‘ passed in the Senate. . Pefl'er’s bond investigating measure. witnesses who refuse to give testimony rida was yesterday referred to the Com- ENIN THE ONL Y.’ EIGHT-PAGE ONE-CENT DAILY IN THE WORWALKS. w AZET ‘ v Vol. v1. Whole N0. 1356- Norwalk, Conn, Wednesday Evening, May 6, 1896. Price One Cent. NATIONALGAPITAL The House Insists on‘Four Battle Ships. Interesting Washington News and chat. 709 EAST CAPITOL STREET GAZETTE's BUREAU. } WASHINGTON, MAY 4. Both Houses were in session today. 0 o o Twenty-seven pension . bills were 0 o o In the Senate, Mr. Hill continued his filibustering tactics against Populist o O O . Senator Frye got up the River and Harbor bill, to-day and its consider- ation was entered upon. - o O O In the House, an agreement was reached to devote two days of the ses- sion to the consideration of private pen- sion bills, . O O O The House refused to recede from its appropriation for four battle ships and sent the bill as amended by the Senate to two ships, back, and asks a commit- tee of conference on the disagreeing votes. 0 o o Superintendent Kimball of‘the life- saving station has received a telegram from the keeper of the Fenwick’s Island (Delaware) station stating that a sixty- foot dead sperm whale is ashore near his station. This is an unusually large~ specimen. and it has been turned over to Prof. Goods of the National Museum, who has already sent preparators to bring it to Washington. In the past some of the finest specimens of marine zoology in the museum have been se- cured through the life-saving service. 0 o o A tale Of the ruin impending over the tinplate makers of Wales is toldin a re- port to the State Department by United States Consul Howells at Cardiff. The operators, find themselves helpless, and have dissolved their board of control, while the Tinplaters’ Union find it im- possible to keep the men in line, and there is no uniformity in wages. The American market is felt to be hopelessly lost, and the greatest depression is felt. Of the 491 tinplate mills in the district, no less than 253 are idle, while 91 are being run on a 10 percent. reduction in wages: 40 at 12% per cent., and 91 at 15 per c‘ent.: 6 at 20 per cent.: 5 at 22% per cent., and 5 at 25 per cent. There are now twice as many mills as are needed, and while 4,600 men were out of employ- ment in March, the number, of idle mills has quadrupled. _ An informal poll of the Indiana Con- gressional delegation discloses that most of them are Of the opinion that the Indiana Convention will instruct for McKinley. Representative Faris, who is a close friend of General Har- rison, said today that the ex-President would not consent to the use of his name, and that in his opinion the Mo- Kinley men would have a majority in the convenb'on and could instruct if they wished. O - o o It is rumored at the Capitol to-day that the President wrll this week issue the order placing all the departments of the government which are still out, in the classified service. The Civil Ser— vice Commission has been preparing the preliminaries for this event for some time past, and all the arrangements are completed and ready for the Presi- dent’s proclamation. . o o. 0 On motion of PenSion Commissioner Lochren the Supreme Court yesterday ordered the issuance of a mandamus on Judge Benedict, of the Eastern Dis- trict of New York, directing him to is- 8118 papers in accordance with the United States statute authorizing the Commissioner of Pensions to call upon the Federal courts to issue subpoenas to in pension cases. . o o 0 Senator Call's resolution for a com- mittee of five Senators to investigate alleged election irregularities in Flor- mittce on Privileges and Elections. 0 o o ' ' The Battle-ships Cincinnati and Mont- gomery are ordered to New London to participate in the celebration Of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of that town. . O 0 O . Representative Brewster, of New York has introduced a bill to incorpor- ate the National Society of Colonial Dames of America. ' O o 0 Senator Morgan, of Alabama, who has ,been quiteill, was well enough to appear in the Senate yesterday. ! soooioiyixnoio. Democracy’s War Horse, Hon. .lames Gallagher, Stricken in a New Haven Elec- tric Gar. A Noted Politician and Business Man. a". Bob. James Gallagher, an old promi- nent citizen of New Haven, suddenly expired before 2 o’clock yesterday af- ternoon on board a Morris Cove street car, death having been caused by heart diseaSe. Mr. Gallagher had just board- edacar at the green, bound for his summer cottage at Merrie Cove, to which he had removed about a week ago. - The deceased Was born in Baltimore in 1820. He entered upon active life with scarcely any education and became a cigar maker, afterward