.THE EVENINC GAZETTE. ENTERED AT THE POST OFFICE IN NOBWALK as A NEWSPAPER. MAIL S UBSCRIPTIONS. DAILY, one year. :3: six months, 51.75: three months. $1.00; one month, 30c. WEEKLY. one‘.’ year. in ', advance. $1.00; six months, 600.; three months. 350. WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1896. State Prison Directory. Gov. Cofiin has appointed Edward C. Frisbie, of Hartford, a member of the board of state prison directors in place of Marvin H. Sanford, of Simsbury, resigned. The appointment holds until the next general assembly meets. Mr. Frisbie is one of Hartford’s most capable and successful business men, being the active, managing, member of the Wholesale Druggist firm of Talcot‘“, Frisbie & 00. Governor Cofiin could not have made a better selection and in the interests of the state we trhst Mr. Frisbic will accept the honor tendered him. o The Electrical Exposition. The value of such a display of the enormous variety of uses to which what is generaliyaealled the electric current may be put as is now being made at the Grand Central Palace in New York will ' depend largely upon the interchange of ideas that it will promote between men who are giving their full attention to the development of the mysterious force. Of course, it is always well to interest the laity in such matters by providing romance and sensational at- ,._§0chme‘nts, but it is easy to detract at- J 3913mm from the real purposes Of such ;...nd9mom§nation. To be able to hear , the roar of Niagara in New York is in- teresting as evidence of what human in~ . gennity can accomplish, but the wire that keeps a poultice warm is vastly s-rmore serviceable to the human race. The mkrest, in point of fact, that the ' fisitor reels is in proportion to his knowledge of the subject. What perhaps, not generally known is the most important feature of the exposition, namelfi, that in dealing with the most subtle and most modern force in nature, the United States stands to day where it has stood almost from its foundation—at the very head of the science. The spirit that promt- ed Franklin to fly his kite has been the spirit Of this nation. I And not only has it developed a degree of ingenuity and skill among us that leads the world, it has brought to our shores and domesticated among us some of the most brilliant intuitions that other nations have produced. This isthe electric continent, both by birth and naturalization. The mastery Of the forces represented in the science is a task for which the keen, clear-cut, ime nginative American mind is peculiarly qualified. It seems to have been re- served for us by fate and fitness. is, Q.- Savages as Soldiers. There was a time, and not so long ago, when Great Britain thought but little of the more or less savage tribes with Iwhom British troops frequently - came in- contact. Nation after nation of the nncivilized was speedily overthrown and the crude’ governments that had existed for thousands of years were sup- planted by the ruling forces which ac- knowledge the Union Jack as their em- blem. Conditions have changed re- cently, however, and in at least one in- stance the military power of England finds itself opposed by those who but a little while ago were slightingly termed “niggers,” but Who tO-day are fairly capable soldiers. This change has been wrought by the rifle. It used to be that only the civilized troops had im- provedfirearms—their opponents gener- ally had to content themselves with spears and shields and bows and arrows and other crude weapons—but to-day' there is practically no difference be- tween the armament of the trained soldier and that of the more blood- thirsty and much more reckless savage. Evidence of this revised condition of affairs is found in the retreat of Capt. Napier, who, with some two hundred men left Bulnwayo to reconnoitre, but who promptly retreated when the pres- ence of two or three thousand Mata- hele warriors was revealed. Ten years ago, two hundred English soldiers would have been-fully equal to the task of slaughtering twice that number of Matabele, but that was ten gems ago. Even the most enthusiastic English officer would hesitate to-day if smiled upon to attack a force three or four times as large as his own. Later and even stronger testimony was given . /‘ Iina Cape Town dispatch id which it was stated that a British sortie in force