“ VolVI. Whole No. 1293f
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THE 0N1. Y‘ EIGHT-{MOE ONE-CENT DAIL Y IN THE WORWA'LKS.
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Price: One‘Cent.
NATioiiLoAPITAL.
“And May God Savethe Come
monwealth,’_’ Remarked '
Senator Merrill
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A Free Coina‘gevSubstitute for the Tariff
Bill Reported.
GAZETTE’s BUREAU. )
709 EAST CAPITOL STREET ~
WASHINGTON. FEB. 4. 5
In the Senate to-day Senator Morrill,
chairman of the Finance committee,
repdrted back from that committee a
free coinage substitute for the House
bill “to temporarily increase revenue
to meet expenses of the government
and provide against a defiiciency.” As
the venerable Senator read the free
silver title he remarked, “And may God
save-the Commonwealth.”
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Among the numerous bills reported
and placed on the calendar were the
folloWing: q .
Granting a pension of $100 a month to the
widow of Gen. Thomas Ewing. -
Also apension of $200 to the widow of the
late Secretary Gresham.
The Millitary Academy appropriation bill.
The Invalid Pension appropriation bill.
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Senate resolution providing for the
payment to widow Of Isaac Bassett, late
assistant doorkeeper of the Senate, a
sum equal to one years’s salary was fav-
orably reported.
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Many Senators declined to discuss the
effect of the withdrawal of ex-President
Harrison from the list of Presidential
candidates, but the champions of the
, other- candidates on the floor of the
Senate are evidently .pleased at his
action., ' ‘
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Consideration of the District appro-
priation bill was resumed in the House.
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The Post to-day gives the timely ad-
? monomers thb' iiiiihitious and effusive
new members whd expect to get appro-
priations for Rivers and Harbors and
public buildings, that. now is a good
time to begin to concoct excuses for
failure to come up to expectations.
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Mr. David F. Uhl, of Michigan, now
Assistant Secretary of State, has been,
tendered the post of ambassador to
Germany, to succeed the late Ambas-
sador Runyon. Mr. Uhl has accepted
the tender.
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The National Farmers’ Alliance and
Industrial Union is in session here.
Kind Words.
In the bright, and attractive face
that came to our exchange table last
evening we failed at first to recognize
our old and highly esteemed neighbor,
the GAZETTE. It is almost double in
size, has eight pages and an improved
makeup and is, withal, as fresh and
chatty and charming as the belle of a
ball. It seems to have all the vitality
and optimistic philosophy of its parent,
the WEEKLY GAZETTE, which is now 96
years of age, .with a good apparent
prospect Of«living forever and ever and
a disposition to do it—unu we cordially
hope it will.—Daily News.
The Norwalk GAZETTE hus blossomed
out as an eight page. one cent, daily
under the title of the EVENING GAZETTE.
We congratulate the venerable but
ever young and fresh GAZETTE on its
departure and evident prosperity. It
is Dewey and has a handsome appear-
ance. The GAZETTE’s reputation for
reliability is well known and that after
all is the first point that should receive
notice in a paper. It is better to be
right than first and wrong. The WEEK-
LY GAZETTE is almost a century old new
and is known all over the country. An
interesting feature of‘the EVENING GA~
ZETTE is its daily letter 7 from the Na-
tional Capital. All the Washington
news of interest to Connecticut is cover-
ed.—Bridgeport Post.
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History of the l7th Rent, C. V.
W. H. Warren of 43 Beers street,
New Haven, announces a hiistory of the
Seventeenth Regiment, which he is to
begin-this month in the Milford Ga-
zette, a paper publis’hed‘in Milford,’
Conn., and which will be continued in
that journal for about a year. Such a
work can hardly fail to be of much in-
terest to many veterans in Fairfield
County.
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' Danbury’s Water.
Beginning with March 1, unless there
,_ is a sufficient amount of rain to make
””"such vigorous action not really neces-
sary, arule restricting all use , of water
except for purposes absolutely nodes-
sary, will be .rigidly enforced in Dan:
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BIDS. OPENED.
Stewart &. Morgan Want the Entire ‘Lot.
The bids for the government bonds
were opened at 12:40 to-day. Stewart
8: Morgan bid 111 for the entire lot. of
sioo,ooo.ooo.
'Bids were received for $337,000,000,
the bids ranging from par to 119.
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Another Steamer Ashore. .
