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BYINGTON, RealEstate and Insurance Room I. Gazette B’l’cl. DAVID 5w. RAYMOND. 8 Funeral Director arll Embalmrr :9 Washington Street scuth Norwalk Residence Emmi. omo Hotel. lE EELUI‘EE‘S Si? UVLLY Resolutionl :1 1111-1.A 1.1 91 '1- ~13n’s Favor ‘ introduced 111 Senate. ITS VIGOROUS LANGUAGE. Other Steps Looking Toward the Protec- tion of Citizens of the United States In Cuba From the Barbar- ltles of the Spanish. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 —-The senate be- gan work at 11 o’clock today in order to push forward the appropriation bills. Less than a dozen senators were present at that time, but business proceeded in the ab- sence of a suggestion of no quorum. Mr. Vilas (Damn Wis.) seemed the pas- sage of house bill amending the postal laws so as to provide indemnity up to $10 for loss of registered mail matter. The bill now goes to the president. Mr. Nelson (Rep, Minn.) endeavored to have a time fixed for a. final vote on the bankruptcy bill, suggesting next Friday at 2- p. m., but there were several objections, and no agreement was effected Mr. Quay (Rep, Pa.) moved to take up the bill extending the time for building the Duluth bridge, so called, over the St. Louis river, between Wisconsin and Min- 11050153. Mr. Vilas contested the motion, and a roll call threatened to bring business to a standstill for want of a quorum. Senators were hastily summoned, and the motion was defeated—~17 to 29. Cuba to the Front. This led up to several Cuban develop- ments. Mr. Allen (Pop, Nob.) first open- ed that subject by offering the following resolutions: “Resolved, That it is the sense of the senate that the president should speedily and effectually protect the lives and liber- ties of peaceful American citizens residing or sojourning in Cuba. and that he should promptly insist that Spain, in her war against her colonies in that island, should conduct that same on principles of civilized warfare, eliminating all unusual and un- necessary cruelty and barbarity, and for the enforcement of these reasonable and just Icquircmcnts United States battle- ships should be sent without delay to Cu- ban waters.’ Mr. Gray (Dem., Del.) and Mr. Quay suggested that the resolution should go over until tomorrow, and this order was made. Mr. Hill (Dem., N. Y.) followed with the following resolution, which was agreed to without comment: “Resolved, That the secretary of state, and be hereby is requested to transmit to the senate, either in Open or in secret ses- sion, as he may prefer, all the correspond- ence and reports of the consul general of the United States at Havana relating to all American citizens now in prison in the island of Cuba not previously reported on. ” With the adoption of this resolution Mr. Morgan took the floor and presented from the committee on foreign relations the fol- lowing joint resolution: Sanguilly’s Release Demanded. “That the government of the United States demands the immediate and uncon- ditional release of Julio Sanguilly, a citi- zen Of the United States, from imprison- ment under the charges that are pending and that are being prosecuted against him in the military and civil courts of Cuba upon alleged grounds of rebellion and kid- naping contrary to the treaty rights of each bf said governments and in violation of the laws of nations, and thepresident of. the United States is requested to com- municate this resolution to the govern- ment of Spain and to demand of that gov- ernment such compensation as he shall deem just for the imprisonment and suffer- ings of Julio Sanguilly.” The reading of the resolution was fol- lowed with the closest attention by Sen- ators. Mr. Morgan said he would not ask ac- tion on it today, but would call it up to- morrow with a view to securing action. Mr. Sherman, chairman of the commit- tee, added a. few words. The resolution was reported by the unanimous vote of the committee. he said, and, while he would not urge that it be taken up today, he hoped it would be acted on tomorrow. The resolution then went over. When the Indian bill was taken up, Mr. Quay took the floor in order to discuss the Duluth bridge bill. It soon led to some spirited comments between Mr. Vilas and Mr. Nelson. The former opposed the bill. Mr. Nelson de- clared that the bill merely asked an exten- sion of time to build a bridge essential to communication between Duluth and Su- perior, and which gave employment to a. large' number