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NATIONALQAPITAL—
The Seed Resolution BeComes
a Law Without the Presi-
dent’s Signature.
The Cuban Cuestion Still Cecupies the At-
tention of the Senate.
GAZETTE'S BUREAU, )
70!) EAST CAPITOL STREET;-
WASHINGTON, MARCH 16. l
The Senate joint resolution directing
the Secretary of Agriculture to pur-
chase and distribute seeds, bulbs, etc ,
as has been done in preceding years,
has become a law without the Presi-
dent’s signature, the resolution not
having been returned to Congress With-
in the constitutional ten days’ limit.
Secretary Morton refutied to carry out
the old law and vigorously opposed the
passage of the present more mandatory
act. As the President did not sign the
joint resolution it is believed that Sec-
retary Morton will openly defy it by
refusing to purchase seeds.
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Crowded Senate galleries'have be-
come the rule since the Cuban debate
began, and there was the usual full
attendance to-day. In the opening
prayer Rev. Isaac Canter referred to
the prevailingunrest and excitement
and besought divine interposition for
peace.
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Mr. Elkins (W. Va.) made early
reference to the Cuban question by
offering a resolution directing the com-
mittee on foreign relations before .the
vote was taken on the Cuban resolu-
tions to make a report to the Senate of
all material facts on the subject. . Mr.
Sherman asked that the resolution go
over under the rules until to—morrow,
and Mr. Elkina assented. °
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Mr. Gall secured the adoption of a re-
solution calling on the Secretary of the
tention of vessels supposed to ,be carry-_
ing arms to Cuba,and the legal author-
ity for such a course.
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Mr. Palmer (Ill) offered a resolution,
which went over, declaring that the
unlimited coinage of silver by the Uni-
ted States would subvert existing legal
and commercial values.
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At 1 o’clock Mr. Lodge was recog-
nized for a speech on immigration and
in support of the resolution for addi-
tional immigration laws. Mr. Lodge
i'm' an hour and was followed by
My. [’ii 1h in support of the silver
amen idl'llc to the tariff ~bill. Mr.
Pugh «srued that the economic trou-
bles of the United States were caused
by an insufiisient and congested cur-
rency. ‘
pin-p,»
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This, being the third Monday of the
month, was suspension day in the
House under the rules.
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Unanimous consent was granted, at
the request of Mr. H 57., chairman of
the commitee on foreign affairs, to take
up on Wednesday next, the resolutions
censuring Ambassador Bayard for his
speech at Boston, England, and Elin-
burgh, Scotland.
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The President to—day sent to the Sen-
ate the following nomination:
State—John J. Brice of California, to
be commissioner of fish and fisheries,
vice Marshall McDonald, deceased.
Capt. John J. Brice of Sim Francisco
is a retired naval officer and is spoken
of very highly by Senator White of Cal-
ifornia. He has given a great deal of
attention to the subject of and' fish-
eries. . . .
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Fishing in the Housatdnic.
Hereafter fishermen Will have to be
careful in regard to breaking the law
by fishing in the Housatonic river above
and below the Derby dam. The law in
regard to fishing has been amended by
the Legislature, and it will be more
rigidly enforced this year than ever be-
fore. According to the law enacted
during the session of 1893, any person
who shall kill, sell, offer or expose for
sale black ,bass between May 1 and July
1, in any year, will be compelled to pay
a fine of $10 for each bass killed or ex-
posed for sale.- .
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New Stock Co.
The batting firm of Thomas Meath &
Co. of Danbury retired from business
yesterday in favor of a joint stock coin-
pany to be known as The Month Go.
with a paid in capital of $24,000.,
—Phoenix Engine company’s benefit
Wednesday evening March 18th. Have
you purchased your ticket?
THE ONLY EIGHT-PAGE ONE-CENT DHIL Y [N THE avORWALKS.
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Norwalk, Conn, Tuesday Evening, March 17, 1896.
Price One Cent. .
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MR. KNAPP A PIONEER.
He is the Father of Freshman Class Coacha
ing at Yale University.
The Yale graduate of 10 years ago re-
members college sports and teams as
developed in a radically different man-
ner. from their evolution to-day. Then
there was hardly a training table, the
drill was much less severe and, most of
all, the universal system of graduate
-coachers had not been introduced.
