best he
could in the daytimo.
Walked every step of the Way from Fish-
klll. '
He was in this city at one time in the
vicinity of the Hudson Street hospital,
and that is the reason Why he said he had
been there. .
Perry then broke into a. bitter denuncia-
tion of his treatment at the Matteawan In-
sane asylum.
Miners Guarded by Deputies.
PITTsnunG, April 17.—-The Nottingham
mines of Henry Flocrshelm resumed Oper-
ations today at the 60 cent rate. The men
had only been at work a short time When
a. body of strikers collected about the mine
and attempted by persuasion and threats
to induce them to leave off work. Sheriff
Clark of Washington county was notifle
and sent a squad of deputies. -
Retaliating Against St. Louis.
MEMPHIS, April 17.—General A. R.
Taylor, brigadier general of Tennessee,
issued an order today declaring that no
' Tennessee troops shall attend any drill in'
the city of St. Louis during the present ‘
year nor in any other year While be com-
mands the state troops if the movement to
have an interstate drill in that city in
1895 is pursued.
The campaign Against Umra Khan. _
CALCUTTA, April 17,—The request of
Umra Khan for an armistice has been de-
clined until all the British prisoners are
given up. The corps of Guides killed or
wounded 4000f the enemy during the
Guides’ retreat ,to thePanjkordlrivér on
April 13. Ninc thousand of'vthe enemy
are assembled near Mundiakhan.
Still After the Income Tax. ?
'CHicAco, April 17.——Judge Showalter"
today vacated the restraining order in the
Siegal Cooper injunction suit involving
the income tax law and set a hearing for
two Weeks later. He said the order had
been imprudently entered. .
Advertise in the Gamma.
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He said he had'
' For salelw Gre'gn’rv r. 30.
Tcrse‘ Talescf‘the Times
, .
' '—Pic.tures framed lay-HayesMainStf
There were 1,410 deaths in this .state
last month. '
Buckingham Post, G. A. S R., will
meet_to-night. ’ .
Westport has seventy-six cases of
Whooping cough.
_Mrs. Mary 0. Camp returned from a
visit to Hartford yesterday.
A valuable Shepherd dog owned by
John Rooney, Of Plymouth avenue,
died yesterday. '
after a short Easter vacation. “
There is talk of building a casino on
Fisher’s Island, this summer. ' ‘
Selectman Raymond. has returned
from his trip to Massachusetts.
- An anniversary celebration will take
place at Hope Hose house, to-night.
'Town Clerk Herbert R. Smith has ..
goodly supply of marriage licenscs‘on
hand at $1.00 each. . . --
_—Fresh asparagus at Betts 8r. Fai-
rington’s. ' , , .
Miss Edna Brown of Union Park,
has purchased a.“Stormer,” of the J.
T. Prowitt company.
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fl‘he board of school 'visitors held a
regular meeting last night and transact-
ed routine business. '
The-bicycle craze'i’ncreases as the
, days lengthen.; The Rambler and Oo-*
lumbias are the popular Wheels. _
The Artics beat the South N’Orwalk
High school nine in a game of base
ball, yesterday, by a score of 26 to 14; -
There will be an exhibitiOn of a pat-
ent fire extinguisher in front of the
Methodist church, this'evening at 7:30
o’clOck.
The steam yacht Oneida With Com-
modore E. C. Benedict aboard, ar'riVed
at Key West on the 13th,. and sailed for
Havana.
Bridgeport, has been attached in a suit
brought by Mrs. Mary Fitzpatrick to
recover $4,000. '
—Low prices at Hale’s. all tf
Missing Alderman Flynn, of Bridge-
port, was’ found at Hunter’s Point,.L.
'I., last night.
under the influence of morphine.
Miss Hannah Selleck died at her
home in West Norwalk, yesterday, aged
53 years. The funeral will be held to-
morrow afternoon.
