Evening gazette, Tuesday, February 2, 1897 · page 8

 

 
 

 

 

‘ ABl‘D Dilltll BANKS.

Burglars and Dynamite COmbined

Cause Heavy Losses.
F. .

SCARB AT HOLLIDAYSBURG,

A Building \Vrecked by, Revengefnl Per-
sons—Iowa Safe Crackers Make a
Clean Sweep—An Explosion Un-
der 3 Train In Jamaica.

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pai, Feb. 2.—An at-
tempt was .made early today to blow up
the bank building lately occupied by the
firm of Gardner, Morrow & 00., private
bankers.

The building is located in the center of
the business portion of the town, and the
explosion caused the greatest excitement.

A‘stick of dynamite was forced under
the front door of the bank and then set
off. An explosion like thunder followed. ‘.

The bank door was burst open and the
floor torn up. No damage was done to the
bank vault or the books, however.

On the opposite side of the street from
where the explosion occurred the front of
the First National bank and many stores
Were damaged by the shock, every plate
glass window in the stores being demolish-
ed, and the sound being heard in all sur-
rounding towns.

. The dynsziters performed their work
while the watchman was at the other end
of the block.

The motive for the crime is ascribed to

the resentment and hatred of some deposit-

or.
The bank failed last September. An as-
signee was appointed, and it was found
that the assets were insufficient to pay 20
per cent of the indebtedness.

Youth Charged \Vith Safe Cracking.

YONKERS, N. ~Y., Feb. 2.—A youth
charged with safe breaking is in custody
at police headquarters, where he is held to
await the action of the grand jury on a
charge of burglary.

He is Horace Pike of Sneedons Land-
ing, N. Y.

He was arrested by Detective Peter Mc-
Gown. Pike has been in the employ of
George A. Bailey, ahardwarc merchant on
NOrth Broadway, during the past month.

Sunday morning Mr. Bailey complained
to the police that his store had been broken
into, his safe forced open and the contents
removed.

Detective McGowan questioned several
of the employees, and suspicion pointed to-
ward young Pike. The detective visited
Pike’s room in a boarding house on North
Broadway, and learned that Pike had left
hurriedly for New York at 6 o’clock in the
m‘b‘rning.

j His room was searched, and in a closet
was’found the inside cash drawer of the
safe, which contained Mr. Bailey’s bank-
book and a package of papers.

The detective concealed himself in an
adjoining room. He entered his room and

‘ went to" the closet where he had placed the

- drawer.
After examining the contents of the till
he again put it away. He was then ar~
rested.

Burglars Loot a Bank.

OTTUMWA, 1a., Feb. 2,—Bradley’s bank
at Eldon was burglarizcd early today.
The safe was blown open with nitroglycer-
[in and all the funds taken. The bank of-
ficers refuse to state how much was taken,
but they usually kept 85,000 to $8,000 on
hand. The burglars escaped with a stolen
team.

Attempt to Blow Up a Train.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Feb. 2.——An at-
tempt was made to blow up a train on the
Jamaica railroad. An investigation into
the affair is in progress.

Later it appears that two separate at-
tempts were made to damage a train by
the use of explosives. One explosion did
occur, but only slight damage was done.
This led to a search being made along the
line, which resulted in the discovery near
the rails of a large canister of explosives.

The trouble seems to have arisen from
the discharge of some of , the employees of
the railroad. Anonymous threats have
reached the newspapers recently intimatin g
that something serious would happen un-
less the leading officials of the road were
dismissed.

Fierce Fire In Haverhill.

HAVERHILL, Mass, Feb. 2.—A fierce
fire, which was. probably of incendiary
origin, cut a swath in the group of wooden
buildings on Essex street, near the Boston
and Maine railroad crossing late last night.
The buildings were occupied by J. 0. El-
lison & Co., hay, grain, coal and wood
dealers. Several times during the fire it
looked as if the flames would get a hold of
adjoining property. The total loss exceeds
$10,000; covered by insurance.

Eckels Wants a. New System.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—Comptroller of
the Currency Eckels had a second confer-
ence with the house committee on banking
and currency today, which was a continu-
ance of the meeting of last Thursday. Mr.
Eckels expressed the opinion that the only
remedy for existing financial troubles was
a complete revision of the banking system,
which would amount almost to a new sys—
tem.

Belting Factory Burned.