This is a latter day growth in the .sys-
tem of university athletic branches, un-
til uow there is no team in all the ath-
letic branches, that does not have its
pitriotic aluminus cincher.
Within the pastt it. e years the coach-
ing system has been extended to the
freshmen class teams. They are, aside
from the university aggregations, the
only representatives of the university
that face other colleges, and the ele-
ment of fierce competition has crept
gradually year by year into them until
there is only a difference in degree, but
none in kind, between the training of
the freshmen and university athletes.
Until two years ago the freshmen
were trained by any university substi-
tute who could be obtained. His ser-
vices were generally given with great
reluctance for it has been the sentiment
at Yale that there was little glory to be
procured by acting as the freshman
cdach.
Two years ago a. sophomore offered
his aid to the freshman foot ball team
and the offer was gladly accepted. His
men won from the Harvard freshmen,
after a gallant struggle and James H.
Knapp, the trainer, was congratulated
along with the freshman captain for
having developed a winning class team.
Mr. Knapp has continued his career as
coach since then. On the whole it has
been a rather thankless task, for even
after bringing out a winning team the
trainer is immediately lost sight of, if
his name is even mentioned, but the
remarkable success achieved by Mr.
Knapp with his men has carved for
that athlete and athletic advisor, a
name for himself in the niche where
are inscribed-the names of men who
have given success to Yale.
Mr. Knapp is himself an athlete and
comes from an athletic family. His
brother, Howard Knapp, is one of the
most-highly prized Yale foot ball and .
crew ’varsity coachers, and only the
most unfortunate physical injury pre-
vented “Jim” from equalling his older
brother’s record in his Yale career.
James Knapp enjoys the honor of be-
ing one of the best backs thatsever
fought for a touch flow; for Andover
Academy. He was a member of the
academy team for two years, and his
drop kickinr, as full back, combined
by fine line forcing scored many a vic-
tory in the games of that school. In
the annual game with Andover’s rival,
Exeter, Knapp received an injury to his
eye from which he has never recovered.
It has been feared at times Since then,
that he would entirely lose his sight in
that eye, and this injury has resulted in
his practically retiring from active ath-
letics. ”
Knapp was offered the captaincy of
the Andover eleven in his senior year
at that place but was obliged to decline
it owing to his injury. During his ca-
reer at Yale he has been a. member of
his freshman crew and, in his sopho—
more year a substitute on the ’varsity.
Had he continued training there is
little doubt that he would occupy a
’varsity seat to-day in the Yale boat,
but, at the continued request of his
family he has entirely given up athletics
and has given his time to drilling the
freshmen football and crew organiza-
tions. He has brought out two football
elevens that have lowered the colors of
the Harvard freshmen and Princeton
and two class crews that have shown a
blue rudder to the Harvard and Colum-
bia freshmen,and this year he is coach.
ing the Yale ’99 men for their coming
contest, which is practically assured,
with the University of Wisconsin. Mr.
Knapp has this year the biggest task of
his career on his hands, for he must de-
velopaclass eight which will meet a.
university crew for its annual contest.
He will probably be assisted by' some
'of the graduate oarsmen, but will, in
all probability, be the leading coach or
the ’99 boat. ‘
Knapp is 23 years old and his home
is in South Norwalk. He has refereed
many games for the Yale ’varsity foot
ball team, and alsoa number of foot.
ball contests of.the minor colleges. If
he succeeds this year in developing a
Fresh man crew that can defeat the Uni-
versity of Wisconsin his sacrifice of time
and labor will be appreciated as never
before since he became a successful
pioneer in the novel art of coaching
. freshmen athletic teams—New Haven
Register.
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Betts & Farringtons. J 22-tf
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lll Eiontnmunas.
A Short Adjourned Meeting of
the Council Held Last
Evening.
Report of a Special Committee Received
and Accepted.
An adjourned meeting of the City
Council was held last evening.
In the absence of Mayor Wheeler
Councilm .n‘ Boyer presided, and called
the board to order at 8:15.
Councilmen Tristram and Kent were
ill and unable to be present.
The minutes of the last meeting as
well as those of the hearing on the
petition of the Street Railway company
in reference to a layout over Mill Hill,
were read and accepted.
The following bills were ordered paid:
Highway, $176; Administrative, $20.10;
Fire, $5.50; Highway, 39.50; Sewer,
$9.00. .
