Evening gazette, Thursday, March 26, 1896 · page 5

Highest of all in Leavening Power.-— Latest U. S. Gov’t Report

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Miss M. E. Breck has returned from
her New York visit.

Trinity Guild met with Mrs. W. L.
Taylor yesterday afternoon.

William Blaisdell and family have
moved into the Mansion House.

John H. Weed is confined to the
house with muscular rheumatism.

E. M. Lees and wife have moved into
the Downes homestead on Main street.

—By visiting James Sexton 8: Son,
Bridgeport, and making a purchase ofa
cemetery memorial they Will allow you
your railroad fare. _

Miss M. J. Kirk of Westport has bee

visiting Miss Jula Blanche Wilson of'

Golden Hill seminary, Bridgeport, for
the past few days.

Rev. Kennneth Mackenzie, Rector of
Memorial church, attended the meet-
ing of the Arch Deaconry held at Trin-
ity church Bridgeport.

PeterDecker and family have moved
to Newburg where Mr. Decker will
serve as head farmer on a beautiful
farm owned by Miss Merritt.

Gault Bros. have established a lumber
yard in connection with their coal traf-
.flc. The Swords Lumber company of
Bridgeport are interested in the matter.

It. is expected a. large audience will
greet Rev. C. E. Norton in the Congre-
gational church this evening, and listen
to his descriptive lecture on “Southern
California.”

The Rev. Mr. Adams of New York, a
former Episcopal clergyman who has
attracted attention by embracing the
Catholic faith and making public the
reasons for his course, has been en-
gaged to deliver a lecture Easter Sun-
day on “Shakspeare.” - ’

WILTON.

 

 

Miss Bertha Brady has recovered
from her serious illness. f' _

Mrs. BentJah Gilbert and Mrs. John
Berringer, who have been quite ill,

are improvmg.

Mr. B. Gilbert is preparing to erect a
large barn on his farm. He has al-
ready secured the logs and will saw
them at his steam saw mill.

 

ABSOLUTELY *PUBE
wssrrom‘. , '

Mrs. C. Brotherton, who was threat-
ened with the grip has recovered.

Miss Bessie Treadwell, who has been
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Frank
Brady has returned home.

Mrs. David Whitlock, who has been
traveling some three months for her
health has returned home much in:
proved.

There will be a Lenten service at the-

home of James Adland, South Wilton,
to-mox row evening. Rev. William
Hooker will conduct the services.

—If you intend to purchase a monu-
mentor headstOne call at James Sex-
ton & Son’s works, at Bridgeport, Conn.
You can buy for just one-half the usual
price.

GLENBROOK.

Miss Anna Stalder, sister of Frederick
Stalder of this place, sailed for her
home in Bern, Switzerland, yesterday.

Mr. S. D. Searles and family will
vacate the house now occupied by them
on Glenbrook avenue, about April 1.

—James Sexton 85 Son, of Bridgeport.
Conn. are selling all of their stock ‘of
monuments and headstones for about
50 cents on the dolls r.

Another Italian working on the four
tracking improvements at this place,
had his leg broken Tuesday. He was
removed to St. John’s hospital, Stam-
ford.

Nehemiah Searles has exchanged his
dwelling in Long Ridge for one in Glen-
brook owned by John Hcoten. He will
erect another fine dwelling in Glen-
brook this Spring.

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NEW CANAAN.

 

What has become of the local tele-
phone system?

Fancher & Co ’s employees have re-
sumed work at the old wages.

On Monday next Wooster Lodge will
confer the initiatory degree and serve
a collation after work. Grand Master
Alling of New Haven is expected to be
present.

—New Canaan people should make a
visit to the granite works of James Sex-
ton & Son, at Bridgeport. and see the
great bargains they are offering in mon-
uments. -

resent Avenue,

We Offer the chance of a Decade to All

in the Purchase of

We must Sell practically all of our Immense Stock be-
fore May I, I896, to save the expense of remov-
ing the same, as the Railroad Company has
purchased the land for their right
of way, and we must vacate.

on Work will Speak for itself. \

 

BY DEALING WITH us lllllEllT
' You SAVE AliEllTS’ cormssloh.

