0 THE ONLY EIGHT-PAGE ONE-CENT DAIL Y- IN THE‘ WORWALKS. ; . .. ' 3' . Vol.'VlI Whole N0. 1536 Norwalk, Conn, Saturday Evening, January 235 1897- . Price One Ci]: WA ll Vigorous Protest Fromlhe Greater Republic of Cen- iral America. The Coming Inaugural Parade. .-_——'_—- GAZETTE’S BUREAU, 709 EAST CAPITOL STREET, . WASHINGTON, J AN. 22. ) DEAR GAZETTEi—Both Houses were in sessionto-day. o o o In the Senate, a vigorous protest from the Greater Republic of Central America against the passage of the pending Nicaragua Canal bills was re- ceived. 3 (a The‘Arbitration Treaty with England came up, and a determination was very distinctly manifested to take ample time for its consideration. 0 o o The sensation of the day, was the tion of the house in. passing over the veto, the bill to establish a .Eastern Judicial ac President’s new division of the District. 0 o The members of the river and harbor committee of the House will leave Washington Sunday morning for a trip ofafew days to New Orleans. They go to personally inspect the crevasse in the Mississippi river at the Pass l’Outre, o o o It was decided at the Cabinet meeting ' to-day to begin foreclosure proceedings against the Union Pacific Railroad at once. 0 o o Arguments were made to-day in be- half of the Pacific Cable Company of New Yerk, before the House Commerce - Committee. 0 o o . The new tariff bill committee has practically concluded consideration of three important schedules and is still hard at work for the completion of the bill. ~ . o o o A project for a new railway from British East Africa to the coast is re- ported to the State Department. by Consul Hollis. The line, 200 miles long, lies wholly in Portugese territory and the Lisbon Government has issued a decree authorizing a Portugese cor- poration to issue bonds to the amount of $6,813,009 for the purpose. 0 o o A rumor is current here that .Ex- President Harrison has been‘asked to accept the mission to England. 0 0 0 General Horace Porter,‘ grand, mar- shall of the coming Inaugural parade March 4., has selected as his aids from Connecticut, Col. 0. L. Burdett of Hartford, Col. Miller of Ansonia, Dr. Farnsworth of New London and Gen. Henry A. Peek, New Haven. '1- O O“ 0 - Senator Thurston of Nebraska to-day accepted the invitation of the Young Men’s Republican Club of Bridgeport, tendered through Senator Hawley to attend their annual banquet next month. Congresman Hill expects to attend and bring other members of the Connecticut delegation with him. -pfl JURY TO BE CALLED. Assignment of Cases Made at a Bar Meet- ing Yesterday. At a bar meeting held in Bridgeport , yesterday Attorney Olmstead asked that ajury be called this term. It is probable that jury cases will commence two weeks from Tuesday. The follow- ing assignment were made by Judge Ralph Wheeler for next week. ' Tuesday—Charles I. Ezekiel vs. J en- nie I. Ezekiel, divorce; Susan Ander- son vs. Town ot New Canaan; James . Jolly vs. Annie Jolly, divorce. Wednesday—Emma L. Rosevelt vs. Warren G“: Rosevelt, divorce; Thomas I. Raymond vs. John Gorham, et al. Thursday—James McGuiness, et ux., vs. Maasachusetts Mutual Life Insur. anc‘e Co". ; John B. 'H'owe vs. H. H. Tur- ner. 090—— OBITUARY. . GEORGE S. BELL. ’ Mr. George S. Boll whose serious ill- ness was announced in these columns, died at his home, 48 Cove street, East Norwalk, this morning, in the 73d year of his age. He was a son of the late Holly and Abigal Bell of Darien,where he Was born. ‘ He has held various po- sitions of honor and trust andhas car- ried on the business of boat and dock . builder for many years. He'was an up- right, kindly natured man who was re— spected and esteemed by every one who ever knew him. ' ' _ S unison DEFENSE. Commodoremtt Asked to Amend His Answer to the ' Suit of Alice Clark. A Forcible Opposition Made. An unusual defense§hasbeen set up in the now famous case of Alice E. Clark formerly of this city, against Commodore Francis Burritt, of South Norwalk at the hearing yesterday be- fore Judge Ralph Wheeler in the Su- perior court which was of spicy variety. Mr. Burritt’s counsel, J. J. Walsh of Norwalk, asked that he be allowed to amend his defense by changing the paragrph which sets out that “if a note was given by the defendant to the plaintiff, no consideration was to be paid for the same,” so that it shall read, “that if such note was given by the defendant to the plaintiff the only con- sideration was an unlawful agreement by these