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I. “Equal and Exact Justice to, all Men of IWh‘atevér State or. Persuasion, Religious ur Political,::_..y,,y;,,,o,,
Vol. V. Whole No 1249
.BRlDGEPORT,
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-' D. M. Read
COMPANY.
QUALITY,
QUANTITY
{AND VARIETY
Are at their height in each
‘ department, with prices just
about the' right . flavor—a
smacking of bargains.
. The Wash Goods depart-
ment is doing a pretty hand-
some thing with genuine
hair-cloth Skirts—four-gored,
extra full, usually $7.50, now
$4.98! I
Another new lot of Scotch
. _ 144.
Plaids, double Width, 15. 0. a4 , ,Iw
yd. Great value.
French Satteen, Persian
designs, Well covered grounds
. ——best satteen made—suitable
for fancy wear, usual ’price
37% 0. now 15 c. a yard.
German linen Ginghams,
every thread linen, warranted
fast colors—an odd lot at an
odd prices—40 c. goods, for 15
cents a yd.
The fuss over our Jackets
and Capes still keeps up.
But it is the right sort of fuss
—'the kind that carries worth
and comfort with it. Right
up to the fashion, mark.
'Weare making it a great.
Object to buy your Carpets
here—money object, quality
object and beauty object—
three of the most prominent
features in good buying.
It takes a good many
strokes of tlfe pen to tell you
what you’ll see at a single
glance when you’re here.
Men who shave themselves
ought to have handy a bottle
of Hind’s Honey and Almond
Cream; ought to' have one
at the barber’s, if they shave
there, It is one of the best
lOtions, or face wash, in use. ,
Don’t fail to let the child-
ren visit our new Toy room ;I
it’ea. revelation to toy buyers
as well as to the little ones.
Just watch their little eyes
snap with joyr—liardly know
which they like best.
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llllllll AGAIN SPEAKER.
The Fifty-fourth Congress Does a Lit;
tle Preliminary Work.
GREAT MANY NEW PAGES.
Remarkable Change In the Membership of
the Senate as Well as House of Rep-
resentatives—Mr. Reed’s Brief
Speech of Acceptance.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—-The senate and
house of representatives were calledato or-
der promptly at noon today in_ their re-
spective chambers amid the usual scenes
of animation and excitement. All Wash-
ington lays siege to the big capitol build-
ing on opening days, and'today there was
added interest on account of the large
number of new members. The crowd
name through drizzling rain, mist and
mud in conveyances, street cars and in
long lines afoot, pouring through the
many entrances, choking the corridors
and elevators and besieging the galleries
far beyond their capacity. ~ It was, how-
ever, an orderly crowd, and the special
officers on duty had little trouble in pre-
venting confusion. ‘By 10:30 o’clock, an
hour and a half before the time of meet-
ing, the public galleries in both houses
were filled and an eager crowd overflowed
into the outer corridors. Many women
were'in the throng. . .
The house was called to order by Clark
Kerr and the senate by Vice President-
Stevenson.
NO such .revolution in the personnel of
the members of the'house has occurred in
recent years as was evident at the begin-
ning of the session today. There were 163
new faces in a total of 356 members. The
Republicans control 31 of the 44 state del-
SPEAKER REED.
egations. They have 20 solid delegations,
while the Democrats have but i.
the once “solid sou'th” the Kentucky and
Tennessee delegations are almost evenly
divided. In North Carolina and Missouri
the Republicans control. The West Vir-
ginia delegation is solidly Republican.
Texas and Virginia have each a Republic-
an, and South Carolina and Alabama send
Populists. The number of Populists in
the house is reduced from 12 to 6. Among
those whose absence was most noticeable
were Judge Holman (Dem., Ills.), who
began his congressional service in 1859;-
the silver advocate, Bland of Missouri;
William M. Springer (Dem., Ills.), General
Hooker. William L. Wilson, Bourke Cock—I
ran (Dem., N. Y.) and Tom Johnson and
M. D. Hart‘er (Dem., 0.). e .
The presence of new- blood was quite as
noticeable in the usually slow changing
senate as inithe house. Among the more
notable of the absentees Were Butler
(Dem., S. 0.), Ransom (Dem., N. C.),
Coke (Dem., Tex), Dolph (Rep, 013.),
Manderson (Rep, Neb.) and McPherson
(Dem., N. J.), each of whom had served
more than one term. 0f the 30 senators
whose terms expired on the 4th of March
last only 13 were re elected.
Work of the House.
Before 11 o’clock the galleries. public
and private, were packed to the doors.