engaging in the general busmess of a tobacconist, fair competency. ' He entered political life early, and it was not long after go- ing to New Haven in 1843 that he re- ceived from the late Ralph I. Ingersoll the sobriquet of “The Talented Young Irishman.” He Was Inspector of Cus- toms in 1853, holding office until 18.39. He was an ardent friend of Stephen A. .Douglas and was the leader of the Con- necticut delegation to the Democratic National convention at Charleston in 1860, and at the adjourned convention at Baltimore, which nominated Mr. Douglas for the presidency. He represented New Haven in the lower branch of the legislature in 1861, 1863 and 1878, and in the senate in 1867 and 1868. Mr. Gallagher introduced in- to the democratic state convention of 1867 a resolution pledging the .’ party to support what afterwards became known as the “eight-hour law.” While in the senate during the year he presented a bill providing that eight hours should constitute a legal day’s work and it was mainly through his efforts that the law was enacted which is still among our statutes. In 1884 he was appointed by Governor Waller the chairman of the state board of charities, which position he held up to the time of his death. Mr. Gallagher had always been a sin- cere member of the democratic party and one of its .most able supporters. He possessed a rare talent for public speak- ing, and stumped the state‘ in almost every contested election for thirty-five years. He was chairman of the democratic state committee from 1865 to 1870, and it was under his direction that the democrats carried the state in 1867 for the first time in many years. Mr. Gal- lagher had long been an active and practical temperance man and often gave his personal efforts on the plat- form and elsewhere for the. promotion of the cause. His intimate acquain- tance with state affairs and his facility in debate enabled him to instruct as well as entertain. . The report of the death of Mr. Gal- lagher will be received with sorrow by a host of personal and political friends in Norwalk where he was always a wel- come visitor. He was a gentleman of cheerful temperament, courteous, cor- dial and kindly ways, and it was always a pleasure to meet him. Mr. Gallagher was of the old school of democracy, an steadfast in his political beliefs, and earnest party worker in whatever capacity his abilities were needed. h“..— OBITUABY. MATTHEW SEYMOUR ST. JOHN. Matthew Seymour St. John who as mentioned in these columns suffered a paralytic stroke some days since at his home on Belden Hill, Wilton, died yes- terday alternoon, in the 77th year of his age. He was a bachelor and lived with his two sisters, Cordelia and Minerva St John. who with another sister, Mrs. John Felton, survive him. The deceased was a son of the late Nathan and Rebecca St. John. His great grandfather, Phineas St. John was a victim of a small pox scourge and was buried in what was known as the “elephant lot” and now known as the Butterworth property. The funeral will be attended Saturday afternoon Rev. Mr. Davis of Silver Mine Officiating. The Frog Came Back. A monster bull frog which has been disporting itself for some days past in the aquarium at a Main street market, was missing yesterday morn- ing, and a vigorous search failed to reveal its whereabouts. This morn- ing, when “Tim” arrived at the market he was not-a little surprised to see the frog sitting on the edge of the aquarium catching flies. Where he hid himself is still a puzzler. » [CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE.) \ from which he retired in 1866 With a' THE 0UP WENT BAoK Bridgeport Defeats Norwalk at Chess. Dr. Baldwin Lost for the First Time. The Bridgeport chess players came to Norwalk last night and returned home ' later carrying with them the silver trOphy which the Norwalk team took away from the Bridgeport Chess club a month ago. The tournament was played in the rooms of the Norwalk club. The individual games were each more Or less interesting, but especial interest centered in the game between Charles Gotthardt and Dr. A. H. Bald- win, champions of their respective cities. Mr. Gotthardt won by a safe margin, playing the black. Quite a triumph for the Bridgeport team this was, because it was the first time Dr. Baldwin had been beaten in any of the cup contests. The score at the close was : port, 6%; Norwalk, 5%. The games were won or lost as fol- lows, Bridgeport players named first: Charles Gotthardt won Of Dr. A. H Baldwin; J. N. Emory lost to William Moran; S. M. Cate Wen of William Warren; S. W. Challenger lost to W. A. Vogel; L. W. Wilson won to F. W. Merriweather; E. L. Rogers lost to Patrick Mulvihill; C. Y. Beach lost to J. W. Maples; R. B. Cogswell won of W. H. Baldwin; G. B, Sterling 10st to E. S. Adams; S.