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Norwalk, Conn, Monday Evening, March 8, [897.
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NATIoNAtoAPITAL.
Inauguration Visi :rs Depart-
ing and Washington He-
.suming its Normal
Conditions.
President McKinley Walks on the Avenue.
GAZETTE’S BUREAU, Z.
709 EAST CAPITOL STREET,
WASHINGTON, MARCH.7. )
DEAR GAZETTE—The National Capi-
tal has again resumed its normal con-
ditions after the august Inaugural pa-
geant and ceremonies.It is really in the
line of the marvelous, the rapid way
the railroads and Potomac steamers
have emptied Washington of its hun-
dreds of thousands of distinguished vis-
itors. It was the remark of Gen. B. F.
Butler on his fir st reaching Washington
upon the breaking out of the rebellion,
that “no foreign: power could ever
again take our capital, with only one
single tracked, one horse railroad, lead-
ing to it.” This is now all changed,
and no city has made more rapid
growth and progress since the late war
than has our National Capital..
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This call for the extra session of Con.
gress was completed while the Cabinet
officers‘were with the President yester-
day noon, several changes from the
original draft being made. It was
then taken to the State Department for
a clean draft to be made, the formal is-
. sue of the document being deferred un-
til this had been done, which accounts
for its first appearance being this morn-
ing.
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Secretary J. Addison Porter found
himself utterly submerged with corres-
pondence and recording and President
McKinley found that the immense
amount of official business to be dis-
posed of, required additional clerical
aid. He called into service Mr. C. O.
L. Cooper, who was his personal
sten’ographer during the campaign,
and since the election. It was found
that the present clerical force was seven
less than when .Mr. Cleveland began
his last term of office.
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There was a constant stream of visi-
tors at the White House all .day yester-
The crowd was larger than on Friday,
and the special _ofiicers had all they
could do to keep the throng moving.
Among the visitors were many promi-
nent men who called for personal inter-
views with President McKinley, among
them Gen. Stewart L. Woodford.
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It had been a fatiguing dayI at the
Executive Mansion, so that at 5 o’clock
the President asked Secretary Porter
to join him for a stroll. They emerged
from the White House Grounds by the
easterly walk and turned into Pennsyl-
vania avenue, going west to Connecti-
cut avenue.
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. Before he left the Avenue a cheer
went up from a party of men who re-
cognized him. hr {lynched his hat in
recognition. Further on a party of
ladies and gentlemen saluted him in
passing, and he returned them a sweep-
ing bow. It was almost dark when
the President turned back to the White
House, looking much refreshed from
the brisk walk. It was an uncommon
sight'to see the President swinging
along in this democratic fashion, for
Mr. Cleveland seldom, if ever, walked
through the streets, and not since
Grant’s time had Washingtonians seen
a Pfesident joiningin the general
throngs along the thoroughfares.
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Among the hundreds of nomination
which failed of confirmation in the Sen.
ate during the second session of the
Fifty-fourth Congress, are the follow-
ing Connecticut Postmaster nominees:
William C. Kinsella. Fairfield; William
A. Lowry, East Hartford, and W. B.
Markham, East Hampton.
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E. J. Babcock, who has been Sen'ator
Sherman’s committee clerk for years
past, has been appointed Private Secre-
tary to the Secretary of State.
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Most of our Connecticut visitors have
left for home, but a large number still
tarry here among whom, are several
Norwalkers. All seem to have greatly
enjoyed their visit and none more so,
than wheelman, Allen, winner of the
GAZETTE Inauguration prize trip.
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Threw Cartridges in the Fire.
John Kane, a mischievous West Stam-
ford youth, threw several cartridgesin-
to the kitchen stove for the purpose of
giving his mother a fright. Theexplo-
eion blew ofi' thecOvers, also blew out
the front of the stove, and narrowly .,es-
caped setting fire togthe house.
A RIPE OLD AGE.
Horace Staples, of Westport,
Entered Into Best on
Saturday.
Banker, Business Man and Philanthropist.
Horace Staples,Westport’s most aged
citizen and philanthropist, entered into
rest on Saturday afternoon in the
ninety-sixth year of his age. At the time
of his death, he was acknowledged to
be the oldest National Bank President
in the United States, be having been
continued in that responsible position
from the organization of the Westport
Bank. In early life and several years
prior to his majority, he was a school
teacher, having taught in the district
schools of Weston, Greenfield Hill, and
we believe,of Fairfield. He had strong
and distinctive qualities 'of head and
heart» He was the soul. of honor and
integrity. If he did not always excuse
the animosities of enemies, he was very
apt to be over indulgent and generous
to friends.
