b Norwalk, Conn, Mon day Evening, April 13, 1896. THE ONLY’EIGHT-PAGE ONE-CENT DAILY IN THE WORWALKS. . ' Price One Cent. Vol. VI. Whole No. 1339 UNATIDNAL CAPITAL - Senator 'Hawley Wants Post- - age Stamps Printed by Contract. 'Interesting Washington News and Chat. Gaza-Tara’s BUREAU. ' 1 709 EAST CAPITOL STREET WASHINGTON, APRIL 12., The Senate Saturday afternoon took up private pension bills onthe calendar, according to a previous agreement, and between 4 o’clock and 5:13 seventy-eight of these measures were passed. 0 i o- 0 Senator Hawley gave notice of an amendment, which he proposes offer- ing to the sundry civil appropriation bill, discontinuing the manufacture of postage stamps by the bureau of en- graving and printing and restoring the old system of letting the contract for .their printing by competitive bids. ‘ - " 1 o o 0 Senator Allen introduced his bill pr0< viding for the restoration of the names of widows of soldiers to the pension rolls after the death of the second hus- band who by reason of a second mar- riage have been dropped from the pen- sion rolls. .. o. o o The Senate committee on territories authorized a favorable report on the bill providing for a delegate in Congress from the territory of Alaska. - o o 0 ~ The House committee on territories voted in favor of reporting the bill for the admission of New Mexico as a state. 0 o 0 Saturday, April 18, was set apart by the House for paying tribute to the memory of the late Representative Cogswell of Massachusetts. 0 o 0 Secretary Carlisle will leave here Monday morning to keep his egage- -- ment t6 deliver a non-partisan address on the national finances at the-- Audi- torium, Chicago, on the 15th instant. o o 0 Mr. Barney Sheridan, who. edits the Paola, Gian.) Spirit, one of the leading Democrats of the Sunflower state, is in Washington. Mr. Sheriden says that the only Democrats left in Kansas be- long to the sound money side. and up- hold the Cleveland administration. The silver men—that is the radical 16:1:0-1 advocates—have all quit the party and gone over to the Populists. Mr. Sheri- den thinks that they have gone to stay and that there will be no further efforts at affiliation between thejarring factions o o o The absurd anomaly of a wooden roof on a “fire-proof” building has at last arrested the indignant attention of Con- gress. The law required a metal or other-fire-proof roof to be put on Wash- ington’s new post oflice building. ‘ Be- cause of the barren condition of money in the Treasury, it was planned to save a few hundred dollars by putting on a wooden roof. The Senate promptly passed a Joint resolution directing the Secretary of the Treasury to tear out all that is comhustome and to complete the building iuzaccudance wrth‘the law by making it fire-proof throughout. 0 o 0 Hon. A. W. Terrill, United States Minister to Turkey, in speaking of American interests in Turkey, and par- ticularly of our missionaries, said: “After you get away from the sea coast into the country there are three Ameri- can lives that might be endangered to one of all other nationalities that han missionaries at work over there. This is a’fact that perhaps is not generally known in the United States, and then we have school buildings and college property to the extent of several millions of dollars. The responsibility in watch- '_ ing over the safety of one’s countrymen in a foreign land in times of peril, ‘ does not add to the fascination of a diplomat’s post, and I confess that I was glad to get away for awhile." o o o The history of the most momentous event in the war of the rebellion was substantially enriched last evening when the anniversary of the surrender ' , of the army of northern Virginia at Appomattox was celebrated by the De- partment of the Potomac, G. A. R., at Grand Army Hall. Mr. George Lilli- bridge a' Connecticut veteran, sang ‘.‘Tenting To-night On the OldCamp Ground." the assemblage joiningin-the chorus,when Major General 0.0. How- ard was introduced and greeted with loud and long applause. Gen. E. W. Whittaker of Hartford, and Congress- man N. M. Curtis, the hero of Fort Fisher followed in patriotic speeches and contributed valuable personal rem- [CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGEJ - instead of ‘ ABARN, BURNED. I An'Alarm From Box 3 Calls Out the South Norwalk. The Firemen Do Hard and Effective Work. The barn on Elizrbeth street, South Norwalk, owned by the Hiram Bell es- tate, was discovered on fire shortly be- fore 8 o’clock Sunday night, and before the flames were extinguished the roof was completely burned off. Last evening Wallace McQuhae who resides in the the H-iram Bell house on Elizabeth street. went to church, but remaining through the services came out and started for home. On South Main street he was met by Captain Gladstone and together the two walked to the corner of Haviland street. Mr. McQuhae said good night to the Captain and continued on to Elizabeth street while the officer went to police headquarters. , In a few minutes the Captain accom- panied by Chief Vollmer opened the door of police headquarters to come out and as they stepped upon the porch the Chief saw some