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THE ONLY EIGHT-PAGE ONE-CENT DAILY IN THE WORWALKS.
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Vol. VII WhOle No.1542
Norwalk, Conn, Monday Evening, February I, 1897.
Price One Cent
NATIONAL OAPITAL.
The ConnectiCut Republican
Association Hold a Meeting.
Congressman Hill Makes a Speech.
GAZETTE’ s BUREAU, )
709 EAST CAPITOL STREET,
WASHINGTON. J AN 31.
DEAR GAZETTE: -—The much debated .
General Arbitration treaty is to be re.
ported to the Senate from the Foreign
Relations Committee to- morrow.
Unless a vote is carried for its discus-
sion in open Senate, that body is likely
to sit with closed doors for most of the
week, as the measure is to be very elab-
orately debarred.
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The trade mark and copyright treaty
with Japan and the convention provid-
ing for the appointment of a commis-
sion to determine the boundary line
between Alaska and the British posses-
sons will also be sent to the Senate to-
morrow.
These matters, with the temper the
democrats are in because of the holding
up of the Post Office nominations by
the Post Office Committee, will cause
prolonged executive debate.
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The Nicaraguan Canalbill, on which
MrFMorgan has vainly endeavored to
secure a time for a vote, still remains
the unfinished business. The bank-
ruptcy bill was agreed upon to follow
this, but the two steering committees
have decided that the Hawaiian Cable
bill shall be considered first I
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The House will devote the coming
week largely to the consideration of
the appropriation bills and electiOn
cases. The Diplomatic and Consular
and District of Columbia Appropria-
tion bills are ready, and before the
week closes, the Post office and Naval
bills, it is understood will be presented.
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Senator Lodge is indignant that for-
eign steamship companies are working
to defeat his emigration bill.
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The training-ship Alliance, stranded
near Cape Henry during the late gale
was pulled off without damage, to— day.
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The rumor is current about the Capi-
tal that J. Addison Portor, editor of
the Hartford Post, is favorably consid-
ered for the position of Executive Sec-
retary to President McKinley.
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The resident-Connecticut Republican
association of Washington held a large
meeting last night at Mechanic’s hall.
Anotable feature of the meeting was
the presence of Senator Hawley and
Representative’Hill and the reading of
regrets from other members of our
Congressional delegation. Senator
Hawley made an enthusiastic address
congratulating the association and par-
ticularly President Fyler and Secretary
Spencer, on their efficient work in the
recent campaign.
Congressman Hill also made a ring-
ing speech. He said:
“I recently receiv d a petition to re-
tain a Democratic postmaster in a town
of the Fourth district on the ground
that he was a gold standard man, and
have decided to recommend him. But
after this 1 shall refuse to do this. I
am willing to receive Democratic
friends into the ranks, but Republicans
should be careful to retain the state
organizations themselves’
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mus. CLARK Fun-:0.
She Promptly Appeals from the Decision
ofludge Huhhell.
In the case of Mrs. Alice Clark,
charged wtth destroying private prop-
erty,Judge Hubbell on Saturday found
her guilty and imposed a fine of $10
and costs.
Mrs. Clark’s attorney promptly took
an appeal and A. Bach gave bonds in
the sum of $100 for Mrs. Clark’s appear-
ange.
Bicycles in Baggage Cars.
The baggage cars of the New York
Central‘& Hudson River railroad are
being fitted with a new scheme for
holding bicycles.
‘ A steel spring clasps the handle bar
of a bicycle and a hard wool block
holds the machine against the side of
the car.
terference.
It 18 claimed that, with this appliance,
saddles, enamel and nickeled parts are
fully protected, tires only being ex-_
posed to any possible risk of damage.
It' 18 necessary to remove lamps, how-
ever, to prevent their overflowing.
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These blocks are arranged in.
a. alternating rows, so that bicycles may
.. .be placed a foot apart without any in-
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TOOK THEN BODIES.
Sheriff Lyon Arrests The Men
Who Took Oil from the
Bonnell.
Several More Arrests to Follow.
Sheriff Lyon on Saturday served
body write on William Williams and
Eli Bradley of Westport, on a suit
brought by Light Cl}: Taylor for Stanley
Lowndes.
