‘ Vol. v1. Whole No.1313 I NATIONMAPITAL Senate Will Confer With the House on Cuban Question. American Missionaries Write lndiscreet Letters. GAZETTE’s BUREAU. ‘) 709 EAST CAPITOL STREET ~ WASHINGTON, MARCH 4. i The Senate committee on foreign re~ litions to-day recommended noncon- currence in the House Cuban resolu- tions,'ani asked for a conference, and Sherman, Lodge and Morgan were ap- pointed conferees on the part of, the Senate. The sentiment at first ap- peared tube in favor of concurrence in the House amendment, and it is thought that the declaration of the President’s position had something to do with in- fluencing the adoption of the other course. 0 o o In the Senate to-diy Mr. Mitchell had read a resolution reciting that Henry Du Pont of Delaware was duly elected a Senator and entitled to a seat since March 4, 1895. Mr. Mitchell,.ns chairman of the committee on privil- edges and elections. then entered upon an explanation of the majority report drawn by himself. 0 o 0 Senator McMillan is very much in earnest in regard to the bill providing for the reduction of the price of gas to 31 as he is convinced that good illum- inating gas can be made and distribu- ted at $1 a 1,000 cubic feet at a good profit to the manufacturer. 0 o o The House was mainly occupied with consideration of the Legislature appro- priation bill amendment to abolish the fee system in the cases of United States marshals and district attorneys was the pending question. 0 o o Minister Terrell has written the State Department bitterly complaining of the peculiar and extraordinary hard- ships caused him in his efforts to pro- tect the American missionaries in 'l‘ur- key, by reason of the indiscreet letters written home by parties connected with the missions and which find their way into print and then get back to Turkey and the notice of that government. 0 o o The resignation of Consul General W'illiams at Havana has been received by the Secretary of State and laid be- fore the President. It is understood that Mr. Williams will be requested to remain in office until the present crisis is passed. 0 o o If silver does not win in the national election this year it will never win, is the opinion which is growing among the adherents of the white metal. 0 o 0 Charles Harrington has been con- firmed as postmaster at Essex. 0 o o The society column of the Washing- ton Post is adorned to-day with the fol- . lowing item of NorWhll: interest: Mrs. Milo H. Parsons of Norwalk, Conn. (Brookside Farm), who came to Washington as an officer of the l). A. IL, lingered a fortnight as a guest of her cousm, Dr. W. A. Crofl’ut, and after entertaining several clubs with her humorous recitations, returned home on Tuesday. . The Sick. The condition of Stephen Henry Smith remains about the same. It is notbelieved that he canfirecover. George W. Raymond is still confined to his home by- illness but is able,to sit up, and expects to be back at his store in a few days. Miss Esther L. Smith is rapidly fail- ing at the home of ner sister Mrs. Sarah L. Bessey on West avenue. She is un- able to partake of nourishment of any kind. Lewis Benedict, the war veteran, lies at the point of death at his home on High street. William Mitchell is still confined to his home with a severe cold. St. Paul’s Church. Rev. H. M. Sherman of St. Paul’s church, Bridgeport, preached in the Chapel of Our Holy Saviour on Berke- ley street last evening. The confirma- tlon class will meet at 7:30 this evening, and at 8 o’clock there will be a rehear- sal of the volunteer choir. Services will be held at the church at 4 o’clock this afternoon. Governor Greenhalge Dead. Governor Frederic '1‘. Greenhalge, of Massachusetts, died at‘12z30 o’clock this morning. 1’ EN NG _ ‘ A ‘ THE ONLY ElGH'T—PAGE ONE-CENT DAILY IN THE'WORWALKS. Ii,“ - .1, Hflr l a ' L m ~ WI ”6‘ )-/ . ,I '1, ' . ,, 47% - .', , , I ”'1‘ '11; i 3 ./ l ,4 I 7 Norwalk, Conn, Thursday Evening, March '5, 1896. ' l ,n..—- #7 I POST NO BILEJ@_—li’ashingtonPost. HE [Width VAIN. Miss -P|att Refuses to Divulge the Contents of the Letter Written to Her by the Suicide Bates. The Remains Taken to Bedding. All the circumstances connected, with the strange suicide of-Frank E. Bates, of Sanfords, in Bridgeport, Tuesday afternoon, tend to confirm the belief that the rash act was the result of love, unrequited, yet confirmation of this theory or suspicion is rendered difficult, because of the unwillingness of the young lady in the case to talk. Miss Minnie H. Plait, whom the suicide di- rected should be notified of his death, arrived in Bridgeport, yesterday. She was accompanied by her father, Henry Burr Platt, of that place, who is one of the most prominent residents of the town of Bedding. After viewing the remains at the morgue, Mr. Platt and his daughter called on Coroner Doten, by whom they were officially informed ofthe nature and manner in