From the galleries the visitors looked
down upon 'an animated but confused
scene on‘ the floor.
members, ex—members and place seekers
chatted in groups and filled the hall with
a roar of voices.
were great bunches of American Beauty
.roses tied with” streamers of red, white
and blue and other floral pieces. Pieces
were likewise conspicuous on the desks of
various other members.
At 15 minutes of 12 the floor was clear-
ed, and those who had not the privilege of
the floor reluctantly retired and sought at
the thronged doors of» the galleries an op-
pcrtunity to get a glimpse of the proceed-
ings below. 'In the press gallery every
seat was taken by correspondents of the
great dailies of thepcountry. As the hands
of the clock opposite the speaker’s desk
pointed to the hour of 12 Colonel Ike Hill,
the deputy sergeant-at-arms, lifted into its
place, on the green malachite pedestal
alongside of the rostrum the ebony eagle
surmounted mace, the emblem of the
house’s authority, the flag above the house
was run up,- and Hon. James Kerr, the
clerk of the last house, called the Fifty-
fourth house of representatives to order.
,A hush immediately fell upon the as-
sembly, and the Re‘v. Mr. Bagby of this
city, the chaplain of the house, offered the
invocation. . , , . ‘ . ‘9-
Under the direction: I Mr. Kerr; the roll
of the members elected'to the’Ififty-‘fourth’
house was called. I ' ’
Mr. Kerr then, in accordance with the
custom, stated that the first thing in or-
der was the selection of a presiding officer
and called for nominations for speaker.
No nominating speeches Were made.
Mr. Grosvenor (Rep, 0.), chairman of the
Republican caucus, placed in nomination
Thomas Brackett Reed of Maine; Mr. Say-
ers (Dem., Tex.) presented the name of
Charles F. Crisp of Georgia, and Mr. Kern
.(Pop., Neb.) placed in nomination John.
C. Bell of Colorado. Reed was elected
amid cheers. .
The other Republican caucus nominees
were also, eleflscd.
Mr. Read said in accepting:
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,be affirmed.
New members, old .
On the speaker’s desk I I WHEELING‘ Dec‘
Norwalk, Conn. Tuesday IEvening
”It will‘nbfi be unbééomfng in me, I
hope, if Iacknowledge to this assembly
that it is very agreeable to me to stand
. once more in the place which I left four
years ago. Of the past, however, I shall
not speak, for the past speaks for itself in
terms more fitting and appropriate than,
- any words which.cou1d come from my
lips. Nor shall I speak of the future, for
we are not phtting off. the harness, but
putting it on. Yet I think I may venture
to say of the future in the light of the
past thatif we do some things which for
the moment seem inadequate it may be
that time, which has justified itself for us
on many occasions, may do so again.
Those who have acted with wisdom here-
tofore may be fairly expected to act with
wisdom hereafter.
“I am sorry to say that the pleasure as.
sociated with the honor you have bestowed
on me, anhonor which no American citi-
zen can fail to appreciate, and for which I
give thanks, is but for the moment, while
the cares and responsibilities extend over
many days.
“So far as the performance, of my duties
affects the whole people of the United
States I invoke their considerate judg—
ment. So far as it aifects the members of
this house I ask from both sides of the
chamber that cordial co-operation Without
which I cannot hope to succeed, assuring
them that no effort on my part will be
spared to aid them in the perfOrmance of
their duties by that entire impartiality
which is their just due.”
In the Senate.
The United States senate Was called to
order at noon today by’ Vice President
Stevenson. The decorum’ of the upper
branch of congress is seldom disturbed,
even by the opening of a congress, and to-
day, with crowded galleries and a general
air of expectancy, there was the same even
and unrufiled procedure which character-
izesthe senate. .
All the galleries, public 'and private, ex-
cept that reserved for the diplomatic corps,
Were filled to overflowing by 11 o’clock,
and the outer corridors were crowded with
those unable to gain admission.
Exactly at 12 o‘clock the vice president
ascended to the presiding officer’s chair,
nnd rapping once called the senate to 6r-
der.
With impressivetones the blind chaplain
of the senate invoked divine blessing on
the chamber, referring eloquently to the
afiiiction in the family of err—Senator Wil-
son of Iowa and to the absence of Isaac
Basset-t, the veteran doorkeepenof the sen—
ate, who has grown gray in half a con-
tury’s service in .the senate, but who is
now dangerously ill.
, The first business transacted was the
svvearing in of new senators and of those
reéclected. They proceeded to the clerk’s
desk in groups of three and four, accom-
" panied by their state colleagues, and with
uplifted right hands took the oath as it
was read by the viceQ president. In the
first group were Messrs. Bacon, Baker,
Berry" and Butler. Then came Messrs.