from Bulnwayo had been fruitless of everything but slaughter and that a re- markably large and discouraging per,- centage of the killing was done by the Matabele. It is well that those who are in charge of the anti-Matabele cam- paign are taking note of the modern- ized conditions. Italy failed to do so in Abyssinia and the failure was so costly that the folly is not likely to be repeated. In this country the Indian has for many years been in the posses- sion of better arms than were issued to the troops and in every campaign since 1876 knowledge of this fact has had much to do Iwith the plans and move- ments of those who have been called upon‘ to compel peace on the border. .0 PATAL FIRE IN BROOKLYN. Two Sisters ond One Child Burned to Death and Three Others Injured. BROOKLYN, May 6.-—Two women and an infant were burned to death in a fire which occurred at 234 Johnson avenue, corner of Bushwick avenue, today, and three other children were also severely burned, and at least one of these will die. The doctors at the hospital where the In- jured children were taken are "unable as yet to say what the extent of the burns of the three children is. The dead are: Mrs. Rebecca Cohen. Mrs. Rachel Posternek, Solomon Posternek, 8 months old. ' The injured are: Karl Cohen, 2 years old; Solomon Cohen, 3 years old; Rosey Posternek, 19 months Old. The fire started in the kitchen' of Mrs. Cohen, who was at work near an Oil stove. The wind blew her clothing against the flame, and in an instant her dress was ablaze. She ran across the hall Into the apartment of her sister, Mrs. Pcsternek. The latter attempted to extinguish the fire, and in so doing her own clothing caught fire. Both women ran into the hall, screaming for help, each attempting to put out the fire of the other’s clothing. The tenants in the house were aroused by the screams, and an alarm of fire was sent out by one of them. When the firemen arrived, they found the two women lying in the hallway between their apartments, with their clothing burned completely from their bodies. and both were terribly burned. They were unconscious when found. An ambulance was summoned from St. Catharine’s hospital, but Mrs. Cohen was dead before it arrived. Mrs. Posternek died on the way to the hospital. In the meantime the firemen had found the apartments of both women on fire. and in the kitchen of each were their two small children. The clothing of all Of them was on fire. It was the work of but a minute to put this out, but the children had been already terribly burned. ' They were all taken to St. Catharine’s hospital. Edwin Posternek, the youngest of the four, lingered in great agony until 11 O’clock, when he died. Carl Cohen Is the most severely burned of the other three, and the physicians at the hospital say that he cannot recover. The other two chil- dren are also severely burned, but the physicians have hOpes that they may sur- vive. MRS. LANGTRY’S JEWELS. A Settlement Arranged Between the Ac- tress and the Bank. LONDON, May 6.—In the queen’s bench division of the high court of justice today, before Sir Henry Hawkins, the suit of Mrs. Langtry against the Union bank of London. to recover the value of jewelry belonging to her and obtained from the bank by ‘an order alleged to have been forged, was to have been heard. Mrs. Langtry had a short consultation with her. lawyers, and then Sir Edward Clarke, Q. C., formerly solicitor general, announced that judgment, by agreement. had been granted the defendants, without costs, the defendants paying Mrs. Langtry $50,000. The jewels, if recovered, will re main her property, but if recovered beyond the value of $125. 000 the excess goes to the bank to the extent of $50,000. Breaks In Atlantic City’s Board Walk. ATLANTIC CITY, May 6.