The accused are charged with re-
moving oil from the wreck of the
schooner Bonnell a1 Cookenoe’s Island.
Williams is charged of taking 400 cans
of five gallons each, and is sued for
$300. Bradley is charged with remov-
300 gallons and is sued for $225.
Bloth men furnished bonds to appear in
the Common Pleas court on first Mon-
day in March.
Sheriff Lyon also has a body writ
for John Allen, also of Westport, who
is charged with having taken 200 gal-
lons valued at $175. .
Allen was not found by the sheriff he
being down the harbor after oysters.
He will be arrested later as will Several
others who removed articles from the
schooner.
Norwalk’s Sweetest Singer.
It has been for some time past known
to many close friends of Mrs. James C.
Newkirk that she had received a most
tempting and flattering call to become
the leading lady singer in the Brooklyn
choir of Rev. Dr. Cuyler’s church. She
was chosen after a test of voices of
thirty-six soprano singers and the ac-
ceptance of the lucrative and tempting
ofi'er awaits her decision, to be made
to-day for which purpose she has gone
to Brooklyn. If she accepts, as it is
expected by her friends that she will,
she will commence her duties In Brook-
lyn on the first Sunday in May, thus
and then severing her connection with
our First Congregational church choir,
where she has so long and so delight-
fully led in its service of song. Besides
receiving a very much higher salary,
Mrs. Newkirk is ofi'ered a month’s
vacation for the present year and three
months in each year thereafter. While
all will regret her departure to another
church, all will nevertheless most
heartily congratulate the accomplished
artist'and worthy lady on her good for-
tune. '/
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Celebrates His 95th Birthday.
President Horace Staples of the Na-
tional bank of Westport, celebrated his
ninety-fifth birthday anniversary at
the Staples High School on Saturday.
This high school edifice is of itself an
imposing monument to Mr. Staples’
public spirit and philanthropy and ‘a
large concourse of hisfellow citizens and
prominent people from other towns as-
sembled there to do honor to the aged
founder.
Mr. Staples sat at the head of the
table. The scholars led in very inter-
esting exercises and the clergymen
orated and Mr. Staples responded to
Rev. W. H. Wakeman’s address to the
founder, in a paper on the founding
and growth of the school and the prog-
ress made by the town. Mr. Staples
has been a resident of Westport nearly
a century.
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January License Monies.
The County commissioners report on
license money for the month of Janu-
ary shows that the total amount re-
ceived was $9,921, of which the county
receives 5 per cent., or $496.05, and the
towns get the balance, $9424.95.
The money is divided as follows:
Bridgeport,$142.50; Stamford,$2,075.75;
Bethe], $11.40; Stratford, $380; Green-
wich. $190; Danbury, $5,177.50; New
Canaan, $11.40; Huntington, $71.25;
Newtown, $855, and Norwalk, $510.15.
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Found Dead.
Edward Joyce,- 8. professional musi-
cian, who for several years; was well
known .in theatrical circles, was found
dead in his room at Tobin’s Golden
Valley hotel, Bridgeport, Saturday eve-
ning. He was in a sitting posture when
found. Medical Examiner Downs
found that death was due to dropsy.
Rosedale Breaks Her Shaft.
The steamer Rosedalc broke her shaft
Saturday when off Penfield Reef on
her way to New York. She was towed
hacked to Bridgeport by the steamers
Florence, Virginia and Confidence. It
will take two weeks to replace the bro-
ken shaft.
, State Board of Agriculture. .
The Connecticut State Board of Ag-
riculture and the Experiment stations
will hold an institute in Clinton, Wed-
nesday, February 10. _‘
AFTER OHI___OKENS.
A Greenwich German Filled
With Shot While
Fleeing.
Started a Burglar Alarm in a Hennery. ‘
William Klotz, of Greenwich, a Ger-
man, 50 years old, is at the point of
death, suffering from gunshot wounds
received early Saturday morning While
he was attempting to' rob Daniel Lent’s
hennery. Lent has a large hennery
with a choice collection of valuable
fowls. It has been entered several
times lately, and a large number of the
fowls were taken a few nights ago.
Then he rigged a burglar alarm, which
would ring a bell in his bedroom when-
ever the henery was entered at night.