smoke and recog- nized a strOng smell of burning wood: Captain Gladstone also saw the smoke and ran to the Haviland barn next door to police headquarters, but finding everything all right there turned around to retrace his steps when he saw a bright light at the rear of Mr. C. Swartz’s residence on the Opposite side of the street. The Chief and Captain ran across the street and going to the rear of the Swartz house saw the flimes shooting from the Bell barn. As soon as he discovered the flames Captain Gladstone ran for the fire alarm box in front of the Mahackemo and sent in an alarm from Box 3. In the meantime Mr. McQuhae had reached home and entered the yard by the driveway leading to the barn. As he entered he glanced toward the rear of the yard and saw a cloud of smoke coming from the barn and a bright light in theloft. He ran to the build- ing and opening the stable door got his horse out safely'and then drew out his carriage. He next ran to the corner of South Main street and yelled fire. Captain Gladstone had reached the box by this time and the bell was strik- ing so Mr, McQuhae returned to the fire and With the assxstance of Vincent Honnecker succeeded in getting out a heavy wagon that was in the carriage house. . When Putnam Hose arrived the en- tire roof of the barn was on fire and the flames had communicated with the barn owned by . E. i A. Woodward, which stands in the rear. Two lines of hose were laid by the Putnam’s and the first one was directed against the flames that were shooting up from the roof of the Woodward barn. This was quickly extinguished and the firemen turned their attention to the Bell barn, but their efforts were ham- pered by the delay of Old Well truck, which did not arrive for some time ow- ing to the horses being late in getting to the house. When the truck arrived Chief Baker had a ladder put up to the loft and then sent up a line of hose and soon had the fire under control. Before it was en- tirely extinguished, however, it was necessary to throw out the hay and straw with which the loft was filled. _ The Woodward barn was occupied by Thomas Cavanagh, the truckman, and John Brummer, Walter Hall, Samuel Murray, William Sheldon and W. B. Mills safely removed his five horses and four trucks beside a large quantity of oats. They had considerable difficulty in getting the horses out as they apl peared to be badly frightened by the light from the fire which shone full in their faces. However, they finally suc- ceeded in quieting them and removing th’bm to a place of safety. ~ The fire when first discovered 'was in the south-east corner of’the loft which was filled with hay and straw. Mr. MeQuhae was unable to account for the fire and told an EVENING GA- ZETI‘E reporter that it was probably set onfire by some tramp who had crawled in for the night, but as the loft had but recently been filled with hay and straw it is more than probable} that it was a case of spotaneous combustion. The building was insured for $300 with Jacob M. Layton which will fully cover the loss. ' .0. Coming Event. Prof. (W. G. Nowell will give his clos- ing exhibition and reception at Music Hall, Friday evening. As each rolls around the popular Professor endeavors to exceed his previous efforts in giving his scholars a reception. This year he promises to eclipse all previous efforts hinthat direction. A BICYCLE STOLEN. After an Exciting Chase the Thief is Captured’in Stamford. The Wheel Taken From Bridgeport. On Saturday last G. L, Ferris, a clerk in the employ of the Bridgeport Brass company, went to the post office in that city at noon leaving his bicycle outside while he entered with the mail. He returned in less than three minutes, but to his surprise the wheel had vanished. At first he thought that some of his friends were playing a Joke on him, but after a few moments search for the mis- sing wheel, he came to the conclusion that it had been stolen, and hastened to the police station and reported his loss. . Supt. Birmingham immediately 'tele- phoned to the surrounding towns, and stated that in his opinion, the man had evidently made tracks for New York, by way of Norwalk and Stamford. His idea on the subject was correct, for in a few hours he had received word from ‘tamford that the thief had been cap- tured, but not without difficulty. The Stamford authorities stationed men to watch the in-coming roads, most used by wheelmen. Their vigil was rewarded by seeing the thief who turne d and went through West Park Place. The crowd gave chase and when the thief was stopped by the street ending at the river, he picked up his bicycle and ran across a lot and remouuted on West Main. street down which hi3 scorched through South across several streets to Canal street. The crowd of wheelmen put after him, and Joseph Mechaley succeeded in catching up to the thief, who was tired out, and running into him threw him off the bicycle to the ground. Be- fore he could escape the police had him secured. He gave his name as William Walker, and his home New York. Bridgeport was notified and Capt.