Councilman Smith, chairman of the
committee appointed to adjust the mat-
ter of the petition of the Street Railway
company presented the following re-
port: ‘ -
As chairman of the committee ap-
pointed with power to make such , ad-
justment with The Norwalk Street Rail—
way Company of the Mill Hill matter
as was deemed wise and proper, I would
report in behalf of the committee that
we made to the Street Railway Com-
pany a proposition in which we had in
view the interests of the taxpayers of
the city, and in and by which the Street
Railway Company was to pay what the
the committee considered a fair propor-
tion of the total expense and damages
for the grading and widening of the
street in question.
The Street Railway Company would
not accept our proposition but sought
to interpose restrictions and condit ans
which we believed would not be to the
advantage of the city, and the commit-
tee refused to consider them.
_'l"-he---:thirty days allowed by Judge
Hall in which to cdihe to an amicable
arrangement of the matter have expired,
and the question must now be settled
in Court.
The report, on motion of Councilman.
Chinery, was accepted and ordered
placed on tile.
The council then adjourned after a
sessron lasting but about eight minutes.
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KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
Annual Conclave of the Grand Command-
iery Now in Session at Bridgeport.
Yesterday wasa notable day in the
history of the Grand Commandery of
Knights Templars of this SLate. The
asylum of Hamilton Commandery was
dedicated in the Masonic Temple at
Bridgeport. _ . ‘
Although the weather was most mis-
erable, fully 200 knights were in at-
tendance from out- of town.
The services began at 4:30 o’clock,
and consisted of the Dedicatory de—
gree, which is a very impressive one,
, from a Masonic standpoint.
In the evening, an entertainment had
been prepared of singing and speaking
by the different members. The well
known Temple quartet of' New Ydrk
had been engaged, and their selections
were rendered in an artistic style.
At 10:30 the grand march was started
for the banquet hall, headed by Grand
Commander Hugh Stirling, and other
grand officers. fter prayer had been
said they sat down to an elegant repast,
.which had been prepared by Mazzetti,
the well known New York caterer.
After the banquet 'speechmaking was
in order, William E. &eley presiding ‘ '
as toaetmaster.
Among those present from" Clinton
Commandery, No.3, of this city, were
Sir Knights Peter Decker, A. C.Wheel-
or, George W. Raymond, Charles N.
Wood, Farron S. Bette, Ferd B. Smith,
James D. Jennings, Frank Street, Wal-
lace Dann, Edward Street. Thomas
Dorsey, A. C. Golding, A. E. Bohme,
Erect L. Baxter and George Buckmas-
er.
The annual conclave of the Grand
Commandery was opened this morning,
and officers will be elected, as publish-
ed in these columns yesterday.
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Emmetts Celebrate.
The Robert Emmett club celebrated
St. Patrick’s eve, last night, with what
they called a" “smoker.” Patriotic
speeches were made, and there were
recitations and songs galore. Where
suchahappy party was assembled the
entertainment would not be complete
without refreshments and there was an
abundance. '
BUSINESS CHANGE.
The Well Known Corner Drug Store is to
Go Into Other Hands.
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{Negotiations have been perfected
wherebyithe well known “Corner Drug
Store” is to change hands, the present
proprietor, H. R. Hale, retiring.
The reputed purchaser is Samuel L.
Aller, at one time connected in the
drug business in this city with Giles A.
Gregory.
It is understood that Harold Glen-
de‘nning, at present employed by Drug.
gist Edward P. Weed will have charge
of the store under its new proprietor-
ship. -
The change will take place on or
about April 1st.
Mr. Hale has been proprietor of the
store for a long term of years and his
giving up of the same will be greatly
regretted by a large number of people.
Always affable and polite, keeping the
best of everything in his line, and
striving hard against adverse circum-
stances, he WOn friends and customers
who will feel sorry that he has decided
to give up business in Norwalk.
Joseph Rosenberg for 2). long time
employed at the store has accepted
the agency of the European Importing
Agency for the New England States,
and will commence his duties April 1st.
That Mr. Hale may cast his lines in
pleasant and profitable places is the
wish of the GAZETTE, to which Wish no
doubt all will say Amen.’
Mr. Glendenning is a well known
pharmacist and deserving of a success
which he will gain in his new venture
with the aid of the public patronage.
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Tournameiit for a Cue.