‘ Northrop won of Ar- thur Adams; 0. J. Norton won of George Stoots; W. B. Palmer drew with Lewis Hein. ' On the draw game depended the re- sult of the tournament as had it been won by Norwalk the score would have been tied and Norwalk would have held the cup. , After the game the Norwalk men en- tertained the victorious Bridgeporters with sandwiches and eofi'ee. Another match will probably be ar- ranged for June, when the home play- ers will go to Bridgeport and try to bring the cup back. -,_-____ Fairfield County Ministers. The Fairfield County Association Of Congregational Ministers and Pastors’ Wives’ club were in session yesterday at the Congregational church. The clergymen discussed'the subject, “Pre- parations for Church Membership,” in the chapel. and the ladies talked on “Methods of Personal Work” at the parsonage, with Mrs. Noble. Both ladies and gentlemen partook Of a care- fully prepared luncheon, which was served under the direction of Mrs. Arthur Hill, chairman of the. ladies’ committee. Hand-painted name-cards, with mottoes in Latin for the ministers, and in English for the ladies were placed at each plate to be read after dinner, instead of toasts. Professor Brastow of Yale Divinity School, spoke at the afternoon session. Bridge- Fire Department Notes. Phoenix Engine company was out for practice last night. The steamer was taken to the corner of Main and School streets and worked splendidly. A full complement of men turned out. Pioneer Hook and Ladder company took a practice run also and hoisted their ladders on the Buckley rubber factory. Owing to the illness of Cap- tain Morris and Secretary Thomas the business meeting was postponed for one week. Hope Hose company had a practice on Mill Hill, and found their fire appar- atus and hose to be in good working order. O Norwalk Opera House. The famousMrs. Gen. Tom Thumb is a house hold name, woven into the his- tory of the household and nursery in every country in the world. This little lady and an excellent company will ap- pear at the Opera House for three nights and two matinees, commencing 'to-morrow, and this is announced as, her farewell tour she will doubtless re- ceive liberal patronage from our amuse- ment-loving community. 8. S. Club. The S. S. club held a regular meet- ing at the home of Harvey Bette on West avenue last evening and elected the following officers; "Frederick Elle, President; Frederick Many, Vice-Pres- ident ; Harry Cousins, Secretary; Louis Leonard Treasurer. ~ Fighting the lee Trust. The retail butchers of New York city and Brooklyn are organizing to free themselves from the power of the lee Trust by importing ice from-Buffalo or estabishing an artificial ice plant of their own. ‘ ’ FOUND Ull_l_l_l_E TRAGK The Body of an Unknown Man Picked Up Near Whistle- ville. ‘ His Face Crushed Beyond Recognition. The engineer on Conductor Spauld. ing’s freight which. passed through South Norwalk 'at 2:30 O’clock this morning, on the way east, discovered the dead body of a man lying upon the tracks just below the Whistleville cut. The train was stopped and the body; placed on board and brought tO the station. ' Medical Examiner Burke was sent for and he had the body removed to Under-’ taker D. W. Raymond’s morgue on Washington street. The dead man’s face was crushed be- yond recognition. He was about 6 feet tall, well dressed in a dark suit, dark hair and moustache and wOuld proba- bly weigh 190 pounds, and wore a light colored soft hat. .. In. his pockets, were a pack of cards, two envelopes a small memorandum book with several addresses written in pencil, a string of beads and two notes addressed to John Miller which was probably his name. He had a cane and a small bundle containing several paint of clean socks and a red and white out- ing shirt. In the memorandum book was a busi- ness card of William A. Mott, who keeps a livery stable at Mount VernOn. On the back of this card was written in pencil, “This man worked for me one - week but as he could not understand the language he could not get along.” It is probable that the dead man worked at Mott’s stable and his identity may be established by Mr. Moth: It is not known whether the dead man was stealing a ride and fell 011' or whether he was struck while walking on the track. His’ body will remain at Raymond’s morgue. for a short time in order to allow Medical EXaminer Burke to make an effort to. discover his identity. .0— The Deacon Bought Kisses. Deacon Johnny Taylor caused con- siderable merrimentfilast Sunday among 'a bevy of colored Sunday school chil- dren by giving them a penny each for a ' kiss. A halt in the proceedings was caused by Johnny’s attempt to pass Off a penny