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BERLIN, Feb. 15.—The declaration in the reichstag by Count Posodowsky, sec- retary of the imperial treasury, that the, so called autonomic tarifi' will be adopted by Germany has created a sensation in commercial" and financial circles, as it is the general belief that such a. tariff, at the expiration of the existing commercial trea- ties, will be used as a weapon against countries whose competition the Agrari- ans dread the most and against the United States, even before then. An official Of the foreign Office who en- joys the full confidence of Baron Marschall von Bieberstein, the minister of foreign affairs, has informed your correspondent that the new tarifi will be prepared jointly by the foreign office and finance depart- ment. begun. Expert statements are being ob- tained from every point of the empire in 01 der to get an accurate picture of the con- dition of the various industries and trades, especially husbandry, so as to fix precisely the degree of protection needed in each case. The new tarifi, based on this Inqui— ry, will be passed by the reichstag in time to be used as a means of pressure to con- clude favorable commercial treaties dating from 1003. The scheme provides for general and spe- cial tariffs. The latter will be granted to treaty nations, and the former will be used against nations with which Germany has no treaty. All the present treaties will be terminated, and there' is no doubt that Ger- many ’3 present relations with the United States and Russia will be considerably modified. Their competition is yea1ly be- coming keener and more dangerous, but the government believes that with suita- ble measures in the sense indicated Germa- ny can largely protect herself by increas- ing the specialization of her products and raising the quality Of her goods. Inflated Naval Plans. Emperor William’s remarks at the par- liamentary dinner given by Dr. liiiquel, the minister of finance, strongly urging that the strength of the German navy be increased and advocating a coalition of the Conservatives, Imperialists and Na« tional Liberals in order to carry out this patriotic work, have been commented upon throughout the empire, and the newspapers point out that it is evidently still the life dream of his majesty to make Germany as powerful at sea as she is on land. But nearly all the papers, even the Conservative organs, maintain that his dream is unrealizable, and the Centralists, as the strongest party in the reichstag, are deeply offended at being omitted by the emperor in his list of the national parties. The leading Centralist organ, The Volks Zeitung, says definitely that the Central- ists will not support “such inflated naval plans,” adding: “And if the reichstag' is dissolved for re- jecting them, the elections will only put the government in a worse position. The election cry of ‘New vessels and new taxes’ spell a sure defeat for the government. Let the Conservatives and National Liberals consolidate. They will still be powerless.” The Agrarian mouthpiece, The Deusche Tageszeitung, also flatly denounces the naval scheme. It claims that the National parties will only unite under the banner of agrarianism. Articles published in the French press as to the advisability of a Franco- German entente against Great Britain are followed with much interest here. Prince Bis- marck’ s organ, The Hamburger Nachrich- ten, says: “Much as we like to welcome in the in- terests of peace the choice of France in fa.- vor of Germany against England, yet we do not believe French politics will yet make such a. choice. France is ready tem- porarily to cooperate with Germany in the instance of the far east or in the Afri- can colonies when directed against Eng- land, especially if Russia sanctions it. But ' we do not believe for a. moment that France under any circumstances would relinquish her hopes Of recovering Alsace Lorraine and regaining military and political pre- ponderance in Europe. ”-- Gossip of the Capital. It is announced that Emperor William will attend the Stockholm exposition in the middle of July and take part with the Meteor in the yacht races there. Both Count von Mirbach and Baron von Manteuffel, the two ablest Of the Conserv- ative leaders, intend to resign their seats in the reichstag. The Prussian minister for the interior, Freiherr von der Recke von der Horst, is preparing a bill to reorganize the Prussian municipal electoral system, to deprive them Of their present plutocratic charac- ter. Herr