The Monte Cristo billiard and pool
.oms was crowded last night at the
opening of the tournament for a cham-
pionship one. A match game of 100
points was played between C. V. Reeves
of this city and William Keisler of
South NorWalk which Was won by the
latter he scoring the necessary 100/to
his opponent’s 93. The game was
closely contested and it looked at one
time as though Reeves would be the
winner. The result will probably lead
up to a match game between the two.
«There was a three-round boxing bent ,
between Capt. Jack James and Tom
McNernv, which delighted those who
witnessed it. The Saunders midgets,
Herbert and Hubert, spurred four
rounds, and won great applause.
To night, there will be a match game
of 100 points between W. N. Hafl‘ and
Joseph Henry, and a three-round bout
between Denver Ed. Smith and Young
Moran of Stamford.
Andrew Mack.~
Andrew Mack, the sweet singer, is a
composer of popular music of more
than ordinary merit, and many of his
melodies have a World wide reputation.
It is said that the numbers he has com-
posed for the production of f‘Myles
Aroon” are his masterpieces, and it is
certain they have caught the popular
fancy everywhere. He will sing them
for the first time here on the occasion
of his first appearance at :Hoyt’s Thea-
tre on Friday evening next. .
Wants. Them Arrested.
M. Fahan, the Main street saloon
keeper, complained to Chief Bradley
this morning that two men insisted on
entering his place last night at an hour
whenwhe wished to close up. The chief
adv1sed him to consult with the prose-
cuting attorney, if he wanted the men
arrested.
Their Birthdays.
Messrs. Lawrence Deller, 33, and Ed-
ward Finch, 22, manipulators of the
movable alphabets in this office, cele-
brated their birthday anniversaries yes-
terday by throwing snowballs at each
other.
. Read It.
The call for a special town meeting to
be held in the Town House, on Monday
March 23d will be found in another col-
umn. It is of an important nature.
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THE ‘
BostOn at Store,
NORWALK.
SPECIAL—
ANNOUNCEMENT!
Every day this week, begin,-
ning at 9 a. m., a food exhibit
and lunch will be served at
our Kitchen Department.
Everybody invited.
FUUH HUNDRED DULLAH‘PHIZEl .
A Magnificent Piano for " the Most Popular
School, Lodge, Society, Club or Fire. Gom-
' pany h Faiifield County.
Which is our most popular school, lodge, sOciety, club or
fire company?
Which one has the most admirers and friends?
Doubtless these questions are beyond the power of any
absolute answer, but 'THE EVENING GAZETTE offers an
exceptional opportunity to make the test. THE GAZETTE pro-
poses to poll the votes of the peo 1e. 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. ’
HERE-3‘ IT IS!
It. is_ an instrument of the very finest character It is
beautiful in its workmanship, an ornament worthy or 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 following are the rules which govern the voting:
l—THE GAZETTE will print each day a blank coupon, each coupon 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—The contest will close on July 2, and the winner announced on July 3.
3—Ar:y 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
THE iiiiinniimfiiiii THE SI} lilll . lSUNS.
It is a piano made upon honor and sold upon merit.
party buying one does not get merely a handsome case, He
gets a thorough rL‘ usical instrument. The tone of the instru
ment is full, rich, resonant and well sustained, the scale is
magnificent. g
Following 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. .
Norwalk Yacht Club ................................................. ................. 2412
Hope Hose Company ............................................. . ....... _. .......................... 2192
St. Mary’s School.......:............................. ......................... ................ 1871
Welcome Stranger Lodge... ...... . 734
Pequonock Pleasure Club.............. . 371
Center School............ ............................................................... . ............ 358
Over River School.- ................... ,. .................. . .............................. 1.; ........... 338
Pioneer Castle... .................................................................. . ................. 80 /
' .G. . ....................................................... ‘ ............................... - ......... 3 6
T. F. E. Club...............................................~. ..................................... 4.... 3],
Norwalk Liederkranz ................................................................................. 19
Compo Engine 00., Westport .......... ..................................... 10
Arion Singing Society ............................................................................ 4
Catholic Union Council .............................................................................. 3
Uncas Tribe ..... - .................................................................. 3 .
Knob Outing Club ........................................ 3
Pine Ledge Club ........................... ‘. .................... g
S. S. Club ........................................................................... ' ......... . ............. 2 I.
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