Ateam of black and a team of bay
horses belonging to the estate of 'the
late T. S. Morison, will be sold i
New York, Monday: ~
Annie R. Wood was removed from
the bed of the Bridgeport harbor, yes-
terday. Annie is a steam tug which
sank in a mysterious ,manner Sunday
morning. - "
-k‘
One of the deck hands at work On
the streets of the ’ city, takes-exception
to the city tricycle“ being called “Cleo-
patra” and insists that it be ,called,
“Cleopatrick.” I
A horse driven by a young man named
Middlebrooks, collided with Dr. Hitch-
morning. One Of the hind Wheels of
the doctor’s carriage was considerably
damaged.
—Moth Marbles at Hale’s. alltf
An exchange says : “The home mer-
chant is always with you to help bear
public burdens. The fakir'is here to-
day and there to-morrow. PatroniZ'e
the home merchant instead of the ped-
dler.
The engagement of Miss Helena Hill,
daughter of Congressman E. J. Hill,
and Samuel Scoville, J r ., eldest son Of-
the pastor of the Congregational church,
Hill. '
Norwalk is on the eve of a glorious
matrimonial . boom. In the Catholic
church alone last Sunday,ninc couples
were “called” from the pulpit. Against.
such unmistakable evidence of a senti-
ment in favor of a Town Court, no nar-
row, pusillanimous opposition can hope
to prevai1.—-Danbury Dispatchg
—Napthaline at Hale’s. , '- all it
At the meeting of the St. Matthews
church society, of Wilton, yesterday,
the following officers were elected : N.
M. Belden, warden”; Levi S. Bette,
junior warden; Henry A. Barrett,
Richard Fitch, David Ogden, Daniel
Bette and F. B. Rockwell, vestrymen ;
Richard ,Fitch, clerk;.,N. M. Beldeh,
treasurer ; Mrs. George V, W. Ogden,or-
ganist. ' V
' Chamberlain's , . .
Colic, Cholera- and Diarrhoea .Bemedy.
This is the bestm’edioine in the world for
bowelcomplaints. It acts quickly and can
always be depended upon. When reduced
with water it is pleasant to take. Tryit,
and like many others you will recommend it
to your friends. 25 and 50 canto per bottle-
sliiirt
The public schoolsueL-Opened lie-day ‘
' The Tremont Hotel on Middle street .
He appeared partially '-
cock’s carriage on Water street, this-
Stamford, is announced. Mr. Scoville.
was a classmate of her brother, Fred A. .
.ighe figcfieécompanies 4 fiedi‘gby
Dyyéi’sififity Elf Norwalk band‘b’lfhde a ~
" ‘_ fiestas last night, ,3. the pagoda
b51153 sculpts-zoned bytthalbdijffiig? of
red "fire. ‘
,Caizrie J. Harvey. 30 your old; and
employed as a honssréppér,‘py William
Brill, at Bridgeport, committed suicide
Monday night by. taking aléi'go Closeof
pans green. . '_ . ., . I
Captain Dana found a woman: '"Wan-
street about 10 o’clock last night} ”She
proved to be Mrs.- Charles Gaming, who
had strayed away from the aims; house
iu-the afternoo‘n. . l
,_A Bridgeport Wholesale liquor I'djealer
is, reported as saying that thereljjwomd
probably be not over "200 saloons in that
city next year as against 300 or: icycn a
higher number inpast years. 'ij‘Tlih li-
‘ cense year commences May _1_st._‘ g.
Complaint is mat of“ theioareiess
manner in which blasting is done-at the
quarry , on Riverside avenue. The
other day two children living On Spring
Hill, had a narrow Eescap‘e from being
hit with flying stones thrOWn'out-bya
blast. - p . Z“ “ ~
Fred. Hyatt, who eloped some weeks
since with Mrs. Henry. S. Bartholough,
has returned to Norwalk, butfiflihs not
made himself very conspicuous in. the
streets as yet. Mrs. .vBarraclou'gh is re-
ported as being at. the home. of her
parents in Westport.
The Beef Cattle Supply.
GEORGETOWN, Tex, April 17.—-The last
' trainload Of meal fed cattle; for this sea-
son has been shipped from here; bird there
Will be no grass beef cattle to ship this
sumi r, on account of drought, The sup-
ply 0 stock cattle on hand to be fed next
next Winter on cottonseed meal is 25 per
cent less than last your. Prominent cat-
tlemen do not attribute the rise in beef to
any combination, but to the short supply
of cattle. -" ~ . , . » -
' Cup Defender—to Bo Called :D‘cfouder.