‘ Hunt journeyed to Stamford and took the thief and stolen wheel back to that city, where Walker is now held in $300 bonds. ’ Joseph Mechaley who tumbled the thief off the bicycle is a cousin of Fred Fiedler of Broad River. 9 THE PROBABLE DELEGATES Who Will Represent Connecticut at the St. Lonis Convention. A New Haven politician ventures his reputation as a prophet that he can cor- rectly name the twelve delegates who will represent Connecticut in the Re- publican national convention, and the following are their names: Delegates- at-large, Samuel Fessenden of Stam- ford, Morgan G. Bulkeley of Hartford, A. H. Brewer of Norwich and John I. Hutchinson of Essex. Delegates from First District, George Sykes of Rock- ville, James A. Cheney of South Man- chester; Second, John M. Douglass of Middletown, and either James Graham of Orange or George Rockwell of Meri- den; Third, Charles E. Searles of Thompson, Thomas M. Allen, Sprague; Fourth, Hubert Williams of Salisbury, E. O. Keeler of Norwalk. 09-- Needed Improvements. The work of placing Newtown avenue in repair was commenced this morning by a gang of men under the foreman- ship of Mr. Tuck of the Street Railway line. As soon as the grade is placed the company will cause two crosswalks to be laid near the water tank at the end of the Green, one near the Baptist church, one near Westport avenue and across North avenue and one on West- port avenue. The pavers will probably commence work to—morrow. 0. State Auditor Leach Dead. Oscar Leach, State auditor,‘ died on Saturday from a complication of dis- eases at his ho me in Durham. He was born in Madison in. 1831 and moved to Durham in 1885. He was educated at Durham academy. He engaged in the general merchandise business, was a Representative in 1866 and State Séna« tbr in 1869 and 1888. He was appointed State auditor three years ago. Mr. Leach leaves a wife, one daughter and one son. .———————g..______. Real Estate. According to the summary of the Weekly Record there were eleven re al estate sales in Norwalk last week. The mortgages recorded amounted to 38,600. For the corresponding week last year there were seven sales and the mort- gages amounted to 87,850. 0 ’—~Advertise in the GAZETTE. MURDER _I_N_DANBURY One Man Dead and Another Dying. Prominent Young lllen lmplicated. There was a shooting affair in Dan- bury early Sunday morning that may result in a double murder. One man is dead and'another is dying in the hospi- tal. shooting is under arrest. His victims were Frank .Ketchum of 31 Osborne street and William Tomlinson, who boards at 62 Beaver street. The form- er was killed and the latter mortally in- jured. Ketchum and Tomlinson were two of aparty'of four young men who were out on a lark Saturday night. . Early Sunday morning they went to Wild- men’s lane, which leads out of Main street and into a thickly populated set- tlement where several hundred people of various classes live. The party went to No. 12, where Mary Fisher, Lizzie O’Brien and \Villiam Flitcroft lived. The young men knock ed at the door but were refused admittance. They then tried "to break into the. place, whereupon Flitcroft appeared and told them to desist, emphasizing his demand by producing a gun and threatening to shoot if they did not obey. The young men withdrew but re- turned in a few minutes and again tried to gain entrance. Flitcroft again ap- peared and said he would certainly shoot if they did not leave. One of the party made some derisive remarks and Flitcroft fired. The party then ran to Main street, and it was not until Ketch— um had gained that thoroughfare that he said to one of his companions that he had been shot and felt as if he were dy- ing. His companions and Tomlinson went to Ketchum’s assistance and helped him across the street, where he , lay down on the sidewalk and expired. He had been shot in the heart. Tomlinson then said that he had been shot and sank to the-ground. The rest o'f-the part'y'rau for assistance and Tom- linson was removed to the hospital. Ketchum’s body was taken to the morgue. Tomlinson was hit in the face and neck by the shot. Flitcroft dis, charged one side of a double barreled gun. Flitcroft, the- two women, Rufus Ganung, Theodore Veedenberg, Thomas Marasco and Charles Young were immediately arrested. The four last mentioned were the companions of the men who were shot. Their ages ranged from 20 to 25 years and all be- long to good families. createdasensation from the fact that most of the young men are well known and their families are prominent social- ly. Ketchum was 20 years old. He went to Danbury about a year ago from Farmingdale, N. J., and was a hat maker. His father is in business in New York City. Tomlinson’s parents live in Danbury. [Flitcroft is a well known pedestrain who a few years" ago took part in all the go-as-you-please walking matches in this part of the country. A couple of months ago a party broke into the same house and Flitcroft was badly pummeled. He had his assailant arrested and it is said- that the police advised him to use his gun if another incident of the kind oc- curred. ' His Bike Wrecked. Fourteen wheelmen took a spin to Bridgeport and back yesterday. While en route to that city and when in South- port, Edward Brotherton was thrown from