ROCKVILLE, Conn, Feb. 2.——The factory
of the Underwood Manufacturing com-
pany, makers of belting, ctc., located in
the small town of Tolland, together with
a tenement house adjoining and 400 cords
of firewood, was totally destroyed by fire
of unknown origin, causing a loss esti-
mated at about $50,000.

Car Builders Busy.

DAYTON, 0., Feb. 2.-—-Car building
shows signs of revival here. Six hundred
men are at work at the shops on a full
equipment for the Kansas City, Pittsburg,
and Gulf road, 30 summer cars for the
People’s street railway Of this city and
several cars for the Miami Valley Traction
company.

One Month’s Mintage.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—Thc monthly re-
port of the director of the mint shows the
total coinage at the United States mints
during January to have been $9,851,220,
of which $7,803,420 was gold, $1,964,800
silver and $88,000 minor coins. Of the
silver coined $1,812,000 was in standard
dollars. '

Hon. David Phillips Dead.
POTTSVILLE, Pa., Feb. 2.-——Hon. David
Phillips died today at his home near Ash-
land of cancer of the stomach, aged 50. He
was a member of the house of representa-
7 tives from 1885,1130 .1888 and had been a
delegate from \lllS district to several Re-

. publipan national conventions. .

 

 

 

RAILROAD MEN MEET.

They Demand the Enforcement of the
Car Coupler Law.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2.——A special meet- ,

ing of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train-
men has been held in this city, at which
ever 700 delegates from the states of New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland and the District of Columbia
were present. Grand Master P. H. Mor-
rissey and Deputy Grand Master Fitzpat—
rick, both‘of Peoria, Ills, were also in at-
tendance. The session was behind closed
doors, and at its close it was announced
that only matters affecting the organiza-
tion were discussed, together with some
action on what is known as the “car coupler
law” and some matters of Ergislation be-
fore congress. Besides this a central griev—
ance committee and board of adjustment
were appointed for the Pennsylvania rail-
road cast of Pittsburg, their duties being
to consider the adjustment of differences,
if any, between the men and the company.
Resolutions of condolence were also passed
on the death of President George B. Rob-
erts of the Pennsylvania railroad.

The chief topic of discussion was the car
coupler law, which passedpongress at its
last session and is to go into effect this
year. Under its provisions all railroads are
compelled to use cars fitted with patent
couplers calculated to make less work for
the men and to render their calling less
dangerous. The brotherhoodpasscd strong
resolutions demanding its enforcement and
calling upon congress to prevent its opera-
tion being postponed.

MURDBRBD BY MUSSULMANS.

Christians Slaughtered In Greece and
Their Villages Plundered.

LONDON, Feb. 2.——A dispatch to The

Daily News from Athens says most seri«
ous news has been received from Herak-
lion. ' .‘
It is stated that ten Christians were
murdered w'hilc outside the gates of the
city and that armed bands of Mussulmans
leave the town daily for the purpOse of
plundering and burning the villages of the
Christians. The dispatch adds that these
outrages are evidently in accordance with
hints received from Constantinople.

The situation is so serious that the for-
eign consuls have wired the governor gen-
eral of Canoa, calling for the adoption im-
mediately Of stringent measures looking
to the protection of the people.

Foreign warships are now arriving at
Heraklion with a view of offering protec-
tion to the Christians there. The Chris-
tians in the districts in the vicinity of
Heralrlion are arming and occupying stra-
tegic places for the purpose of preventng
an influx Of Mohammedans to the town,
and a serious collision is feared in the near
future. 1

Shot In a Chicago Street.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2,—J. H. Mitchell and
W. S. Worth, clerks, were fatally shot by
unknown assailants early today. Mitchell
and Worth were on their way home, and
as they approached the corner two men
Opened fire upon them. Half a dozen shots
were fired. Policemen ran to the scene of
the firing and found Worth and Mitchell
lying on the sidewalk unconscious. Both
had been shot in the head, and each had
several wounds.

Denial Fronl Mr. Depew.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—Chaunccy M. De-
pew'today denied the report that Mr. Cor-
nelius Vanderbilt had rented a house in
Washington in order to further Depcw’s
chances for appointment as cmbassador to
England. “Mr. Vanderbilt has gone to
Washington solely on account of his
health,” said Mr. Depew. “The climate is
warmer there, and Mr. Vanderbilt will be
enabled to enjoy more outdoor exercise.”