of men. He characterized the opposition of Mr. Vilas as about the “most paltry and meanest” he could think of. It seemed to him plain words should be used, and be considered such opposition as partaking of a dog in the manger policy. Mr. Vilas came back with the statement that Mr. Nelson was incorrect in his facts. Mr. Gallinger (Rep, N. H.) took occa- sion to comment on reports of alleged abuses of the Osage Indians. These re- ports, if true. he said, constituted a scan- dal in our Indian administration and a re- proach to our nation. According to re- ports, the Indians were fleeced and were at the mercy of the traders. A long discussion followed as to the alleged suppression of a weekly newspaper in the Osage country by Lieutenant Colonel Freeman on the al- leged ground that it criticised his official action. In the House. At the opening of the session of the house today Mr. Powers (Rep, V t. ) called up the conference report on the bill to de- fine the rights of the purchasers under foreclosure sale of the Atlantic and Pacific railroad. He explained that the decision of the su- preme court made since the «bill passed confirmed the validity of the act forfeiting the unearned land of the Atlantic and Pa- cific and said this removed the objection to the house amendment on that subject. Mr. McRae (Dem., Ark.) criticised the language of the forfeiture of the clause, which he thought migqbt be construed to nullify the supreme court decision and validate contracts made by the railroads for the sale of forfeited lands under the act of 1887. He thought an amendment should be agreed to which would remove all ambiguity. Mr. Powers said Mr. McBac's objection was purely technical. The report was agreed to—lOO to 21.. A resolution to pay the clerks of the elections committees $2,500 for preparing a digest of the contested election cases in the Fifty third and Fif ty- -fourth congresses raised a flurry. Mr. Steele (Rep, Ind.) said the clerks receivedv$2,000 a. year and ’_ had plenty of leisure to prepare the digest. Mr. Johnson (Rep, Ind.) said he won surprised that the house s cum question 4 the propriety of preserving the precedents in election cases. Mr. Johnson (1331)., Cal. ) made a charactelistic speech in 0p- position to the resolution. He said he had voted for millions upon millions without . a. quavcr, but this appropriation was a “little too tough,” even for him. Smith and the Consuls. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—chresentativo Smith of Michigan today introduced a. res- ”Ilution calling on the secretary of state for hformat-ion as to the number of applica- (ions made for appointment in the consular service since the order of Sept. 20,1895, providing for examination; the number of appointments and rejections; also the names, residence and citizenship of all aliens now representing the United States in any consular or diplomatic cap..city and the salaiy thcy receive. Soldiers’ Home Scandal. WASHINGTON, Feb. '25.-—Tho report of the house special committee to investigate the management of the Leavenworth Sol- diers’ home has been completed. It recom- mends the removal of the governor of the home and the change of all officers. Other recommendations are that all branches of the homes, valued at about $5,000,000, be put directly under the control of the secre- tary of war. One Day’s Government Recelpts. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. ——National bank notes received today for redemption, $185, - 215; government receipts from internal revenue, $99, 385, customs, $573, 461; mis- cellaneous, $121,205. BIG PAYMENT DELAYED. [9 Duo to Cherokees, and They Threaten to Make Trouble. MUSCOGEE, I. “It, 'Feb. fad—William Bates, a. hackman, brings a report from Hayden, the postcffice where the $800,000 payment was to be made by the govern- ment to the Cherokee freedmen, of a star- tling nature. The payment should have be- gun last Thursday, but has, Bates alleges, been postponed from day to day for Some reason. In addition to the delay, the freed- men became enraged over alleged extortion which they claimed was being practiced by Paymaster Dixon’s son and burned the temporary hotel occupied by Mr. Dixon and his clerks. Young Dixon is the only notary public on the ground, and Bates al— ' logos that he charged the freedmen $3 for administering the oath, while the legal rate is said to be 50 cents. There are sev- eral thousand people of Hayden interested in the payment, and if Batcs’ story, which some. doubt, is true there 3:311 undoubtedly be trouble and perhaps blo‘odshed. Bills Aimed at Corporations. ALBANY, Feb. 25.