parties who were not married to continue to live together.” The suit is that brought by Alice E. Clark against Commodore Burritt in which the total amount of damages claimed is $11,500, ofiwhich $3,000 is for a note held by her against the de- fendant. Attorney James H. Olmstead of Stamford, counsel for Mrs. Clark was, very forcible in his opposition to the motion for permission to amend the complaint. He said: “This case was brought to the September term of this court, a bill of particulars was not filed until Oct. 12, and an answer was not forthcoming until eighty days after the case was brought. The next day, Nov. 21, 1896, I filed a reply. and now 59 days after the pleadings are closed, this defendant comes here and asks to be allowed to make this remarkable de- fense, that if any note was given the only consideration was an unlawful agreement to continue to live together. It took his client four months and nine- teen days to discover that he made this agreement years ago, and had given a note for $3,000 for it. “It is the most infamous charge against a defenceless and innocent wo- man that was ever made. It is an at- tempt to blast her character, and it ought not to be allowed.” Mr. Walsh stated in reply to this that it was absolutely true that he did not know of any such agreement until this week. “And, your honor,” he continu- ed, “I got the evidence only after pump- ing it out of my client. Realizing that it would be an important factor in this case. I come here and make this mo- tion.” Judge Wheeler 'said he thought the defendant should be allowed to amend the defense, and he also ordered At- torney, Walsh’s client to pay $10 as costs. “The amendment will not be allowed until the $10 is paid, will it ‘2" Attorney Olmstead asked. The court said not,'and Mr. Olmstead remarked to Mr. Walsh that he did not believe his client would pay the costs, but Mr. Walsh said he would. , Lost His Money. The New Canaan Messenger prints the following in connection with an ac. count of the suicide of William Wen- dover in that place on Tuesday a report of which appeared in these columns: “For some time the unfortunate man has been in poor health. About Christ- mas time he went to Norwalk to deposit 8200 in the bank and when he arrived at the banking house he discovered that he had in some unaccountable way lost the money on the road. This wor- ried him a great deal and added to his illness seems to have thrown him off his mental balance.” Greatly to His Credit. The major part of the credit for the apprehension of Kate Flood the woman who is under arrest on the Charge of getting__$6.40 worth of goods from the Boston Store on false pretenses, is due to Officer Robert N. MorehOuse, who‘ has had the case in charge from the first. Pine Ledge Whist. The Pine Ledge Whist club met at the home of Mrs. Horace L. Hubbell. yesterday afternoon, and were spleni didly entertained. The first prize was won by Mrs. J. T. Prowitt and the second was won by Mrs. CLW. Many. ‘ Death of Miss Dusenherrie. Miss Sarah Augusta Dusenberrie died at the residence of E. K. Lockwood on High street, this morning, aged 34 years. Deceased was a sister of Mary, the adopted daughter of Mr. Lockwood. The remains will be taken to Troy for interment. ' ‘ ‘ mnuosuer sun. Norwalk Casesin the Superior Yesle'rd ayfi ' Barthel Must File an AnsWer. There were ferty—three cases on the short calendar docket in the Superior court yesterday exclusive of six divorce cases. The following are of local in- terest: ' - The foreclosure suit of the Fairfield County Savings bank of Norwalk against James Daugherty, also of that place, was heard. The bank holds a mortgage which with interests amounts to $1,574. The property involved is worth $1,800. The last Monday , 'in February was fixed as the limit for re- demption. In the case of Michael Connery against John Belden and wife, for fore- closure of defense, Attorney Hurlbutt for the defendant said the defence was that the contractor did not perform his duties according to the terms of the contract. Connery built a house for Belden. In the case of Louis Schweizer against John Barthel, Attorney Toom- ey, counsel for the latter, made a motion for a more specifice statement in the complaint. He wanted the evi- dence taken in the former trial of the case, which lasted three days, made a part of the complaint in the present case. Attorney Gray, of Norwalk, counsel for Schweizer, opposed this. Barthel originally secured