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Water, gas and sewer on the avenue. I’Will be sold at a Bargain. , W. 'H. BYINGTON, Real Estate and Insurance com I. Gazette B’l’d. ‘ ID gw. RAYMOND. 11111111 Director and Emhalmer 39 Washington Street South Norwalk Besidenca.’.Maha-akemo Hotel. . ' outposts before Khania. EiEllAl 111E GREECE The Former ‘11' ants Peace Even Though She Has to F1 ight For It. VON BIEBER- TEI’N’S STAND. Elie Bombardment of the Cretan Camp. The Admirals “’ant lilore Power to Suppress the Increasing: Anarchy. Excitement In Athens.”- BERLIN,-:Feb. :23.——In the course of the debate in the rcichstag today 011 the for- eign office estimates the minister for for- eign affairs, Baron Marschall von Biebcr- stein, replying to a question on the situa- tion in Crete, stated that the German war- ship Kaiserin Augusta arrived off Khania yesterday forenoon, landed :30 marines to take part in the joint foreign occupation of that place and went into action in the afternoon. The baron then referred to the bom- bardment, but said he was compelled b refrain from making a. detailed state- ment on the subject at present. He added that he could only say that it was in the line of German policy clearly marked out —namely, resolute intervention in favor of the maintenance of peace—adding: “Germany has no individual interests of any kind to serve in the east, and we can therefore more vigorously and unre- servedly devote ourselves to the great task of maintaining peace.” Continuing, the minister for foreign affairs said: “The work of pacifying Crete, under- taken by the powers in the most earnest spirit, is threatened by the action of Greece. which is contrary to international law. The reports which I have 1eceived show that the landing of the Greek troops. in« stead of pacifying the island, has led to steadily growing anarchy. This circum- stance constitutes in itself and in its reac- tion on other nations a grave menace to peace. To avert this is the next task. This will include a definite settlement of the affairs of Crete and g1anting the just demands of the Christians, which can be done without encroaching upon the integ- rity of Turkey.” Baron Marschall von Bicbcrstcin also referred to the pending negotiations be- tween thc powers and remarked: “The reichstag will be fully informed as soon as possible. In the meantime it will be well to remember that Germany will be taking the best course in the cause of hu- manity. by employing all 1101 stiength to avert a war which would splead indc scrib- able misery ove1 vast areas.” Bombardment of the Cretan Camp. KHAXIA, Island of Crete, Feb; 23.—La- tor reports of the bombardment of the Cretan camp yesterday are to the effect that the English,mon-of—wnr opened the bombardment. The others followed. The German cruiser Kaiserin Augusta. fired melenite shells. The commander of the Greek man-of- war Hydra cleared for action in case the necessity should arise. Some shells fell in the town of Khania, raising clouds of dust. It is reported that several persons in Khania were killed and wounded. A fusillade having continued yesterday since morning, despite the warnings of the foreign admirals, the united squadrons bombarded the insurgent camp outside of Khania. Smart firing was heard in the hills to the eastward. The reply of the Turks was feeble, and it was obvious that they must abandon their positions if pressed. Their gun practice from the redoubts on the outer lines was ludicrous. The chief Cretan position was a hamlet on a. ridge of hills 4,000 yards from the flagship. At 4:30 p. m. signals were made to her majesty’s ships Dryad, Harrier and Re- venge, together with one Italian, one Ger- man and one Russian ship, to open fire on the Cretan position, where the Greek flag. was hoisted some days ago. The British ships fired 40and the other foreign ships 30 shells at the village and ruined the house held by the Cretans. The flag was soon lowered, and the order “Cease fire” sounded after ten minutes. The Greek Flag Rehoisted. Thereupon the flag was rchoisted. The looks around were crowded with Crctans. The Turks, encouraged by the fleets, now opened a. lively fusillnde while the Cretans were removing the wounded. The Cretans had not replied during the whole performance. At 4:45 p. 111., the insurgents at Akrotiri having attacked the Turkish garrison at Helepa, the joint fleet bombarded the Cre- tans for 25 minutes. The insurgents fled, taking their flag with them. An engagement has occurred just above the village of Mournies between the in- surgents and a Turkish band. At Fort Voukolies the Crctans suffered heavily by their own fault. They disre- garded an order to withhold musketry fire until the work of the artillery had been completed. They wasted 50,000 cartridges and lost 30 men, maintaining a. furious and foolish fire, advancing to within 