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THE ONLY-ElGHT—P/IGE ONE-CENT DAILY IN THE WORWALKS.
. Norwalk, Conn, Wednesday Evening, April 1, 1896.
Price One Cent.
NATloNltcAPlTAL.
The Du Pont Election Case
Continued in the Senate
and Appropriation Bills
in the House.
Interesting Washington News and Chat.
GAZETTE's BUREAU. ‘)
709 EAST CAPITOL STREET ~
WASHINGTON, MARCH 81.
The Senate, after brief attention to
routine business to-day, proceeded t.) -
the consideration of the Du Pout elec-
tion case.
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In the House, some routine business
preceded the resumption of the consid-
eration of the sundry civil appropria-
tion bill. ' -'
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Mr. Adams took advantage of the lat-
itude allowed in the debate on appro-
priation bills to arouse- the ire of the sil_
ver republicans from the west by brinr'.
ing up the question of the current re-
ports about the Washington conference
between several of the silver republi-
cans and some Phila elphia' mann-
facturers.
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Mr. Hartman said that the silver men
were inino wise responsible for those
false reports.
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The President has approved the act
to grant condemned cannon and cannon
balls to the Thirteenth and Fortv-
third separative companies, National
Guard of New York.
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The Treasury Department has evi-
dence tending to show that the steam-
ship “Commodore,” which was recently
cleared from the port of Charleston, S.
0., with arms and ammunition, did not
lose her cargo in a storm at sea, as re-
ported by her captain, but landed it on
the coast of Cuba.
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. Assistant Treasurer Maline ‘toada‘y
mailed 26,756 checks, aggregating $4,-
902,578, in payment of the interest due
April 1 on United States 4 per cent.
console of 1907.
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Secretary Morton haslet the contract
for the 10,125,000 packets of vegetable
seeds to be distributed to the public
under the recent act of congress to D.
Landreth & Sons of Philadelphia. The
price fixed is, $70,000, the seeds to be
delivered subject to germinative test,
under a very carefully drawn contraét,
free of cost, at the department at Wash-
ington, ready for mailing. The con-
tract for a million packets of flower
seeds was let to L. L. May 8: Co. of St.
Paul, Illun, at one half centper packet.
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The latest thing in the way of a se-
cret political organization was organiz-
ed in this city about a month ago and is
now said to be spreading over the
country. The order is known as “The
Patriotic Sons of America.”
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Senator and Mrs. Morrill have cards
out for Tuesday evening, April 14th, 9
to 12. The date marks the eighty-sixth
birthday of the Senator, and its cele-
bration is an event of marked interest
to his large circle of acquaintances not
only in this city, but the country over.
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Democratic campaign headquarters
will be reopened to-morrow at. the old
rooms. The whole work will be under
the supervision of Senator Faulkner, as
chairman of the committee. It. is ex-
pected the committee will distribute
Democratic campaign documents in
every direction from this time till the
November election.
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A spirited movement has started here
for the removal of houses of prostitu-
tion and the suppression of the saloon.
Twenty-three dealers in spirituous-liq-
uors have been notified to close their
doors and stop selling at 12 o’clock to-
night. They and their friends have
been interviewing the excise board to-
day witha view of securing a further
extension. It is not believed that more
than two, if any, will obtain the coveted
favor.
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Mr. David B. McKee will give a
dance next Monday evening, the 6th, in
honor of the Yale Glee and Banjo clubs.
Several dinners will also \be given that
evening at which the “Yale boys” will
be guests. .
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Representative-Franklin Bartlett of
New York swore out a warrant in the
~ police court this morning, charging
James F. Rule, correspondent of the
Frankfort Journal, with criminal libel.
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The Yale Law School nine met its
third defeat in this city yesterday at
the hands of the Catholic University
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team, which made its first’ appearan
on the base ball field. The nine repre-
senting the Yale Law School is certain-
ly playing to hard luck. The fielding
of the team has been extremely poor in
the games played here, while the bat-
ters of the team, barring the one inning ~
at Georgetown, have not materialized.
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Henry 0. Hill and wife are guests of
Wm. R. Lewis here. Mr. Hill is the
representative from Clinton and Mr. .
Lewis, who is residing here this winter,
is representative from Westbrook, Gt.
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The Misses Clara L. Belts and Grace
R. Byington arrived here this after-
noon to spend their Easter vacation as
guests-of Mrs. John S. Seymour.