He worshiped the good name and at-
tractiveness of his town and gloried in
whatever contributed to its prosperity.
No citizen has ever done as much as§he,
forWestport’s Educational and material
advancement. His gift and endow-
ment of the Staple’s High school, is a
most fitting monument to our departed
friend’s life, character and memory.
No sculptured stone or storied urn
could so securely transmit to succeed-
ing generations, the worth and rich
legacy, and the greatful memory with
which such a benefaction, has em-
balmed his name. '
At the late funeral of Major General
Couch, despite the severe weather,
there appeared in the vestibule of St.
Paul’s church to the surprise of every
one, the trembling form of this aged
man, all too eager to look for the last
time upon the cold face of his kins-
man and life-long friend. All'who wit-
nessed the pathetic incident, must have
thought of the very short space of time,
when these two noble friends would be
rejoined in the celestial world. That
visit and tribute of love, honor and de-
votion, no doubt tended to hasten the
union in the better world of these two
“nature’s nobleman,” “whose hearts
beat as one.”
' To those who are to come after him,
the deceased has set a rare example of
a long life of industry, frugality, honest
delving and public benefactions. Even
at his greatly advanced age, the late
afternoon of his unusually prolonged
life, has been serene and filled with
far more sunshine than cloud.
Aged patriot, philanthropist, godly
man, good citizen and more than half
century warm and cherished friend~
“peace to thy ashes”———and grateful
homage to thy memory.
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IN MEMDRlAlIl.
FRANCES DENNIS CHOLWELL.
There are no more pathetically sad
and heart-melting bereavements, that
come within the experiences of our hu-
man lives, than when relentless death
invades a happy home and takes from
it the devoted wife and lovmg mother.
When with the suddenness and fatala
ity of a lightning bolt, the sunshine of
life and light and joy and peace, cement-
ing and illumining a loving family, are
enshrouded in, the hopeless gloom of
a fond mother’s eternal departure.
And when it is the young wife and
mother, who is thus called, affluent
in all the graces that give charm to
the refined home, and make it an earth-
ly paradise, givmg forth the genial
warmth of unstinted affection and sun-
shine, to all about her beneficent pres-
ence, and evoking love and homage in
unbounded measure in return, how
doubly agonizing, how unutterably
poignant, is such a grief. Such is the
dark impenetrable cloud; such the ag-
onizing sorrow, which now veils an erst
Norwalk happy home and calls forth a
whole town’s tenderest love and sym-
pathy. God abundantly comfort and
sustain his stricken ones. .
“The earth is full of farewells to the dying,
And mournings for the dead—4
Rachael for her children crying——
Will not be comforted.”
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Fancy Skirts. .
The Boston Store. Norwalk, is dis-
playing the handsomest line of skirts
ever seen in town. The patterns are
beautiful and every skirt is guaranteed
to fit. An inspection of the mammouth
stock will convince anyone.
Bobs Up Again.
The Bishop—Fawcett suit after a pe-
riod of somnolency is on the trial list of
the Toquourt for-Monday next on a
demurrer. When finished the suit will
probably have Light—Gray trimmings.
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A. sneer TRIAL.
Sherifi‘ Hawlcy to Assemble
the Grand Jury To-morrow
to Consider the Cases
of Fuda and lm-
apassino.
Will he Brought Before the Court on a
Bench Warrant Without the Formality
of a Preliminary Hearing.
Fuda and Imapassino, the two Ital-
ians held for the murder of Fuda’s wife
in East Norwalk a few weeks ago, will
undoubtedly be tried at the present
term of the criminal superior court, as
a warrant to summons a grand jury to
consider the case was placed in the
hands of Sherifi' Hawlcy Saturday.
The jury will be summoned for 10 a. m.
to-morrow. This proceeding would
seem to indicate that the. two men will
be brought before the court on a bench
warrant,without the formality of a pre-
liminary hearing.