100 yards of the redoubts, while the Turks fired splendid- ly, wasting few bullets. When the guns had been placed in posi- tion and they were about to resume b0111- barding, the troops were surprised to see the Cretans plant a 11ng upon the deserted fort. Thirty-two dead Turks were found in- side the fortifications, which wcrc blown up by dynamite. The Greek troops were all young men. Never before had they been under fire, and they displayed coolness, courage and en- thusiasm. The forts fired two rounds of blank car- tridges Saturday at the Greek gunboat Peneus. A Turkish frigate also discharged blank shots; at the Greeks. The Greek gunboat Pcneus quickly re- plied to the blank shots fired by the Turk- - ish frigate. The frigate then withdrew. Admirals \Vant Diore Power. PARIS, Feb. 23.—.-An official dispatch received here today from Admiral Pottier, lhe commander of. the French squadron off Khania, island of Crete, states that the udmirnls have informed their respective yovcrnmen ts that anarchy continues to in- crease in Crete and that they cannot any longer be answerable for the avoidance of conflicts unless they .110 authorized to prevent the landing of all provisions and the powers obtain. 0the rccnll of the Greek troops and warships. The admiral adds that during Sunday, in spite of the repeated-protests of the c0111- mandcrs of the foreign fleets, the insur- gents’ outposts continued to advance and engaged in a fusillade with the Turkish After consulta- tion the British, Austrian, German and —- -—._——._.— -~. . .... _. . - 1 pathy with 3 Russian ships opened fire. and only ceased when the Greek flag was lowered. It is stated that the powers have accept- ed the proposal to grant autonomy to Crete. Even if this is true, however, it would naturally a’t‘once be followed by the dispatch of an ultimatum to Greece. This probably accounts for bourse rumors re- garding an ultimatum. Foreign Stocks Rally. Loxnox, Feb. 23.—Busincss on the Stock Exchange here opened fiat all around, but improved later owing to more favorable reports regarding the action of the powers. BERLIN, Feb :23". -—On the bourse here 'today business opened firm 011 the com- bined attitude of the powers. Later prices fluctuated, but closed firm. Excitement In Athens. ATHENS, Feb. 23.——The news of the bom- bardment of the insurgent camp near Khania by vessels of the foreign fleets yes- terday has caused tremendous Excitement here. It is asserted that the fire of the warships did great injury to the Christian camp, and that several men were killed and several wounded by the shells. I More Help For Greece. TOULO-x, Feb. 23.—The Greek cruiser Psara has completed her outfit and sailed today £01 the Piraeus. THE PITCAIRN ISLANDBRS. l‘hey Are Dissatisfied Because England Has Grabbed Them. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—Only now and hen at long intervals does the outside world hear from Norfolk island, away out in the south Pacific, with its little colony, the descendants of the Inutineers of the Bounty, but the state department has just. received one of these occasional communi- cations. It is in the shape of a report from 'Isaac Robinson, United States consular agent on the island, and contains an ac- count of the dissatisfaction of the Pitcairn community, who, after having governed themselves by their own laws for more than 100 years, have now by an edict of the governor of New South Wales been deprived of this right. The governor’s action was caused, as he explained, by a , desire to correct the maladministration of justice. The consular agent reports that the little colony—869 persons in all—has suffered from severe drought during the past summer and the failure of the whale fisheries, which formed their main reli- ance. To show the perfection of this Pa- cific island climate, he says that the high- est temperature in the past summer was 79 degrees and the lowest in winter 57 de grees. WOLCOTT’S MISSION. Views by The Pall hIall Gazette on the Senator’s Visit to Europe. Loxoox, Feb. 23.1—The Pall Mall Ga- zette this afternoon publishes a long arti- cle upon the mission of Senator Wolcott to Europe. In conclusion it says: no evidence that Mr. McKinley is in sym- Senator \l olcott’ s mission. Every efiort to discover the faintest indi- cation that his visit to Europe was even unofficially sanctioned has failed. Senator Wolcott came as a private advocate of a cause discredited by a majority of his fel- ' low countrymen. Under such circum- stances to expect he would receive official support from the foreign opponents of such a cause required a degree of childlike sim- plicity rare anywhere and which no one would expect to find in Colorado. On his return Senator Wolcott will find that the newspapers alone will display any anxiety regarding the result of his personally con- ducted European tour. He has met many distinguished people in England, France and Germany, but in not one of these countries did he find that bimetallism was considered necessary to its welfare. Though the mission was absolutely fruit- less, it was quite as successful as it de- served to be. ” The Fate of the Diamant. BOSTON, Feb. 23.