The alarm sounded at 2 o’clock‘ Sat-
urday morning, and Lent took a double
barrelied shot gun and went out. He
sawa man coming from the. hennery
and shouted at him to stop. The man
started to run and Lent fired both bar-
rels at him, the buckshot taking effect
in the man’s back. Physicians were
called, and announced that the shot
had penetrated the stomach, and that
the wounded man could notdive.
Lent was greatly surprised when he
discovered that the robber was Klotz,
who lives across the street from him.
Kloiz has been regarded as an honest
and industrious man. He has a wife
and two children, Until lately he was
employed by E. C. Benedict. Before
that, during the seven years that he
has lived in Greenwich, he worked as a
gardener at Belle Haven, a fashionable
suburb. I
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GHEAT #SHDE SALE.
Theo Olsen Making Things Hum,at His
South Norwalk Store.
Theo. Olsen, the ever wide-awake
shoe merchant at South Norwalk, is
having the biggest sale of footwear that
was ever inaugurated in the town or
county. He has received an enormous
invoice of shoes,‘both from home and
abroad, and the bargains he is offering
are worth going miles toitake advan-
tage of. Thousands of pairs of shoes
are displayed for matrons, maids,misses
and mén, in all sizes and styles, and at
all prices.
His store at 81 Washington street,
resembles a bustling shoe factory, and
if Theodore doesn’t make things hum
it will be no fault of his.
Read his advertisement on the fourth
page of the GAZETTE and then take 9,.
trolley ride to his store and ascertain
what bargains he is offering.
New Literary and Social Club.
A meeting to iorganize'a literary and
social club in connection with the St.
Mary’s society was held yesterday. It
Was decided to call the club “The Nor-
walk Catholic club,” and a coustitution
and by-l’aws were adopted. Officers
were elected as follows: Rev. J. J. Fur-
long, Moderator; Dr. W. J. Tracey,
President; Edward Barrett, Vice-Presi-
dent; John Ward, Secretary; William
Howard, Treasurer; P. F. Burns, B.
C. Feeney, P. F. Masterson, E. J. Fin-
negan, J. F. .McMahon and D. G. Hon-
necker, Board of Directors; James
Toner, P. J. Ward, J. T. Hayes. James
Keena, John Henry, T. P. Ward, Wil-
liam McMahon, James P. Sheehan, M.
J. Howard, William Farrelly and Vin-
cent Honnecker, Board of Council; M.
J. Riordan and James Magner, Audi'
tors. Another meeting of the club" will
be held next Sunday.
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Were Taken to Danhvry.
Ofiicers‘camejfrom Danbury Saturday
afternoon and escorted Max Price and
his assistant clothing dealer to that
city. Previous to “Max’s” departure
he settled an old board bill of $10.50
with Landlord Tuttle of the Norwalk
hotel. Several hundred dollars worth
of clothing presumably belonging to
Price is “housed” at Landlord Schaub’s
hostlery:in South Norwalk. The men
were apprehended here on a telephone*
message from Danbury where they are
wanted on a charge of evading the pay-
ment of a bill or two charged against
them.
Trustees Appointed.
The St. Mary’s church committee
Composed of Messrs. James Clavin,
William Wallace, James Henry and
John T. Hayes met with the clergy of
the church yesterday, and elected
James Clavin and John Fahey trustees,
they with the Pastor of the church, the
Bishop and the Vicar General to be the
full board of management. '
Mrs. James C Newkirk is 111 Brook-
'lyn to-day.
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ANNUALEOLIPSE.
Will he Visible To-day from '5
O’clock Until Sundown.
Sun’s Outer Rim Will he Unohscured.
The annural eclipse of the sun pre-
dicted for February lot will be Visible in
this City to-day from’abont 5 p. m. un-
til sunset. As the sun sets at 5:18
o’clock, the time of observation here
will necessarily be short, but in other
parts of the country 1t will be of longer
duration. This eclipse will be visible
only in America south of a line drawn
from Cape St. Lucas, through San An-
tonio, Tex, Memphis, Tenn. and Mar—
ietta, 0., to Provincetown, Cape God.
The center of the eclipse will run
across the Pacific ocean. The most ad-
vantageous points of observation will
therefore not be available to scientists.