judgment against Schweizer for several hundred dollars fOr an assault. Schweizer now moves for a new ti'ial on the ground of newly-discovered evidenee. Attorney Gray stated that his client was a labor- ing man, and to compel him to go to this expense, would practically result in forcing him out of court. The mat- ter was continued until next week. In the case of Rudolph Cohen of Nor- walk against the Norwalk Silk company, the court granted a decree of foreclos-- ure amounting to $4,290, as published in yesterday’s GAZETTE. on» MUST sror SELLING. Mrs. Kate Fahan to be Visited by County Commissioners. The GAZETTE was advised by the County Commissioners this morning, that the Judge had refused to certify thathrs. Kate Fahan’s license should not be revoked, and that she would be visited by them next week and ordered to close her Main street saloon and stop selling liquor. She will also be re- quired to pay the Commissioners for the time she has been selling since her old license expired. Marital Knots llntied. The'following divorces were granted by Judge Ralph Wheeler in the supe- rior court yesterday: Augusta. Sonnenberg of Stamford, from Moses Sonnenberg, infidelity, married in January, 1886. 3 Sarah McDermott of Fairfield, from George A. McDermott of Bridgeport, desertion, married Aug. 15, 1883. Lydia E. Ambler of Stratford, from Franklin P. Ambler, desertion, mar- ried Nov. 26, 1885. Grace Toland of Greenwich, from Peter Toland. desertion, married Jan. 15, 1885. Much. Big Indian. The Cockenoe tribe of Red Men met last evening at the Athenaeum but no business of importance was transacted. An invitation from the Uncas tribe of South Norwalk that the new tribe be instituted on the Uncas hunting ground was received and accepted without any powwow. The date set was Thursday evening, January 28th, at which time the officers will be installed. .9 Cockenoe Visitors. The Danbury Red Men have been in- vited to be present at the institution of a new tribe of Red Men in Norwalk next Thursday ~evening.——Danbury News. *F-w—fi Unclaimed Letters. The following letters remain un- claimedat the Norwalk postoflice, Jan. 23d, 1897: Sarah Brown (2), Mrs. Knapp, J. A. Mills. A W. H. MALONE, P. M. County Home. _In the article in these columns yes- terday in reference to the county home it was statedthat the state was indebted to the county to the extent of about $00. It should have read $200. " ’ " I Court Received Attention ,‘ IHEUBOIIIEIIDELESS. A Voting Tourist Aitemps To Interfere with His Great Sale. Captured with His Pal and Jailed. The great sale of shoes now going on at Theo Olsen’s on Washington street, South Norwalk, has attracted great at. tention of a young tourist named James Griffin, who hails from Springfield, Mass. Grifin was sauntering aimlessly along Washington street about half-past SIX o’clock last evening, when his eye caught sight of the great pile of shoes standing in front of Theodore’s. In a second he had seven boxes under his, arm and was hastening dow‘n Washing- ton street. " ' 3 A lady saw the theft and reported to Theodore, who in turn notified the police, and a diligent but fruitless search resulted. This morning at 3 o’clock Chief Voll- mer had Officers Pennington and Ire- land v1sit the old Diver barn on the Wilson Point road, and here they found Griffin and another tourist named Alfred Squires, to whom the former had givenseveral boxes to dispose of. They were brought to headquarters and locked up, but search as they might the police were unable to discover the mis- sing shoes. A bottle of whiskey in Griffin’s pocket pointed to an exchange of shoes for liquor in some Whistleville saloon. ——-—-—-———-——< -O- THE WHEELMEN’S CONTEST R.3 F. Cotter Making Rapid Gains on the f Leaders. ' g‘he contest for the GAZETTE’S Wash- i ”Eton inaugural trip shows to-day that b "h Allen and Wheeler have a danger- oris'rival in R. F. Cotter of the Alpha clpb. Cotter. to-day passes the two- .hundred mark and is making strenuous efforts to catch the leaders. Allen, too, increases his his lead over Wheeler, but both will have to keep an eye on Cotter. ... Death of Mrs. Perrin. Hannah Theresa Benedict, wife of Judson Perrin and daugther of the late Rufus Benedict, died at her home in Norwalk, Ohio, on December 22, 1896. Deceased was born in New Canaan in 1846, but removed with her parents to Ohio at the age of two years, where she has since resided. Her father was a brother of Mrs. Stephen Hoyt, Mrs. - Hannah Avery and Mrs. Augustus Dann who still reside here—New Canaan Messenger. 