Caffery, Carter, Chandler and Chilton.
The Armes Case Again.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—Counse1 for Ma-
jor George A. Armes, whose sensational
arrest several months ago for insubcrdina-
tion by order of Major General Schofield,
'theu acting secretary of war, was followed
by his discharge by Judge Bradley with a
scathing denunciation of the arrest, filed
their brief todayin reply to the govern-
ment’s appeal to the court of appeals.
They ask the discharge of Armes from
further liability, first, because no power
whatever existed to make the arrest. and,
second, because he was not informed of
the nature of the accusations against him.
Cou‘nsel say there has been no process of
law in any sense and no legal commitment,
and believing, therefore, that the arrest
was unjust, a violation of the law and
subversive of the liberty of the citizen, re-
quest that the judgment of the lower court
It is claimed that Major
Armes, being unassignable, had no bar-
racks other than his own home, and that
the acting secretary of war violated the
military law as laid down by Winthrop.
_ Helmer Found Guilty.
LOCKPORT, N. Y., Dec. 3.—The jury in
the case of Joshua S. Helmer, cx-presi-
dent of the wrecked Merchants’ bank, re-
turned a verdict of guilty, with a recom-
mendation for clemency. An appeal will
be taken by the defense. The indictment
upon which Helmer was tried charged him
with having willfully deceived the state
bank examiner as to the condition of the
Merchants’ bank on Sept. 19, 1893.
Fight About Electric Light Poles.
3.-—-Sevcral hundred
Bridgeport and Martin’s Ferry men had a
lively ' fight. The Brldgeport Electric
Light company was ordered by the Mar-
tin’s Ferry city council to take its poles
from the Martin’s Ferry streets. The time
given to the company expired,.and several
hundred Martin’s Ferry men armed them-
selves With axes and chopped all the poles
down. . "
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LINGERNIAIINNOCENT
tional New YorkTrial. .
BARBARA AUB‘IA PERJURER.
Che Confesses That Hemvldence Against
I Langerman I'Was Entirely False
and \Vas Prompted by Pique.
Goff Scores the Prisoner.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8. —-When Walter L.
B. Langerman, the law clerk of the firm of
Campbell &. Crawford who ten days ago
was convicted of criminal assault, was
called before Recorder Goff today, the ju-
llicial bench was occupied by Judges Trirax
and MacLean of the supreme court, Judge
Allison of the general sessions and Colo~
the recorder himself. lolonel Haire,
Langerman’s attorney, briefly moved for
{In_arrest of judgment and a new trial on
the ground that the verdict was'not war-
ranted by the evidence and that the court
had erred both i I the admission and ex-
clusion of evidcnc as well as in the charge
to the jury. Recorder Golf denied the mo-
tion.
he would not ask for mercy. 3,.
“Do you refrain from doing so at yen
plient’s request?” asked the recorder.
“Yes, sir, ” replied the attorney.
“Is this all he asked you'to say?”
“That is all:” _
Then the recorder turned to Langerman
and said: _
' “Langerman, upon a careful examina-
tion of the evidence given at your trial I
must say that the jury was fully justified
in finding the verdict of guilty. They
could not have done otherwise. .Even up-
DD the testimony of the girl alone they
must have found such a verdict, for your
evidence was not of a character to carry
conviction of its truth. Your testimony
Was so full of palpable exaggeration that
no one could believe it. You refused to
answer questions on the ground that it
would .tend to incriminate you. Your pal-
pable exaggerations, your statements of
occurrences which were 1manifestly false,
made your evidence impossible of belief.
Falseness and Exaggeration. I
“Had you confined yourself to saying
simply that you obtained the girl’s con-
sent to holding these relations with you it
might have been better for you, but your
testimony went into details that were evi-
dently and manifgfily utteglxjgflarmufl
‘ “Simmer conviction I have inquired
Inost carefully into all of the circum-
stances which might tend to mitigate
guilt as well as those which might tend to
make it seem greater. I have received
many communications both for and
against you. Those in your favor were
without exception anonymous, while those
against you were signed by reputable men
and women who said they were ready and
willing to back them up with affidavits.
In some cases I have secured such afiida-
vits. , ‘ '
“I know much about former transac-
tions of yours for which you would long
ago have been brought to trial for the
crime for which you were convicted but
for the m esty of‘. the women you de-
bauched. '35 othing but their modesty sav-
ed you from paying the penalty of those
crimes you committed. Your life has not
been one of loose morals merely. It has
been far worse than that. It has been a
life of lust, accompanied by violence.