 

 

TURKEY’S FLAT TRICK
The Request For Franco-Russian In-
tervention In Egypt.

GERMANY ALSO APPROACHED

It Is More Than Likely That the Sly and
Sublime Porto Has Over-reached It-
self In Its Latest Effort to

Set Powers by the Ears. I

CONSTANTINOPLE, March 26.—As a re-
sult of the extraordinary cabinet council,
the Turkish government has issued an ap-
peal addressed to France and Russia, ask-
ing them to intervene with the object of
regulating the affairs of Egypt. Germany
has also been requested by the porte to
exercise her good offices in this matter. In-
structions were sent to the Turkish em-
bassador at London to make representa-
tions to the Marquis of Salisbury, but
their tenor is not known. -

In Well informed circles it is said that
this action of the ports is due to the coun-
sels of France and Russia, the govern-
ments of which countries are asserted to
have submitted that the present is an op-
portune moment fer Turkey to raise the
question of her suzerainty over Egypt be-
ing practically usurped by Great Britain,
and at the same time promising Turkey
their support in the matter.

The porte was much annoyed'at the fact

that Turkey was not consulted in regard
to the advisability of sending a British-
Egyptian expedition up the Nile, and the
feeling of irritation was increased by the
khedive, who also ignored the ports entire-
ly. Reproaches have been addressed to the
ottoman commissioners in Egypt for not
taking steps to prevent the organization
of the expedition. It is feared that the ef-
fects of the advance up the Nile will be
felt elsewhere than on the frontiers of
Egypt, and that the Arabs of Yemen. the
principal division of Arabia, adjacent to
the strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, may be en-
couraged to fresh hostility to the Turkish
authorities.
: In diplomatic circles here it is not be-
lieved that the steps taken by the ports to
protest against the expedition to Dongola
will have anything more than a moral ef-
fect, and, though it is admitted that
France and Russia will refuse their con-
sent to the use of the Egyptian reserve
fund, it is generally understood that noth-
ing short of the armed interference of
France and Russia will prevent Great
Britain from pushing the Sudan cam-
paign.

Indeed, there are people who believe
that the protest of the porte in the shape
of appealing to France, Russia and Ger-
many to intervene will have an effect in
Great Britain contrary to the one hoped
for. It is known that no great enthusiasm
exists in Enrlnnd over the prospects of
another bloody and expensive campaign
in the Sudan, with the ultimate aim of
such an undertaking being far from in
sight. But the appeal of Turkey to the
recognized enemies of Great Britain for
intervention may arouse the jingo spirit
of the British isles, furnish the Marquis
of Salishury’s advisers with the very spirit
now lacking, and so the sultan may
play cleanly into the hands of British
statesmen while desiring to do the reverse.

A l’luusible View.

 

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appeals are looked upon here, and the

more this view of the case is considered
the more plausible, it is asserted, it be-
comes. for prominent Englishmen of both
parties have already declared themselves
againstthe proposed Sudan campaign,
and t “expedition might have been al-
lowed flicker out after the occupation
of Akasheh. Now, however, the British
may be spurred to push onward to Khar-
tum, as there is a great. difference, it is

pointed out, between a. graceful backdown

in face of popular opinion in Great Britain
and a. humiliating backdown in the face

'of the adverse representations of France

and Russia.

It is true, it is argued, that there are

only about 5,000 purely British troops in
Egypt, but, it is added, this number could
be promptly and largely increased by
drafts from India and Great Britain. and
the task of “driving” the British out of

' Egypt, as suggested by the more fiery of

the French newspapers, might be more
difficult than calculated upon, .

In any case, it is reported here. if the
ostensible object of the Nile expedition is
to be accomplished—namely, creating a.
diversion which will relieve Kassala—there
is no time to be lost. The distance from
Wady-Halfa, the southern boundary of

Egypt, to Dongola is about 300 miles,

But the route is a most arduous one, even
for the black troops of Egypt, and is espe-
cially so at this period on account of the
low Water of the Nile, necessitating the
employment of immense numbers of cam-
els for transportation and the possible
eventual building of a light railroad.
Dongola’ May Resist.