3 Application Refused. The application of George Carr for a license to sell liquor on Riverside ave- nue has been withdrawn, the County Commissioners having notified him that they would not grant a license in that locality. Song Service. At the song Service in the Opera House to-morrow afternoon, Professor Jackson will introduce the great musi- cal wonder Sylvester Russell, formerly of Cleveland’s Minstrels, who is noted as possessing tw0 distinct voices. ~O DARIEN. Aconcert under the auspices of the Volunteer Hook and Ladder 00., by . the Jerome May Banjo Club of Bridge- port, assisted by George H. Bromfield Glenbrook, was given in the Town Hall last evening. 3“ Station Agent Stephen R. Hoyt ofE Darien contemplates a two weeks’ trip to Florida, starting February 11. He will be accompanied by James Water- bury of New Rochelle, an operator em- ployed by the railroad company. Miss Myra Davis, who for many years I conducted the Elmwood school, is now residing at the home of Dr. Bill in Bridgeport. The schooll property, which is now owned by the Norwalk Savings Society, is in charge of Charles McCarthy. John D. Crimmins, who owns property each‘side of it, is nego- tiating for its purchase. @- BROAD RIVER. There will be preaching in the Saints church to-morrow morning at 10:30 a. m. and at 7:30 p. m. by Rev. Mr. Hop- son. The dance given' in St. John & Fled- ler’s hall last evening by the Social club last evening, was well attended and Was a source of much pleasure to‘ those present. ’It was a'late hour when be last number was called. ' I ; MCKINLEY WILL BE INAUGUBATED AT wrsnmcron on MARCH A * no YOU WANNA BE THERE? ELIGIBLE TO 60 AT THE GAZETTE’S EXPENSE. . HUSTLE FOB VOTES AND WIIIJ President William McKinley, of Ohio, will be inaugurated at Washington, D. C, on the 4th of March. Extensive prep- arations are now being made to make the civic and military parade the largest ever seen in the capital city. Thousands of visitors from all over the United States will be present to witness the grand spectacle. Would you like to be present and see the great sigh-t2 ‘ If so, and. are a member of auygwheel-.club in Fairfield County, you are eligible to contest for the EVENING GAZETTE’S free excursion ticket to Washington. 9. OUR. PROPOSITION. . The EVENING GAZETTE will present to the member of any wheel club in Fairfield County receiving the highest number of votes, at free ticket to Washington and return on the occasion of President McKinley’s inauguration. 3 WHO ARE ELIGIBLE. a member of some wheel club in Fairfield County. Anyone connected with this office, either directly or indirectly, are de- barred, and votes sent in for any employee, or for any relative of an employee, will not be counted. , ' THE VOTING. The winner will be determined by a vote of the readers of the EVENING GAZETTE, the voting to close at 8 o’clock p. m. Thursday, .February 25th, 1897, and the result to be an- nounced on Friday, February 26. In order to facilitate the voting and for the convenience of the voters the official ballot below will be printed‘in these columns every day, which is to be cutout, and the blank lines filled in by the voter, with the name of the candidate, the club of which he is a member, and his address, and Sent to the GAZETTE office. ‘ nWWWWWWemes A innuennnnion or nears 39-33:; u} ’- 1:9; “o: \- ~ ,1 r ET. A ‘MARCH 4th, 1897‘, EVENING -:- GAZETTE’S -:- FREE -:- TICKET. Name .- Club_._ , Address _ how—OW”— THE VOTE. i s s s a a ,. i s s H \ George E. Allen, Alpha..r....: ...................................................... . ............ 600 William A. Wheeler, Twin Citp7 ..... '. ........... ..............' 425 a. F. Cotter, Alpha .......................................... ....... ......... ... ....... ' ......... . ..... " 207 ’Leo Davis.,Twin’ City.:.....: ................... . ..................... ..... .. 19 Thomas F. Dunn, Twin City ................................. ~ ..... , ............... 11 Frank Smith, Orient .................................. . ................ . ....... . ...... 6 Ernes‘; 0. Fleet, TWEI} Cltyuuu"u..."”£""“"'.",":°IIuou-nn’uunu-u-uu-oaoouuucon- ..... 4 Wi‘llnm Gunther, orient.,l.uu".'”Er""E"'Illwtffibll...tint-‘1‘!!!Illjlt'livulnlul nunnnuuovl: 3 IF YOU AREA MEMBER OF A WHEEL CLUB YOU ARE. N 0 one can contest for the EVENING GAZETTE’S ticket unless
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