—Asscmblyman Roehr has introduced a bill compelling legislative counsels or agents employed by corpora- tions or persons to file their names in dockets to be kept by both houses and-an- otler compelling corporations to file a list of she expenses of such counsel prior to ad- journment of the 1cgislaturc.Thc bill is aimed at lobbyists. A third bill prohibits corporations from contributing to cam- par 0'11 funds. A Late Congressman's \Vidow Dead. MOUNT HOLLY, N. J., Feb. 25. —-—Infor- ‘ mat-ion has been received here ofithe death of the widow of the late Congressman H. B. Smith at Woodstock, Vt. Years ago Mrs. Smith was abandoned by her hus- band, who came to Smithville, this coun~ ty, and soon converted the little village into a thriving manufacturing town. He was afterward electedS state senator and finally went to congrcs Wolcott Coming Home. Loxnou, Feb. 25.——Senator Wolcott of Colorado and Mrs. Wolcott started today for Liverpool, on their way to New York. Mr. McNeill, secretary of the Bimetallic league of Great Britain, was at the station to see them Off. Mr. Wolcott said that he was well satisfied with the results Of his visit to Europe and was very hopeful of being able to organize an international monetary conference. Big Blaze In St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 25.—The St. Louis Mor- chants’ Exchange building took fire today. ' The building occupies an entire block. The fire department was hampered by the mass of electric light and other wires which sur- round the building. The biggest water tower the department owns toppled over into a nest of . wires and retarded work. The building was gutted. The loss is es- timated at $75,000. Manitoba School Question. WINNIPEG, Feb. 25.-—Archbishop Lan- gevin, head of the Roman Catholic church in this country, announces that, in view of the terms of settlement of the parochial school question entered into between the Manitoban and Dominion authorities, he cannot hold out further hopes' to the R0- man Catholics of obtaining redress from government sources. Nitroglycerln Explosion. PAISLEY, Scotland, Feb. 25.—An explo- sion of nitroglycerin has taken place at Nobel’s Dynamite works, Ayrshire. Six persons were killed and several were in- jured. The explosion was heard 15 miles from the works, and the concussion ex- tinguished the gas lamps at Kilwinning, 3 miles away. The Garby Resolution. ALBANY, Feb. 25.——-The Garby resolu- tion, commending the Baker resolution in congress, making good service and moral character equal toa civil service certificate in the case of discharged officeholders and allowing reinstatement of such, was sent to the judiciary committee of the assembly today. Steinitz'e Death Denied. LONDON, Feb. 25. —The Post publishes a. dispatch from Moscow denying the re- port from Paris of the death of William. Steinitz, the noted chess player, who was recently placed in an insane asylum in Moscow. The dispatch adds that Steinitz still remains in the asylum. Seedsmgzn Assign. ROCHESTER, Feb. 25 —Crossman Bros. ., 'seedsmen, filed a general assignment today for thabcnefit of their creditors. The liabilities are estimated at $50,000. The firm has been in business 40 years. It is laid they will resume busincss. Heavy Penalties For Firebugs. ALBANY, Feb. 25. —In the senate a. bill_has been introduced by Mr. Martin fixing the punishment of persons convict- Id. of arson in the first degree at 40 years; in the second degree, 25 years, and in the third degree 15 years. Fire In New Haven. NE_W HAVEN, Feb. 25.——The New Haven Public market, at 390 State street, was badly damaged by fire. The market was bought a week ago by the Booth Meat company,vwho‘se loss is $8,000. 1T 11 E EV E1511 No 4..fo n 1"1'11 ] EEXUVV VV ANTS FACTS. Asks the Newspapers to Present Evi- dence Against Cor} Trust. 101111151111; WILL LEND AID [resident Duke of the American Tobacco Company Gives Interesting Figures to the Investigators—Prof- it. of the Concern. NEW YORK, Feb. 25.