THEE THE ONLY EIGHT-PAGE ONE-CENT DAILY [N THE WORWALKS. vol. v1. Whole No.1329 N orwalk, Conn, Saturday Evening, March 28, 1896. Price One Cent. NATIONAL CAPITAL Spain will Probably Resent the Passage of the Cuban Resolutions. Waterbury’s Public Building Recommended GAZETTE’S BUREAU. ‘) 709 EAST CAPITOL STREET ~ WASHINGTON, MARCH 27. i It is expected that the Senate substi- tute Cuban resolutions will be adopt-ed by the House on Monday. The belief is general that Mr. Cleveland will not. for some time at least, pay any atten- tion to the resolutions, but the fact of their final adoption is regarded as liable ' to lead. to some direct resentment on the part Of Spain. ‘ o O O The Rev. Dr. Milburn’s prayer in the Senate to-day made eloquent refer- ence to the death of Dennis F. Murphy, the veteran chief of stenographers Of the Senate, for his exemplary service during a long period. Mr. Murphy has been one of the unique figures of the Senate staff, his service including the memorable debates of the civil war. ~ 0 o 0 Mr. Morrill presented a favorable re- port on the bill proposing the purchase ofa square Opposite the east front Of the Capitol adjacent to the new Con- gressional Library for a Supreme Court building. 0 The Senate committee on public building and grounds to.day voted to recommend the passage of the bill ap- propriating for a public building at Waterbury, Conn. o O O Rt. Rev. Dr. Henry Yates Satterlee the first bishop of the new diocese of Washington, is expected to reach the city this evening. ‘ o o O In the House it was moved that only bills from the committee on Pensions be considered when the democrats charged that an unfair advantage had been taken of them by the adoption of the motion. 0 O o The report that Mayroyeni Bey, the Turkish minister to the United State,3 is to be recalled, has been confirmed at the foreign Office at Constantinople. O O o . The launching Of the battle ship Iowa at Cramps’ shipyard, Philadelphia, tO- morrow afternoon will be a big event in the history Of the navy. from here is headed by Vice President Stevenson and several cabinet ministers and numbers nearly three hundred. . 0 O o , W. F. Plumb and wife, Bridgeport, and Mrs. S. Frisbie of Unionville, are among the Connecticut arrivals here tO-day. Col. Robert G. Ingersoll and Editor Henry Waterson, are to lecture here Sunday evening. 0 0 o O o Postmaster General Wilson left to- day for Middletown, Conn., where he will address the students of the Wes- leyan University to-morrow night. 0. Sunday at the Churches. FIRST CONGBEGATIONAL 01103011.? Rev. Thomas K. Noble, Pastor, Ser- vices at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. The . morning subject “I‘he Majesty of Jesus our King.” Asermon for Palm Sun- day. Music appropriate to the occa- sion. In the evening there will be an illustrated lecture upon India by G. W. Leitch of Ceylon. One hundred hand ' painted pictures will be thrown upon a _sixteen foot screen by a dissolving view Stereopticon. GRACE CHURCH—Rev. ‘S. H. Watkins Rector. The Sunday before Easter, March 29th, 1896. 8a. m. Holy Com- munion. 10:30 a. m. Morning Prayer and sermon. 12:15 p. m. Sunday School, Holy Baptism. 7:30 p. m. Eve: ning Prayer and sermon. The rector will officiate. All are welcome. METHODIST Crimson—Rev. A. H.Wy. att, pastor. Services at 9:30 a. m. ; 10:30 a. m,; 12 m.; 6:30 p. m. and 7:30 p. m. Evangelist William P. Hall of Green- wich Will conduct an all day evangelistic service. An Old Firm Dissolves. On April let the hat manufacturing firm of Crofut & White of Danbury will pass out of existence, after having been an important factor in the batting world nearly thirty years. The co- partnership will be disSolved by mutual consent, Mr. Crofut retaining the man. ufacturing plant in Danbury. The firm i has occupied an enviable position in the batting trade. , .___.——u. ———e———- —Wear Sherwood’s hats; none better made. . The party ~ THEY MUST GO DRY. The Vote for No License in Westporl Must be Sus- tained. “Doc” Underwood’s Appeal Overruled. The Supreme court yesterday handed down a number of important decisions. The principal one from this county was on the action of the County Com- missioners in refusing to grant licenses in Westport. The Commissioners are sustained and the Superior court is ad- vised not to issue a mandamus. The suit was brought by George J. Underwood, proprietor of tne Westport hotel. When the election returns were counted in Westport at the last election it was found that the nO-license vote ex- ceeded that of the vote for license. Underwood claimed that the ballots used in voting no license were illegal. He asked for a license and was refused, the commissioners saying that they found by inquiry that Westport had voted no