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Advance In Liverpool Creates Excite-
: ment on This Side.
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IMMENSE DEMAND roe. ones
.A Blockade May Result From Overcrowded
Condition of Western Elevators—Va-
garies of the Market In New
York and Chicago.
CHICAGO, Oct. 20. —-The remarkable ad—
vance in wheat prices continued. today’s
cables from Liverpool showing an increase
*of 6 cents a-hushel over Saturday’s prices.
- - This is the most sensational gain record-
ed iii years and set the market here fairly
ild.
EAdvices from all western points show
that the advance in English quotations
,has led to the greatest excitement. Such
Wise in English prices is unheard of and
pills Liverpool away above this country in
tile market.
y Meanwhile the railroads are being kept
”Very busy indeed in an attempt to handle
:the immense quantities of wheat‘and oth-
.er grains that the farmers are rushing 'for-
iaward to the primary markets in an at-
tempt to reap some of the benefits of the
unusual prices.
' In many instances scarcity of cars
makes the situation really serious. The
freight yards here are blocked with loaded
chrs. The elevators cannot unload them
fast enough, and everything points to a
big blockade. .
Even the elevators threaten to prove in-
adequate to meet the demands made upon
them, and complaints of. the slowness of
the service are general.
At Missouri river points the situation is
reported even more serious. The southern
division of the Atchison alone is short
1,000 cars.
Grain shipments from all points in Kan
sac and Missouri for export to gulf ports
are said to be larger than ever before,
while at Minneapolis, Duluth and St.
Paul even nothing like such a heavy move-
ment in grain has been recorded in years.
Wild Openlng In Chicago.
Wheat opened wild, all the way from
78% to 79% for December, although it is
hard to find anybody who got wheat
cheaper than 79. Liverpool’s advance was
the only consideration.
New York sold some wheat here and
reports foreigners doing some selling
there. Some of the lesser local bulls have
done some realizing on the extraordinary
advance, Brousseau among the number.
Ordinary considerations were entirely
ovorshadowed by the Liverpool advance.
There is an idea that Armour bought a
lot of wheat. It looked a week ago as if
he put out his hedges against, and today
it looked as if he had taken a lot of them
in anew.
Trade has been enormous—on too great
a scale to specify.
On the New York Exchange.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20.—-Not for years has
there been such an advance in wheat as
has been seen the past few days. A year
ago last spring wheat at New York rose
to 84% cents for the active option, but the
market broke promptly, dragging down
about 25 cents a bushel from the high
quotations.
“Today the high figure of a year ago was
pansed, wheat selling up to 86% cents for
December, and the Chicago market sold
at 79% cents.
Contrary to the conditions ruling then,
the advance has been materially helped by
extraordinary conditions abroad and great
foreign interest'in the market. In a Week
prices have‘ gone up 10 cents a bushel,
with rapidly increasing speculative interest
as prices have advanced. The rise in Eu-
rope has been even more rapid, and today
the extraordinary rise of 435d. in Liver-
pool, equal to 5a6 cents a bushel, was the
keynote to the movement.
Berlin has risen 10, marks in a Week.
and the European markets seem to be fully
as wild as the American.
Trade was very heavy during the morn-
ing, and the fluctuations were large both
here and at the west. The pit was crowded
long before the opening. Indeed, operators
could not wait and traded heavily on the
curb before the official start. The north-
western markets advanced fully as rapidly
as New York.
An Ex-Convict’s Claim.
ALBANY, Oct. 20.-——Benjamin Krayen-
berger of Buffalo has filed a claim against
the state for $5,000 for personal injuries
inflicted at the Elmira reformatory while
he was serving a term of five years. A
man threw a piece of wood in his face,
knocking him senseless. Four days later,
notwithstanding his «protest that he could
not see, he was sent back to the saw,
where he cut off a portion of his left hand.
Collapsing Roof Kills Two.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Oct. 20.—The
asphalt roof of a one story lecture room
used by the University of Virginia fell in
today and caught five workmen, two of
whom, Eugene Bunch and George Tucker,
were killed and the others injured. Lo-
renzo D. Bowen received a scalp wound
and ugly cuts about the face, V. W.
Chambers a probable fracture of the skull,
and Joseph Lamb was out about the head.
