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NATIONMAHTAL.
The Cuban Resolution Still Dc-
cupies the Attention of
the Senate.
Cardinal Gibbons Occupies a Seat in the
'finate Gallery.
Gazsrrn‘s BUREAU. )
709 EAST CAPITOL STREET;
WASHINGTON, MARCH 17. l
The Senate galleries are beginning to
assume their normal conditon, owing
to the delays and uncertainties on the
Cuban resolutions.
0 o 0
Mr. Eikins’ resolution directing the
committee on foreign relations to l'\"
port on the status of the Cuban war
went over until to-morrow.
o o 0
There were numerous small measures
pressing for attention, which led Mr.
Mitchell in charge on the pending Du
Pont case, to say that be had reluctant-
ly given away to' the Cuban resrolutious
but no headway was being made. He
was willing to yield further if the Cu-
ban question. could be disposed of in
any reasonable time; if not he must in-
sist on going on with the Du Pont case.
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Mr. Sherman responded that he saw
no reason why the Cuban question could
not be disposed of in a day or so. But
he did not desire to out off speeches.
So far as he was concerned he would
insist on keeping the Cuban resolutions
before the Senate to the exclusion of
any other subject, yielding only to
speeches.
_c o o
, Then Senator Pugh took the floor to
finish his silver speech commenced
yesterday. He argued that the move-
ment for an international monetary
conference was futile, as England would
The Senator dc-
clared that if the friends of silver in
the three political parties could be
united on one man they would elect a
President by an overwhelming majority.
-But, unfortunately, the friends of free‘
silver were fighting each other in
separate political organizations, and
this fact was the only obstacle in the
way of their success in the next presi—
dential election.
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Mr. Pugh concluded at 1:45. The
Cuban resolutions were then taken up
and Mr. Morgan of Alabama proceeded
with'his speech in support of the reso-
lution. He had read the statement of
the Spanish miniSter concerning Sena-
tors. The Senator said it was remark-
able how the Spanish minister ques-
tioned the news from Cuba, when Span-
ish censors controlled the sources of in
formation and doctored all dispatches
coming to this country.
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The House to-day without prelimi-
nary business went into commifiiee of
the Whole and took up the consideration
of the bill to amend the customs admin-
istrative act of 1890, and. Mr. Payne
who had charge of it, explained its pro-
visions at length.
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Mr. Johnson asked Mr. Piyne why
the Ways and Means committee had
not reported a bill reforming the tariff
schedules. “If we were simply playing
to the galleries,” replied Mr. Payne,
“we might bring in such a bill knowing
it could not become a law. I hope to
join with the gentleman from California
in the Fifty-fifth Congress in the en-
actment of a law that will furnish am-
ple protection to American industries.”
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The House committee on merchant
marine and fisheries to-day authorized
a favorable report on the bill to abolish
compulsory pilotage on American coast-
wise sailing vessels. The bill provides
thatamaster or mate may become a,
pilot, and no other license than issued
by the United States shall be required.
, V o o 0
Cardinal Gibbons occupied a seat in
the Senate reserved gallery to-day in
his cardinal’s hat and robe. He was ac-
companied by Rev. Father Gloyd of St.
Patrick’sChurch, Washington.
. o o 0
Late yesterday afternoon Senator
Harris introduced a bill providing for
the extension of Connecticut avenue,
which has become Washington’s fash-
ionable promenade similar to Fifth ave-
nue in NewYork city.
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{After two full days of rain and sleet
St. Patrick’s day opened bright and
sunny.
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H. C. Benedict of New Haven and J.
T. Clark and wife of Norwich arrived
here to-day.
On and after April 6th, the ballots in
the EVENING Gazn'r'rn’s piano contest
. will be dated. See notice on page 4.
THE ONLY EIGHT-PAGE ONE-CENT DAILY [N THE WORWALKS.
,/
Norwalk, Conn, Wednesday Evening, March 18, 1896:
Price one Cent. '
DARIENH’S ELECTRIC.
Judge Wheeler Decides That
TheTown Can Have '
The Trolley.
An Interesting Opinion Handed Down.
Darien gets the trolley. In a decision
handed down Tuesday Judge George
W. Wheeler finds that public conven-
ience and necessity require the exten-
sion of the Norwalk Tramway com-
pany’s line from Rotnn ‘f‘oint to Darien
and Newton.