Young Bradley Martin Engaged.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—The engagement Of
Bradley Martin, Jr., and Miss Daisy Post
will, according to the best authority, be
announced at the fancy dress ball on Feb.
10. The unmasking of the real purpose of
the fancy dress ball shows how hearty is
Mrs. Bradley Martin’s approval of the
match. Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt has
announced a dinner in honor of Miss Post,
her niece, two nights after the ball.

Tree Crushed 9. Cabin.

SPRINGFIELD, 0., Feb. .‘2. — Several
gangs. Of men were cutting timber on Wil-
liam Thomas’ farm, when a large tree,
which had been almost out through, fell
on a cabin and crushed it.
the cabin—Thomas Lohr. Evan Davis and
William Bruce—were killed outright, and
David Marsha and Frank Slade were fatal-
ly injured. Two other men were injured,
but not fatally.

 

Fire In a. Seminary.

LIMA, N. Y., Feb. 2.—Firc broke out in
the boys’ dormitory of the Genesee Wes-
leyan seminary. The fire department was
unable to check the blaze, and the whole
building was burned to the ground. The
loss was $50,000. There were 100 boys in
the building, but all escaped. One stu-
dent was injured by jumping from a
fourth story window.

Died In the Station House.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—An unidentified.

man was found unconscious in front of
263 Bowery today. He was taken to the
Eldridge Street station house. The man
was never conscious and died on arrival at
the station. He appeared to be about 28
years Old, was 5 feet 4 inches tall and
weighed 140 pounds.

 

Indians Perished In the Snow.

DEADWOOD, S. D., Feb. 2.—‘As a result
of the recent severe weather on the Chey-
enne agency three Indians froze to death
in their tents, and a number Of others will
die from the effects of exposure. Thou-
sands'of head of cattle perished in the
storm.

 

Oregon's Deadlocked Legislature.

SALEM, On, Feb. 2.——The temporary or-
ganization of the Oregon assembly held

its regular meeting. The body has for 20 '

days gone through the formality of meet-
ing and adjourning. / The usual length of
the meeting of the legislature isfiiO days.

Dishonest Postmaster Sentenced.
TRENTON, Feb. 2.—In the United States
district court today Edward S. O’Farrell,
the former Bayonne postmaster, was sen-
tenced. The sentence was a fine of $1,000
and one year in the New Jersey state
prison. This was the minimum penalty.

 

A Stranded Schooner Floated.
SEA ISLE CITY, N. J., Feb. 2.——The
schooner Alicia B. Crosby, from Portland
for Philadelphia, which went ashore yes-

terday on Townsend’s inlet bar, was floated .

today and proceeded to Philadelphia.

Choked to Death by 3 Rubber Nipper.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—Charles Miller, 6
weeks Old, choked to death today at his
parents’ home, at 1606 Third avenue, by
swallowing the rubber tip of a. nursing
bottle 2.1. one ,. ‘. ‘

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TREVBLYAN RETIRES.

A Noted Scotch >Radical Gives Up 3!!
Seat In Parliament.

LONDON, Feb. 2.——The Right Hon. Sir

G. 0. Trevelyan, Radical, secretary for

Scotland in the cabinet of Lord Rosebery,

count of ill health.

 

Sir George Trevelyan took a high de-
gree at Trinity college, Cambridge, was
called to the bar (Inner temple) and repre-
sented Tynemouth from 1865 to‘ 1868. He
has been successively lord of theadmiral-
ty, secretary to the admiralty, chief secre-
tary for Ireland, chancellor of the duchy,
with a seat in the cabinet, and secretary
of state for Scotland. As Irish chief secre-
tary under Mr. Gladstone he showed dis-
tinct traces of merit. It was to him more
than any other man that the abolition of
purchase in the army and the enfranchise—
ment of the agricultural laborer were due.
He was born in 1838, and n his public
life has been distinguished for his attacks
on the house of lords and the established
churches. Sir George Trevelyan is said to
be a fine scholar, though his brilliancy
rarely comes out in his public speeches.
He has written a. biography of his uncle,
Lord Macaulay; a life of the early days of
Charles James Fox and a great deal of
dramatic and satirical verse, of which
“The Ladies In Parliament,”_ “Horace at
Athens” and “ The Dhawk Bungalow”
are perhaps the best known.

MRS. OAREW MUST DIE.

_An English Society \Voman In Yokohama
Sentenced to Death.