which Bates had taken his life. Miss Platt, when spoken to regarding the case, positively refused to say any- thing for publication. “Won’t you reveal the contents of the letter which the deceased addressed to you? ” was asked. “ What that letter contains is between my Maker and myself,” was the reply. All attempts to induce the young lady to any anything further were unsuccess- ful. Mr. Platt was more communica- tive than his daughter, and talked free- ly concerning the history of the sui- cide during his residence in Sanfords. Bates, he said, with his father and sis- ter, came to the Station about four years ago to work on the memorial monument in Putnam park. The fath- er and son weré masons, and made ex- cellent wages, while the daughter kept house. The father and daughter did not remain in Bedding long, but left for Fairfield, Oregon. The son remained and secured employment with Mr. Platt, where he continued until last Saturday. He took up his abode at the home of the Platte, and the neighbors soon came to look upon him as the accepted suitor for Miss Platt’s hand. Last Monday morning, Bates and Miss Platt had an understanding, the nature of which will probably never be known. The result was that Bates packed his trunk and shippedit to South Norwalk, and it was understood that he was °going West to join his father and sister. Miss Platt helped him pack his trunk, and when they had finished, he inquired if she l would see to it that his body was "given a Christain burial if anything happen- ed to him. She promised to do so, and her father remarked that she Would- keep her word. Bates was inclined to consumption, . and Sunday evening last while alone in his room, was attacked with a hemor- rhage. It is stated that were it not for his tendency to this disease t rere would never have been any occasion iOr his leaving Sanfords. He was a native of Sharon, and it was from that place he came to Sanfords. He had $30 in his pockets when he left Mr. Platt’s home Monday morning, and the latter was a little surprised to learn that only $5 of the sum had been found on his person. The remains Were removed to Bed— ding yesterday, and will be buried in ‘ that place this afternoon. ._._—~._.. House Warming. Mr. and Mrs. James C. Newkirk vre- Gently moved into their new house on Tryon avenue. List night without other warning than the pushing in of the button to the electric door bell, twenty-five or more of their friends descended upon them and proceded to take possession of the rooms. After partially recovering from their sur- prise Mr. Newkirk and his wife gave the visitorsacordial welcome. Wraps were quietly removed and in it short time there was a scene of pleasure that lasted until a. late hour. Music, vocal and instrumental. whist and dancing were not the least of the pleasures. A suppér was served, and the “house warming” was altogether one of the happiest eventsin the lives of all who were present. It was with reluctance that good-nights were exchanged be- tween host and hostess and the guests. coo Sam. Merritt Goes Free. Prosecutor John H. Light of the com- mon pleas court has decided that the state has no case against Samuel Mer- ritt and George Downing, manager and owner of the Alhambra concert hall, Bridgeport, who were charged with keeping a disorderly house. He did not care to risk the case before a jury, so heaccordingly entered a hello on payment of costs in Merritt’s case and without any stipulations in Downing’s case. , It 0' it is a Rattler. Senator W. H. Marigold has received a letter from Congressman Hill, sta- ting that he had secured Congressman J. S. Willis of Delaware for the great Republican meeting in Bridgeport, Fri- day night. Mr. Hill said Congressman Willis was the first Republican con- gressman from the state of Delaware since the war and that he was a Metho- dist preacher and is therefore a good talker. —Three pounds mines for 25 cents at Bette & Farringtons. J 22-tf ‘ SKlPPEi_i_Hi_8 oouo. Edward Hubbell Fails to' Put In an Appearance for Trial. He is Charged With Assaulting His Wife. Edward Hubbell charged with assault and surety of the peace and who was to have been tried in the criminal Common Pleas Court at Bridgeport yesterday afternoon, failed to put in an appear- ance, and it looks as if he had taken French leave and left his bondsman George F. Slauson in the lurch. Mr. Slauson so far has been unable to locate Hubbell. It will be remembered that Hubbell was given a hearing before Judge Frost of the Town Court and was placed under $250 bonds for surety of the place and also sentenced to three months in jail on the charge of assault. The prisoner took an appeal from the jail sentence and the Judge placed him under $100 bonds. As the prisoner failed to put in an ap- pearance yesterday his bondsman will have to settle unless he can produce Hubbell within a reasonable length of time. Mr. Slauson