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George 'Clark is here. with the Daly
troupe playing a Wee-14’s engagement,
with Ada Rehan as leading lady.
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Patent Commissioner Seymour sat up
to-.lay for the first time since his severe
illness. ‘
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A SMALL GEYSER.
Main Street Baptized with Reservoir Water
There was not a little excitement on
Main street late yesterday afternoon.
A plumber was engaged in tapping the
water main with a patent tapper, when
suddenly there shot up into the air to
the height of forty 'feet a volume of
water from an inch and a quarter hole
which had been drilled into the pipe.
Several teams a ere standing on'either
side of the street-near by, and when the
sudden shower of water struck them
there was a general stampede. Luckily
the owners of the horses were near,
and by prompt action averted what
might have been an almost inextricable
conglOmeration of horses, harness and
wagons.
Clark Ely, at Raymond’s grocery,
rushed out and underneath a shower of
water led a horse attached to a carriage
to a place of safety on Wall street and
left him in a position where he could
wink one eye at the young geyser and
with the othertake in the handsome
millinery display in, the Boston Store
window.
In less than ten minutes a crowd of
two hundred persons had congregated
at the scene, among those assembled
beluga number :who seemed to take
especial delight in getting where the
spray could sprinkle them to the best-
alvantage.
After perhaps a fifteen minute delay
Coroner Roach was found and he shut
the water off from the main pipe at a
point near the Boston Store. And yet
the crowd lingered, and were there
again this morning. ~
The plumber who was doing the work
at the time of the accident, states
that he Was using a patent machine
adapted for the work of making a con-
nection with the water main and doing
away with the necessity of shutting off
of the water, when the machine slipped
with the above mentioned results. ,
The shut off valve has been placed
and everything is again in working or-
der.
It was altogether an impromptu April
shower on the last day of March.
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The Trout Law.
Brook trout may be taken when six
inches in length or over, only by hook
and line and only between April 1 and
July 1. The penalty for taking and not
returning to the stream trout less than
six inches long is limited to 87 for each
offense. The penalty for taking trout
except with book and line and between
the dates above mentioned is limited to
$50 fine and 30 days imprisonment.
Exception is made in the last two
cases where trout are taken. by owner
of stream. or pond for breeding or
stocking other waters.
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Dr. w. F. Lacey Dead.
Dr. William Frederick Lacey died at
his residence in Danbury, Monday
afternoon, after an illness of nearly
five months. Dr. Lacey was born in
Brookfield in 1823. He studied medi-
cine in Yale College and graduated
with high honors from that institution
in 1843. In 1844 he went to Danbury
to practice at his profession and re-
.mained there until his demise.
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Will Try His Luck.
Henry D. Cornell will try his luck
with trout, to-morrow.-—Hour.
With the present condition of the
streams Henry’s skill; will be put to a
more severe test than when he attempt-
ed to catch a breeze with a soap-net.
Cleveland’s Minstrels.
It seems hardly more than necessary
to announce the coming of Cleveland’s
minstrels to insure them a big house.
They Will be at Hoyt’s Theatre. Mon-
day afternoon aud night. April 6, with
all the entertainihg features for which
this combination is noted.
“Me m.‘ sea is $2,633,127, ,anincrease of
- schools.
Puollooollools.
The State Board of Education
Makes Its Annual
Report.
Many Children Under l6 Years in Factories.
The annual report of the State Board
of Education has just been received.
The report of the secretary, Charles D.
Hine, shows that the number of child-
ren of school age, between 4 and 16, is
170,579, and the number of pupils on-
rolled 1n the common schools is 138,882,
an increase of 2,833. The average
daily attendance has been 96,213, "an
increase of 4,727. The number of
schools is 1,577, and of departments 3,-
338. There are 1,632 school hours. The
schools were kept on an average 183.32
days in the year. The scholars were
instructed by 3,631 teachers during the
summer months and by 3,636 in the
winter time. The number of evening
schools maintained during the year was
32. The number of children fourteen
and fifteen years of age employed in
factories was 2,968, of whom 360 could
not read nor write.
The value of school property in the
state is rated at $8,450, 600, and the rev-
enue during the year was $2,458,274 29.