—-Harry Rutter, one of the property owners on the line of the new board walk, has refused to allow the structure to cross his property. A sim- ilar Objection has been made by Louis Donnelly. The walk will be constructed, leaving gaps at these places. When as much as can be .done is completed, stops, it is said, will be taken to' coerce the ob- jecting property owners. St. Louis Election Stopped. ST. LOUIS, May 6. -—The state supreme court at Jefferson City has ordered the St. Louis school board to revoke the appoint- ment of judges and clerks for the election which was to have taken place today, to fill a vacancy on the school board. The elec- tion is enjoined, and all the directors are cited to appear before the court on May 12 and show cause why they should ”not be punished for contempt, During the winter of 1893, F. M. Martifi: of Long Reach, West Va., contracted a severe cold which left him with a. cough. In speaking of how be cured it he says: “I used several kinds of cough syrup but found no relief until I bought a. bottle of Cham- berlain’s Cough Remedy, which relieved me almost instantly, and in a short time brought about a complete cure}? When troubled with a cough or cold use this remedy and you will not find it necessary to try several kinds before you get relief. It' hasbeen in the market for over twenty years and constantly grown in favor and popularity. For sale at 25 and 50 cents per_bottle by E. P.‘Weed, druggist. W o. \ READ FOR THE STOMACH’? SIAKE I Sweet. apples, cooked, are very easyflo digestion, requiring but 11/2 hours. “:49; People digest food that they relish better than that which is distasteful to thlem. . . pt Beets are among the most difficult vegetables to be digested, requiring nearly four hours. } Cocoa is believed to have no effect either in promoting or retarding. the digestion of other food. . Never go hungry to bed. A little light refreshments before lying down oonduces to healthful sleep. No flesh is healthy too soon after the death‘cf the animal. Meat shOuld al- ways be. kept at least a. day Or two be- fore using it. I I ing the walk in front of the St. John HERE A_N_EI_THERE." An Epitome of Happenings of Interest to the Public. Garnered with Scissors and Pencil. , Mayor A. C. Wheeler is in New ‘Lon-I don. . Groceryman Hugh Dohuelly' is I in New York to-day. The Sons of St. George held a regular meeting last evening. U. S. Patent commissioner John S. Seymour is in town t'o-day. I Mrs. Gen. Thumb and suite will ar- rive in Norwalk to-morrow. Mrs. Ann Burns has followed from Harbor avenue to East Norwalk. The Official board of the Methodist church will meet Friday evening. The annual meeting of the Over River school takes place in June. Mr. Moore of Plymouth avenue has purchased the trotting horse GrayEagle. Gregory’s Point will probably be Opened to the public on Saturday, May 16th. A bursted water pipe at the railroad station on Wall street is being put in repair. Mrs. Caroline Davis died at her home on Henry street, yesterday, aged 77 years. ' Things are active at the Jennings boat yard and all manner of craft is being launched. I Prices —Full line of baby carriages. and way down at Raymond & Sons, 46 48 Main street. West avenne was lined with bicycle riders last night, enjoying a ride on the macadam road. I Complaint is made of the large qum- ber of loose cobbles on Mott avenue and Union Place. Buckingham Post, G. A. R., will meet to-night and discuss matters per- taining to Memorial day. The senior class of the Over River school will give a dance in the Athen- aeum next Tuesday evening. William Richards has removed from Water street to his new house 'On St. John avenue, east N orwalk. ' ‘I, ———‘-———-2 -' "I 'I I . '- » - c 1‘. Waterbury wheelmen have petitioned the“ council of that city to restrict the speed of riding to five miles an hour. The yacht Three Brothers has been placed in commission and had a party of young ladies out sailing yesterday. Mrs. Hiram Gorham is removing from Franklin avenue to the home of her son John Gorham in East Norwalk. —Reirigerators, the best made. Ray- mond & Sons, 46 and 48 Main street. Buckingham Post has decided to at-~ tend the Union Sunday school memor- ia1 entertainment on Sunday May 24th. New London began the celebration of its 250th anniversary of the founding by John Winthrop, the younger, last night. Reporter E. J. Thomas is suffering an attack of pleuro-pneumonia. His many friends will wish him a speedy recovery. , Landlord O’Sullivan will Open'his Gregory Point hotel on the 16th. The Tramway cars will begin running about the 15th. ~ Bernard Tully Of the Street Railway line is in possession Of a very active and painful boil, and which he is feed- ing flaxseed and laudanum. The F. St. John Lockwood building on Wall street and Occupied by John Malone is being connected with‘a larger pipe with the water main. Professor Anderson and family are now occupying the barn on the Bryant place on Butler