with a hole in it on one of the girls, who refused to accept it and asked him to give her back the buss that he had taken. Died at the Asylum. Word was received this morning of the death at the asylum for the insane at Middletown, of Mrs. Jeremiah Spil- lane formerly of this city. Whist. The Evening Whist club will meet on Friday evening at the home of Miss. Alice Cram on East avenue. WESTPORT. Dr. John Mountain of Pennsylvania is the guest of Father John H. Carrol at his home on Riverside avenue. Mrs. Frederick Kemper and her two daughters, Miss E. Winnifred and~ Helene, have returned from a visit with Mrs. Kemper’s sister in Brooklyn. Miss Elizabeth Putney is the guest of Saugatuck relatives. Misl Lillian Thomas is spending the week with her brother, W. M. Thomas In Brooklyn. Amzi Baker has returned to his home _ in Bethel. A large company of ladies and gentle- men met in Temperance Hall Monday evening for the purpose of forming a “Grange” in our town. ’ ‘ Miss Elwood of Greene Farms is visit- ing her sister in New. York city. Lloyd Nash started for Petersburgh, Va. yesterday expecting to be gone about two weeks. - Miss Elizabeth Kissam of New York City has been visiting her sister, Mrs. George Weed Barhydt, at the Rectory. O ‘RDWAYTON. Rheumatism has station agent Gib- bons fast in its grip. John D. Felter and family, of New York, are occupying their summer res- idence on the east side. . Mrs. Joseph Smith died yesterday morning, aged 64 years. - Her funeral will be held to-morrow afternoOn and "the interment will be in the Pine Island cemetery. _—_—.. —Ad vertise in the GAZETTE. 0' ouo Hoiooiooouio Pooh = f A Magnificent Piano hr the Most .Popular , ' SohoOl, Lodge, Society, Club or Fire Com: > pony io‘ 'Fairfiold 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 ‘afin exceptional opportunity to make the test. THE GAZETTE ffrov poses to poll the votes of the people. And. the voting is 10.: 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. ' " ECEYQ'W ‘- 2: new not“ 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 instruments—equal to 1 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 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 does on July 2, and the winner announced on July 3. 3—Any ~chool, 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—00upons must be fillerltbut in a plain handwriting, forlotherwise blund- ers can not be avoided and votes will be lost. Blank coupons, of THE lilifimoiiiiiitis THE soiiiio oosois. ,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 andeell sustained, the scale is magnificent. 4 . ' " - Following is the voting coupon, at cOpy of which will ap- pear in THE GAZETTE daily. ' E NOTcOOD AFTER MAY :3. Town, I E . BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS. Norwalk Yacht Club ......................................................................... . ..... 12050 . Hope Hose Company........................ ........................................................ 11424 St. Mary’s School ....... ._ ............................ .......................... 7083‘ Welcome Stranger Lodge", ................................................. . .............. . 1558 Center School ........................................................................................ - 936 Pequonock Pleasure Club ........................... . ............................................ 566 Over River School.-. .................................................................................. 347 Pioneer Castle .......................................................................... ' .............. 161 T, F, E. 0111b" ............... .' ............. 2 ......................................................... 2;. 70 Arion Singing SOCiety ......................................................... 1 .................. 60 '1'.G. L. C ........................................................................................ . ..... . 4o Norwalk Liederkranz .......................................................................... . ...... 24, Sword Fish Club ...................... . .............................. . ........................... :3. 23 Lincoln Council ............ _‘13 ‘ N. R. 0---- .......................... 16 The Central Club.. . . .. .. . 13 ' East Norwalk School...... .. . 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 V S. S. Club ............................................................. . .............................. 2 Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company -., ........ . ...................................... . 4 Phoenix Engine Company.,....... ....................................... . ..................... . 2
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