YOKOHAMA, Feb. 2-.—Mrs. Carew, who
has been on trial here since Jan. 5, charged
with causing the death of her husband,
Mr. Walter Raymond Hallowell Carew,
secretary of the Yokohama United club,
by administering of arsenic, has been
found guilty and was sentenced to death
today. The jury was only .out half an
hour. The sentence is subject to revision
by the British minister- The summing up
of the judge was against the prisoner. The
prosecution of Mary Jacobs, the nursery
governess, who was arrested on Jan. 10
on suspicion of being the mysterious veiled
woman who figured in the case, has been
dropped. The trial attracted much atten-
tion on account of the prominence of Mr.
and Mrs. Carew in social circles here, and
because of the similarity of some features
of the case to the famous Maybrick trial,
which resulted in the sentencing of Mrs.
Florence Maybrick, an American, to death
in England, her sentence being afterward
commuted to life imprisonment. The
court held 21 sessions.

Dawes Will Succeed Echels‘.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2.——Mr. Charles G'.
Dawes, who was seer. by a representative
of the press today, said, “The report that
I have been tendered and have accepted
the appointment as the comptroller of the
currency is true.”

Muraviefl' Breakfasts \Vith Wilhelm.

KIEL, Feb. 2.—Count Muravieff, the
Russian minister for foreign affairs, ar-
rived here from Berlin today and immedi-
ately h- d an audience with Emperor Wil-
liam, with whom he breakfasted.

The Weather.

Threatening, with snow or rain, prob-
ably; warmer; high northeasterly winds,
becoming southerly.

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

Closing Quotations of the New York Stock
Exchange.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.——Money on call nomi-
nally at l}é@:3 per cent. Primemercantile
paper, 3@4 per cent. Sterling exchange heavy,
with actual business in bankers‘ bills at 54.86%
@4.86§1§ for demand and $4.84}§@4.84% for 60
days. Posted rates, $4.85@i.$53~fi and Si.87}é@
4.88%. Commercial bills, $54.83. Silver certifi-
cates, 335,000 at 6i?éc. Bar silver, 64%0. Mex-
ican dollars, 5054c. Government bonds firm.
State bonds quiet. Railroad bonds firm. '

Closing prices:

 

Wabash pref ...... 16%
Western Union. . . 84

Missouri Pacific. . 22%
Northwestern. . . .1094

5. General Markets.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.—FLOUR——State and
western dull and lower to sell; city mills pat-

mills clears, [email protected]; winter straights, $4.40

@4.50.

WHEAT—No. 2 red fairly active and weak
all the morning under lower cables, bearish
foreign statistics and absence of buyers; Mai‘ch.
831/;@83%_c.; May, 80 1-16@80%c. ,

CORN—No. 2 Opened easier. and [uled dull;
May, 30@30 l-lfic.

OATS—N0. 2 quiet and barely steady; track,
white, state. 20@290.; track, white, western, 20
@29c.

PORK—Dull; mess, [email protected]; family, $9.50@
10.50.

LARD—Easy;
nominal. _

BUTTER—Steady; state dairy, 10@15c.; state
creamery, 13@19(-.

CHEESE—Quiet; state, large, 8}é@12c.; small,
8%@12c. '

EGGS -— Steady: state and Pennsylvania,
1815c; western, l3@180.

SUGAR —- Raw quiet;
23-16c.; centrifugal, 96 test, 3%@3 23-166.; refined
quiet; crushed, 4%c.: powdered, 4%0.

TURPENTINE—Quiet at 27%,@%c.

MOLASSES—Quiet; New Orleans, 22@32c.

RICE—Steady; domestic. 3%@61/§c.; Japan,
4%@4%0.

TALLOW—Quiet; city, 3%c.; country, 3%0.

HAY—Quiet: shipping, 52%@55c.; good to
choice, 67%@.72%c.

1 Rumors

Whether itching, burning, bleeding, scaly,
crusted, pimply, or blotchy, whether simple,
scrofulous, or hereditary, from infancy to age,
Speedily cured by warm baths with CUTICURA
SOAP, gentle anointings with OurICURA (oint-
ment), the great skin cure, and mild doses
of Concern RnsonvnN'r, greatest of blood
purifiers and humor cures.

