- but it is not thong:
- Hill bridge yesterday.
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A Big Fight Pending Over the Balti-
more and Ohio Reorganization.
HEAVY CREDITORS “COMBINE.
A Committee, Backed by J. P. lIIorgan, to
Protect the Johns Hopkins University
I and Garrett Interests Against I
the Gotham Syndicate.
BALTIMORE. March 16.—It is generally
believed here that a fight of considerable
proportions and no little acrimony is pend-
ing betwoen the local security holders and
the New York syndicate which has as-
sumed charge of the reorganization of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railway company.
The only surface indication thus fa1
manifested is the formation of a local
committee, which has issued a circular de~
claring the cause of its existence to be the
protection of Baltimore interests in the
pending reorganization. This committee
includes some of the leading financiers oi
the city, and it is known to represent the
Johns Hopkins university and Miss Mary
Garrett, who are among the largest hold-
ers of Baltimore and Ohio securities in
this or any other city.
It is thought that the remaining Gar.
rett interests will also join this commit-
tee, and it is semiofiicially stated that J.
P. Morgan & Co. will act in. conjunction
with it and against the New York commit-
tee. It is also said that the recent visit oi
Samuel Spencer of that firm to Baltimore
was for the purpose of bringing about the
formation of this committee and advising
as to its composition.
The New Committee.
The new committee already controls
about $40,000,000, which is about one-half
of the net bonded debt of the company. It
will meet early this week for organization
and will then take preliminary steps to
form a plan for rcorganizlng the system,
ht that any definite
proposition will b! submitted within a
year, as the 11111111311135 express themselves
as being desirous 111‘ having the earning
capacity of the road under favorable c013-
ditions thoroughly tested before taking
any definite etc. 5.
At the instance of Miss Mary Garrett
the name of Judge W. A. Fisher has been
added to the committee, the remaining
'members of which are Major Alexander
Shaw, chairman; General John Gill, pres-
ident of the Mercantile Trust and Deposit
company of Baltimore; C. Morton Stew-
art of C. Morton Stewart 2;: Co. and pres-
ident of the board of trustees of Johns
Hopkins university; James L. McLane,
capitalist; Joshua G. Harvey, president of
the Western National bank; T. Edward
Hambleton of Ham bier-(1:1 15’; Co., bankers;
D. Fahnestock of l) h‘ahnr-srock & Co.,
bankers, and president of the Br .ltimorc
Stock Exchange.
I’Vatching the Receivers.
There is no present disposition upon the
part of the new co1111111‘..tee_to interfere in
any way with the present receivership, al-
though it is known that they would pre-
fer to have a third man of their own selec-
tion, but that a change is not impossible
is evidenced by the following statement
from one of the most prominent of its
members:
‘ “Messrs. Cowen and Murray have thus
far shown a friendly feeling for all in-
terests, and as long as they follow this
line there will be no attempt to dis-
turb them inztheir positions. The com-
mittee, however, would not hesitate to
apply to the United States court for a-
change of receivers should it discover that
the gentlemen who are at present in
charge of the property are disposed to pan
der to any particular interest or faction.
I hope that such a contingency will not
arise, and, as for myself, I do not believe
it will, but the committee is preparing to
act promptly at any time in this and all
matter.”
Carnegie’s Agent Dies at Sea.
NEW YORK, March 16.—On the North
Eel-man Lloyd steamship Fulda, which
arrived yesterday, was the body of Addi
son L. Griffin, general agent of the Game.
gie Steel company. He died of heart dis-
ease Tuesday last. The body will be sent
to Great Bend, Pa., for interment. Mr.
Griffin was about 60 years of age. He was
one of the best known men in the iron
business. He leaves a widow, a daughter
and two sons.
James Tinker Dead.
PROVIDENCIP ,March 16. —James Tink-
er, one of the most prominent sporting
men in Rhode Island, died in Pawtucket
yesterday He was the original owner of
the Theater Comique, proprietor of the
Girard House and had been interested in
all important sporting events that have
been held in this state for many years.
Mr. Tinker was 60 years old.
Knocked Off a. Freight Car.
WALTHAM, Mass, March 16.—A man in
charge of a carload of horses was knocked
off a freight car and killed near Silver
He was later
identified as W. H. Burbridge, 37 years
old, a member of Tadmore lodge of Ma-
sons, Greeley, le. His remains were cared
for by the local lodge of Masons.
Hiscock and Hendricks.
SYRACUSE, March 16.—The Republican
convention for the Twenty-seventh con-
gressional district selected as delegates to
the national convention ex~Senator Frank
Hiscock and ex.Colleotor of the Port of
New York Francis Hendricks. Resolu-
tions were adopted indorsing Governor
Morton for president.