Starting at the north of Kermandee
Island, the path of the eclipse will cross
Columbus and Venezuela, near Cape
Corrientis, on the Pacific coast, and
the Island of Trinidad.
Scientific men attach very'little im-
portance to this eclipse for two reasons.
In the first place the eclipse will be an
annular one. ,This means that it; is
only partial, and that a rim of light wil1
be visible all around the circumference.
As the chief value of an eclipse from a
scientific point of view is the oppor-
tunity it affords to study the corona of
the sun’s surface, an annular or partial
eclipse is of little use to scientists. In
the second place the best points of ob-
servation for the present eclipse hap-
pens to be at about the center of the
Pacific ocean, a region naturally una-
vailable for scientific purposes.
The duration of the eclipse will be
short. It is probable that no observa-
tions of importance will be made be-
cause of the low position of the sun,
just before it sets. The hazy condi-
tion of the atmosphere on the horizon
would tend to retract the rays of sun-
light and make a clear and distinct ob-
servation impossible.
Th6 numberof eclipses this year is
unusually small, being only two. The
next one after February 1 will appear
on July 29, and will be visible during
the morning throughout the whole
country. This will also be much more
favorable for purposes of observation
than the one to-day.
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THE WHEELMEN’S CONTEST
George Allen of the Alpha Club Forging
wk Ahead.
The contest for the GAZETTE’s Wash-
ington inaugural trip shows no change
to-day excepting that George Allen of
the Alpha club is rapidly placing him-
self at the head of the procession with
a vote that the other contestants may
find hard to overcome before the con-
test closes.
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Good Work at Small Cost.
Superintendent Martin Kellogg has
thoroughly cleaned the snow from the
city parks and crosswalks, and also re-
moved it from the streets and the Bridge
at a cost of $18.50 to the city. The cost
to the trolley roads, who are required
by law to pay one-half the cost of re-
moving the snow from” the streets, was
$14.
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G. A. R. Encampment.
The annual encampment of the Grand
Army of the department of Connecti-
cut will be held in this city on May 7
and 8.
Anussnsnrs
' The Ollie Torhett Company.
A special word is demanded in favor
of Miss Mawson. It is not so much in
the quintette, op. 44, Schumann, that
she exhibited her great proficiency as a
pianist as in the first movement from
the A minor concerto, Schumann. Miss
Mawson plays with astonishing power
and fire and against a full orchestra .in
‘a large hall her work would have had
the best effect. The audience enthusi-
astically demanded more and she played
the Arabesque in C with as fine delicacy
as she played the concerto forcefully.
-—New York Sun.
Miss Mawson will appear at Lock-
wood’s Hall with the OllieTorbett com-
pany, this evening.
Alice Morehouse of the Danbury
News spentSunday in this city. -
it.
Mrs.‘Ann Canfield and Mrs. William
Lacey of Brooklyn, are visiting William
L. B. Sherwood, GreensFarms.
The "Vets”. of 00-1? will hold their
annual r_eunion__to-.morrow night.
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DO YOU WANT TO N
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THERE?
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IF YOU AHEA MEMBER OF A WHEEL CLO! YOU ARE,
ELIGIBLE TO (10 AT THE OAZETTE’S EXPENSE.
HUSTLE FOH VOTES AHI WHILE;I
President William McKinley, of Ohio, will be inaugurated
at Washington, D. C, on the 4111 of March.
arations are now being made to make the civic and military
Extensive prep-
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-andsee the great sight? . ..
,If so, and are a member of any wheel club in Fairfield'
County, you are eligible to contest for the EVENING GAZETTEIS
free excursion ticket to Washington;
. OUR PROPOSITION, .
The EVENING GAZETTE will present to the member of any wheel
club in Fairfield County receiving the highest number of
votes, a free ticket to Washington and return on the occasion
of President McKinley’s inauguration. "
WHO ARE ELIGIBLE.
No one can contest for the EVENING GAZETTE’S ticket unless
a member of some wheel club in Fairfield County. Anyone
connected with this office, either directly or indirectly, is de-
barred, and votes sent in for any employee, or for any relative ' I 1'
of an employee, will not be counted. I i I
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. 111.
Thursday, Februaiy 251b, 1897, and the 1esult to be an-
nounced 011 Fiiday, 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 3
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. . ” ' ' -
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