Humbert’s Present to Grover.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. -—Baron Fava, the
Italian ambassador, today visited the
White House by appointment for the pur-
pose of presenting to the president, by di-
rection of the king of Italy, a testimonial
of esteem in the shape of a set of volumes
of the greatest historical value touching
the early history of America.
A Railroad Mulcted.
Bos'ron, Oct. 20.-—A jury in the su-
perior court here today returned a verdict
of 87,500 for the plaintiff in the case of
Howard B. Hodgato versus the Grand
Trunk railway. The case was based upon
two alleged prosecutions of the plaintiff
upon the charge of embezzlement of tickets.
Accused Man Dies In Jail.
DELHI, N. Y., Oct. 20.——-John Hulbert
of Hobart, formerly a conductor on the
West Shore railroad, who was on trial
charged with burglary and grand larceny, '
died in jail today. Death is supposed to
have resulted from an overdose of opium.
The Philippine Rebellion.
MANILLA, Philippine Islands, Oct. 20,——
General Juramillo has captured N asugdu.
The insurgents left 114 dead on the field.
Two Spanish soldiers were killed and 23
were wounded during the engagement.
Several Buildings Burned.
EAST HAMPTON. Conn.. Oct. 20,—The
barn and store of Daniel Jones, the meat
market of A. I. Coleman and the postofficc
at Marlboro were destroyed by fire.
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TWO SHIPS COLLIDE.
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One of Them Was Only Saved From
Sinking by Being Benched.
TORRENT RACED INTO HOLD.
The Accident Occurred In Broad Day-
light at the Entrance to New York
Harbor—Passengers‘on the Paris
Tell of Her Accident.
NEW YORK, Oct 20.—-The steamer P.8-
ccnic knocked a big hole into the hull of
the steamer Alsenborn today right in the
Narrows. The injured vessel would have
sunk had she not been promptly beached
below Fort Hamilton. The Alsenborn
plies between this city and Baltimore.
She was struck on the port bow, which
was badly stove, and the vessel began mak-
ing water rapidly. Her hold was fast fill-
ing, and it was immediately apparent that
the pumps could do nothing against the
torrent that rushed in through the big
rent in her hull.
The sinking Alsenborn Was headed for
the red deck, a short distance north of
Fort Hamilton, on the Brooklyn shore,
where she‘was beached, .01: rather where
her how sunk until it reached bottom.
The vessel now lies in this position, her
how completely submerged and her hold
filled with water. Her stem is badly twist-
ed tc starboard, and her cargo, which is of
that miscellaneous character described as
“general, ” is probably damaged to an ex-
tent which will render it a complete loss.
No lives were lost, nor was any of the
crew of either vessel injured.
The Alsenborn was consigned to H. C.
Foster and was on her way up the harbor
to pier 7, North river, when the accident
occurred.
The cause of the crash is still a mystery.
One of the Pilots at Fault.
The Peconic stopped for a. short time
after the collision and then proceeded
down the bay.
Captain William McAllery of the tug-
boat D. S. Arnot went to the assistance of
the Alsenborn and aided in propelling her
to shore.
Captain D. R. Hitchcock of the United
States tug Argus, stationed at quarantine,
was one of the first to notice the collision.
He immediately took his tug to the Alsen-
born, but reached her too late to render
assistance. He said:
“It is hard to tell how the collision oc-
curred. The weather was clear, and there
were few vessels in the channel. One of
the pilots must have been at fault, or the
accident could not have happened. ”
The J. D. Jones wrecking tug left
Stapleton to get the Alsenborn off the sand.
The Alsenborn is 164 feet. long, her
beam is 23 feet 6 inches, and the depth of
her hold is 9 feet.
She was built in Baltimore in 1888 and
has been in the service of the Transporta-
tion company since that time, carrying
freight between Baltimore and this port.
The Peconic is a smaller boat and has
been in the menhaden fishing business for
ten years. She was bound out when the
collision occurred.
The Alsenborn is badly damaged inthe
port bow, and it is doubtful whether she'
can be taken ofi without totally disabling
her.