A Pauper In Luck.
CLEVELAND, March 16.—The officials of
the county infirmary have received infor-
mation from England that John Francis,
:1 pauper in the institution, has fallen heir
to nearly $250,000.
No Perjury.
GENESEO, N. Y. March 16. —-The jury
in the Moore case for perjury in the fa-
mous Flaherty case, after two hours’ de-
liberation, rendered a verdict 'of “not
guilty.”
Shaker Leader Vance Dead.
SANFORD, Ma, March 16.—Elder John
Bell Vance, leader of the Shaker societies
of Maine. In dead, aged 73. His mantle
will fall on Associate Elder Henry Green.
He Was Well 'mxed.
HALIFAX, March 16.—Over $20,000 in
bills, coin, drafts and bonds were found
on Charles Stern, arrested here last night
for alleged grand larceny in New York.
Koch’s Latest DiscOveries.
BERLIN, March 16. —It is announced
that Professor Koch will shortly publish
his latest discoveries in using tuberculosis
against consumption. J
Advertise in the GAZETTE.
THAT LOST sonoonsr.
It Is Almost a Certainty That She In tho
Jonathan Bourne.
BOSTON, March 16.—Two weeks have
now elapsed since the four masted schoon-
er sunk off Pollock Rip. in Vineyard
sound, and as yet there has been no por-
tion of the wreck secured which would
positively identify the craft. As time
passes and there is still no tidings of the
Schooner Jonathan Bourne it becomes
almost certain that she is the ill fated
schooner.
The 'Jonathan Bourne, which is believed
to be the vessel, was one of the first four
masters ever constructed, having been
built at Camden, Mel, in 1883. .The'
Bourne loaded a cargo of 1,115 tons of ice
at the Barbary creek icehouses in Port-
land, Me, and sailed from that port on
March 2 for New York, since which time
nothing has ever been heard from her.
A full list of the oflicers and crew of
the Bourne, all of which have undoubted-
ly perished, is as follows: Captain John
W. Rose of New London, Conn.; Mate
Keefe of Ellsworth, Me.; Engineer Rob-
ert Browning, Cook Philip La Friend and
Seaman Harry Johnson, George Harris,
Daniel Scott and Nathaniel McNeil.
A peculiar incident in connection with
the Bourne’s departure from Portland
was the action of the captain’s pet dog
Shot. He never before refused to go with
his master—in fact, he always acted as
though he enjoyed going. This time, how-
ever, it was with difficulty that he could
be got aboard the schooner. Seemingly
having some premonition of impending
danger, he howled and whined piteously
when an effort was made to get him
aboard the schooner and resisted with all
his strength. He was finally secured on
board with a stout rope, but during the
night he tugged at this rope until he
broke it and escaped to the shore.
WE WIN THE TROPHY.
The English Chess‘masters Defeated by 3
Score of 4 1-2 to 3 1-2.
BROOKLYN, March 16.—The first inter-
national chess match between Great Brit-
ain and the United States, arranged and
managed by the Brooklyn Chess club for
America and the British Chess club of
London for England, was won by the
Americans by a score of 4% to 15%. The
decisive battle was between I. F. Barry of
Boston and Tiusley his English opponent,
and when it was announced that Tinsley
resigned after Barry’s sixty-seventh move,
thus giving the victory to America, the
enthusi1sm was unbounded. At Pills-
bury‘s sngyrs: ion chcezs 1‘.ch given for
Sir George sewncs and 131-. British team.
The following is the s" ore:
AMERICA . 131;:«1A'r BRITAIN.
Player. Rcsul t. mayor. Result.
Pillsbury ......... 0 Blackburne ........ 1
Showalter ......... 1 Burn ......... . ...... 0
Burille ............ 1 Bird ................. 0
Barry . ............. l Tinslcy ............. 0
Hymns ............. 1/ Locock ......... , ..... _
Hodges ............ 1/5 Mills ................ $1;
Delmar ....' ........ kg’ Atkins ..... ,.. ,1/
Baird .............. 0 Jackson ............ 1
Total. ............ 43/2 Total ................ 555
Pillsbury’s defeat was a great disap-
pointment to his friends, and in an inter-
view in London immediately after the
games Blackburn, his opponent, said:
“Candidly I think I ought to have lost,
but Pillsbury, apparently pressed for time,
hurried his moves and spoiled his game.”
THE RAINES’ BILL FIGHT.
Fourteen Mayors So Far Announce Their
Opposition to the Measure.