Judge Wheeler’s very interesting de-
cision is as follows:
\ This application is brought by the
plaintiff to this court under authority
contained in public acts of 1833, to se-
cure from the court a finding that pub-
lic convenience and necessity require
the extension of its lines from the ter-
mination of its present line at Five Mile
River in the town of Norwalk, through
the town of Darien to the Stamford line
at Noroton river. This act forbids the
paralleling of any other street railroad
or steam railroad to be built or extend-
ed from one town to another in the pub-
lic highways until the superior court or
a judge thereof shall have upon a hear-
ing found that the public necessity and
convenience require the construction of
such a street railway.
In determining whether public con-
venience or necessity required the ex-
tension of the lines of the applicant, it
must be remembered that it is impos-
sible to give any exact and accurate
definition of these terms so that the
definition may govern each case of the
character of this application. Nor on
the other hand can a decision already
had upon one application of. this char-
acter, unless the condition, situation,
and circumstances be substantially
identical. Such similarity will seldom
or ever be found. The tryer then must
determine the question as one of. fact
upon the evidence before him and gen-
erally without reference to other adju-
dications of a similar character. The
purpose of the act under which this
application was brought seems to be
primarily to prevent paralleling an, ex.
isting street or steam railroad and
secondarily, protecting highways by
prohibiting the construction or exten-
sion of a. street railroad over highways
unless the superior court or a judge
thereof shall find that the public con-
venience and necessity, require such
construction or extension.
The court then relates the conditions
of the proposed extension, together
with lthe relative distances from the
Various towns and of the highways in
which the proposed road will run.
Continuing he says:
The population from which this ex-
.,ension must draw its greatest traffic is
located adjacent to its line, in the vil
logo of Rowayton, about 800; in the vil-
lage of Darien about 700 and in the vii-
lage of Noroton about 700. There is
to-day practically no traffic along the
line of the extension between Five Mile
River and Darien. There is consider-
able communication at present between
these villages, of a business and social
character. The trolly road will knit
these villages together by giving their
people constant means of communica-
tion with each other. It will be a con-
venience to many engaged in the oyster
business at Rowayton and Noroton.
Roton Point is an exceedingly popular
summer resort, the trolley roadcarried
to and from Norwalk last year nearly
300,000 passengers to this point. The
people of the town of Darien largely
patronize this resort; indeed, many
people along the distant 15 miles from
the shore between Norwalk and Stam-
ford patronize this resort. It is con-
ceded that the extension will be a great
convenience to all people in this local-
ity desiring to go to Roto‘n Point. It
will add much to their pleasure.
Healthy recreation is a necessary part
of life. The sentiment of the people of
Darien and the village of Rowayton
seems to be practically a unit for this
extension. They believe it to be a pub-
lic convenience and a necessity. Where
the. conditions and situation do not de-
stroy the value of such a public j udg.
ment, but as in ‘the case before the
court, corroborate and sustain, the
judgment of the trier ought to be .in
harmony with the judgment of the peo-
ple. .
The legitimate position of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad
in this application seems to me to be
confined almost entirely to the question
whether they are at present furnishing,
or will furnish in the future, adequate
facilities for the transportation between
' the points covered by this extension. T If
they do, or will furnish such facilities,
then it follows that'the public conve-
lnience and necessity do not require the
extension. For the purposes of local
travel along the line of the extension
the steam road necessarily furnishes
small accommodation. The location of
Noroton and Rowayton stations are at
least half a mile from these villages, so
that the steam road never has accommo-
dated the people living in these villages,
and never can. The trafiic along this
line of extension, except at Darien, it
does not accommodate. It has been
urged upon the court that this exten-
sion parallels the steam road, which has
large vested interests, that it will absorb
a considerable part of the passenger
traffic between these two points; that
while the loss of the road from this ex-
tension might, in comparison with its
gross earnings, appear inconsiderable,
the trier ought to consider the aggre-
gate of similar inroads upon the com-
pany’s treasury. ' This argument should
be, and presumably has been, presented
to the legislature; the court is required
to pass on the public convenience and
necessity, and that alone.