A special dispatch reports that one of
the large ocean steamers, supposed to
be either the Teutonic or the Majestic,
both due in New York to-day, had run
ashore near Fire Island. The report
has not been verified up to the time of
our going to press.
The Ellinwood’s. _
Ellinwood’s “Merry Players,” one of.
the strongest Repertoire Companies
on the road, are to he with us all next
week. Among the principal members
are Miss Lottie Sheppard, singing and
dancing soubrette, late of Rice’s 1492
CO., and'Dave Seymour, comedian.
The management announce that a
live pig will be given away to the laziest
man Tuesday evening.
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Want a Special Meeting.
A petition is being circulated calling
for a special town meeting for the pur-
pose of considering the question of the
appointment of a committee ' on the
part of the town to confer with a like
committee on the part of veteran sold-
iers in reference to bounty claims.
It is also proposed to incorporate in
the call the question of providing suit-
able lodging for the class of itinerants
called tramps.
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Reported Changes.
It is stated that the employees on the
Danbury Division of the Consolidated
road have been asked to send in the
time of their service on the road. The
impression among the employees is
that there is to be a cut down in the num-
ber of menfand that those longest in the
company’s service will be retained and
othersmdischarged. It is, also under-
stood tha't'a larger propertio’n'of the
through freight'oarried over the Dan-
bury divisiOn will go by ,the way of
Bridgeport instead of-Norwalk.
Denies the Statement.
Superintendent Kyle of the Street
"Railway line denies the truth of the
published statement that “John Evan-
etzki's 'horse became frightened on
Saturday at the Street Railway com-
pany’s sweeper, (on Wall street) and
, reared, *coming down on a hitching-
post, causing injuries to the animal
that necessitated its being killed." He
says that he was on the sweeper ' at the
time of the alleged accident and stopped
the brushes when. he saw the horse, and
that the animal did not strike the post
as alleged, but was driven up Main
street, apparently uninjured.
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Knights of Columbus—.
The following officers were elected at
the Knights of Columbus state conven-
tion held in‘ Hartford. yestertay: Chap-
lain, the Rev. M. W. _McGivney; state
_deputy, Philip E. Hendricks, Taftville;
state secretary, M. F. Baker, Winsted;
state treasurer, Daniel F, Smith, Bridge-
port ; state warden; W. B. Ahern, Port-
land; state advocate, M. F. Halloran,
Thompsonville; state auditor, R. O.
Pallett, J r., Meriden; state relief fund
auditor, R. Le'Ledge, Meriden; rep-
resentatives to national convention,
John A. Quinn, of Danburyf‘ J. - C.
Roach, Wallinglord; John Mulhall,
Hartford; Thomas W. Fagan, New
Britain; James F. Brannagan, New Ha-
ven. .
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They Are Sick.
Mrs. Charles F. Raymond is sick at
her heme on Knight street.
Charles J. Hill is seriously ill at his
home on Wall street.
The condition of Water Commissioner
Frederick Mead is thought to be” slight-
ly improved. ‘
, Rev. Father Daugherty of St. Mary’s
church is on the sick list.
,Michael Regan is critically ill at his
home on Cross street. ,
Mrs. Charles J. Ferries is sick at her
home on Harriett street, with pleurisy.’
Daniel Deering is sick at his home On
Main street. ‘ '
William Sheldon who is sick at his
home on Wilton avenue with the grip
remains about the same.
Mrs. Michael McMullen is sick at her
home on Wilton avenue.
The condition of John Harty who has
been sick with pneumonia at his home
on Franklin avenue, ' is greatly im-
proved, he being now able to sit up.
Ticket agent David Hughes is slowly
but surely getting the better .of his
sickness.
Mrs. Johanna Hanlon is better of her
sickness. The condition of her son
7 Daniel remains about the same.
, drunk.
winning FISH.
They Swim About the Harbor
in a Befurldled Condition;
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Tuhey’s’ Drugs, Said! to he the Cause of
their Strange Actions.
An Old fisherman who has plowed the
waters of the Norwalk river for many :-
years, stopped on EVENING GAZETTE
reporter last evening and imparted to
him the startling information, that all
the fish in the creek were cn an awful
“They zig-zag up and down the
crooked channel,”said—,he, “and their
antics are something never seen by the
natives alongthe shore,” continued the
ancient mariner. ' -
So impressed was the reporter with
the strange story that e accompanied
the piscator to the dock" at’ the end of
freight wharf. where sure enough were
seen several fish lying upon their sides
and.others swimming about with an
inebriated expression and their gills
expanded by heavy breathing. The
reporter watched them for some time
and finally came to the conclusion that
there was an item at the bottom Of this
strange behavior on the part. of the
usually sedate Norwalk river fish.