——-James B. Duke, president of the American Tobaccolcom- puny, was ready to be examined by the senate trust-investigating committee in the city hall promptly today. Senator Lexow began with the following speech: “It is the intention of the committee to _ investigate the so called Coal trust tomor- row. Charges huve been made that the coal combination is in the nature ofthe most vicious trust that exists. Newspa- pers in New York have made specific charges that the trust exists for the pur- pose of keeping up the price of coal. The committee in this formal manner puts it- self at the disposal of the newspapers mak- ing those chargeswith all the authority and power of its subpoena,and publicly requests that where they have information as has been charged they will place it within the knowledge of the committee. We make this declaration in the broadest sense, so that no claim may be made here- after that the committee has failed to probe that question to the bottom, and the offer Of the use of the committee’s subpoena is made in the broadest sense, and placed at the disposal of those who make these charges absolutely and without reserve- tion. The committee will subpoena all those who it believes may throw light upon the question. If, then, the charges are not maintained and those who have made them do not produce the proof or aid tho committee in obtaining information, it will be their fault and not the commit— tee’s. ” Mr. Duke on the Stand. Mr. Duke then took the stand and gave figures without any reluctance as follows: The American Tobacco company was or- ganized at $10, 000. It was later increased to $25,000,000 and afterward authorized to be increased to $35,000,000, of which $29,- 835,000 has been issued; $7,497,000 was received by the Duke company. $3,000,000 in preferred stock for live assets, the rest in common stock, and it guaranteed $1,- 500,000 live or active assets. The common stock was for trademarks, good will, busi- ness, patents, patent rights, fixtures, con- tracts and some machinery. Allan 8.7 Ginter received the same amount in the same way. The Kinney Tobacco company received $4, 998,000 and guaranteed $1, 000, - 000 live assets. W. S. Kimball &' Co. re- ceived $2,499,000 and guaranteed $500,000 live assets. Goodwin & CO. received and guaranteed the same as Kimball & Co. Mr. Duke gave" the total as $5, 000, 000 for live assets and$19, 990, 000 for the other as- sets. “How was the value of the other assets determined?” asked Senator Lexow. “It was placed at what we considered the proper value; ” “Was the earning capacity the basis, or trademarks and similar things?” "All those things were considered. ” “Will you explain the method of esti- mating the value?” “We first considered the relative values of the businesses, then considered the val- ue of the whole, which we placed at the figure paid for it.” “Who made the assessment?” “Mr. Ginter, Mr. Hart or Mr. Kimball, Mr. Kinney, Mr. Ahrens and myself.” “How many stockholders and partners were there in the five original companies?” “Fifteen or 20, altogether.” “In those taken in later?" “Perhaps 25 to 40. ” "Was the capital stock of the various companies bought?” “N o. The property was bought outright in every case. ” “How many stockholders are there now?” Over 2, 000 Stockholders Now. ‘ Mr. Duke referred to Mr. Brown, who said, “Something over- 9 ,.000 ” Mr. Duke went on to say that in each case the issue was two-fifths preferred and three—fifths common. He said frankly that very little business was done in New Jersey, but he did not know the details. The value of machinery of all the five concerns be estimated at from $300, 000 to $400, 000. “Did any of the 100 concerns in compe- tition with you manufacture cigarettes by machinery?” “Some of them did. ” Mr. Duke then gave later statistics, showing that the original five companies employed 5, 895 men and the American Tobacco company 9,194, an increase of 3, 299, or 56 per cent. He suggested here that he forgot to men- tion the Drummond Tobacco company of St. Louis and the H. W. Myers company of Brooklyn among the concerns bought by the American Tobacco company. “What has been the increase of consump- tion of cigarettes?” “Nearly double—perhaps from $2,000,; 000,000 to $4, 000,000, 000. ” “Do the members of the original com- panics hold a, majority of the stock in the American Tobacco company?” “Probably. I do not know.” “What has the preferred stock paid?” “Eight per cent. ” “The common stock?” “The first year, 1891, 11 per cent; 1891- 2-3-4, 12 per cent; 1895, 9 per cent; 1896, 9 per cent cash, 2 per cent in scrip. " “Has there been any surplus?” “Every year. " “What was it in 1895?” “Something like $1,400,000. ” “Yet there were fluctuations in the stock in 1896?” “I have nothing to do with the stock market. ” “Were the fluctuations due to the fact that the directors said they would pay no February dividends, ” “The stock fell after that. We made the announcement after 3 o’clock so that the Stool. Exchange was closed and every- body had an equal chance. We decided to use the earnings of the company for our increased business~ instead of borrowing money. ” “In spite of your surplus?” “ That. was all invested in the business. ” “Did you buy and sell stock at that time?” ' ‘ That 1s my per. sonal business. “\l liich you got by selling at 117 and buying at 5 3?” “I did not say that.” / . An Entire Family Drowned. 