Judge Wheeler then considers the
conditions surrounding the loss of traf-
fic at one station, its gain at‘ another,
and also the probable effect on the
stockholders of the big railroad. He
finds that the trolley road will expend
$90,000 on the exetnsion and that their
intentions to serve the people of that
town are sincere and honest.
In relation to the suggestion that the
purpose of the extension was to compel
the steam road to purchase the Tram-
way company’s line, Judge Wheeler
says that the evidence does not war-
rant the slightest suspicion of this and
that-under the present conditions it is
impossible to understand why the steam
road should ever gratify the promoters
of the extension, if they are acting in
the expectation of selling out'theirline,
to the steam road. ~ '
In conclusion he says: “I therefore
determine and find that public conve-
nience and necessity require the exten-
sion of the line of the applicant in the
manner set forth in this application.”
.,§treet Railway Notes.
The Red Line company are daily ex-
pecting a large quantity of electrical
epuipmcnts.
The company have been awaiting for
some weeks the arriVal of several car
loads of car trucks, which were started
from Chicago but which are, it is be-
lieved, “tied up” on the way by snow.
An innovation on this line which is
soon to be placed in operation, and one
that will be greatly appreciated, is the
putting of large red glass slides in the
roof or “cupalo” of the cars, denoting
when such slide is in use that the cars
run to Winnipauk. At presents. bulls-
eye lamp is used which does not give
perfect satisfaction to the company.
The Street Railway station has been
infested with sparrows, which build
their nests under the roof, on the
beams, and in every overhead crook
and crannie in the building. It is not
an uncommon thing for employees to
pick up a shotgun that is within con-
venient reach, and kill from twenty-five
to fifty of them. They are a nuisance,
and the gun seems to be the only effec—
tive way of abating it.
A Landslide.
There was a landslide of the earth
embankment on the Hartford division
of the Consolidated road yesterday af-
ternoon at a point between Elmwood
and Charter Oak park, two miles south
of Hartford. Fully 1‘35 feet under the
east or up track slid down into the low
land, leaving a chasm 20 or 30 feet deep.
The track settled gradually and then
slid away. The west or south bound
track was not disturbed, but it was not
considered safe to run trains over it.
The break caused 11) end of annoyance
to a number of trains.
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Her 9Ist Anniversary.
Mrs. Jane S. Buckley, relict of Wil~
liam Buckley, celebrated her 9lst bit th-
day anniversary at the home of her
daughter Mrs. Mary E. Wilson on
Orchard street yesterday. The old lady
received many calls from both old and
young people with whom she conversed
with the cheerfulness of the youngestof-
those who offered congratulations.
Mrs. Buckley, considering her age, is
in remarkably good health and retains
her mental faculties to a wonderful
degree.
Myles Aroon.
An attraction that will delight a ma-
jority‘of our theatre goers, will be seen
at Hoyt’s Theatre on Friday evening,
when the sweet-singing comedian An-
drew Mack will appear here for the first
time in a grand production of the beau-
tiful Irish play, “Myles Aroon,” by
long odds the best play of its kind that
has been presented in recent years. It
is interspersed with good, clean'whole-
'some comedy, and the dramatic story is
very strong.
O
-. Advertise in the “Gazette.”
sroon on .THE TnAcK.
Two Drunken Danbury Men Badly Hurt by
a Trolley Dar.
A. trolley accident occurred on the
Daubury and Bethe] line at~10230 last
night, which will result in the death of
one ofthe injured men. Patrick Hunt
and Anthony Ginty, both under the in-
fluence of liquor, took position on the '
track in front of an approaching car.
The motorman did not discover thé
men in time to check the car and. both
men were thrown to the ground. Gin-
ty’s skull was fractured and he suffered
several bad gushes on the head.
Hunt’s scalp was out and he landed
under the car truck. 0 His escape is con-
sidered wonderful. The motorman, A.
H. Gilbert, was arrested and held pen-
ding an investigation.
Pool Tournament.
The Monte Cristo pool and billiard
parlors Were crowded again last even-
ing, the second night of the pool tour-
nament. There wasa match game of
pool between N. W. Huff and Joseph
Henry which was won by Henry he
scoring 100 while Half was gathering in
72. There was a three round bout be-
tween two Stamford sparrers, 'which
was quite exciting.
To night there will be a pool match
between James Singaline and Amzi
Waters, and a three round bout be-
tween w. n. Hamiltoh and an Un-
known. Lots of fun is anticipated.