street having been evict- ed from the Moody building. A few Grand Army men from this city went to Bridgeport to-day where they joined Elias Howe G. A. R. Post and went to New London to take part in the 250th anniversary services in that city. —The largest and most complete as- sortment of furniture 1n town at Bay. mond & Sons, 46 and 48 Mam street. Harriet Hoyt, wife of Sylvester Hoyt died at her home in Bridgeport yegt'er. day. Her only child died six months ago. The funeral will be held to-mor- row. The deceased was center-inn“- of John H. Hoyt of this city. Street eommissioner Kellogg is plac. place on Main street in repair. ‘ He al- Miss Hattie Ratchford of the Boston Store is trying to conquer the bicycle. Thomas Catterall was initiated as a member Of the Sons Of St. George last evening. . The remains of the late Margaret P.‘ Beatty will be brought here for inter» ment on Saturday. -—Fishing tackle, Hayes’ 5 Main St. Mrs. George B. Bux‘ton nee Wood- hull, formerly of Norwalk, is sick with the measles at her home in Syracuse, N. Y. A fall of sixteen degrees in tempera- ture from yesterday noon to this morn- ing, is enough to make the strongest shiver in their boots ‘ I The attention of the police Of our tWin cities is called to'the unlawful ' scattering of bills and advertising sheets in people’s door yards. _ ——Ben Betchel has a first class barber 1n_h1s shop on Cress street, while he is laid up. _ The Street Railway company is re- grading the street near the Green and putting it in first-class shape, to the dc- light of adjoining property owners. HOpc Hose company has organized a base bail Dine and are anxious to meet the Pioneer boys on anv day that it might be convenient for them to play. There is another alleged bankrupt sale going on in town. It pays to patronize regular dealers. ' You can buy just as cheaply of regular dealers as of anyone else. The semi-annual meeting and election bf officers of the Central Labor Union will be held tO-morrow night at the Iron Moulders' Union hall on Wall street. Business of special importance will be transacted. Editor W. K. Maples met with a mis- hap while riding his bicycle 1011 Wall street near Glendenning’s drug-store, yesterday afternoon. He was thrown from his wheel but escaped with a few slight bruises. What threatened to be a runaway and a collision between two teams occurred on Wall street this morning but the only damage done was the wrecking of a Derby hat which was crushed under one of the wheels if a wagon. C. Ford Seeley and Gilbert Finch who are training for the Irvington— Milburn race took a spin from the town hall in Stamford to the Norwalk hotel and back last evening. They made tl e distance in one hour and one minute. .9. REPTILIAN GRATITU DE. A Snake That Believed That One Good Turn Deserves Another. A professor of entomology in the state university was searching the Berkeley hills for rare insects when he heard the blood-curdling rattle of a snake and found a. big diamond backed pinioned beneath a. large stone. He got a stick to kill the snake, says a. voracious Californian, and then decided to release it first to see what it would do. He approached cautiously, and the snake watched .him closely, but manifested no hostility. He rolled the stone off it, and instead of coiling and striking at him, as he expected, it stretched itself, twisted its tail a. few times and crawled slowly toward him. He put out the stick he carried, but the snake rubbed against it and twisted around it tenderly. The professor de- cided not to kill it, and started on up the trail. He was surprised to see the snake following along, and when he stuck one of his heavy cowhide boots out it rubbed gently against it. After considerable trouble he gave the snake the slip and returned with his bugs. The next year the professor was, up on the hills after some more speci- mens When he heard a great rattling, and just ahead of him in the trail he saw a, big rattler. It was not coiled and evidently was not angry. He looked at it closely and noticed a. scar on its back. Then he counted its rat- tles and decided that it was the snake he had rescued the I year before. It seemed overjoyed to see him and wagqu its tail like a dog, making a terrific rattling. The snake followed the professor about so closely that he could not get rid of it, and it became a. pet in his bachelor