You have even kept a diary of your acts
of successful violence in debauching Wom-
en. You bear marks upon your body now
that were indicted in their struggles by
Women in defense of their virtue.
during the trial, I have come to the con-
clusion that Ishould-not be justified in
passing sentence upon you, since Iliave
recently become convinced that you are
innocent.” The woman, the recorder con-
tinued, confessed to him that she had been
actuated by Langerman’s cynical and
heartless manner to seek revenge by ac-
cusing him of using force. This feeling
of revenge was coupled with adesirc to
protect herself when she found that she
would be homeless and without a friend
in the world.
Langerman Exouerated. * .
The recorder added: “Insomuch as I
have here a written confession of the com-
plainant in, which she admits that she
committed perjury I might institute crim-
inal proceedings against Barbara Aub,
butinsomuch as she herselfmcting on her
own initiative, hasvconqused her fault and
has stated that she, tried to Withdraw the
complaint against you, but was prevented
from doing so by her friends, who insisted
that their honor as well as hers was at
stake—in view of this extraordinary state
of affairs I will set this verdict aside and
grant you a new trial.”
The recorder read a few pages of the
confession aloud and went on:
“I discharge you hccordingly on your
own recognizance on this indictment
against you, but in order that the ends of
justice may not be subverted I shall com-
mit you to the house of detention, where
you will, be held as a witness until the
- time when the possible proceedings against
Miss Aub may be instituted by the grand
'ury and the_district attorney of this city.
our attorney, however, shall be informed
as sobn as possible of the date of such pro-
ceedings against Miss Aub. ” , -
the court attendants were about to lay
hands on the prisoner, Lang'erman waved
them aside and addressed the recorder:
“Your honor, I thank you from the bot-
tom of my heart for doing me this jus-
tice. ’ ’ ' -
Recorder Goff silently nodded_acknowl-
sdg‘ment, and Langerman was led out of
the courtroom to be at once removed to
the house of detention on Elizabeth street.
When the recorder uttered the words
“you are innocent, ” the prisoner, who
had hitherto held'himself very erect, threw
his arms around his attorney and sobbed
aloud. , ,r
Immediately after Langerman’s remov-
al Barbara, Aub, the complainant, was
brought into court and arraigned before
the recorder on a charge of » perjury. ‘ . She
did not plead and was committed to the
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Tombs to await the action of thegrand
liury. L“. p . .
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The Sensational Finale of a. Senses,
.6, -
, December 3, [895;
no] Fellows, the district attorney, besides _
Colonel Halre then announced that: “
“Despite this record and your conduct .
When the recorder had concluded .and '
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- Price One cent ,
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be so progressive; but you will admit, also, that our Store has been a boom for the peopIIe IIIfigefiiégllg 31.11:);
v1c mty; it has regulated. prices, eut pnces nearly onehalf that you used to pay for Dry Goods, Carpets and Kit-
chen Furnishings.
_ - You don’t have to'go to New York, for
price, if not lower, than you can in any store in Newqork.
you can get everything you want of us at as low
FOR THIS WEEK, before we advertise our Holiday Goods, we Offer
BARGAINS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT
JACKETS AND CAPES
’ You may think because we have sold so
that s a mistake, we have still the g
and the latest largeWale Diagonal, at
38350
5.00 '~
6.98 '
7.25,’
7.50
950
.CARPETS
A Carpet for a Christmas Present is ~-
more useful than diamonds.
75c 135st Tapestry Brussels for 590.
69cAll wool Ingrain for 480. One Car-
pet to a customer. ‘
50c Linen Warp Matting for 250.
250 Best Matting i'Or 17c.
DRESS GOODS
You don't have to wait a season bcfoie you are shown the latest French Styles that are worn in Boston
and New York.
Color line.
We have them when first imported.
panes PATTERNS, $4.00,s4 50, $6.50. $7.00, $7.50, $8.00, $9.75, $12.00.
Just received, full line :of Imported Germantowns and Saxonys, Knitting Yarns and Zephyrs—conzplete
Best quality Germautown, per skein, 12% cents.
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many that you can’t be fitted,
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Mas. GEORGE W. BRADLEY, (daughter
of the late Wm. B. Nash.) Rives eflicient
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and satisfactory instructions on the Piano at
her home No. 193 Mam} street. _ ~» .
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NEW LOT IN BLUE AND BLACK,
~ I ' Tailor-made, latest style, sati
$6 I0$10, waists anal sleeve linings.
DIAGONAL 'WORSI‘ED SUITS.
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Having procured a large line of handsome
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I7 Nirlh Main St, South Nurwalk.
FALL MID WINTER
SUITS. ,
Trousers IO order from
$3.50 up.
Suits from $18 up.
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