Then, admitting that; Dongola ls reach-
ed Without serious reverses, which is not
by any means certain, that place is not
likely to capitulate upon a simple sum:
mons. A long siege may be necessary, and
the 20,000 to 30,000 men the Mahdi may
muster there,possibly under Osman Digna,
are liable to prove more than a match for
the 20,000 British-Egyptian troops which
will reach Dongola worn out after a most

wearisome march from Wady-Halfa, rail-‘

road or no railroad, to assist them. Then,
even with Dongola fallen, Kassala is not
necessarily relieved, and the capture of the
latter place by the dervishes would threat—
en Suakin and Tokar.

The possession of Dongola, it is explain-
ed, is necessary in order to defend Egypt
against dervish raids. It consists of a for-
tified .town and a district of the same
name. Locally the place is known as El

Ordeh, and it was the headquarters of Sir '

Herbert Stewart’s troops in 1884, and an
advance from there in the direction of
Berber can hardly be made until August,
or even September, and then only by dis-
patching to the front re-enforcements in
the shape of large bodies of British and
Indian infantry, cavalry and artillery.

Therefore the Sudan campaign, it is
held, would in all probability have died
out of its own weight had it been allowed
to run along according to the usual course
of things; but, should France and Russia
intervene in the matter beyond indulging
in formal diplomatic protests, which
amOunt, as a rule, to little or nothing, the
jingoism of the British will be aroused
and the Sudan campaign, now looked
upon as a party measure and only support-
ed lukewarmly by the Conservatives, may
become a national question, uniting all
parties as defending Great Britain against
the open hostility of France and Russia.

- l’orte Overreached Itself.

This is what the ports did not apparentr
ly contemplate, but which, it is claimed,
may be the result of the appeals of the

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lng of filer-many, to intervene with the ob-
ject of regulating the affairs of Egypt.

On the other hand, some people shrug
their shoulders when the appeal of Turkey
totbe powers is mentioned, and they re-

that such appeals have been made. and
that if the. cold protests of France and
Russia are recorded they will amount to
no more than they have amounted to in
the past, for it is considered certain that
Great Britain, if pushed, will in- turn push
the Sudan campaign, especially if she
really has the support of the drelbund.
There indeed, it is ‘claimed, is the weak-
ness in her armor. and it really consists in
the leanings of Emperor William toward
a better understanding with the czar.

Russia In \Vith France.

LONDON, March 26.—The Vienna con
respondent‘of The Chronicle says that
Russia refuses to assent to the Egyptinit
debt commission paying the expenses oi
the Dongola expedition. A cabinet coun-
-ci1 was held today, the exchanges of views
being devoted to the discussion of tbs
British-Egpytlan expedition up the Nile.
The commander in chief, Lord Wolsoley,
was present.

France Will Refuse Consent.

PARIS, March 26.——-A semiofiiclal note
was issued today stating that France will
refuse to sanction the use of the Egpytiar
reserve fund for the purpose of the British-
Egpytian expedition up the Nile to Don-
gola unless she receives precise pledges
concerning the British evacuation oi
Espyt- ‘

MANITOBA SCHOOL BILL.

Determination of the Cabinet to Push It
The Opposition Likely to Succeed.

MONTREAL, March 26.--Notwithstand~
ing the fact that the Dominion govern-
ment has appointed a. royal commission tr
proceed to Winnipeg to endeavor to settli
the vexed Manitoba school question, the
cabinet has determined to push the reme-
dial bill throu gb the house of commons, it
possible, on the assumption that the work
of the commission may be unsuccessful.
Sir Charles Tupper declares his intention
of keeping the house in committee on the
bill. at every available opportunity, and for
this purpose has taken over Monday as
government clay, thus leaving only a part
of Thursday’s sitting for private members.
The opposition resent this and have de-
termined to block the measure at every
stage. The government claim that they
are pledged to the remedial bill and are
obliged to push it forward with all possi-
ble speed. .