ALBANY, March 16.—Mayor Thacher
has sent the following dispatch to Mayor
Strong of New York city, “In view of the
fact that the Raines bill is opposed to the
principle of home rule, and in view of the
probability that said bill will take from
your city $1,000,000 annually, can you not
definitely decide to join with myself and
the mayors of other cities of the state in
asking a hearing before the governor?”
A similar message was sent to Mayor
Wurster of Brooklyn the amount which
that city would lose under the proposed
law being estimated at $500, 000.
Mayor Gleason of Long Island City and
Mayor Bookstaver of Dunkirk have tele—
graphed Mayor Thacher of this city re-
questing that their names be enrolled on
the petition calling for a meeting of may-
ors in opposition to the Raines excise bill.
This makes 14 mayors who have signified
their willingness to appear before Governor
Morton to protest against the signing of
the bill.
An Old Newspaper Man Dead. 0
COLUMBUS, 0., March 16.—Daniel L.
Bowersmith, formerly. manager of the
Ohio State Journal and one of the best
known newspaper men in Ohio, died this
afternoon after about four weeks’ i] :ess,
the result of nervous prostration. T 111 de-
ceased was 45 years of age and had been
connected with The State Journal since
1876 up to the time of his illness, with the
exception of two years, during which time
he was Columbus’ correspondent for the
Cincinnati Enquirer.
A Big Drop In the Slot.
KANSAS CITY, March 16. —-The People’ s
Cable railway, built during the boom days
at a cost of $750, 000, has been sold at auc-
tion for $185,000. J. H. Lucas, 9. local at-
torney, the purchaser, bid in the road in
the interest of its creditors. Among sev-
eral rumors afloat is that John I. Blair,
the New Jersey millionaire, whom Lucas
represents, was the buyer.
A Schooner Burning.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, March 16.—Schoon-
er Richard Hill, from Rockland for New
York, which put in here a few days ago
with her cargo on fire, will probably be a
total loss, as the fire broke out again last
night in the bottom cf her cargo and is
now working its way through it. The
batches are still sealed.
A Rich Oil Strike.
BROWNSON, Kan. ., March 16. ——The
Standard Oil company’s prospect drillers
struck a flow of oil near here yesterday
which promises to be the richest yet found
in Kansas. Much excitement exists in
consequence. Other wells will be sunk im-
mediately.
Nine Death Dealers.
BETHLEHEM, Pa., March 16. —The Beth
lehem Iron company has just shipped nine
eight inch guns to the commanding oili-
cer at the Sandy Hook proving grounds.
The guns are for the United States army.
The total weight is 130 tons.
Fourteen New Stars Discovered.
BOSTON, March 16. --An examination of
the photographs of stellar spectra at the
Harvard college observatory has led to the
discovery of 14 new variable stars of long
period in addition to those announced
previously. ,
Good Enough For China.
MUNICH, March 16. —The Chinese gov-
ernment has purchased 80,000 Bavarian
army rifies of the type of 1884 for 81
apiece.
Advertise in the GAZETTE.
PERSONAL NOTATIONS.
Dr. Max 'Nordau is a good deal of a.
hermit socially in Paris. In his pro-
sessions] capacity he knows numbers of ~
people, but his visiting list' 13 restricted
to only half a dozen'old friends, and his
life is quiet and uneventful.
German is said to be the favorite lan-
guage of the court of England, owing to
the fact that it is easier fer the queen to
speak that language. In the family of
the duke of York, who speaks little Ger-
man, English is used almost exclu-
sively.
Senor Enrique Trujillo, editor of the
Cuban revolutionary organ, is a typical
Cuban, short and’dark, with glittering
bla'ck eyes, and a nervous manner. He
is one of the leaders in the movement,
and is trusted by all of the revolu-
tionists.
Thurman was an incessant reader of
French novels while in congress, and
he used ordinarily to keep one of the
paper-bound volumes in his desk to
while away the time when things were
dull. The justices of the supreme court
have been noted for their fondness for
this kind of literature.
Walter Besant is authority for the
statement that there are 50 novelists in
England who have incomes of $5,000 a
year or over. If this is so the Grub
street days of English literature have
departed. Perhaps it is for this reason
that so many American writers are en-
deavoring to make permanent homes
for themselves in London.
SCIENCE OF ALL KINDS.
The highest inhabited building in
Europe is theAlpine clubhouse, on
Mount Rosa——-12.000 feet above sealevel.
In experimenting to find the effect of
sunlight on disease germs it has been
discovered that such spores are killed
by the 121111: and violet rays of sunlight
in a fur hours.