is now trying' to hunt up Hubbell. I 0. An Expensive Blaze. Tuesday’s big fire in Danbury de-' stroved fifteen buildings and $150,000 worth of property. The insurance ag- gregates $60,000. The individual losses were as followed: George Sherman, $10,000, covered by insurance. E. M. Barnum, $8,000, insurance $4,000. Bart- ley 86 Clancy, liquor dealers, $5,000, fully insured. Estate of J. T. Bartley, $6,000, insurance $5,000. The 0. H. Meeker block, $23,000, insurance 318,- 000. Hyatt & Wheeler, $1,000, covered by insurance. Barry Martin, $1,800, insurance $1,500. John Myers, gro- cery, $1,000, insured. H. 0. Gray, baker, $1,200, no insurance. Henry Heyman, grocer, $1,000, no insurance. J. H. Ellsworth, furniture dealer, $500, no insurance. A. P. Ely, $4,000, fully covered by insurance. The loss to the 30 families whose homes were destroyed by the fire will aggregate $17,000. Some of them car- ried policies for $500 and 351.000. Threatened. to Shoot. Complaint was made to the police last night that a colored resident of Knight street had threatened to shoot Ada Williams. The police visited the scene and were informed that the party alleged to have, made the threat had quieted down and gone to bed. The woman was advised to keep away from him, and she acted on such advice. .S. S. ° 1 , . Price One Cent. ouo HUNDRED , nonunion ‘ 1 ‘W.QMIV cum—nu" A Magnificent Piano for the Most Popular School, Lodge, Sooiety,Glub or Fire Com- pany iii Fairfiold County. *— Which is our most popular school, lodge, society, club or fire company? . - , Which one has the most admirers and friends 2 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. 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 to-day. The,following are the rules which govern the voting: . , l—THE GAZETTE will print each day a blank coupon, each cc‘upon being good for one vote for the school, lodge, society, club or fire com- pany the owner of the coupon may select—the blank lines in the coupon to be filled out with the name and address. The coupon to—day is at the end of this article. , 2—Thc contest will close on July 2, and the winner announced on July 3. 3—Any school, lodge, society, club or fire company in Fairfield County is eligible. ’ 4—A full record of the voting will be published up to date every evening in THE GAZETTE, but votes received after 10 A. M. will not be re- corded until a day later. 5—Coupons must be filled out in a plain handwriting, for otherwise blund- ers can not be avoided and votes will be lost. Blank 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. The contest is bound to be of wide and live interest, and every preparation is made>at this office to see that the voting proceeds without a drawback of any sort. ‘ Jill} i & SUNS. THE PIANO OFF RED is THE Si} It is a piano made upon honor and sold upon merit. A party buying one does not get merely a handsome ease He gets a thorough musical instrument. The tone of the instru ment is full, rich, resonant and well sustained, the scale is magnificent. . Following is the voting coupon, a copy of which will ap- pear in THE GAZETTE daily. A L .1— Town, BATTLE or THE BALLOTS. W Hope Hose Company ................................................................................ Norwalk Yacht Club ............................................................................... St. Mary’s School........_ ...................................................... Welcome Stranger Lodge ...................................................... . .............. . Over River School.. ................................................................................... Pequonock Pleasure Club .............. . .......................... ..... . Center School ........ ._ ........................... ............ Pioneer Castle ........ . ............................................................................... . T.G. L. C ...... ' ......................................... . ........... . ........ T. F. E. ClublifilloIIOO-IIII'OlouoooungguucIonIIInoun-IconIII-u-nison-unlonooouooovuiIto-I.Ii. ........... Compo Engine 00., Westport ..................................................................... Arion Singing Soc1ety....................-. ....................................................... Catholic Union Council ........... Uncas Tribe ................................. . ..... NorwalkLiederkranz ............ _ ......................... Knob Outing Club . ................. Pine Ledge Club ............................................ . ........... . .............. Chiba..."nun-nun"; ........ on ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo . oooooooooooo oooooo coo-coauooo-oo-ungg nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sword Fish Club...n ....... . ......... . ...... ................................... ,... ...... ..
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