Of this $168,869 came from permanent
funds, $255,883 from state taxes, $1,850,
315 from local taxes and $183,205 from
other sources. The expenditures were:
For new buildings, $308,058.21; for li-
braries and. apparatus, $20,402.88; for
running expenses,’includiug salaries of
teachers and superintendents, $1.866,-
063.88; for other expenses, $390,584.85;
total, $2,585,109.82. The number of dis-
tricts has decreased in five years from
1,408 to 1,263, which is gratifying evi-
dence that the town system of manag-
ing schools is making headway. In the
fall of 1895, 15 towns voted on the ques-
tion of consolidation. In ' eight there
was an affirmative and in seven a nega-
tive majority. The reported school in-
$339,095.
In his report. Secretary Hine’ states
that there are high sch'ools having a
four years’ course in 35 towns, with a.-
total of 6,061 pupils. 'It appears that in
these schools 30 per cent fall out be-
tween the first and second years; 33 per
cent between the second and third and
that 20 per cent of the remainder leave
between the third and fourth years.
The number of pupils in the normal
schools at the beginning of the school
year 1895 was at New Britian 276, at
Willimantic 78 and at New Haven 200.
Of the 145"graduates in 1895, all but five
are engaged in teaching.
Following out the practice inaugura-
ted some years ago a special report is
made in the school of Tolland county.
The schools of New Haven, New Lon-
don and Fairfield counties have already
received this special attention in pre-
vious reports. In regard to the Tolland
county schools, the Board of Education
finds that “of 1,031 children over '10
years of age examined in the writing of
English by Mr. Warren, 649 failed to
begin sentences with capital letters.
Of 205 children 11 years of age. 105
failed to use the period correctly. ”
The suggestion is made in the report
that there be tdwn grammar schools,
district supervision, and county high
In concluding its report, the
Board makes its former recommenda-
tion of supervision of the schools by
experts.
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Sheriff Buys Supplies.
The commissioners of Fairfield coun-
ty have decided that in future they will
leave to the high sherifi the power of
purchasing supplies 'for the jail as is,
done in New Haven and other counties of
the state. In this way it is believed that
much of the fault finding which has
been heard from prisoners in the past
regarding the food given them can be
avoided. The purchases will be under
the supervision of the sheriff who will
personally inspect the supplies and can
reject such as in his opinion is not pro-'
per to go into the institution.
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The Pequonnocks.
A meeting of the Pequonnock Social
club was held last evening, at which
Robert Cotter was elected president to
succeed Harry Camp resigned. A com-
mittee was appointed to secure summer
quarters for the club at Dorlon Point
and Edward Kline was elected captain
of the base ball nine which. the club
proposes putting in the field the com‘
ing season. Then came a fine collation
followed by speeches, recitations, sing-
ing etc. ~
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Pensions.
Renewal—Daniel Mahouey, Dan-
bury. Original widows’, etc—Amanda
QGAPT. cooloi wms.
Eludge Wheeler Orders $36,-
.1 500 of Stock of the Crofut '
' & Knapp Company Trans-
= ferred to Him.
Will Make, Him the Largest Stockholder.
Judge George W. Wheeler of the
Superior court, this morning handed
down his decision in the case of James K
Crofut vs. Harriet R. Crofut and Jacob
.M. Layton, executor of the will of the
late Andrew J. Crofut. J udge'Wheeler.
gives judgment in favor of Mr. Crofut
and orders the executor to deliver over
toplaintifi' $36,500 of the stock of the
Crofut & Knapp company which be-
longed to his late father.
The old firm of Crofut & Knapp was
made into the present corporation of
Crofut & Knapp Company in March
@893. In order to keep the control of
fire corporation in the two families it
was agreed by the members of the Cro-
fut and Knapp families, in case of death,
to bequeath by will his holding of the
new company’s stock to the other mem-
ber of his family.
When Andrew J. Crofut died, he left a
will bequeathing his stock to James K.
Crofut on the expess conditicn that the
said James K. Crofut, should pay to his
stepmother, Harriett R. Crofut, $500 a
year-for ten years, provided she sur-
vived that length of time.
From the time he entered business
James K. Crofut had been connected
with either the old firm or new corpora-
t‘i’n, and was secretary of the present
dimpany at the time of his father’s
death in November, 1894.
About two years ago the directors of
the company, having a combined con-
trol of - the majority of stock, voted
James K. Crofutt practically out of the
company, by reducing his salary from
$2,000 to $100 a year, and at the same
time increasing their own salaries. At
the last,annual..meeting in J anuary- the.
. directors again increased their salaries.