There has been some talk of a conflict
of authority as to where a preliminary
hearing might take place if one should
be held; but there is no ground on
which to base such a supposition. As
the crime was not committed in Stam-
ford, the authorities of that town have
no jurisdiction. One paper has stated
that the case came under the jurisdic-
tion of the city of South Norwalli, but
this is a misleading statement, as the
place where the .crime was committed
is not in the city limits of either of the
Norwalks, consequently a preliminary
hearing would be under the jurisdic-
tion of the town authorities. But, as
before stated, there will be no oppor-
tunity for a question of jurisdiction to
be raised, the, superior court authori-
ties will avoid that by a bench warrant
and bring the two men to a speedy
trial.
It was reported that the two men
were‘tolie brought to South Norwalk
for a preliminary hearing on Saturday,
and a great crowd of people were at the
depot, about police headquarters and
on South Main street, but the men did
not appear much to the crowd’s dis-
appointment.
Fuda does not speak English under-
standingly. Consequently he has had
very. little to say Since his confinement
at Stamford. ' His alleged accomplice,
Imapassino speaks the English lan-
guage fairly fluently and can be under‘
stood with ease. To several of the of-
ficers he has told the story of the mur-
der. He blames everything to Fuda
and says that Fuda committed the deed.
He had two reasons for leaving Stam-
ford. One was that he had promised
Fuda to say nothing of the matter and
the second that he was out of work and
left South Norwalk in search of some.
His story is told straightforwardly and
questioning does not weaken it in the
least. Fuda’s statements are not. so
well told. This may be due to his im-
perfect knowledge of English.
It is said that the state has secured
evidence that will be conclusive in the
matter of establishing guilt, but what
that evidence is,will not be made known
until the trial takes place.
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A BIRTHDAY PARTY.
ANovel‘and Delightful Occasion at the
W. R. Smith Residence.‘
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Miss Estelle Smith gave a birthday
party Saturday evening at her home on
West avenue, at which seven tables
were in use. the game being “Hearts.”
The decorations were entirely in red,
the tables being of that color'and heart
shaped. Tally was kept by the use of
small red heart-shaped pin cushions
with pins for counters, while the re-
freshments so far as possible, were of
that shapeand served in heart-shaped
dishes. As several in attendance re-
marked, it was one of themost novel
and delightful affairs of the season.
Miss Smith was the recipient of many
gifts. The prize winners were: H.
Whittemore Gregory, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Quintard and Horace Hatch.
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State Firemen.
The executive committee of the state
Firemen’s association, met at Middle-
town on Saturday and voted to hold
the annual convention of the association
in that city, May 18 and 19.
, ,_ Painter’s Suicide.
A. Bradley Smith, 52, a Danbury
painter, committed suicide Saturday
morning by. shooting himself in the
heart. Smith had been demented for
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A SERlllll§ FALL. .
Mrs. George B. Gregory .Mis-
takes a Door and Goes
Headforemost Down
the Cellar Stairs.
' Found Unconcious and Covered with Blood.
Mrs. George 'B.- Gregory of No. 11
Isaacs place, fell down the cellar stairs
. last Saturday night, in the darkness,
and received injuries of a most serious
nature. '
Mr. and Mrs. William Osterbanks oc-
cupy the second floor of No. 11 Isaacs
place and retired about 11 o’clock Sat—
urday night. Some time after retiring,
Mr. Osterbanks was awakened by a
loud noise and opening his window
plainly heard some one groaning. He
called Mr. Gregory and together they
made a search of the house but could
find nothing. Finding the door leading
into the cellar partly open Mr. Gregory
decended and was horrified to find his
wife lying at the foot of the stairs un-
conscious and covered with blood.
L Tenderly picking her up he carried ,
her to her room and summoned Dr.
Phinney, who shortly arrived and
worked upon the injured woman until
nearly2 o’clock Sunday morning be-
fore she became conscious. The
physician found a severe wound in Mrs.
Gregory’s head, which at first was
thought to be a fracture of the skull.
Mrs. Gregory after retiring for the
night arose with the intention of going
to the bath room, but in the darkness
mistook the door leading into the cel-
lar and opening it fell the full length of
the stairs. It is not known how long
Mrs. Gregory had lain unconscious in
the cellar before she was discovered,
but it is thought that the noise of her
falling is what awoke Mr. Osterbanks.
NEW HAITI-5N FATALITY.