apartments. It used to coil itself at the foot of his bed and sleep there. ‘The professor’s friends warned him that the snake would kill him or some one else, but he had every confidence in it. One night he heard a terrible ‘racket downstairs in the dining-room. He struck a. light and his pet was miss- ing. Then he ran downstairs and found the snake in the dining—room coiled around a. burglar. It was hold- ing him with a. viselike grip, while it had its tail out the wiifdow rattling for a policeman. I A parrot in a. certain family was usually kept in the dining-room with the family, but during the winter was removed to the kitchen for greater warmth. When the winter was past. it again made its appearance among the family, whom it amused with the new remarks it had picked up in the kitchen. On one occasion, when the , bell had been rung for something, the parrot was heard remarking from his cage: “Let ’em ring again!" .1, 9-» -s......_.-.__. All last. winter Mr Geo; A. Mills” of Lebanon, 001111., was badly afflicted with rheumatism. At times it was so severe that he could not stand up straight, but was drawn over on one side. ‘.‘I tried different so has men at work “dragging I” the Belden avenue sewer. The Work on} Stevens street is nearly completed and g repairs on the turnpike near the. Arm- I ory will be finished to-morrow. ~ 13 remedies without receiving relief,” he says, “untilnbout six months ago I bought a. bot- tle of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. After using it for three days my rheumatism was gone and has not returned since.” For sale by E. . Weed,druggist. CAPITAL-«Continued..- % News of the beginning of a breakup , in the New York delegation to St. Louis received here to-day, adds fresh fuel to the Presidential candidate flame now quite intensely burning. o o - I0 I Senators Hawley and Platt and Con- gressman Russell left on an early train this morning to attend the New London celebration. The other members of the delegation were unable to leave here. ' ‘ O » O o . R. A. France of New Haven, and W. W. Gray of Bridgeport are here. I ORIGIN, OF FAMILIAR SAVINGS. “Going to pot" is a reminder of the days when boiling to death was a legal punishment of parricides. “To be in a. brown study" is a. cor- ruption of brow study, a. study requir- ing much thought and contraction of the brow-s. ,, : V... “Knocked into a. cocked hat” is ex- pressive of the ease with which this article, especially when old, assumed almost any shape. “As dead as a herring” is an‘exprss- sion arising from ice fact that herring die very quickly after being taken out of the water. “Please the pigs” is a corruption of “please. the pyx,” a receptacle. used by clergy of the Roman faith to contain the host or sacred wafers. ' “To catch a weasel asleep" is indica- tive of the extreme vigilance of these animals, who are disturbed, and made wide awake by any sound, however slight. “As jolly as a sand boy” represents the hopping to and fro of a marine insect seen everywhere along our coasts, whose leaps give the idea of mirth and jollit-y. 1 NOTES OF EUROPEAN ROYALTY. The prince of Wales will have ass-19 at Sandringham on July 3'of short-horn (rattle and Southdown sheep raised by him on his Wolferton farm. I Pierre Loti is said to. spend more of his time before the camera than any man in Europe, except Kaiser Wilhelm and the prince of “Vales. He has a mania for being photographed in fancy cos- tumes. Don Antonio Canovas del Castillo, the prime minister of Spain, is an aristo- crat of aristocrats and ultra-conserva- tive. “My policy,” said he on one oc- casion, “is to continue the history of Spain, not to reverse it.” The queen regent of Spain has con- ferred a decoration upon the composer, Don Federico Chueca. Chueca is the composer of the famous march “Cadiz,” now the most; popular one among the Spanish soldiers. The influential Im- parcial, Of Madrid, suggests making it the national march, and offers a prize of 1,000 pesetas for a hymn to accom- pany it. I PICKINGS OF IPOP'ULAR SCIENCE. The eye of the blind fish in the Mam- moth cave is a true eye,_having all the parts. It is, however, covered by a mem- brane, and it is probable that the fish receives no more than a. mere impression of light. The beaver has more skill than a. gov- ernment engineer. The dams construct- ed by beavers are never washed