With this idea in his mind he pro-
ceeded to unravel the mystery. It
was not long before he was at the bot-
tom of the secret, and the facts gleaned
astiollows: It seems that at the recent
raid upon Tnhey’s Franklin avenue
drug store there was a considerable
quantity of whisky, beer, ale and other
decoctions captured. These liquors were
ordered destroyed by Judge Hubbell
after the Tuhey’s had been convicted,
and Chief Bradley and officer Hunt
thinking to conform With the rules of
the health department, took them to
the Smith street wharf where the ves-
sels were emptied into the creek.
The officials made no attempt to mix
fancy drinks but poured the liquors
into the water one upon anlbther until
the finest Tuhey. cocktail had been pre;
pared for the fishes.
sipped and sipped until every one of-
them had become thoroughly intoxi-
cated, and thus the mystery was ex-
plained. * .
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“Man’s lnhumanity.” ‘
A Polander applied to Officer Moro-
house for lodging, last evening, but be-
ing unable to Speak the English lan-
guage made known his wants by signs.
The officer failing to make him under-
stand that if he was given shelter at the
station-house it would be as a vagrant
and that he would be liable to be sent
to jail this morning, bethought himself
of E. Gusowski, who understands the
Polish language, and took the man be-
fore him;Mr. Gusowski explianed to the
transient that if he was given lodging
he_would probably be sent to jail.
The man said that he was forced to
accept lodging on those conditions as
he was tired out, cold, and hungry and
could go no further.
The night was cold and stormy, and
the rain and sleet pelted against the
poor old man’s face as the officer accom-
panied him to the oheerless pen on
Smith street, called a station house.
Reaching the “pen” the officer found
{that there was no fire, and requested
J ailor Howard to build one, but this
Howard refused to dolas he said that he
had received strict orders from 'Select-,
man Selleck to build no fire, or give
food to any one who might be locked
up as arvagrnnt. '
It did not take long for these facts to
become noised around, and a storm of
indignation swept the streets and the,
Selectman’s position ' was not 7' very
favorably criticized. ‘ '
Said one man. “If a man is locked up
for beating his wife, drunkenness or
anything else in the category of crime,
he is given a warm room and food until
such time as he is given a trial,but if he
happens to be a poor unfortunate with-
gut home or friends he is used like a
03-” '
The transient in this case was looked
up on the charge of being a vagrant,
and then became a prisoner, entitled to
the same privileges accorded to other
prisoners. , . .
This morning the prisoner was taken
before Judge Hubbell, who after listen-
ing to his story as interpreted by. Mr.
Gusowski promptly discharged him.-
Hoyt’s Theatre. . .
The Mestayer and Bell Comedy com-
pany will begin a three night’s engage-
ment at Hoyt’s Theatre, Thursday,
February 6th. The opening ‘bill will
be the romantic comedy drama “J erry”
“Jerry,” the outcast. Friday evening
ens Girl.” Saturday evening a new and
original comedy .drama “Dan’s Boy."
;Secure your seats early; Matinee
“prices Saturday, 10 and 20 cents. '
And the fishes.- ‘
with Mr. Meystayer in the titlerolo Of-
the original comedy success “The"Cir-.
1r
URL To snoeiini) snares.
The Assistant Secretary of State Will Be
' an Embassador.
WASHINGTON,.Feb. 5.——The post of em-
.bassador to Germany to succeed the late
. Mr. Runyon has been tendered to Mr. Ed-
Win-F. Uhl of Michigan.
' Mr. Uhl, who is now assistant secretary
of state, has accepted the offer. -
The nomination will go to the senate
‘xthis week, probably on tomorrow.
_' The nomination of Assistant Secretary
Uhlto the, important post of ambassador
to Germany is somethingof a surprise.
'It‘ had been currently reported and
somewhat generally believed that Consul
. EDWINE. Uu'L.