House Collapsed While New Cellar Was
.Being Dug—Killing Two and
lnjuring Another.
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William Thomas, aged thirty-seven,
a stone mason, was instantly killed and
Mrs. Christopher-Mohau seriously in-
jured, while her mother-in-law, Mrs.
Nicholas Mohan, aged sixty received
fatal injuries Saturday morning by the
collapse of Mohan’s house, at No. 215
Greenwmh avenue, New Haven, while
a new cellar was being constructed un-
der the building.
Thomas, who was at work in the eel-
lar, was crushed to death. Mrs.
Mohan,who was in the kitchen, was
caught under the overturned stove and
frightfully burned.
The aged.mother of Christopher Mo-
han was found pinned under a bureau
in another part of the house. She was
removed to a hospital, where she died
during the afternoon.
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FIREMEN BURNEDTJUT.
Hose Company’s House in Mystic, Conn,
id“ Destroyed.
Afire that threatened to destroy a
large part of Mystic was discovered in
yesterday morning, and caused a loss of
upward of $12,000. The house was de-
stroyed, also a steamer, two hose car-
riages, over 1,000 feet of hose and a
number of firemen’s outfits.
The two and a half story residence of
Mrs. James Foley, opposite the engine
house, was gutted, but the other fires
were extinguished with trifling loss.
it Admits the Hour, However.
"The public libraries are at the World
and Journal once again. 'Of Connécti-
cut cities, South Norwalk has taken the
lead in this commendable enterprise.
It excludes the World; it has never ad-
mitted the Journal to its files. Hart-
ford has also decided to exclude the
World. The Century club 'of New
York has banished both the obnoxious
sheets. «This may not be an efficacious
way of combating the new journalism;
but it educates public sentiment in the
right direction and moreover relieves
the communities in question from the
heavy responsibilities of debaunching
the public mind.—New Haven Palla-
dium. '
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‘ Braunschweiger Mumme.
Now that spring 'is approaching, a
tonic is; necessary to tone up your.
system. There is nothing ,‘better than
Braunschweiger Mumme manufactured
by the Long Island - Bottling 00., of
Brooklyn, and sold by Edward P. Weed.
It is an effective tonic, an agreeable-
beverage and just what you need when
you have that “all gone" feeling, Try
a botlle and be convinced, . . '
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the B. F. Hoxie Fire Company’s house :
MONDAYflNAWAY.
A,New‘ Canaan Horse Fright-
_ ened at a Tramway Car.
Narrow Escape of Two Persons.
Near the Hanford residence on Bel-
den avenue this morning there might
have been seen an open buggy minus
one wheel, another wheel of the same
wrecked, the dash doubled over and
the shafts splintered and freed from
the running parts.
- In the stable at the same residence
was a horse badly cut, and needing the
attention of a veterinarv surgeon,
which by the wav, he later received.
At the home of Constable Thomas
Hunt wasa man in a semi-conscious
condition with two ugly cuts on his
head and bending over and prescribing
fOr the cuts was Dr. A. H. Baldwin.
Outside and not far away was a lad who
was holding on to his leg as if he was
suffering extreme pain
And all this was brought about by
the runaway of a team belonging to a
man named Sammis who as the letter-
ingon the wagon would denote was
engaged in the livery business at New
Canaan.
The story of the accident as learned
by the reporter was to the effect that a
man named C. A. Saunders was being
driven to the railroad station by a
young man named Sammis and and as
he was turning the corner at Riverside
avenue and Belden avenue the horse
shied at a Tramway car, and threw
both driver and the passenger into the
street.
The driver struck a telephone pole
and received a severe injury to his
knee. The passenger was not so fortu-
nate in escaping injury he striking on
his head and being rendered uncon-
scious. ‘
The latter was picked up and taken
to the home of Officer Thomas Hunt
near by and Dr. Baldwin summoned,
.who dressed the wounds and later the
man was able to continue on his way to
South Norwalk and the railroad station.
The horse ran down Belden avenue
at a break-neck speed but not before
leaving one of the wheels of the vehIcle
at the scene of the accident minus the
hub. As the crazed animal reached the
Hanford residence, John Ford, who
happened to be passing, ran out and at
the risk of life and limb succeeding in
stopping him.
That the accident did not result more
seriously can only be attributed to what
some people define as good luck. .
nIsrmcr’ CHIEFS.