Auer has replaced Herr Liebknecht as editor of The Vorwaerts, and since this change that paper has been more violent in tone. Herr Liebkn‘echt will be pensioned by the Socialist party. According to The Militar Wochenblatt, military bicycles have proved a success, and the example of France in forming Whole companies Of bicyclists will be fol- lowad by Germany. The four hundredth anniversary of the birth of Melancthon will be celebrated on Feb. 16- throughout the Protestant part of Germany. At the Berlin university a spe- cial address will be delivered by D. Adolf Harnack, professor of ecclesiastical histo- ry, and the best known exponent of broad evangelical theology in Germany. In Leip- sic, Giessen, Marburg, Goettingen and Heidelberg, as well as in other universi- ties, the day will be suitably celebrated. It will also be kept in the public schools and gymnasia of Protestant Germany. 111 the Berlin gymnasia orations on Melanc- thon, of a. biographical character, and pointing out the importance of Melanc- thon as a. compeer of Luther in the Ref- ormation, will be dclIve1 ed Amoniiment of Molancthon has been erected In his native place, B10tten,ucar Baden, and that will be unveiled on Feb. 16 by the Grand Duke of Baden in the presence of a large throng. As to the unveiling Of the William I monument in Cologne, on which occasion Emperor William is expected to make an important speech, that event will not take place until the autumn. Mr. Edwin F. Uhl, the United States embassador, and Mrs. Uhl, with their daughter and son- in- -law, Mrs. Thompson and. Prsofe sor Guy Thompson of Yale, have gone to Bremen, from whenCe they will embark for New York. The first stage of the work is just ' "THE 111/ ENING-EAZ‘E‘TTn . MA SON STRICKDN. Illinois’ senator Elect Has 3 Severe Faint- ing Spell, Brought on by Overwork.” CHICAGO, Feb. 15.—l‘-—.i lliam E. Mason, United States senator elect, was suddenly stricken ill at his residence on Washing- ton boulevard yesterday afternoon, and for a time serious results were apprehend- ed. A number of physicians were sum- moned, and it was at first thought that the seizure was of an .1pOplectic nature. Aft- er working ov or the patient fC-l some times the doctors decided that it was not apo- plcxy. but a scv ere fainting spell, brought on by nervous strain and overwork. It 11.1.d been some time the intention of M13: finson to. leave for the south to escape MASON. WILLIAM E. a much needed rest, and as soon as he came out of his fainting spell he dct‘ided to start at once. He accordingly made hurried arrangements for his departure, and at 4 o’clock in the afternoon left by the Illinois Central for New Orleans. For weeks Mr. Mason stood the brunt of one of the hardest campaigns ever'con- ducted at Springfield, the state capital; He returned to the city when he carried Off the honors very much worn out. H was immediately plunged into considera- tion Of minor matters pertaining to his po- sition and got little rest. In fact he would not take rest. Then Mr. Mason went down to Washington, Where he remained some days. Leaving Washington for Chicago, he stopped at Canton, 0., where he had a Since his return from this trip the senator elect has not known any rest. Public business and 111ivatc matters have taken up his time day and night. Friday night Mr. Mason attended the Lincoln exercises at the Auditorium, where he made a brilliant speech. The fatigue attendant 011 this effort undoubtedly brought on the weakness. ENGLAND WINS THE TROPHY. Pillsbury's Inattention. Apparently, Gav the Chess Match to the Britishers. NEW YORK, Feb. 15. —-After two days play the great international team chcs match between the kingdom Of Great Brit- ain and the United States of America end éa in a. win for Great Britain. The follow ing table shows the result of the match: America. Result. G’t Britain. Result 1 Pillsbury.... % versus Blackburne.... y, 2 Showalter.. 1 versus Locock" . 0 3 Burille. . . 0 versus Atkins ......... l. ' 4 Barry ....... 1 versus Lawrence. .... . 0 5 Hymes ...... }é versus Mills ........... 51 6 Hodges. . 1!; versus Bellingham... }s 7 Delmar ...... 1 versus Blake’ ......... 0 8 Helms ...... 0 versus Jackson.. ..... 1 9 Teed ......... 0 versus Cole ........... 1 10 McCutcheon 0 versus Jacobs ........ 1 Total ........... 4%; Total .......... 