away, while every freshet witnesses the dc- struction of a portion at least of the government’s works on the rivers. . The alligator never leaves fresh water, while the crocodile frequently travels long distances by sea. It has been seen 1,000 miles from land, and it is possible that these sea-going crocodiles have given rise to sea-serpent stories. The planet Neptune, which had for countless ages. revolved in the heavens unseen by anyone on earth was discOv- cred simultaneously and, independently in 1846 by Prof. Adams and M. Lever~ rier, the two most? brilliant astron-' (2-111ch of the day. - Nearly four hours are required for the digestion. of broiled chicken; a. somewhat longer time is needed for the same when fried. - ' , , ' ~v-—-—\s.\ '\ 5.x \ (iced « Health I means the enjoyment of nature’s best gift. . than getting well—its cheaper, too. To keep well you mus’t; help. nature when derangement is indicated by headaCh'e, back- ache or dizziness. It’s the neg- lect of such symptoms that pro- motes disease. Buker’s Kidney Pills prevent disease, regulate the blood and tone the vital organs by regulating the Kidneys, which means keeping the blood clear of waste matter. They are a Specific for Backache, and Kid- ney trouble, in its early stage. A book about Backache and Kidney trouble, free. Druggists sell the pills for 50 cents. Baker Pill Ca, Bangor, Me. 1" 0R SA]: (9'. om SALE—flow is the time to.bu.v an ‘ Eddy refrigerator, none better. So. Non- WALK HARDWARE Co. 1 WANTED. ANTED—Painters and Paper Hangers. .. at NEWMAN & PINNEY s, 12 N01 th Main street, South horWle. ._ ..._, WANTED—Bic cle riders to know that we have the V averly, the best wheel on earth. to. NORwALK HARDWARE Cc. 1'0 RENT. To RENT—Cottage of six rooms. adjoining res1dence of W . J. Fitch, Westport avenue. Apply on premises. tf PERSONAL. OULTRY netting in full rolls. 45 cents per- 100 square feet. 80. NORWALK HARDWARE COMPANY. - ' LEGAL NOTICES. To the Board of County Commissioners for- Fairneld County. . I hereby app'y for ahcense to sell spiritu—- one and intox1cat1ng hquors ale, lager beer. Rhine wme, and older at_25 Wall street. town of Norwalk. My place of business is not loca~ ted within 200 feet in a direct lineof a church ’ edifice or public school-house. or the premises pgtammg thereto, or any post—office or public 1 rarv DatedIat Norwalk this 29th day of April, 1896; ' JOHN _ CULLEN. Applicant. We, the undersrgned, electors and tax-pai- ers, as defined by aw, of.the_town of Norwal ’. hereb endOrse the application of the above name John Cullen for such license. Dated at Norwalk this 29th day of April, 1896. , Michael McMullen. Francis 0. Farrell. Ber- nard Feeney. Charles Gehebe. Richard Casey. I hereby certify that the above named en- dorsers are electors and tax-payers, as defined by law. of the town of Norwalk. , _ Dated‘at Norwalk this 29th day of April 1896, ANNIE E. SMITH, Asst. Town Clerk. I ISTRICT of Norwalk. ss. Probate Court May 5th, A. D.. 1896. Estate of HARRIET F. DASKAM, late of Nor— Walk, in said district. deceased. . _ The Court of Probate for the District Of' N orwalk hath limited and allowed six months-~- from the date hereof for the creditors of said. estate to exhibit the1r claims for settlement. ' Those who neglect to_ resent their accounts, properly attested. w1t 1n1 said time 'w1ll be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to and estate are requested to make immediate payment to OLIVER E. WILSON. ‘ Executor. Norwalk Opera House 3 Nights, Commencing TH URSDAY. MAY 7th. Matinees Friday and Saturday Afternoons. The World Renowned, Ori- ginal and only MRS. GENERAL TOM THUMB’S LILIPUTIANS‘ And Rahal Specially Enleflainers. Popular Prices, 15, 2‘ , Er 35c. Reserved seats now on sale at Weed’s and Tcmllnson’s drug stores. 1 OLSEN. BROS- Our display of new Tan Shoes and Oxford for the spring of ’96 beats anything ever shown in town for novelties, liber- ality and splendor. They dazzle and bewilder you, and you will be the worst disappointed person in town it you don’t come in and exam-l :l ine our shoes, whether you wish to buy or not. The prices as usual,- THE LOWEST, at OLSEN BROS.’ WHITE-SHOE STORE 3 GAZETTE BUILDING, NORWALK. YoUR FRIENDS ARE USING PLAISTED’S couch REMEDY AND RECOMMEND US use - Get a Bottle at once. ’25 11111150 tents. ALL DRUGGISTS. i \. Keeping well is easier ,