No Panic on the Paris. -
LONDON, Oct. 20.—The Daily Mail con-
tains interviews with the passengers of
the steamship Paris, which arrived at
Southamption with a broken
Among these Arthur E. Seymour said:
“There was no panic whatever. Even the
ladies were not frightened, but many
would have preferred to have «retdrned to
New York, thinking what might happen
with such a crowd if there should be an-
other accident to the machinery. In the
storm on Wednesday for 15 hours the
steamer rolled so much that it was feared
she might capsize. On Friday night the
passengers passed resolutions of thanks to
the captain and officers.” -
P. C. Campbell of New York said: “I
would have preferred returning on account
of my little boy. Otherwise I have noth-
ing to complain of. The ladies were most
plucky.”
Captain Watkins, after telling the story
of the voyage, said: “There was not the
slightest danger, so I decided to proceed.
That is the advantage of two screWS.
Otherwise we should have had to wait to
be towed. The loss of a screw delayed us
1% knots hourly and made the steering
more difficult. We hailed all passing
steamers. An entirely new shaft will be
fitted. ”
Fears For Overdue Vessels.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. fad—Fears are en-
tertained in this city for the safety of the
barks Argenta, Silicon ,and Screen, which
sailed several months ago for Greenland to
load cryolitc for Philadelphia. Whether
they have been crushed by the ice floes
that have drifted down from the far north
or not is not known.
A Plucky Officer.
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss, Oct. 20.—-Dep-
uty Sheriff Murphy went to the house of
anegro in search of an escaped convict.
When the door was opened, Murphy was
shot by a negro. As the negro ran out of
the door Murphy fired, killing him in-
stantly. The party made a break for
Murphy, and he received a. wound from
which he can hardly recover.
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Belgian Order For Diaz.
CITY OF MEXICO, Oct. 20.—An event
marking the close of a great historic epi-
sode occurred when the Belgian minister,
in the name of his majesty Leopold II.
bestowed on President Diaz the grand
cordon of the military Order of Leopold as
a mark of the honorable regard in which
the president of Mexico is held in Belgium.
Father County For Rector.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20,—The name of
Rev. Father Conaty, head of the Catholic
Summer School of Philosophy, at Platts-
burg, N. Y., is prominently mentioned for
the place of rector of the Catholic uni-
versity, and the belief prevails in' Well in-
formed circles that his will be one of the
names submitted to the pope.
liliss Caldwell Married.
PARIS, Oct. 20.—Miss Mary Gwendolin
Caldwell, founder of the Divinity college
of the Catholic university at Washington,
was,married shortly after noon today at
St. Joseph’s church to the Marquis do
Monstriers-Me’rinville, a French noble-
man. Bishop Spalding of Peoria, Ills.,
officiated.
Shoes Go Up In Smoke.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y., Oct. 20.——The
furniture store of Charles N. Yates & Son
was gutted by fire today. The loss will
amount to $12,000, which is only partially
covered by insurance. The cause was
spontaneous combustion. '
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WILLIAM A. RICHARDSON DEAD.
Be “'as Chief. Justice of the Court of
Claims of the United States.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.——William A.
Richardson. chief justice of the court of
claims, died at his home here today as the
age of 74 years. He had been ill for sever—
al months with a complication of diseases,
and, owing tovhis advanced age, his death
had been generally expected.
The court of claims met today and im-
- mediately upon the announcement of the
chief justice’s death adjourned until
Thursday as a‘ mark of respect.
William Adams Richardson was born in
Tyngsboro, Mass, on Nov. 2, .1821. He
was graduated at Harvard in 1843 and in
the law department of the university three
years later, when he was licensed to prac-
tice and became judge advocate and gov-
ernor’said in Massachusetts. 'From 1852’)
to 1854 he was president of the common
council of Lowell, of the Wameset bank
and of the Mechanics’ association. He was
appointed to revise the statutes of Massa-
chusetts in 1855 and soon afterward was
chosen by the legislature to edit the an.
nual supplements of the general statutes,
which he continued to do for 22 years. In
1856 he became judge of probate and was
judge of probate and insolvency from 1858
to 1872. In 1869, having declined a supe-
rior court judgeship, he became assistant
secretary of the United States treasury.
Two years later he went to Europe as a
financial agent of the government to ne-
gotiate the sale of the funded loan of the
United States and made the first contract
abroad for the sale of bonds. He became
secretary of the treasury in 1873, resign-
ing in 1874 to accept the seat on the bench
of the United States court of claims, of
which he became chief justice in 1885.