license and the record in the town clerk’s office was to that efi'ect. Counsel for Underwood claimed that the commissioners could disregard this record if they were satisfied that the election was illegal. But the commis- sioners took the ground that they were not a court of inquiry in go behind the returns. The case went to the Supreme court on reservation, the plaintiff having ap- plied for a peremptory writ of manda- mus. The Supreme court now sustains the commissioners and advises that no writ be issued. ' 00. TO BE DECIDED LATER. The Case of the City of Norwalk vs. George C. Lockwood Finally Reached. ‘ Yesterday, the suit of the City Of Norwalk vs. George C. Lockwood, which has been on the short calendar for a long time on the plaintiff’s motion to strike out and expunge, was argued in the Superior court at Bridgeport. Judge Wheeler took the papers for ex- amination and will decide the motion later. ' The motion to Open the suit of John Barthel vs. Louis Schweiser was denied. The Hubbell, Wade & Rider CO. were given permission to change the firm name to Rider, Sherwood & CO. at. Gosling Brook Culvert. Selectmen Selleck and Merrill board- ed a trolley car yesterday afternoon and rode to Gosling Brook on West ave- nue where Contractor Sheldon was en- gaged in repairing a culvert that had been “washed out.” They inquired of Mr. Sheldon as to who had ordered him to do the work and received a prompt re- ply that Selectman Thomes had ordered the work done for the town. He was advised by Selectman Selleck that the town would not. pay for it, but Mr. Sheldon did not become dazed and kept his men at work. Messrs. Selleck and Merrill then boarded a passing car and returned tO their Ofiice in the bank building- After their departure Mr. Sheldon went to South Norwalk and conferred with Selectman Themes. . Selectman Merrill is of the Opinion that the Street Railway Company should pay the cost of the reconstruct- ion or he at least S) expressed himself last night. It-is imperative that the work must be done, and as to who will pay for it remains to be seen. [But it is be- lieve by those who claim to be conver- sant with :the repair Of bridges and culverts, that the town will eventually have to foot the bill. Placedin Nomination. The Norwalk Club has placed the following list of Officers in nomination: President, William F. Acton; vice- president, John A. Osborn; secretary, Edward ,M. Lockwood; treasurer. Charles E. Curtis; directors. James G. Gregory, Ira Cole, Henry P. 'Price, James Golden, George M. Holmes, Charles F. Tristram, William A. Curtis, Edward Street; council, Charles Olm- stead, Levi C. Hanford, LeGrand Bay- mond, Gould Hoyt, Herbert Van Ness, Stephen H. Holmes, Frank Street, Winfield H. Baldwin, Frederick H. Quintard, Allen G. Betts; auditors, Lewis C. Green, Samuel Lynes. , Driven Ashore.‘ The sloop “Plow Boy,” of Stamford, loaded with sand, was driven ashore at Cold Spring Harbor yesterday morning by the fierce northwest gale, and will prove a total loss. The captain and crew were obliged to swim ashore. BUTHTooooNour , Dr. L. N, Phinney’s’ Horses Run Away on East Avenue. The Driver Bravely Tried to Stop Them. Yesterday afternoon as Dr. L. N. Phinney was driving up Fort Point street from visiting a patient, he heard an approaching train, and had his driver stop near the corner of East avenue. The flying train ,Over'the rail- road bridge frightened one Of the horses and he squatted, allowing the trace to slip over his back. This action caused the horse to prac- tically free himself from control and he headed towards his mate who also be- came frightened and began to turn around. The driver, Thomas King, made a brave efi'ort to control them but the wagon was soon cramped around and over, throwing the doctor and driv- er out, but fortunately not injuring either of them. As Seen as the team found themselves free they started down East avenue on a mad run. Turning the corner of Van Zant avenue they continued down across the Washington street bridge until Water street was reached, when they turned and ran to Burritt avenue and then into Woodward avenue, where one of the horses ran into a pole and was thrown and both captured. The caraiage was completely wrecked but strange to say neither of the horses were injured. A peculiar fact connected with the route taken by the horses, is that Dr. Phinney has a patient on Woodward avenue and the runaway team followed the identical route taken by him in making his daily visit. O.