NEW Yonx,- April .r-1:7..i—It: was . reported
today that the name of the new cup de-
fender had 'been‘ definitely‘decided upon.
The name of the .boat,. it .issaid, will be
Defender. , The syndicate which isbuild-
ing the boat, compos‘ed'of Messrs. Morgan.
Isolin and Vanderbilt;‘issaid'to have se«
lected that name unanimously. None of
the members of the syndicato'is now in
town. ’ ’ ‘ - ' ‘- -
To Preserve the Palisades. '
ALBANY, April 17.—Govei:nor Morton
has appointed Waldo G. Morse of: Yonkers,
Enoch C. Bell of Nyack and Martin Heart.
mance of 'Poughkeepsie‘ to be palisade
commissioners. { .They are to unite with a
New Jersey commission in trying to get
the United States governmentto take pos-
seSsion of the palisades so as .to make them
a reservationpr fortify .them.._,__
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‘ England WilGCoerce Nicaragua.
LONDON, April 17.—Th_e Globe this aft
ernoon says that the anSWer of Nicaragua
to the ultimatum of Great Britain regard~
ing' the expulsion of Mr. Hatch, the Brit-
lsh consular agent, from Nicaraguan ter-
ritory is not acceptable to the British gov-
ernment and that steps to enforce the ul-
timatum Will be taken immediately.
Is Yamagata. Duke Jo’liu?
LONDON, April 17. —A* dispatch to The
Standard from Berlin says thatiasingular
rumor is current in that city to the effect
that Field Marshal Countinmagata, the
J apanesc minister of wan-is the long mlss~
ing Archduke J Ohn; of Austria,.vvho Went
abroad some years ago under the name of
John Orth. . . _ ' . -
Big Assignment In Boetcn.
BOSTON, April 17.'—-‘Th'c firm-of Tebbetts,
‘ HarrisOn & Co.,-¥'dry'.goods- commission
merchants, has assigned. .The,1iabilities
of the house are estimated at,$250. 000, and
the assets are about the Same: 'The firm
has done a large business for ten years,
and the assignment is a sunrise.
- More Earthquakes In Carniola.
VIENNA, April 17.—A_ dispatch .from
announces that there were; rec fresh
earthquake shocks there yesterday even-
ing and three more today. These shocks,
however, _'were not serious, and.the people
are returning to their‘homeé. "~- .
His Faithlessness Killed Her.
POTTSVILLE, Pa... April lit—Mary Bren-
singer, the 20-year-old daughter of a farm-
or living near here, committed suicide by
hanging -‘hersel_f. ' Shewas ego-have been
married last Saturday to Harry Auteu-
bach, but on Friday he refused to make
her his Wife. -
_ 'l'o Limit Racing ni England.
LONDON, April '17.;The Daily News
' urges that, in the election ,for new stewards
’ of the;JO_ckey club. which takes place this
" W‘eek; ”somebody fie-'chosen-‘W-ho favors a pol-
icy of curtailing‘races. . Otherwise parlia-
ment will be found - grantiiifr‘l’a local veto
on racing. ' , . ' ‘
' The Magic Touch
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Yousmile at the idea. But
if you area sufferer from
Dyspepsia ’ " ' , '
~ And Indigestion; try a. bottle, and be
fore you have taken half a dozen doses,
you will involuntaril thmk,’ d
doubt exclaim, ,4 y an no
“That Justvflifs It!”
“That soothing effect is a magic"
touchl”. Boodle Sarsaparilla gently
' tones and; .strbngthensj-the- stomach
and digestive organs, 'invi rates the
liver, creates a-natural, hea thy desire
for food, gives refreshing sleep, and
A .- in short, raises the health tone of the
. entire system. Remember
I Sarsa-
. cools
- Cures
Hocdfs Pllls cure liver uls,_,constipl_flon. »
titans neu. jaundice. eighties! 30.110an
. 6' 1'1
dering aimlesslyhbout on Bechard '
Laibach, capital'Of the‘Duchybffiarniola, _
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Norwalk Chronicler