5}; Pillsbury got much the best of the game against Blackburne; but, being a. little in. attentive at one stage of the game, he al lowed the British player to escape with a draw by means of perpetual check. _ At the conclusion of the match J. T Marcan, the president Of the Brooklyn Chess club, in announcing the final re sults, expressed his regret at having t. ship back to England the trophy so gal lantly won by American players last year. He ‘said that within three months a chal lenge will be sent to England and express ed the hope to get the trophy back nexl year. Metal Workers Elect Officers. CINCINNATI, Fob. l5.—The national con vention 'Of the Amalgamated Sheet Meta; Workers. elected the following Officers President, H. H. Branch, Peoria, Ills. Vhe presidents, who also constitute tht executive board, Frank Cole, Ithaca, N. Y.; J. Gilmore, Toledo; P. Kennedy, To ronto; 'H. A. Daniels, Lexington, Ky.; sec retary treasurer, James F. Hughes, Pitts burg; delegates to the national Building Trades council, J. F. Grifi‘in, St. Louis and H. A. Daniels, Lexington, Ky. American Steel Victory. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-—The Englisl steel trade has again received a shock through the announcement that an Amer ican firm has in open competition secured a contract for the delivery of 13,000 tons 01 steel rails to the Japanese government. The American firm underbid the lowest English competitor Sixpence per ton and i: already shipping the rails, to the greal alarm of the British steel makers. Charged With Polygamy. 9 BOSTON, Feb. 15.—Charles E. Houstor of Brooklyn was arrested here yesterday on a charge of polygamy, preferred by Mrs. Mary Houston, to whom he was married in January, 1886. It is claimed that or July 9, 1895, he married Abbie Hansal packer of Ig'nn, Without having obtaincc a divorce, and that he has lived with the lotter up to a few days ago. Geraldine Will Manage It. OMAHA, Feb. 15. —F. P. Kirkendall, manager Of the department of grounds of the exposition, has received a. telegram from General Superintendent Dion Ger- aldine Of the World’s fair at Chicago, ac- cepting the Offer of a similar position for the exposition here in 1898. Coroner Little Dead. A PHILLIPSBURG, N. J., Feb. 15.——Dr. Wll- , ' liam R. Little of ‘Bloombsbury, N. J ., died yesterday, aged 48 years, after a brief ill- ness. Dr. Little was recently elected nor of Hunterdon county. He was one of the most prominent physicians in this sec tion of the state. Judge Nelson May Recover. BOSTON, Feb. ]5.—Judgc Thomas L. is much more comfortable than for the past two days, and there is a. strong hope for his recovery. Sent to a Madhouse. SHELTON, Conn, Feb. 15.'—-Wilbur Tom- linson, who brutally clubbed his aged fa. ther, Gould Tomlinson, a few nights ago, has been sent to a private asylum in Hart'- ford. . long talk with President Elect McKinley.‘ but were not then needed. Nelson of the United States district court . COTTON GOODS SALES. ‘ Effects of thy B'orden Purchase—ml! Hands Asked to Wait For Pay. FALL RIVER, Mass. , Feb. 13. —Th week’s sales in the print cloth mark break the record. _0 So far they amount tc something over 1,100,000 pieces, includ- ing, of course, the 750,000 pieces which M. C. D. Borden purchased last Monday. The mills generally are refusing offers at 2 11-16 cents and asking 2% cents for spot goods. A fair sale was made at 2 11-16 cents for a contract to run through May. Spot extras are held at 3-16 of a. cent high- er than on Monday, which shows the won- derful improvement in the market since the New York operator‘made his purchase. Printers and converters are becoming satisfied that the stories about a. break in the agreement are false, and believe that the curtailment is bound to hold good till May 1, no matter what conditions affect the market. A sudden change has occurred also in the mill stock market. Two stocks have been marked up, and there are few shares offered for sale. The Operatives at the Somerset and Johnsonburg Manufacturing companies’ works in Pottersville have been given the choice of continuing work and not draw- ing any wages for three months or longer, their wages to accumulate during that time, or of refusing to accept this proposi- tion and having the works shut down. Superintendent Sanford says that a. big con- tract can be secured, but to take it the pay- ment of wages must be suspended for three months or more until payments on the contract are made. OTTAWA’S BIG BLAZE. Extent of the Damage to the Parliament House Buildings. OTTAWA, Feb. 13.