Dr. llohr has gone to 11:19 Fame is—
lands To study the breatlilnf.T apparatus
of the (liver birds. In this some ship
vent to the Iihlers expedition that is
to investigate leprosy in Iceland.
The oil of tobacco found in the stems
of the long3 r-used pipes, or Obtained In
distillation at a 10d heat, is one oi
the most active and poweriul poisons
known to the chemist. A single drop
“ill 0 ten cause death in the case of
a (log or cat.
Mathematical calculations show that
an iron ship weighs 27 pvr cent. less
than a wooden one, and will carry 115
tons of cargo for evcrv 100 tons car-
ried. by a wooden ship of the same
dimensions, and both loaded to the
same draught of water.
YOU KNOW?
That blotting pads are now made
from porous stone.
That “antiseptic wool" is manufact~
ured from peat, in Ireland.
That "sandpaper” is not sandpaper,
but the grit used is pounded glass.
That the value of the fruit crop oi
DID
California now exceeds that of the .
gold.
That the engine of an express train
consumes 12 gallons of water for each
mile traveled.
That in the warship Terrible, of the
Royal navy, there are 89 steam engines,
large and small. .
That ten patents for pneumatic shoes '
have been issued, and no tel-Sing how
soon we may be walking around “on
air.”
That houses are now built without
stairways. their place being supplied
by an inclined plane rising gradually
without steps or stairs.
That a vacuum, however Small, is a
perfect insulator. and therefore im-
pervious to penetration by the electric
spark or current.
THE DOINGS OF WOMEN.
Miss Helen Gould has presented to the
Christian Endeavor society 50,000 copies
of Rev. Dr. Smith’s hymn “America.”
The “new women” are coming to the
front in Finland, too. They have formed
volunteer fire brigades in Helsingfors
and other towns, and have done first-
rate work. _
Mrs. Lizzie M. Frost, of Monmouth,
Me, has full charge of a grist mill. She
adjusts the power and sees that the ma- '
chinery does its work properly, while
her husband follows his literary bent
and writes poems.
Misc Edith Okey, graduated from the
Veterinary college of Toronto, Can., the
first woman to win a diploma there, has
hung out her shingle at Sandeval, 0., in
the center of a rich grazing country.
Diseases of milch cows have been Miss
Okey’s special study. She does well
and employs three men as assistants.
NOTHING -
SUCCEEDS
LIKE SUCCESS.
T HE '_ .E VTIE‘N IN1G ’ GLEZE ’1‘ TE.
ITIIB BBSTIIN STIIIIT
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no SUCCESS WITHOUT
THE KNOWLEDGE
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NORWALK. .
New York 011106. 442 Broadway.
Our Spring Opening of DRESS GOODS, SILKS, WAISTS and SEPARATE SKIRTS was a complete success.
No need of going outside of your own city to shop. Here' Is a comparison of New York prices. .
LOOK
56 Inch Black Sicil' 1am, N. Y. price“, S2 00, our price, SI, 50
54 Inch Brown and Cray Mohair, N. Y. price, $2 50, our price. 32, 00,
38 Inch Noveltles, N. Y. price 500, our price, 393.
52 Inch Matelaise, 1n Navy. Black and Green; the best goods on the market; N. Y. piice $1 50, our price.
SI. 25.
52 Inch Mohair Diagonals, N. Y. price, $1 00, our price, 15c.
36 Inch Crepons, N. Y. price, 690, our price, 50c
43 Inch Black Henrietta; the finest; N. Y. price, $1 00, our price, 15c.
36 Inch all wool Serge, N Y. price, 340, our price, 251:.
at our DRESS GOODS.
OIL-OAK and SUIT ROOM.
The advance shipment of ladies’ Shirt Waists have arrived. Before our opening We shall sell a beautiful
line at 50¢, each. The first warm day the price will advance 25c.
SEPARATE SKIRTS.
Black Mohair, $ 1 7 5
Back Brilliantines, 3.75
Black Qilk. 6.00
Novelties, 4.98
Giepons, 5,00
Mohair Crepons, 12.00
\ SILK WAISTS.
Surahs, $450
DOMESTICS AND LINENS.
Heavy weight unbleached cotton, 21
yards for $1.
42 Inch bleached cotton. 80 y.ard
Desk and light outing, 7c
52 Inch half. bleached damask, 250.
9-4 bleached cotton, 25c quality for
4 Button Glace, 750.
,4 Button Glace, White with Black Embroidery, $1 per part.
4 Button Glace, Lemon, with Black Embroidery, $1 per pair
4 Button Glace, Pearl, with Black Embroidery, $1 per pair,
I
Tafl’efa, 4.98
Persian, 4 98
Figured Taffeta. 6.75
Irridescent Warp, 7 50
LADIES’ UNDERWEAR.