—-——-———-—-— A Home Note. During the severe winter that sue- ceeded the burning, in 1779, of Nor- walk, two ladies, one, Sarah, sister of Mrs. Frederick Philipse of the Philipse, Manor, and the other a highly cultured. Norwalk friend of Mrs. Philipse, were occupying a notable revolutionary building that stood on the line of the present tramway that connects the cities of Mount Vernon and Yonkers in West- chester county. Watching a favorable opportunity to despoil an edifice rich in valuables, .a company’s members who were evidently acquainted with the spot forced an en- trance tO the building and were quite successful in their work Of plunder. In admiration, possibly Of the Norwalk lady’s brave defence Of her family and friend, albeit unable to save her prop- erty, the leader Of the band made her a profound bow at leavetaking, tantaliz- ingly pronouncing as he did so, “Fare thee well and fare thee better.” This distinguished woman, a portrait of whose husband may today be seen hanging beside that of Admiral Sir John White in the historic Van Cort- land mansion house built in 1748 and still standing in Yonkers, was the cap- tivating younger sister of the mother Of Mrs. President Timothy Dwight and the coveted widow whose hand in matri- mony wasvainly sought, a little before the robbery referred to, by one of the New Nation’s military commanders. She-was one of the several celebrities reared at the ancient St. John hearth- stone in Norwalk, the last person born at said original hearthstone having been the father of Mrs. Manson Hoyt, Mrs. Charles Sherry, Mrs. Francis Skiddy, Mrs. Jacob A. Van Zandt and Messrs. William and Frederick St. John. BROAD RIVER. -—_Beantiful sarcophagus monument-s selling at 8100. Give James Sexton & Son a call and see them. It is on dit that Frederick P. Tocquo is soon to wed a Brooklyn young lady and that he Will occupy the Tocque resi- dence in this place. The Latter Day Saints meetings are well attended and the same is true of the meetings at the Chapel. People in this section are anxiously awaiting the “all aboard for New 08- naan" on the Tramway line. ——-——————<o— Cleander Museum. The proprietor of the Oleaiider Gar- den On Main street has within the past week added a number of attractions to his museum. Among the new arrivals are five specimens of the Felis' domes- .tz'ca, ten Kuchleins, and six to be pret- ty singers of the Oarduelis Canaria family and the parakeet shouts out or- ders to all. __.___-"_ THE CHIES FIND. A Dead Body, Drunken Father ' and Little Child in One Wagon. The Driver Arrested But Soon Released. As Councilman Tristram was walking up West avenue yesterday afternoon, his attention was attracted to a horse hitched to a Spindle wagon near the Catholic parsonage, the driver as he thought from his action being suffering from a sudden fit and unable to guide the horse. In the vehicle with the man was a bright looking little child per haps four years Of age. At this junc- ture Chief Bradley happened to come along and went to the man’s asssistance. It did not take the Chief long to see that he was under the influence of in- toxieants, and getting into the vehicle took the reins and drove to the station- house, and after putting the man in a cell, drove with the child to its home on Water street. Before reaching the station-house he discovered a box on the floor of the ve- hicle, and elicited the information that it contained the remains of a dead in- fant. It seems that the turnout belonged to Charles T. Leonard and had been lOan- ed to the driver, who is in Mr. Leon- ard’s employ, for the purpose of allow- ing him to take the corpse away for burial. The man drove away from his home and for some unexplaned reason took his prattling and bright little child with him to witness the somewhat grue- some as well as sad task he had to pre- form. ‘ It was necessary for him aside from the physician’s permit, which he had in his pocket, to get a permit from the rectory for the burial of the body which he had in a box, in St. Mary’s cemetery, and it was, as he claims, while he was after such permit when apprehended by Chief Bradley. Ordinarily his action in the handling of the horse would not have perhaps at— tracted more than passing attention, other than for the fact that the little child, very much alarmed, was threat- ened with danger. ~ After placing the man in the station house as above stated, the Chief drove to the little one’s home and with the box containing the corpse went into the house where he found the mother con- fined to her bed. He told the woman as mildly as possible the situation and promised her that he would release her husband as soon as he was in a condi- tionto warrant such release. After leaving the house the Chief made proper arrangements for the in- terring of the box containing the dead infant, and while the father was locked up in the station house the body re- ceived proper burial. It was altogether a sad case. The man evidently intended doing right, but made the mistake