——The German tank steamer Diamant, Captain Wischausen and 35 men, from Bremen for Philadel- phia, was probably lost with all hands southeast of Halifax Feb. 17, or else,she has been drifting at the mercy of stormy seas ever since. Captain Forth of the Fur- ness line steamer Galileo sighted the tank steamer Feb. .10 showing distress signals, having lost her propeller. The Galileo put out a hawser and began towing the Din. mant. On the 11th,-during a heavy gale, the hawser parted. The “Preacher Colonel" Dead. CHICAGO, Feb. 23.—Peter Wallace, D. D., died at his home of senile gangrene, aged 84. For over 40 years Dr. Wallace was one of the foremost preachers in the Methodist church. He was a. war veteran of the fighting class. He raised a com— pany in 1861 in Sangamon county for the Seventy-third regiment,- known as the “Preacher regiment,” all of the officers from colonel down being preachers. Boiler Makers on Strike. BUFFALO, Feb. 23.—The local boiler makers’ union ordered a general strike in eyery Buffalo shop but one, 200 men quit work today. The grievance is that the “captains” have refused to grant the demands of the labor organiza- tions. The union is very strong in this city, being organized to the full extent of the trade. There are five big boiler fac- tories here. Hudson Bay Expedition. MoxruEAL, Feb. 23. — Commander Wak’cham has returned from Gaspe and will at once proceed with the organization of the Hudson bay expedition, which he will command. The vessel selected for the purpose is the scaling steamer Diana. She is owned in Dundee, Scotland, and is 11. good sized ship, thoroughly equipped for the purpose. The Case of Dr. Ruiz. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.——No further steps have been taken by the state department today in the case of Dr. Ruiz, the Ameri- can citizen who was found dead in his cell at Guanabacoa, Cuba, under suspicious circumstances. Consul General Lee, who is investigating the affair under the orders of the department, has not yet reported. Plucky Constables These. EMSDALE, Ont, Feb. 23.-—J. P. Shaw, one of the most. prominent citizens of this village, was murdered on Saturday at Ravensworth. Shaw had a quarrel with a man named Fry. who shot him dead, then escaped to his home, where as yet he has defied arrest and maintains he will not be taken alive. He is well armed, and constables are w aiting_ re- enforcements. Sectarian Indian Schools. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-—The senate has agreed to the clause in the Indian appro- priation bill providing temporary con- tracts with news, 8. .4 . _1' . "“4...- “ There is . and over I gigerian 50h09;5"§e£§g 4’5, ~"‘1 r1 ,. " .O . 1111101 11111111 DEAD End of a Man Who Had Stolen Hun- dreds of Thousands of Dollars.~ STOLE FOB. HALF A, CENTURY "Old Chauncey” Johnson, Had Spent Nearly Half of His Long Life Behind Prison Bars~—Some of His Most Daring Achievements. NEW YORK, Feb. 23.—Chauncey John- son, the well known bank sneak, died in the penitentiary on Blackwell’s island. Old Chauncey, as he was known, was sent to the penitentiary Dec. 2, l§90. He spent 30 years of his three score and ten in prison. He was known for half a century as the “king of bank thievcs” and was one of the most daring and the most clever thieves in the world. He stole packages of $1,000 bills, stacks of bonds, women’ s reticules and umbrellas with the same easy grace. He was sentenced the last time for stealing a pocketbook containing $25, which Miss G. E. Arent of Richmond had placed on a counter in a store in West Twenty-third street. In Chief Byrnes’ time there was a. standing order to arrest him whenever he was seen, for his presence in the city was regarded as a sure sign that " somebody or other had lost a fat roll of bills. Yet, al- though l1e had been a. prisoner for a week last December, he was not recognized by the detectives. He was arrested under the name of George W. Brown. He plobably would not have been recognized had not his counsel, Joseph Moss, who represented him before Judge Newburger, in part 1, general sessions, incidentally made a re- mark which served as a clcw to his iden- tity. “What is your right name?” asked the judge. “I have not,” said the old man, “revealed my family name for 40 years. I have been'convictcd several times under the name of Chauncey Johnson.” The old man, when seen after he had been taken back to the Tombs, said that for 13/2 years he had tried to live respectably, yet could not find anybody who would give him a chance. “I lived by gambling and borrowing,” he said, “and