From 1863 to 1875 he was an overseer of
Harvard, and he was also at one time lec-
turer and professor in Georgetown Law
school. The Columbian university gave
him the degree of LL. .D. in 1873. His pub-
lications include “The Banking Laws of
Massachusetts,” “Supplement to the Gen-
eral Statutes of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts,” “Practical Information
Concerning the Debt of the United
States,” “National Banking Laws,”
“Supplement to the Revised Statutes of
the United States” and “History of the
Court of Claims. ”
In RIemory of Patriots.
NEWARK, N. J., Oct. 20.-—-'Ihe NovvJer-
sey society, Sons of the American Revolu-
tion, dedicated two monuments today.
one at Short Hills and the other at Spring-
field. . The monument at Short Hills is a
bowlder weighing three tons. It was re-
moved from Battle Hill, which was the
camping ground of Washington after his
victories at Princeton and Trenton. The
old burying ground was the scene of
Springfield’s celebration. A monument
was dedicated there to the memory of the
patriots who died while fighting in the
battle of Springfield 116 years ago.
Big Blaze at Los Angeles.
Los ANGELES, Oct. tad—The largest fire
that has occurred in this city in years
started in the Fowler paper box factory
and before it was subdued over $100,000
worth of property had been consumed.
The building, which was a three story
brick, was owned by B. H. Howell, the
first floor being occupied by J. D. Hooker,
dealer in plumbing supplies; the second
floor by the Van Storage company, and
the third floor by the Fowler paper box
factory, where the fire originated.
A Bold Mail Robbery.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 20.—C. H. Hamil-
ton, alias Wallace, appeared at the Union
depot wearing the brass buttons and uni-
form of a railroad mail agent. He stepped
boldly up to a truck loaded with mail
sacks and pulled down a letter pouch,
throwing it across his arm, and, stepping
into a waiting room, walked into the
street. The boldness of his action enabled
him to get away, but he was followed by
an inspector and arrested.
A Duke and Duchess Injured.
EDINBURGH, Oct. 20.—A dispatch from
Cairnsmore, Kirkcudbrightshire, says that
the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, while
driving, were thrown out of their carriage
and seriously injured. The duke was aid
dc-camp to Lord Dufferin while the latter
was vic‘eroy of India, The ducbess is a
daughter of the venerable W. II. Triizo.
.formerly archdcacon of Lahore.
AN'rwnnr, N Y., Oct. 20.——A double
tragedy was enacted at Somerville when
Orrin Kinnie, a well known farmer of
that place, was found by his wife hanging
in a barn over the dead body of his father,
Daniel Kinnie, whom he had killed with
an ax. It is thought that the son attempt-
ed to take his own life and that his father
interfered to stop him.
Prominent Druggist Incinerated.
BELLEVILLE, Ont, Oct. 20.—Fire com-
pletcly wiped out the big drug establish-
ment of Scott & Brown today. L. W. Yeo-
mans, the proprietor and one of the best
known business men in eastern Ontario,
was burned to death. Loss on buidling
and contents, $40,000.
Spanish Cruiser Floated.
LONDON, Oct. 20.—A dispatch to The
Times from Madrid says that the new
7,000 ton cruiser Princess de Asturias,
which had been fixed in the mud for a
month, owing to an accident in the launch.
ing at Carracca, has floated of its own ac-
cord. unhurt.
Dynamite In theKing's Path.
MADRID, Oct. 20.——The newspapers re-
port that the departure of the court from
San Sebastian, where the king and queen
regent have spent the summer, for this
city was delayed by the discovery of a dy-
namite cartridge at Sumarraga, on the
line to be traversed by the royal train.
WITH =
A warm shampoo Witl'CUTICURA SOAP,
followed by gentle applications of CUTI-
CURA (ointment), the great skin cure, will
clear the ' scalp of crusts, scales, and
dandruff, allay itching, soothe irritation,
stimulate the hair follicles, and produce
a clean, healthy scalp and luxuriant hair,
when all else fails.
Sold throu bout the world. Price. CU'. RA, 50s.;
SOAP. 25s.; sscheN'r. 50c. and 31. 1’0. um Dace
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THE EVENING GAZETTE
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NORWALK,
Th eVBosion Store
is the People’s
Store, and They
Appreciare ii.