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Is sold throughout the world. Poms mum up Can.
Conn, Sole rops.. Roe
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w to Cure Every Blood Humor,” free.

mung Hai': ~uni Baby Bleme

prime western steam, $4.15,

 

 

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has resigned his seat in parliament on ac-

ents,[email protected]: Winter patents, [email protected]: city

fair refining, 2%@'

TH E E “V... N I-N'I'GTTG'IA Z on a

Atchison .......... 15 New England ..... —
Bur. .3: Quincy“ .. 75% N. J. Central ...... 100%
C.. C., C. & St. L. . 28va North American. 4%
Chesapeake & 0.17% Northern Pacific. 15%
Chicago Gas. . . . .. 78%, Do. pref ........... 38%
Cord age. . . ., ...... ' - N. Y. Central ..... 93% .
Cotton ()il ........ 13%; Omaha ............ 51%
Del. & lindsnn...l 754 Ontario & \Vest.. l5§§
Distillers” Trust. —'- Pacific Mail ....... 25% '
Eric ............... “1/ {ending ........... 26%
General Electric“ ”4%.”, Rock Island ....... 68%,
Hocking Valley” 10% Silver Bullion ..... (34%
Lackawanna... . . .1521»; St. Paul ........... 76%
Lake Shore. . . . . .153 Sugar Refinery. . 117%
Lead... . . . . L . . . . . . 2514’; Texas Pacific ...... 9%,
Louisville & Nash 51% Union Pacific ..... 6%

 

Two Months of
Winter Yet.

 

Must Go.

Norwalk, 001111.

N. Y. Office, 442 Broadway. '

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The probabilities are that we will have Winter
' until April. We have a greatquantity of ’

 

 

 

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ER DRY GOODS:

 

 

JACKETS.

All 8512 to $14 jackets one price, only. ............. $7.50 each
All $20.00 to $12.00jnckcis, no matter what they

All $4.50 to $6.00 jackets all at one price ...... ....$3_50 each

HEAVY Width UNDERWEAR

ALL MUST GO.-

 

$1.50 Men’s Gray, White and Red all Wool shirts

and drawers, to clean out ..... . .................. S I .00 each
$38.00 Men’s \Vool, double and single breasted

Underwear, to clean out ........................... 75¢ each
75c Ladies’ Short Sleeves Wool Vests... .......... . ....... 50c, each

Children’s Heavy Underwear all reduced to clean out.

 

50c Heavy Outing Flannel Shirts. .................... . .. ..... :....390
Men’s Heavy Winter Socks, 3 pairs .................. . ....... 25c
Men’s 25 Camel’s Hair and Natural VVcol Hose............ ..I9c

 

MUFFS.

 

$15 00 Seal Muffi. ................................................. $1 0.00
7. 50 Thibet Mufl' ........................... ' .................... 4.50
3 50 Russian Beaver ........................... .. 2.50
3 25 River Mink .................................... . ......... 2,00
7,50 Russian Fox... ..................................... . 3,00
BOAS.
s4 98 Mink Boas ........................................ ....... $2,25
2 OFeaiher Boas‘ ........................... $|.00

‘ cost, 211 at one price .............................. $5.75 each,

 

yet, but new is the time to sell them. We
have cut them so that

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FUR TRIMMINGS.

Mink, Thibet, Astrachan, Sable, and Black and Coney,

 

at ........................... ..... 25 percent Off
DRESS, Gl©©®§le
25c Ombre Plaids... ........................................... I 5c yard 1

40 in. Wide Matelaise cloth. iitwo tone shades ...... 25c ya ya
50 in. All \Vool Serge, Navy Black, Heliotrope, '

Brown and Olive all good shades 3|
. , ............... c a
50 inch Boule Mohair and Wool Plaids, $1.50 y rd
quality for ................ . ,. .......... ...... $| 00
$1.00 Black Henrietta, for this sale.. .............. . ......)giorg

$1.00 Black Serge, in fine twill, for this sale..................75c

IMNKETS.

A11 W001 Blankets at $3.25, $3.39, $4.25 and $5.50, We
shall take 25 per cent. off. ‘

I O W E LS.
50 D02. of the finest towels ever brought to Norwalk for

people who like nice face towels, They are all 50c Towels
for this sale we shall run them out for 25¢, ,

 

12% Cocheco percales, 1 yard wide, for this week, So.
ALL NEW SHADES.

LAIlES MUSLIM UNDERWEAR

This great sale shall be continued for another week. If you
have not visited this great white show in our popular cloak
room, you have made a mistake. This underwear is frOm
25 to 37% per cent. lower than we ever sold it before.

 

This week we open our Spring and Summer Novelties '
in Lappet, Lawns, Tissus Brode and Grenadine Mulls. You

are invited. to inspect them.“ , _. ' .

 

 

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