Grand Chief of Knights of the Golden Eagle
Makes Appointments.
Grand Chief Harry Leigh of the
Knights of the Golden Eagle, has ap-
pointed the fol-lowing district chiefs:
For P.H. Sheridan castle of Meriden,
Willis H. Boden, of New Britain.
For Crusader’s castle of New Haven,
Fred J. Smith.
For Mohakamo castle of Danbury,C.
J. Hathaway of Bridgeport.
For Erwin castle of New Britain,
Charles F. Deval of Meriden. #
For Bridgeport castle of Bridgeport,
Edwin C. Bristol of New Haven.
For Ivanhoe castle of Darien,Georgc
Wood or Bridgeport. .
For Rock castle of New Haven, Wil-
liam C. Foote.
For Columbia castle of New Haven,
Charles E. Tyler.
For Winthrop castle of New Haven,
John A. Walker.
wILL PAY roe cow.
New Canaan Citizens Settle for Action of
' Vagrant Mad Dog.
The citizens of New Canaan held a
special meeting Saturday afternoon
and voted to pay $40 damages to Mrs.
Pennoyer whose cow was bitten by a
mad dog recently and which died from
hydrophohia.
The dog’was a vagrant, and as no
owner could be found, the town was
‘ asked to pay for the loss of the cow.
There was a lively discussion over the
matter.
fore the matter was decided in the favor
of the owner of the cow.
The town also voted $3,000 for im-
provement of the roads.
Off to Westport.
7’ The work of laying the extension of
the Tramway tracks to Westport will
probably be commenced this week. lIt
is understood the company will use
joint trackage with the street Railway
over part of the line. The latter com-
pany will, it is understood, commence
work on their extension at" an early
A dozen ballots were cast be- ,
DON’T MISS tum.
fore Going to Press.
By the People and For the People.
FOR SAD E.
0"! SALE or' to rent, the 9 room he
_ nowpccumed by El. Jones. First figs:
finished-w hard wood, mantels and mirrors:
houie Wired for electricity. and all modern
improvements; also carriage house. Apply to
S. B. Wilson. 92 Wall street. j1 tf
WANTE D.
ANTED.—Mrs. R. R. Doswell Employ
ment Agency: White or colored help
supplied. Girls from Virginia for city or
coun r_v first and third week of ever
Address Adams avenue, Stamford, anglogtilvlv.
ANTED._:. competent girl for e e 1
UN housework. MRS. E. M. Locmgvolclmras
Elm street. mAJ ,
HORSES FOR SALE?
A car load of Horses,just
arrIved, which will be sold
cheap.
M. TARLOV,
_BOSTONTURNPINE, - - - SOUTH NORWAL
scour: I
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IIonmLK CLUB ‘BllltlllllG
To LEASE. .
The store new under lease
to Adams Brothers, to rent
from April lst, 1897
Apply to IRA COLE,
Committee for the Company.
Hoyt’s Theatre.
MONDAY, MARCH 8.
CHAS. II. YALE’S
Magnificent Production of the Famous
Spectacle
THE TWELVE
TEMP’I‘ATIONS.
Re-embellishedfand added to so it is now
365 Days Ahead of the Year
Introducing in its portrayal 75 people.
The Coming Woman,
The Going Man.
The Ballet of Fads.
Battery Park You Should
All in a Row you Must '
Over the Bridge You’ve Got to
The Famous Rosaries
he Great John Harty
The Famous Lunch
SPECIALTIES
Funny Gus Bruno, J r,
Pretty J one Sisson.
_ . The Brothers Elliot.
First appearance 1n America of the two
. famous dancers,
Mlle. MARIA FERRERO and
Mlle. GISELDA BASSEGGIO.
THE PRODUCTION INTACT. GREATER THAN EVER
. Prices—2'50, 500. 750. Seats now on
sale at Plalsted’s and Pinneo’s stores.
Ala Hawaii! as
A GENUINE PORTLAND.
' MAINE, BUILT
@UTTER
—-FOR SALE A'l'———
$18.00-
IF APPLIED FOR SOON'.
Enqmrc at this office.
Fungal Director and Elllllallllfll
as; Washingtoi‘ifliStrvet Soutthorwalk
Residence. Mahackemn Hotel.
ILIME, CEMENT, nu PIPE. _ 3
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. dates .
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