—The fire which start- ed last evening in the western block of the parliament houses was not put out until early today. All that is left of the western block as it stood prior to 1876, before the Mackenzie addition to it was put up, is an array of chimneys, dismantled turrets and roofless walls. The fire consumed the Whole of the mansard roof, under which were located the office Of public works de- partment, the marine and fisheries depart,- ment and the mounted police. The upper 'story of the Mackenzie building, which re- mains standing, contains some Offices Of the railways and canals department. The firemen made very little impression on the flames, which spread steadily along the slated building. Lack of pressure, bad hOsc, frozen hydrants and a variety of causes were responsible for the poor work. At 3 O’clock this morning an engine and 15 men from Montreal arrived in this city, The main Of- fices in the burned buildings on the second and third floors are intact, but much dam— age has been done by water. None of the important departmental document's has been destroyed, but some antcconfederu- tion records are gone, The actual damage is not over $100,000, but it v illta‘ 0 $250,- 000 to put up a. good modern lcof How the fire occurred is a mystery. iBawaiian Annexation Talk. > SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3.-—Lorin A. Thurston, former Hawaiian minister to the United States, has arrived here. He is president of the A11nexation.club of Hong lulu and cxrects to accomplish conside able work for annexation before his return‘ home. He says the all absorbing theme of discu55ion in the islands just now is an nexation. As the day for the inauguration of McKinley approaches interest in the question is becoming intensified and wide- spread. The Channel Fog Lifting. SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. Ill—The dense fog. which has prevailed about the Needles and in the channel generally f01 about 36 hours is lifting slightly, and some of the delayed steamers are mpected to come in. The Needles lighthouse reports that the steamer St. Paul, which was reported to have ar- rived 011' here at l p. 111. on Wednesday, and the steamer Trave, which was also reported yesterday to be off the Needles, cannot be seen. Says He “'1“ Concerned In a Dynamite Plot ROCKFORD, Ills, Feb. 13. —— Charles Young, the man who shot two women at the American hotel, has acknowledged that Young is not his name. He says that he took that alias when he was Compelled to leave England a year ago, having been mixed up with some dynamiters who were at work in London, 13 of whom have since been imprisoned, and the others escaped to this country. He declines to give his right name. H. 0. Havemeyor’s First Wife Dead. STAMFORD, Conn, vorced wife of H. O. Havemeyer, the sugar king, died at her residence here. She had been ill two weeks from heart ailment. She was .50 years of age. Mrs. Havemeyer was Louise Elder, a daughter Of George Elder, formerly a member of the firm of Havemeyer & Elder. After Mr. ‘ Have- meyer and his wife were divorced 15 years ago he married her niece. - To Regulate Minnesota Mine Taxes. ST. PAUL, Feb. 13.—A bill was intro- duced in the senate to regulate the tax on Minnesota mines, in which the Rockefel- lers are heavily interested. It provides for a. tax of 5 cents per ton on iron ore, 1 cent per ton on coal and 50 cents per ton on copper mined in Minnesota, this ‘to be in lieu of all taxes on the capital stock and the real estate actually used in mining. Father llIonaghan For Bishop. BALTIMORE, Feb. 13.-—'—Cardinal Gibbons today received from Rome advices con— firming the report Of the appointment of the Rev. J. J. Monaghan of St. Patrick’s church, Charleston, to be bishop of the see of Wilmington, Del. Father Monaghan was the unanimous choice of the bishops of the province and was first on the list of three names sent to the pope. To Consider Cuban Resolutions. ALBANY, Feb. 13 —Speaker 0’ Grady ap- pointed these members of the house on the joint committee to consider the Cuban resolutions: Nixon of Chautauqua, Whirt- nor of Rockland, Sanger of Oneida, Tup- per of Broome and McKecwn of Kings. Feb. 13.—The .114 JV everything A, ,. , sic—$— package. Iam splendid for washing dishes, milk pails, tin _,cans and In fact for Can’t I help YOU? ° ' Cake of Toilet Soap in every TheJ. B. WILLIAMS CO.. Glastonbury, Conn. Makers of Williams Famous Shaving Soaps. .1 V Write for catalogue of choice premiumsk ’w IVORINE WASHING ..... 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In e'hro‘untain regions the snow is ten inches deep and still’ falling. At HarrisburgJ where there is five inches on the level, the Pennsylvania. railroad reports all trains east, west and north on time. At Dela- . ware breakwater and along the New J or soy coast rain is reported. A Siamese Incident Closed. BERLIN, Feb. 13.