After being voted out of the business
in which he had been engaged during
his business life time, James K. Cro-
fut determined t ) get the stock to which
he was entitled by the agreement,and to
secure it free of the condition made
by his father in his will and thus re-
lieve himself from paying $500 a year
to his stepmother, to whom his father
had bequeathed nearly all his property
excepting the stock in question.
An action in equity was brought by
Col. Russell Frost, as attorney for
James K. Crofut, against the widow and
in which Jacob M. Layton, the execu-
tor, Was made a party, asking that the
stock be transferred and delivered to
James K. Crofut without the condition
contained in the will.
This action was contested by the wid-
ow, who was represented by Seymour &
Knapp of Bridgeport, and Jacob M.
Layton by Attorney John E. Light,
the widow claiming the stock had been
brqneathed according to the agree-
ment, and the payment to her of $500
per year was not a violation of the
agreement. A number of legal ques-
tions were raised and the trial occupied
three days.
Under Judge Wheeler’s decision
James K. Crofut is entitled to all of the
stock left by his father, which, with his
present holdings. make him the largest
stockholder of the corporation.
It. is probable that an appeal to the
Supreme court Will be taken by the
widow. ’
Death of Capt. John H. Lowndes.
Captain John H. Lowndes, the well
known oyster planter, died at his home
in Rowayton this morning, aged about
65 years. The deceased has been cun-
fined to his home for the past three
years with a paralytic stroke but had
been able to care for his interests in the
oyster business. He leaves a wife and a
family of grown up children among
them being J . Stanley Lowndes also an
oyster grower.
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Fell From Her Bike.
Bessie Stanley, the little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs.- S. K. Stanley, while rid-
ing her bicycle on Main street last even-
ing, fell from the same, and before she
could get up was run over by a team
driven by C. A. Youngs. She 'was
picked up and assisted home by Milton
Peck. Beyond a few bruises she re-
.ceived no injury and will be able to be
about as usual in a short time. Mr.
Youngs was unable to rein up his horse
in time to prevent the wagon running
over the child. ’
—Opeuing of Spring millinery at the
Misses St. John’s, 49 'Wall street,
.A. J acksou, New Haven; minor of Peter
Corcoran, New Haven. ' ‘
{Thursday and Saturday April 2 and 4.
School, Lodge, Society, Club or Fire Com.-
pany in Failfield County.
fire company? , -
Which one has the most admirers and friends?
Doubtless these questions are beyond the power of anv’
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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HERE 1']? 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 8400 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—Any school, lodge, society, club or fire company in F airfield 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-
‘ ere can not be avoided and votes will be lost. Blank coupons, at?
THE iiii’linoiib’iiiiic THE so so . iSflNS.
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-
ment is full, rich, resonant and well sustained, the scale is.
magnificent.
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Following is the voting coupon, a copy 'of which will ap
pear in THE GAZETTE ~daily.
Name, =
Town, h
BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS.
Hope Hose Company ................................................................................ 5373
Norwalk Yacht Club ............................................................................... 5085
St. Mary’s School .............................................................. . ................... 4129
Welcome Stranger Lodge... ... ....................... ‘. ..................................... . 1135
Center School ...................................................... . ...................... , ............ 673
Pequonock Pleasure Club....‘. .................................................................. . 494
Over River School... ......... . 347
Pioneer Castle........ 94
T. F. E. Club ..... . ............................................................ . 70
Arion Singing Society ...........' ............ ' ...... ' 60
T.G. L.'C. ..... .. ............... . ................................................................. . ...... 36
Norwalk Liederkranz...................; ......... . ................................................... 24
Sword Fish Club ......... . .......... ............................................................ . 23 '
The Central Club.. . . ................................. . ............................... 13
N. R. c_--_ .............................................................................. - 12
Compo Engine 00., Westport .................. ". ................................................. 10
Catholic Union Council ........................ 3
Uncas Tribe ............. . ..... ' .............. . ............. . .......... . .............. , .................... . 3
Knob Outing Club ........................ . ................. ............ . ............ 2
Pine Ledge Club ....................... . ............. . ........... . ...... . ........ . ....... . ..... ’2 .
‘8. So 01nb.-nun. ooooooo sun-o: nnnnnnn 00.0.0000 sssssssssssss o nnnnnnnnn saloon-oclolsosouaooo-o.sentence-as. 2
Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company--..-..................... ........... ....... 2
PhCBniX Engine company-unouununo ......... u ----- nousuunuuns-ion-con;nunso nun-colon. 1
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