Jackets and Capes. .
I5 Black Broadcloth Capes, 31-98
10 Black Boucle, fur trimmed
Capes, 3.25
10 Salt’s Plush Capes, 3.75
18 Black Boucle Jackets, 5.00
9 heavy light Covert Jackets, 6.75
7 Irish Frei'. eJackets, 8 25
17 fine Boucle, silk lined Jackets, 11.98
6 fine Kersey, tan, green and
black Jackets, 14. 98
Furs.
FuIs are cheaper this year than last,
for the reason, as we ‘told our patrons,
last year was not a fur year. Hence, the
accumulation ofskins make the prices
lower. We can sell you a pretty
‘11 in. Coney Collarette for 6.98
13 in.Electric Collarette for 9.98
A large sweep Electric Seal Cape
fo 1‘ 18.50
145 sweep Coney Cape, 7.50
27 in. Electric Shoulder Cape, 12.00
39 in. Astrackhan Capes, 25, 00
N. Y. Office, 442 Broadway.
THIS WEEK
MUSTQBE THE
Banner One .11 Season.
For the week corresponding with this
one, we sold more
Then we did in any week of last year.
that this week shall go ahead, and it must,
. W3 Will ll/lae PlBBS.
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Our Silk Bargains.
D1d you secure one of them from the
great auction sale of Silks? We have a
few numbers left. We sold more silk
last week than was sold in Norwalk in
three months.
Black gro grain, large figure; this Silk
we never sold less than $1;our sale
pnce is 50c
Cheney Bros.’ best plain and figured
TafiZetas; sold by everybody that
carried them at $1.50; sale price
Dress Goods.
It is surprising to hear so many ladies
say, “I never bought a nice dress in
Norwalk before.” They won’t have oc-
casron to say so again, for the ladies that
have looked at our Dress Goods tell us
that the range of styles and prices are as
gOod as they ever saw in New York.
'50 in. heavy fine black Serge, 9.
75C
yar ’. . 50c
40 In. Silk and Wool Plaids, 50c
38 1n. Fanc1es, twelve styles, 39c
lTflRE.
come.
The Bosion Slore
ls Thoroughly
Dp-io-Daie in
In order
52 in. two tone Mixtures, 87%c
36 1n. all wo'ol Serge, all colors
and black, 25c
38 in. Ombre P‘aid Suiting, 59¢
40 111. black, large fiigure, Fancy, 250
Underwear.
Don’t throw your money away on.
Clkutp Underwear. Good Underwear is
the warmest and cheapest. H
Men’s_gray and white Merino, ribbed,
fleeced lined Underwear; all houses
asked 75c; our price, 50c
Ladies’ and 111811‘> Luzerne unshrink~
able Underwear, finest quality wool,
sold all through New York for 1.25
our price, .
Ladies’ and Misses’ combination Suits,
fieec_ed lined, all sizes, per suit, 50c
. Misses’ Egyptian Vests and Pants,
Sizes 3 to 7, regular price, 39c; this
sale, 25c
Boys’ and girls’ heavy fleeced ribbed
Vests, Pants and Drawers, all sizes, 25c
. Misses’ Australian wool Underwear,
sizes 16 to 22, 50c; sizes 24 to ‘38. 7 5c;
sizes 30 to 34, $1.00. These are 25 per
cent less on the size than N. Y. prices,
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Is showing the
Finest and Largest Line 01 Shoes, ~
Ever placed on sale, for the Fall of 1896, in N orwalk.
ln Hanan 8c Son’s well-known line, we wish to invite
your inspection of the following styles of Toes in Shoes.
Bull Dog Paieni Leathers,
Dull Dog Enamel Leathers,
Royal Toe in both Dali and
Patent Leather.
New Enamo tall with
Double and Single Soles,
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Dur Winter Tan,
“Dull Dos Toe with
Double Sole and Rope
Stitch around the Edge,”
is simply
’ Perfection itself.
TIP—TO-DATE,
and are only a few of the many new styles we have added to our
immense stock of both Ladies’ and Genis’ Fine Shees.’ .
A full line of TRUNKS, BAGS, MAGINTOSIIES ‘and RUBBER
DLDTIIIND. Your Shoes shined free at the
mums snoE sronE.
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