—-It is semioflicially announced that Siam has offered ample satisfaction as a result of the insult to the German minister at Bangkok. The official primarily concerned in the trouble has been dismissed and the chief of police has been replaced. The German minister, P. Kempermann, was attacked by natives and insulted by the local police on the streets of Bangkok. Bank Officers Accused. J EFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Feb. 13. -—The grand jury returned an indictment against Isaac C. Winstanley, president, and Clar. ence J. Frederick, cashier, of the defunct New Albank Banking company, charging them with perjury. The indictment was based on the affidavit made by Winstanley and Frederick a few days ago in their at tempt to get a continuance. Bram Again Denied a New Trial. BOSTON, Feb. 13.-—The second motior. for a new trial, brought by counsel f01 Thomas M. Bram, mate of the barkentine Herbert Fuller, convicted of the murder 01 Captain Nash of the vessel and based upon the alleged discovery of new evidence in the case, was denied by Judges Colt and Wasbie in the district court today. No Colored Men In L A. W. ALBANY, Feb. 13.—Proposition to admit professional riders to associate member- ships in the L. A. W. was defeated by an overwhelming vote. The proposition tc admit colored members to full membership Was defeated—yeas, 153; nays, 100. Itre quired a two-thirds vote. Rockefeller-’5 Munificence. NEW YORK, Feb. 13 —J. D. Rockefellei has promised to contribute S250, 000 toward paying off the total indebtedness of $486,~ sionary societies. The promise was made by him at a meeting of pipminent Baptists at his house. ' Aged Merchant's Suicide. EASTON, Pa., Feb. 13.—Andrew Pickal,’ aged 77 years, a retired merchant of this city, was found dead today hanging to a bedpost in his room. He had been in ill health and very despondent for a long time. , ' The Spanish Republicans. MADRID, Feb.13 —At a meeting of ro- publicans her-e t day the anniv'eISary of the piociamntions o: the Icpublic in 1873, there were. 4.000 11c; s11; present. The leaders urged the necessity of a union of the republicans. Their remarks were fre- quentlyinterrupted and the attitude of the rrowdnvzts hostile. THE ORIGINAL “ BOSS ” - - Always the Sam 000 of the Baptist Foreign and Home Mis- ‘ l I Intelligent Verbosity. To some pungent remarks of a p10- fessional b10ther, a lawyer commenced his reply as follows: “May it please the Court, resting on the couch of Re- publican equality as I do, covered with the blanket of constitutional panoply as I am, and protected by the aegis of American liberty as I feel myself to be, I despise the buzzing of the profes- sional insect who has just sat down, and defy his futile attempts to, pene- trate, with his puny sting, the intersti- cos of my impervious covering.”——Tid- lBits. Barely Able to Stick. Uncle Tom—“How do you do, Sallie? How do you do? sich a time. How is you, nohow?” Sallie, grasping the old darkey’s hand and giving it a. cordial shake: “I’se still a-kicking, thank you, uncle Tom, but I ain’t kicking high. How you git- ting on?” Uncle Tom, deliberately: “Well, Sallie, I’m still sticking together -—in spots.” Not Any of Her Doings. Mother: “To think that my little Ethel should have spoken so imperti- nently to papa to— day at dinner! She never hears me talk in that way to him.’ Ethel (stoutly): “Well, but you choosed him and I didn’t.” Two Phases. “Pop, what is inertia?” “Well, if I have it it is pure lazi- ness, but if your mother has it it is nervous prostration.”—Chicago , Re- cord. s. B. 11113011, PRACTICAL CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER. Estimates cheerfully given. ndi-Larg'e buldtug a. specialty. Contracts taken' In any part of the country, STEAM MILL AID YARD, OFFICE 8 GROSS ST., 92 WMI. 8] Norwalk, Conn. WPlans and Specifications furnished. P. w. ' BATES’ 42 WATER STREET, ° can find as fine an assortment of tunnm‘anlalttuatrvwlrk ‘ As can be found in any Yard in the State. Look it over and get prices before going elsewhere. J. D. Jennings. UNDERTAKER Opposite Street Railw ay Depot. NIGH 1' BELL A 1' OFFICE. ' ._ I ' I . ' Plano Lessons. g TS. GEORGE W. BRADLEY. (daughter. . of the late Wm.” ... Nash.) RIVes eflicont , ' ." ‘ an gatisfactory instructions on the Piano 11. 7 her one No. 193 Main- s rest. 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