his bike by its getting caught in the Electric Railway track. The wheel was badly wrecked and he was forced to ride to Bridgeport on an electric car, and came home by rail. When the ac« cident occurred, "Brotherton had a nar- row escape from being run over by a passing team which the driver succeeded in reining up as the horse’s forefeet were within a foot of Brotherton’s head. o His Birthday Anniversary. John Hadden will reach his majority to-morrow, that day being his 2lst birthday anniversary. He will cele- brate at his home corner of River street and come into possession of property left him by his father, the late James Hadden. John has many friends who will wish him happy returns of the day. On his birthday, 21 years ago there was a mm of snow on the ground and the sleighing was excellent. ' . . Special Millinery Opening. On Wednesday and Thursday of this week Mrs. Fawcett will hold a special opening of millinery. consisting of trimmed hats and everything in the millinery line. Mrs. Fawcett cordially invites the ladies of Norwalk to attend; ~—<—.— —Advertise in the GAZETTE. ' William Flitcroft, who‘ did the ‘ The afl'air has- FUUHHUNDHED ooLLAoPolzn ll Magnificent Piano for the Most Popular School, Lodge, Society, Club or Fire, Com: ., ' ' pony in. Fairfiold‘ County: Which is our most popular school, lodge, society, .club cry-r fire company? . ' Which one has the most admirers and friends? Douhtless these questions are beyond the power orT-‘arryzr. absolute answer, but THE EVENING GAZETTE Offers any exceptional opportunity to make the test. THE. GAZETTE pro- poses to poll the votes of the people. And the voting‘i‘s 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. ' . Tl.» ll!lillllllll\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\lllIlll' ,Jl' illlll ~—-—’————\_'_ \.,-._.. \:——"- l \— \_ a hul‘ \ ‘\: a ing. A ,. (it ‘ \\: lib... I It is an‘instrument of the very finest character, , It is“ beautiful in its workmanship, an ornament worthyof any home, and in all itsmusical 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: 1—TEE GAZETTE will print each day a blank coupon, each coupon being good for one vote for the school, lodge, society, club or firecom- 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—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— ers can not be avoided and votes will (be lost. Blank coupons-mt THE iiiiiinoiib‘iifiiio THE so no osooo 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. ' _ - Following is the voting coupon, a copy of which will ap» pear in THE GAZETTE daily. l._ it LL lei . ‘ _ . J a“ 7,1' . I" - l A NOT coon AFTER APRIL 20. Name, Town" ' . ‘ ~ r E . - El BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS. ‘ Norwalk Yacht Club ............................................................................. ..l1100' Hope Hose Company ........................ 9678 St. Mary’s School........_ ............................................................................ 6994‘ Welcome Stranger Lodge... ............. ..... . 1355 Center School ......................................................................................... 903 PeQuonock Pleasure Club ....................................................................... . 563 Over'River School._ ................. ' ................... ' ............................... . .‘ .............. 347 Pioneer Castle ........................................................................ -. ............... 128 T. F. E. Club ...................................................................................... ..., 70 Arinn Singing Society ............... ................. . 60 T. . L. C ............................................................................................... 4C Norwalk Liederkranz ................................................................................. 24 Sword Fish Club ...................... . ............................ ...................... ~ ...... .. 23 Lincoln Council... ............................................................... '. ...... .. ' 18- The Central Club.. . . ................................................................ 13 ' N; R. C_-__ .................................................................... '. ........ - 13 Compo Engine 00., Westport... ........................ . .................................... 10 Bishop McMahon Council .................................................................... 10 Catholic Union Council ............................................................................. . 3 Uncas Tribe........................... ................................................................ 3 Knob Outing Club .................................................................... . ..... . ...... . 2 Pine Ledge Club............ ---- ....................... - ....................... 2 S. S. Glubunu-unuuunus sssssssssss n ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 0.0.-tucild I 2 Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company -- ........................................ ....... .-.-., 2 Phoenix Engine Company. ' 1 -'u
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