It seems very unlikely that the measur
will pass. The present session of the Do-
minion parliament expires on April 24.
This leaves only about 25 working days,
not counting the Easter hblidays. The opv
position declare that the bill shall never
reach the committee stage, and it has been
decided tliat amendment shall be debated
throughout the Whole of the week. In this
event:- the government will insist upon con-
tinuous sessions of the house, and it is
more than probable that the session whicl:
convened today will continue till Satur.
day. The house of commons is rapidly as.
suming the character of a barrack. Cots
are being placed in most of theprovincial
members’ rooms, so as to enable the mem-
bers to rest during the nights. The gov-
ernment has made arrangements for the
relief of the Hansard staff in the event 01

 

late sittings.

Of Interest to Educators.
ALBANY, March 26. -—A meeting of ren-

call the fact that this is not the first time

 

 

mamas-nos UL sue lending colleges or the '
state was held today at the “state depart:
ment of public instruction for the purpose
of outlining a course of study in pedrigogic
subjects in colleges, so that a state exam.
ination can be given at theond of the col-
lege course, to license the graduates tc
teach in this state without the necessity
of taking state examinations for- third
grade teachers’ certificates.

Not Arming Spanish Line Ships.
NEW YORK, March 26.—A published .

report that the stenmships Ciudad Condal.
Panama, Mexico and Habana of the Span-
ish line had-been armed and equipped for
fighting purposes was denied today by J.
M. Ceballos & 00., agents of the line.
The steamships, it was said, may be taken
in case of need by the Spanish govern-
ment, the same as the American line ships
may be used by the United States.

 

Dr. Moore‘s Trial Postponed.
NASHUA, N. H., March 2o.—The conn-
sel for Dr. .T. C. Moore of Manchester ap-
peared in the supreme court and asked for

’ a continuance of the case, owing to the

illness of Dr. Moore. The trial- is set down
for next Monday. Dr. Charles E. Dodge,
Moore’s physician, stated that it would be
exceedingly dangerous for him to come in-
to court for at least three weeks, and the
case was put .over accordingly.

Probably Killed‘by Burglar-s. l,
DETROIT, March 26.-'—Matthew WeidenJ
bach, proprietor of a saloon and grocery
store on Gratiot avenue, was found dead
in the rear of his store today with a bulle
wound in his head. An investigatio ‘1
showed that the money drawers had beer
drawn out and dumped on the floor, anr'
several boxes of cigars stood piled up or
the counter, with a bag close beside them.

One Receiver Instead of Three.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 26.—Judge Woods
of the United States circuit court heard _
arguments in the suit brought to oust the
receivers of the Louisville, Evansville and
St. Louis Consolidated railroad. The re-
sult was that Edward 0. Hopkins and'
James H. Wilson were removed and George
T. Jarvis appointed single receiver of the

road.

Electrical Executions For Ohio.
COLUMBUS, 0.. March 26.-—The senate
has passeda bill providing for the sub-
stitution of killing by electricity for hang-
ing in Ohio. The house has passed the
Fosdick bill to prohibit the wearing of
high hats by women in theaters. An ~
amendment fining the manager of a
theater $10 permitting it was adopted.

Rails For Japanese Roads.

BuAnnoex, Pa, March 26.——The Edgar
Thomson plant of the Carnegie Steel com-
pany has started to make 16.000 tons of
steel rails for the Japanese government.
They will be used on the imperial rail:
ways of the empire. Each will weigh 56
pounds to the yard and be 60 feet in
length.

The Patrick H. Kelly Failure.

ST. PAUL, March 26.—-The schedule of
assets and liabilities of Patrick H. Kelly,
the prominent politician who failed here
recently, have beenfiled. The liabilities
are $708,337 and the assets 8344, 208, near-
ly $200,000 of the latter being in real
estate.

Fears For a. Schooner-’8 Safety.
HALIFAX, March 26. - The schooner
Menedez is 46 days out from Luncnburg
for Port Spain, and fears are entertained
for her safety.

 

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