'ASHLAND, Ky. Feb. 25—Jamcs Mor- gan, wife and child were drowned in the ' overflow of Beaver creek, in Floyd county. I qualities, Makers of Williams Famous Shaving Soaps. 'Write for catalogue of choice premiums. U of ivorinc. Its perfect purity, snowy whiteness, labor-saving and-the cake of Fine,- T031341 Soap in ca C1ch package, commend it to every thoughtful house-keeper. _ THEJ. B WlLLlAMS co., Glastonbury, Conn. 3’"; d . WW A 1.701.111.1113 ISLAND. Three Times as Many “’omen as lll'cn at Tristan da Cunha. From the isolated group of little Islands in the South Atlantic, whence ’ the caged eagle. Napoleon, was guard- ed, though 1,300 miles distant, on lonely St. Helena. comes by rounda- bout means the strange tale of life with- out communication with the rest of the world for six months, and a bit of his- tory in a community in which women outnumber the men by such a majority that they may compel Obedience by force, if violence should be necessary. The news from the group of Tristan da Cunha, the three little islands mid- way between the Cape of Good Hope and the coast of South. America, came through the captain of the ship Dart- ford, who says that in about latitude 37 degrees 5 minutes south and longitude 12 degrees 16 minutes his vessel was signaled by»a small boat. The yards of the Dartford were backed and a. small boat came alongside. In‘ it were sev- eral men and a quantity of potatoes, eggs, milk and penguin skins. The men Offered the fresh produce and the skins in trade, saying they wanted clothing, tea; rice, sugar and flour from the ship’s stores in exchange for the articles they brought from their island home. They told the captain that they de- pend upon passing vessels for the pro- visions they named and for clothing. because for six months not a boat had succeeded in hailing a ship. 1 The 110', ulation of the island of T1” 13- tan da. Cunha, as repel ted to the cap- tain of the Dartford by the men in the boat, is 60, the women outnumbering the men in the proportion of three to one. Therefore there are 45 women and 15 men. The group consists of 1111' cc tiny vol canic isles, Tristan, the lareg st, being seven miles in diameter (in the centre being a. mountain 7,600 feet high ); In- accessible, about two miles across, and Nightingale Island, a. baby islet, just big enough to hold two hills. The islands have been under the ,British flag since 1816, though, as the men in the boat, told the master of the Dartford, no European government had paid any attention to them in the memory of any of the inhabitants. When Napoleon was at St. Helena, 1,300 miles distant, a. British garrison was stationed on Tristan, but was with- drawn after the death of the exile. Corporal William Glass, his wife and family and two private soldiers were permitted to remain on the island when the garrison was withdrawn. The pop- ulation had increased to 60 people, some of the accessions being due to ship» wreck and some to desertions from whaling vessels—Boston Transcript. Ma's. PEARY’S GOWN. ' She Wears Exquisite Blue Fox and Arctic Sealskin. In abox with a. party of friends at her husband’s lecture in the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Mrs. R. E. Peary was noticed wearing a unique gown. It was a white silk, trained with puffed elbow sleeves. Dowu the front, from the open square neck to the hem, was an Arctic seal- skin, which looks something like our leopard skin, but with smaller spots. while around this, as a. border, and around the high white silkflcollazr as well, ran an edge of exquisite blue fox. Mrs. Peary has an abundance of this rare and almost priceless fur. one of her winter wraps being a. superb pelerine cape of it, reaching to her feet. Little Miss Peary, too, who is one of the handsomest and most charming of small girls, goes about delightfully fur- clad. One cloak in which she is especial- ly bewitching is of thick, soft white