most of the time went hungry. Everybody was afraid of me. I went to the chief of police not long ago and asked him if he would not, get me some kind of a place. I wanted to bc a guard in some bank to accompany the clerks to the clearing house. Nobody would trust me. ” Chauncey Johnson served his first term of imprisonment for breaking into a silk warehouse in Reade street in 1852. He served five years, and when he came out robbed the Hatters’ bank of Bethel, Conn, of $36,000. That cost him five years. He went to Philadel- phia. then and began his career as a bank sneak. A Daring Theft. The president of the Central National bank got $125,000 in bonds down in Wall street one day in 1870. Ho walked leisure- ly up Broadway with the securities in his overcoat pocket. Chauncey Johnson fol- lowed him and took the bonds off the desk, where the president had laid them while he was hanging up his overcoat. Johnson, standing in the corridor of the Fifth Avenue hotel a few in onths later, saw a guest of the house deliver a. package to be put into the safe and heard him re- mark that it was very valuable. The thief coolly walked behind the counter a. few minutes later, although three clerks were there, took the package and walked away. He slipped over a basket on the way out and was caught. He served in Sing Sing prison until 1878. The clerks in the Bank of New York saw a. man walk behind the counter early one morning. They had not seen him be- fore. He took off his coat, put on a light office coat and began work on a ledger. The bookkeeper who had charge of that ledger came a few minutes later. “I’m very sorry,” said the strange man, “but you’ve been discharged, and I’ve been put in your place.” The new bookkeeper worked until noon, then put on his coat and went out to lufich. He was Chauncey Johnson, and he took 815, 000 with him. He did the same thing in the ofiice of the Adams EX- press company and escaped with. a large roll of bills. One of his favorite tricks was to abstract bills from the cashier‘ 5 window by means of a bent steel wire which was so slight as to be almost invisible. He had taken several rolls of 850 bills by this delicate ruse from a. Philadelphia bank, and was caught in the act of abstracting a package of $100 notes. I-Iis nerve and strength had been failing him in the last few years. He was son- tenccd to four years in Sing Sing prison by Judge Gilderslocvc in 11550 for snatch- ing a woman’s pocketbook. He said that he was driven to it by hunger. He was arrested half a d rcn times since that for the theft of umbrellas, 11111505 and small sums of money. He was i111pIisoned twice for six months in Philadelphia under the professional orb-11111111 act. He stole much and profited little. Minister to Switzerland. PI’ITFISURG, Fob. SET—Tho rumor that John G. A. Icisliman, who recently re-_ signed from the presidency of the Carnegie Steel company, limited, was a candidate for appoinrmmt as minister of the UniLod States at Switzerland has been confirmed bv Mr. H. C. 1 11111:. l‘he officials of the C211 ncgic htiel comp.- my 111‘ 1 aiding Li . Lcishman all they can. Transportation of the nIails. WAsqusrox, Feb. ill—The senate com- mittee of appropriations today voted down Senator Pettigrcw’ s amendment to reduce by one- fifth the compensation paid to rail- loud companies for carrying the mails. A motion was enteiel to reconsider the Vote by which the committee decided to strike out the southern fast mail subsid The “feather. Threatening weather, with snow; easterly winds... .30 rain ( r arr T n ESE-V EN T N G o. A Zn '1‘ '1’11; THE ORIGINAL rack Stamped ‘5 Boss 59 ‘ Always the Same them.- and so does every woman 1 who buys [vorine Wash= ing Powder. Ivorine is a prize—the cake of Superb Toilet J Soap every package is a prize, and the longer she uses them , the more highly. she prizes are perfect. Ivorine for washing, clothes, dishes, tinware, etc, and for a hundred household uses. The Toilet "Soap for the wash-stand, the bath room, and the nursery. Tue .3. B. WILLIAMS 00., GLASTONBURY. .CONN. Makers of Williams Famous Shav 1111; Soaps. \Vrite for catalogue of choice premiums. SHE ooaws 7—1 [>12le that she finds in In their way both ENTIRE HOUSJ HOLD MURDERED. Indians Believed to Be Guilty of tho Killing of the Spicer Family. BISMARCK, N D., Feb. 20.