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Oyster Grounds Assigned.
The shell fish Commissioners met yes-
terday in New Haven and authorized
the issue of deed. for the conveyance of
two pieces ofoyster ground. One piece
of 155.6 acres off Branford has been
sold to H. C. Rowe, and another piece
of 7.7 acres on the Branford shore, to
George El. Townsend.
The commission authorized a call for
bids for the erection of three signals,
one at Greenwich, and two at South
Nurwalk. These signals are to replace
those Carried away in a recent storm.
No more oyster police were. -appoin‘t- .
ed.
Wants Better Returns.
County Health Officer George E.
Hill has caused, to be sent to all the
physicians-in the county a letter in-
structing them to exercise more care in
the filling of the returns concerning
deaths and births. For some time past
the health officer has been endeavoring
to secure better returns and his effort
in this direction has been very success-
fu‘. He finds, however, that the re-
turns are not as complete as could be
desired in searching a record, and has
therefore sent added instruction in this
regard. '
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Knights Templar Election.
' At the annual conclave of the grand
commandcry, Knights Templar of this
state, in Bridgeport, yesterday, Lyman
Johnson of New Haven was elected
Grand Commander to succeed Hugh
Stirling, and Frank Street of Norwalk
Grand Junior Warden.
Tom Ward Wins a Bicycle.
At the Amazon cafe in Bridgeport
last night, Thomas Ward, formerly of
this city, won a bicycle. It is not known
whether he proposes to master the
silent steed himself or turn it over to
Thomas, Jr.
Fell Dead on a Sofa.
Miss Catherine Lyons, of Bridge-
port, fell down on. a sofa and expired
yesterday afternoon. Coroner Doten
found that death was caused by alcohol-
ism and heart trouble. She was 42
years ofage.
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- Love’s Young Dream.
Rev. Raymond Maplesden, pastor of
the Middletown Baptist church, last
evening married Royal Grant, aged 81,
and Mrs. Martha J. Warren, aged 71.
Pensions.
Additional—G. W. 'Barker, Ridge-
field; Watson W. Dean, Norfolk.
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Boston at Store,
NORWALK, 7
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ANNOUNGEMENT!
'Every day this week, begin-
ning, at 9 a. m., a food exhibit
and lunch will be served at.]
our Kitchen Department.
Everybody invited.
um HUNDRED DULLAHPHIZE! j
A Magnificent. Piano for the Most: Popular
School, Lodge, Society, GluborFire com.
" pany in Faiifield County. ' ‘
Which is our most popular school, lodge, society, club or
fire company? .. ‘ _ '
Which one has the most admirers and friends?
Doublless' 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 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. ' ,
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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 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 ccupon 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—Ary school, lodge, society, club or fire company in Fairfield County is
eligible. "
4c—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- at
THE iiiiiinoiib’ cii‘eis THE SGHLEIG R 2. sun.
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 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. - . .
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. BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS.
Norwalk Yacht Club ...... . ....... ....... . .............. 2412
Hope Hose Company................. ........................................................ _ ....... 2257
Sli- MSI'Y’S School ....... ._ .......................................... . ........... . ..................... 1872
Welcome Stranger Lodge .................................................................... . 784
Center School ................................. . ....................................... . ............... 461
Pequonock Pleasure Club ....................................................................... . 371
Over River School.. ......................... * .......................................... 338
Pioneer Castle........ ......................................................... . ....... 80
T.G. . ....... . ...... . ......... . ......................................... . ...................... . ...... 36
T, F. E. Club .......... .......................................................... . ....... . 3
Norwalk Liederkranz......~ ............................................. - ........ p ...................... 1 9
Compo Engine 00., Westport .................................................................... 10
Arjnn Singing Society. ................................................................. ..... 4
Catholic Union Council ......................................................................... ' ..... 3
Uncas Tribe ................................... . ........... . ................................. ‘ ..... . 3
Knob Outing Club ......... . ........................................... ....... ........ . 2
Pine Ledge Club ...... . .----.... ... ............... . ........... . ......... 2 '
S. S. Club ...... . ........................ .. ................. . ........ . ............ ............ ,, 2 ‘
c on n .IIIIOOOIl’nncyIOIUOD anon-cot 2
Sword Fish Club.............._......... . .
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