General De Kay, at Berlin, would be pro-
mdt'ed’ to succeed the late Embassudor
Ru yon. . .
ssistant Secretary Uhl, although now
hailing from Michigan, isa. native of New
Yerk. He is a. young man and was com-
paratively unknown when he was ap-
pointed assistant secretary of state.
Uhl’s best known public acts were
in '1'; nnection with the Alliance incident.
Af " a‘Spanish war vessel h‘ad fired upon
Cu ‘ ‘, Mr. Uhl, in the absence of his chief.
Sec? tary. Gresham, conducted much of the
'spondence with the Spanish authori-
hich brought the affair to a conclu-
sion: tisfactory to the Allianca’s owners
and; 9 United States generally. .
1, Uhl was seriously considered for
appintment as secretary of state after
Mr Gresham’s death. He discharged the
s‘ of the oflicein an acceptable man-
;uring Mr. Greshmn’s illness. _
..Z‘~ Democratic state convention of
Mic gan‘named Mr. Uhl as its candidate
for ‘P‘i,
J uli'tjifiC
theéglliancn, an American steamship, near.
Burrows was elected.
_. ational Trotting Rules.
. ,: EELJCTON,‘ ‘Kyg’ Feb. 5—Tli'e :presii
dent ‘of. the National Trotting asSociatio‘n.
MajOr, P. ,H. Johnston, has appOinted the
following. committee on rules, whichis
to meet in New York Feb. 10: W. B. Fasig,
"New Yol‘k; R. L. Allen, Joliet, 1115.;
William Edwards, Cleveland; E. A. Tip-
ton, Lexington, Ky; J.’C. Simpson, Oak-
land, Oal.; George W. Archer, New York;
C. H. Page, Pennsylvania. -
A False Statement Exposed.
HARTFORD, Feb 5.—The‘dispatch sent
out from N ow. Haven byapres association
yesterday to the effect that State Treasurer
Hodge would refuse to pay to Yale uni-
versity the $154,000 renently awarded by
the arbitration committee in a decision on
the controversy between Yale and Storrs'
Agricultural school over governmental ap-
pr’oprlatlons is entirely -without»-f-ormda-
tion. -
Switzerland’s Good Offices.
BERN. Switzerland, Feb. 5.——Tlic fed-
eral council has authorized the president
to accept the proposal tendered by the
governments of Great Britain and the
United States, that in the event of a dis-
agreement as to the choice of an arbitrator
for the Canadian sealers’ claims, the pres-
ident of Switzerland be designated.
Collin \Vorkers Strike.
WESTFIELD, Mass, Feb. 5.—Thc major
part of the employees of the Textile Man-
ufacturing company, ‘ manufacturers of
cofl'in trimmings, quit work today on ac-
count of a reduction in wages, which the
officers of the company say ranges from 12
to 20 per cent, but which the men insist
runs as high as 40 per cent.
The Order of Tontl.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 5.—By a decision
of the supreme court all members Of the
Order of Tout-i will share alike in the dis-
tribution of the funds now in the hands of
Assignee Francis Brown. The effect is
to deny the claims of the matured certlfi- '
cate holders to be paid in full.
For a. Statue of General Butler.
BOSTON, Feb. 5.—-Withln a few days a
petition, signed by many citizens of Low-
lell, will be» presented to the legislature
praying for the erection of an equestrian
statue of the late General Benjamin F.
Butler within the statehousc grounds at
:a cost not exceeding $50,000.
Leeds Starts For El l’aso.
' ATLANTIC CITY, Fob.5 .—Horace Leeds,
who will meet Jack Evcrhardt, the New
Orleans lightweight fighter, during Dan
Stuart’s fistic carnival, left for El Paso to-
day. Leeds and Everhardt will fight on
Feb. 18. Leeds is in good condition and
is confident of success. -
Alleged Conspiracy In Nicaragua. 9
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Jan. 15.—The'
supreme court of Nicaragua is considering
, the charge of treason brought against some
of those who recently published and other.
wise declared in favor of a. dictatorship.
Jose Dolores Gamoz appears to be the chief
offender. ,
King Prempeh as an Exile.
LONDON, Feb; 5.—Klng Prempeli and
his mother, with the prominent Ashanti
prisoners, have been taken on board the
.British warship Raccoon at Cape Coast
‘Castle to be sent' to 'Elmina, a fortified
town on the Gold Coast.
Badgeley's Promotion.