——The discov- ery of the murder of six persons was made near Winona, on the Missouri river, about 30 miles below Bismarck. The wholesale slaughter ocz: irred at the farmhouse of Thomas S,,'cer. The affair is shrouded in mystery. it is believed that Indians may have been the murderers, although there is nothing to substantiatethe theory other than that a number of them are said to have been seen loitering about the neigh- borhood. It is said they were docked with war paint, which is considered proof that they were out for mischief. The dead are Mrs. William Waldron, Mrs. William Rouse, the twin baby boys of Mrs. Rouse, the Rev. Thomas Spicer and Mrs. Thomas Spicer. John Spicer, a farmer, was driving out for a load of wood, and, while passing the house (if his brother, Thomas, 1% miles from where he lived, he called to the occu- pants, as was his custom. He received no reply, and after shouting several times he alighted from the wagon and knocked at the door. There was no response, and he pushed open the door. He was horrified to find Mrs. William Waldron, the mother of Mrs. Spicer, lying dead upon the floor. A hole had been crushed in the skull. In the next room he found Mrs. Wil- liam Rouse, the daughter of Mrs. Spicer, and Mrs. Rouse's twin baby boys, about 1% years old, lying dead on the lounge. Mrs. Rouse had been struck twice in the back of the head with the heavy oaken leg of the dining table, and the children had been killed evidently by blows with the same weapon. In the barn John Spicer found the body of Mrs. Thomas Spicer, his sisteruin-law. There was a deep hole in her head and a gash in her chin, evi- ( dently made by an ax. John Spicer returned to Winona, and a large band of citizens, led by the deputy county coroner, accompanied him to the icons of the wholesale murder. The search was continued, and the body of Thomas Spicer was found in a. cow shed, badly mu- tilated. The entire family had been mur- dered, with the exception of two daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Spicer, who happened to be away from home at the time. The coroner’s jury was immediately ‘ impaneled, and the work of searching for a clew was begun. Searching parties have already set out. Just opposite Winona is Fort Yates, where there are several com- panies of United States troops. and’they will lend their assistance in running down the criminals. Spiccr was a. Methodist preacher, a quiet man, with 110 enemies, so far as known, and no cause for the deed can be found. Syracuse University Block. SYRACUSE, 'ab. 20.—Arrangements were completeu by which the Syracuse Savings bank has agreed to furnish the amount of $350,000 to the University of Syracuse for the, erection of the proposed new university block. The rate of interest to be charged is 4% per cent. Husband Kills His Wife and Another. ANACONDA, Mon, Feb. 20.—Mrs. Frank Drcssler and Sherman Ransom were shot and killed by Frank Dressler, the woman’s husband. The man and wife quarreled a few days ago and hid been living apart. Ransom was visiting the woman when the shooting occurred. . Australian llIint Receipts. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—During the year 1890, according to United States Consul General Maratta at Melbourne, the gold received at the royal mint there amounted to 1,180,951 ounces as against 1,092,819 ounces in 1895. :M‘».... 1 \ One Ben‘efit Ei‘Stanlp'CoHectors. Stamp collectors are a. source of con- siderable reven'ue to many countries. New Zealand recently issued a. letter card with scenic designs, and so great was the demand from collectors that the supply was soon exhausted. .The authorities then changed the color of the card, and the demand for the dif- ferent color was almost as great as it had been' for the original series. In seven months neaIly 400, 000 cards were bought by the hobbyists, bringing the colonya. clear p1ofit of conside1ably over $10, 000. , “-1 1McSwat’s Great Economic Head. “It seems to me. Billiger,” said Mrs. McSwat, “it w0uld be a waste of money to buy a tandem when we have two bi- cycles already. “That’ 5 just like a woman.” retorted Mr. McSwat. “Don’t you see, Lobella, that when we go out riding with it at night we only need one lantern l”—Chi— cago Daily Tribune. q... —,, A Cure for Dipsoma'nlacs. Dipsomaniacs in Sweden, when put under restraint are fed almost entire- ly on bread steeped in wine. In less than a fortnight they loathe the very look and smell of liquor, and when lib- erhted generally become total abstain- ers. In Russia a similar treatment ll followed with good results. Italian Opera. The first Italian opera ever per- formed in England was given January 5, 1547. under the auspices of Cathar-_ ine of Braganza, Queen of Charles the Second.——Harper‘s Bazaar. . _w—o..——~-“—'—t The Laugh Saved Trouble. “Why do you laugh at his stale jokes?" ' “If I did not laugh he would think I did not understand the jokes, and would try to explain them.”-Truth. s. B. 111301, PRACTICAL CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER. Estimates cheerfully given. Large bulding a specialty. Contracts taken in any part of the country. STEAM Mill. AND YARD, OFFICE ‘ , 8 08085 SE, 92 WALL 8] Norwalk, Conn. @Plans and Specifications furnished. . “§.. chwoog! S LIGHT PARCEL and PACKAGE DELIVERY ap rates. Will also take orders for mos. wager service in New York. 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