fur sevqral inches long. This is just com- mon Arctic rabbit up north, but is rare enough here and. very effective any- where. A Remarkable Man—or Story. Luigi Erba, a remarkable Italian from Perugia, about 40 years of age, started out some time ago to pick up wives of all races. With them he re- tired to'Polynesia, and word comes from his retreat that he is now the happy fa- ther Of 370 children. He set up his harem in 1889. SIR RICHARD BURTON’S WIFE. $30,000 “'110 Sacrificcd to Conscience. g A story of the late Lady Burton has the following: The marriage of Explorer Burton was of the most romantic sort. Itis said that the two met at Boulogue when his future. wife was a school girl there, but they vero separated immediately. and it was not until after he had made his famous journey to Mecca, and had then gone to the Crimea. for the war, that he again encountered his inamorata, this time in London, at the Botanical Gar» dens. There they entered into a. sort of understandmg. but before it c011 ‘11 be ratified Sir Richard had started for the heart of A'fiica with Spoke. The lady w as the daughter of Henry R. Arundell, one of the aristocratic Arundelles of Wardour, and her family objected stroneg to the alliance on the ' alleged ground of his inferior social po- sition and lack of faith. At length the lady wrote a. decisive answer to her mother: ‘ He' is the only being who awes me into respect, and to whose command I bow my head; and any evil Opinions 7- may have heard of him arise from \- rcclrlessly setting at defiance con ventional people, talking nonsense about religion and heart and principle, which those who do not know him unfortu- nately take seriOusly, and he amuses himself watching their stupid faces. Once he is married to me he will be the favorite of our family. , . “Let me tell you another thing. You and my father are immensely proud of your families; and we are taught to be the same; but from the present to the future, I believe that our proudest record will be our alliance with Mr. Burton.” Finally Cardinal Wiseman’s interven- tion smoothed away all difficulties and they wele married in 1861, the explorer _ being then forty years old. The mar- riage proved a happy one, and Sir Rich- ard and Lady Burton enj0_ ed thirty years of life together traveling much of the time in remote places of the world. ’ “’hen her husband died in'1890, she was constituted his literary executrix. ' She edited her husband‘s manuscripts, with the exception of his “magnum opus,” upon which he worked until the day of his death—a. translation from the Arabic of the “Scented Garden.” __ Burton when dying, told his wife that this work would realize an annuity for her. After his death she read the work, and was offered 830,000 for it. After days of self- torture trying to decide how to act in the diflicult situation, though left with little money, she burned the manuscript sorrowfully. She said: “Not for six million would I have risked its publication.” Lady Burton was a keen shot, a. fene cer of no ordinary ability and a Splendid ’ swimmer. She had a pronounced fond- ness for animals, and made their ,pro- tection from pain and suffering one of her principal objects of lifeD in. the East. The “'oman Dr. Nansen and His “life. Dr. Fridtj of Nansen began making _ his experiments in the far North when he was about twenty-one years of age.- Apart from his reputation as an intrepid explorer he is a recognized authority in many departments of zoology, and his published papers on various anatomical subjects are of considerable interest and importance. Mrs. Nansen. like most Norwegian women, whether they need it for a livelihood or not, works hard. She gives lessons in music and sings in public. ' Before their marriage Dr. Nansen and his fiancee agreed that their mode of life should not be changed ——that he should not abandon his ex« plorations and that she should continue her teaching. ’ The X‘Vay it is in Japan. When a young prince of Japan wishes to learn the mysteries of chirog- raphy, young maidens bring paper, 7 others make the ink and prepare the paint-brush. The master expresses ad- miration by gesture and face, for‘no words must be spoken by.him to the prince, his mouth even being bandaged that his breath may not blow upon the face of the prince. The teacher must: move about in the quietest manner, and. give commendation only. THE ORIGINAL Stamped fl BOSS” Always the Same
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