CHICAGO, Feb. 5. --H.» D. Badgeley. for
many years-the New England agent of the
Burlington rOute, with headquarters in
Boston, wastoduy appointed assistant gen-
, eralepassenger agent of the Chicago Great
' '5 Western road. ' ' . - , ..
0 United Status senate in. 1894..
in mono llflLLARPHlZE! -
A Magnificent Piano for the Most Popular.
School, Lodge, SOGlely, Club or. Fire Gom-
Dally in Foirfleld County.
Which is our most popular school, lodge, society, club or
fire company? ' I ~ .
Which one has the most admirers and friends 9
Doubtless these questions are beyond the power of any
absolute answer, but. THE EVENING GAZETTE to—day opens an
exceptional opportunity to make the test. THE GAZETTE pro-
poses to poll the votes of the people. And the voting is to
have zest in it. It is made worth while to vote. , There is a
magnificent prize at stake.
THE GAZETTE Will give A $400 UPRIGHT PIANO to the
school, lodge, society, club or fire company which gets the
most votes. . ~ ‘ . l a .
It. is an'instrument of the very finest character. It is -. '
beautiful in its workmanship, an ornament worthy of any
home, and in all its musical qualities it is unsurpassed. 'In
every sense it IS a perfect and beautiful instrument—equal to
the best that can be anywhere bought for $400 IN GOLD.
. The contest begins today. The following are the rules
which govern the voting ' . ' -
l—THE GAZETTE will . print each day a blank can on each can on b ‘
good for one vote for the 801100], lodge, Sogiet’y, club orpfire 5311?:
5333,31: 0311:5105 the:i 001302111 may ' select—the blank lines in the
p .o e e on wi enameand dd .
to-day is at the end of this article. 9. recs Tb? coupon
ZfThe contest wittiilosévfi "Julv“2;‘and the eiaos.‘anno...c.a“ no 3 3‘
.3~Any1§c'lli)cliol, lodge, society, club or' fire cOmpany in Fairfield (COuntg is
e igi e. ' .
4._A‘£u11 record of the voting will be published 11 '
_ p to. date every evening.
in THE GAZETTE, but votes received ft ' 10 '
corded until a day later. a 61 A. M. Wlll not be re
5—Coupons must be filled out in a plain handwritin for l ' I '
. , O herwrse bland-
ers can not be av01ded and votes will be 105. Bla’nk coupons, of
course, can not be counted- ' ' ' ‘ . ‘
THE GAZETTE expects a big vote. Fairfield County, is full:
of popular schools, lodges, societies, clubs and fire companies. A
The contest is'bound to be of Wide and live interest, and
every preparation '18 made at this office to see that the voting
proceeds without a drawback of any sort.- _
in i sois,
iii ion on in IS THE so
It is a piano made upon honor and sold upon merit. 3A
party buying one does not get merely a handsome case He
gets a thorough musical instrument. The tone of the instru-
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ment is full, rich, resonant and well sustained, the scale is
msgnificenl. ‘ '
Followmg is the voting coupon, a copy of which will ap-
pear in THE GAZETTE daily. ‘ '
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Name,
Town,
BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS. - [j
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’Hope Hose} Company................................. .............................................. ‘...
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Norwalk Yacht Club ............ . ......... , ........................... . ............................ - 26;
Arion Singing Society. ............. ............................. . ............ . 4.
Catholic Union Council ...... ..................................... . ................ .......... 3 '
over River SChOOl-c oooooo o oooooooo ooo-oon-u-ooa-o-ooao-sg oooooooooooooooooooo boll-.0510.Tool-Ionecouooo a 2
Norwalk Liederkranz ...... ............ ..... ................ . ....................... . ...... . ............ 2
Pioneer Castle........ ...... . .. ........ .................... 2,
Knob Outing Club......_. ....................... . ................. . .................... . ....... . ......... 2
Pine Lodge Club. ......... .. ..... ............... . ....... . ............ . ...... ..................... "2 ~
Uncas Tribe ............. ..... . .......... , ............. . ...... ..... . 3'
So So Club....:..uu oooooooooooooooooooo o .................. occult-only oooooooooooooo c uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Hun-nine, 2 "-f l ' 1
Welcome Stranger Lodge ...... . ....................................... '.‘. 3. .- ‘
St. Mary’s School ........ ' ..... . ............ .'. ........... ........... . ....... ....... 2~ , ' ,
Pequonock Pleasure Club............’..... a
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