Night Dress. square yoke. insertion
and tucks, 93c.
Night Dress, Empire Style—~Ham-
burg, 980; V alenc1ennes laces, $1 25.
19c
72 Inch double satin damask,
for $1.49 .
One case heavy Ilomet Flannel, 100
$2 00
per yard; for a run. 50 per yard: I0
yards to a customer.
GLOVES.
Secure three or four of them now.
Draweis, Hamburg, with four tucks,
390 and 49c. _
Corset Covers, V neck; with Ham-
burg 25c.
Corset Covers, high neck, 190.
Corset C oveis, V neck, with laces,
49c.
StirtS, umbrella pattern, 75c.
TOWELQ,
All‘ .men buck. llic
'1111k1sl 1 z'yath. 10-:
45x22 knotty-d" Hinge Damask, 25c
Lu1tain wise, 10,12% and 15c per
yaul ‘
Curiiu 5011111, 5, 8 and ICC per yd,
Every pair we. rranted.
Every pair 11 arranied.
Every pair Warrants-J.
NIH BBSIBN SIBB . Cm. Main and! Wall {S
GEMS OF THOUGHT.
How fast we learn in a day of sorrow.
—-.[l. Boner.
No man’s. religion ever survives his
morals—South. _
What is there that is illustrious that
is not also attended by labor?—Cicero.
Men are never so easily deceived as
while they are endeavoring to deceive
others.—Rochefoucald.
All science rests on a basis of faith,
for it assumes the permanence and
uniformity of natural laws.-—Tryon Ed-
wards.
If 1 might control the literature of
the household, 1 would guarantee the
well being of the church and state.—
Bacon.
Hail, social life! Into thy pleasing
bounds 1 come to pay the common
stock, my Share of service, and, in glad
return, to taste thy comforts, thy pro-
tected joys—Thomson.
TREES AND PLANTSN
In Marseilles imitation nutmegs
were formerly made from bran, clay
and nutmeg refuse.
The cinnamOn tree grows to a height
of 20 or 30 feet. It is believed to be a
native of Ceylno.
Milabar pepper is said to bring the
highest price in the great pepper mar-
kets of the world.
The leaves and even the bark of the
nutmeg tree are said to have the fra-
grance of the seed.
The anise seed plant grows sponta-
neously in most of the countries around
the Mediterranean.
Cinnamon was brought to Greece and
Rome before the time of Christ by Ara-
" KITCHEN POINTERS. -
Mix a teaspoonful of pulverized alum
with stove polish; it will give the stove
a good and permanent luster.
Yellow soap and whiting mixed to a
thick paste with a. little water will stop
a leak as efiectually as will solder.
When about to cook anything, get to-
gether everything you expect to use.
See that the fire is right, to begin with,
and remember that as much ,depends
on the cooking as on the making.
Do not wash windows with soap suds.
A little alcohol and water rubbed on
quickly will leave the panes bright and
shining, if wiped dry.
cned with cold water and treated in the
same way is a common cleaner.—Home
Queen.
FACTS ABOUT PAPER.
In J apan'paper coats, oiled, and thus
made waterproof, have been in use for
at least ten centuries.
Whiting moist-'
l
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The process of beating, cutting and
grinding rags into pulp occupies from
three to four hours.
Water pipes made of paper will keep
the water from freezing much longer
than a metal or earthen pipe.
Blotting pager is wholly unsized, the
lack of sizing enabling it to take up and
retain the ink of the writing on which
it is laid. ,__, ..
MUCH IN LITTLE.
The devil fights a good many of his bat-
tles With armies that are compOsed of
shadows. ,
We have learned a. great lesspn, when
we have learned how to live in the pres-
ent moment.
When a man and woman are mar-
ried their romance ceases and their his-
tory commences.—Rochebrune.
The covetous person lives as if. “the
world were made altogether for him,
and not he for the world .—South. .
YoUn FRIENDS ARE USING
PLIISTED’S OIUGH REMEDY
AND RECOMMEND ITS USE
Get a Bottle at once, 25 and 50 Cents.
ALL DRUGGISTS. .3
To Close Out
The Old Veteran Shoe Dealer, 0 H.
Harvey Will Positively Close Out
His Business Regardless of Cost.
The Fixtures will be Sold And the
. Store Leased.
Now is the Time to:BBuy Beots and
Shoes at a Bargain.
HARVEY’S SHOE STORE.
70. NORTH MAIN eraser.
SOUTH NORWALK
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