that many others might do under the same conditions, Of taking too much in the way Of stimu- lating and intoxicating drink. I Supreme Court Decision. The Supreme Court of Errors in ses- sion at New Haven among other decis- ions has handed down the following: Imthe case Of Hugh McAdam against the Central Railway & Electric Com- pany of New Britain, thejudgment Of the lower court, in which Judge Ralph Wheeler awarded $1,200 damages, is confirmed. Openion by Judge Hamers- ley, all concurring. Mr. McAdam is at present in the em- ploy of the Norwalk and South N orwalk Electric Light Company. The facts in the case were published in these col- umns at the time of the trial. Not This Year. For the benefit of those who are in- terested, we would say that the Tram- way company will not lay their tracks to New Canaan this year. Work will be begun soon to doubletrack to Roton Point and on the Westport and Darien extensions. The tracks at Broad River may be extended to Silver Mine, but to New Canaan “nit.” ' New Officers. The Woman’s Club has elected the following Oflicers: President, Mrs. T. K. Noble;vice-president, Mrs. W. A. Curtis, secretary, Mrs. I. S. Jennings; treasurer, Mrs. Dexter Hitchcock; ex- ecutive committee, Miss Jennings, Miss Pinneo, Miss Stevens; membership committee, Miss Sally S. Betts, Mrs. Julia Wilson. Miss C. E. Marvin. + --You are cordially invited to the opening of millinery at the Boston Store, Norwalk, tO-day, Monday and Tuesday. Finest line Of trimmed and V —Adver ties in the “Gazette.” . N . untrimmed hats ever shown in Norwalk. ' UURHUNDHED‘ DOLLAR PRIZE! _ A Magnificent Plano for the Most ‘ Popular Sohodl, Lodge, Society, Club or Fire Com- pany in Fairfield 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 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. '( l. ' 1:; 5*— .- , Edith“; ill HERE IT IS!" 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 35400 IN GOLD. The following are the rules which govern the voting: 14THE GAZETTE will print eachoday a blank coupon, each coupon being good for one vote for the school. lodge, society, club or fire com- pany the owner Of the or. upon 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—Anyl-sclg’ol, lodge, society, club or fire company in E airfield County is e1 1 e. . 4—11 fulfrecord 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 iiiiimoiib’ his THE so fill} t tan. It is a piano made upon honor and sold upon merit. A party buying one does not get merely a handsome case He gets a thorough musical instrument. The tone of the instru _L. 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. Name, Town, BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS' Hope Hose Company..- ......................................................................... 4382 Norwalk Yacht Club ....................................................... . ....................... 4161 St. Mary’s School .............................................................. ................. 3306 Welcome Stranger Lodge. ................. . ................................................ . 1015 Center School...... ............................. . ..................................... . ............... 642 Pequonock Pleasure Club ......................................................................... 416 Over River School ..................................................................................... 347 Pioneer Castle ................................................................. . ...................... 92 Arion Singing Society ............................................................................ 60 T.G. L. C.... ..... . ............. .. ......................... . ......... . ........ ' .................... . ...... 47 T. F. E. Club ............................... ..................... . ....... . 31 Norwalk Liederkranz.........................................................". ....................... 19 ' 10 5 Catholic Union Council ................................. ‘ ............................................. 3 ,. Uncas Tribe ................................................................ , ........................... . 3 Knob Outing Club ................................................... . ............ ..... 2' Pine Ledge Club ........................ , ........................................................... 2 SO So 0111b" ssssssssss o oooooooooooooooooo a. oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo once-egos. oooooooooooooo sec-so 2 Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company -- ................ - ........................ ....... .. 2 Phoenix Engine Company.................. ............... ............. ..... . 1
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