_ 1 -g_. k 9. '1 To ARBITRATE WITH SIAM. The United States Government's Claims I to Be Settled. ‘ LONDON, March 11.—A dispatch from Singapore says that the United States gov- ernment has agreed to submit to arbitra~ tion its claim against Siam arising out of the assault made in December last by Siamese soldiers at Bangkok upon the United States vice consul general, Mr; Edward B Kellett It is understood that the United States government will submit also to arbitration the old claim known as the Check claim, with respect to which unsatisfactory nego tiations have been for a long time in prog- ress between United States Minister Bar- rett and the Siamese government. The Cheek claim grows outot a contract made several years ago between the Siam- ese government and Dr (‘heek an Ameri- can, known as the “teak king, " according to which he was to takeout teak logs from the interior of the country for aterm of years with his own elephants and to share the profits of the venture with the Siamese authorities. Dr. "Cheek advanced the government $200,000 for the concession. In conse- quence of the severe drought which pre- vailed for two years after the contract was signed he was unable to take out the logs. The Siamese government charged him with delinquency and violation of con- tract, seized his elephants, confiscated his logs and, Without the' proper legal proceed ings, forced him into bankruptcy. Dr. Cheek’s appeals to the king of Siam for redress have been ineffectual and ulti- mately he appealed to the United States government. There Is believed to be a close connection between the Check claim and the attacks upon Mr. Kellett. TRAIN ROBBBRS IN ALABAMA. At the Point of Pistols an Express Mes- senger Opened the Safe. LOUISVILLE, March 11.—A special from Birmingham, Ala., says: The north bound express train No. 4, on the Louisville and Nashville railroad, was held 111) by six masked men near Calcra. The train had stopped at a water tank in the woods, when two men boarded the engine and covered the engineer and fireman with pis- tols and forced them to unoouple the loco— motive and express car from the remainder of the train and run forward half a mile with it. _ Here four more men were in waiting. The messenger refused to open the safe. When the door was broken open, the mes- senger was covered with pistols and forced to open the safe. A number of packages 0'? money were secured. The total amount is not known, but it is said, to have been large. A posse is in pursuit of the robbers, having gone from Birmingham on a spe- cial train. The Population of Hawaii. WASHINGTON, March 11.—Ellis Mills, United States consul general at Honolulu, has furnished the state department with the results of a ccnsus just taken in Ha- waii, showing a. total population of 109,- 020. The Hawaiians head the list, with 31,019; Japanese next, with 24,407; Chi- nese ‘third, with 21,616, and the Portu- guese fourth, with 15,191. Those part Ha- waiians number 8,485, Americans 3,086, British 2, 250, Germans 1, 482, and the re- mainder' 15 divided among half a dozen nae _tionalitics. National Guard Rifles. ALBANY, March 11.——The committee on military afi'airs reported favorably to the. senate today Senator Coggeshall’s bill a11- thorizing the governor in his discretion to purchase for the equipment of the na- tional guard the rifles accepted by the commission to select an arm for the guard, the report of which commission was not concurred in by Governor Morton. The rifle selected was 111anufactured by the Savage Gun company. General Solomon Dead . SALT LAKE CITY, March 11.—-General Frederick Solomon, late of the United States volunteer army, died in this city. At the outbreak of the rebellion he was a resident of St. Louis and was mustered in as captain of the Fifth Missouri cavalry, was afterward appointed colonel of the Ninth Wisconsin volunteers and was pro— _motcd brigadier general in July, 1862. He ‘Was brevetted major general in 1864. Kelly Beat the Blooming Britisher. LONDON, March 11.—Sam Kelly, the 115 pound champion of America, beat Billy Blimmer of England in the 20 round bout decided in the Olympic Athletic club, Bir- mingham. They fought for $1,000 a side and a purse of $3,500. Plimmer did all the work for 151 rounds, but Kelly disposed of him by a lucky series of maneuvers in the twentieth. The l’eruvian‘s Rough Trip. GLASGOW, March 11.——The steamer Pe- ruvian, Captain Calvert, which arrived here yesterday from Portland, Me, was badly damaged by the heavy weather which she experienced on her passage across the Atlantic. One of her quartermastcrs was washed overboard, several of her boats were carried away and a number of cattle were killed. Release of Correspondent Scovel. HAVANA, March 11.—The Santa Clara court having jurisdiction of the charge against Sylvester Scovel, the New York newspaper correspondent who was arrested in the early part of February while travel- ing in a train between Tunas and Sancti Spiritus, has rendered a decision releasing him from custody. Mr. Scovcl is now at liberty. The America's Cup. LONDON,~Ma-rch 11.——Thcre is reason to believe that if the new racing cutter which is being built for Charles Day Rose proves successful in her contests with the Prince of Wales“ lenge this year to race for the America’s cup during the yachting season of 1898. The Manon Road Sold. INDIANAPOLIS, March 11.—-—The Monon railroad was sold this morning in this city. It was bought in by H. H. Joline of New York, who bid for the reorganization com- mittee, consisting of Frederick P. Olcott, H. C. Reuse and Henry W. Poor, all of New York. The mice was $3, 001, 000. A Trust Company Assigns. LOUISVILLE, March 11.——Thc Germania Trust company has assigned. The assets and liabilities are placed at $271,136.16. It is claimed that the stockholders will be the only losers by the failure and that they will r.calize over 30 per cent on their holdings. A Mayor’s Appointees Removed. LOWELL, Mass, March 11.—The alder- men concurred with the common council in removing all but three of Mayor Court ' .ney' s appointees. w...» .1. Britannia and Emperor Wil-: liam’s Meteor Mr. Rose will issue a chal- ‘ 111111111111 111111111111. Getting the “Measure 'In Good Shape For; the Extra Session. TO BE PRINTED BY MONDAY. The Bill Will Be Introduced by Mir. Dingley, Who \Vill Be Continued a! Chairman of the \Vaya and Means Committee of the House. \VASHINGTON, March 11.—The members of the ways and means committee promise to have completed all the schedules of the new tariff bill by the close of the evening session on Saturday of this week. Chairman Dingley has declared to his colleagues that it shall be done, though from the mass of work yet to be accomplished the task seems too large to be performed in the remaining days. The schedules of wool, sugar and sundries and the free list are’ the ones left to be done, the latter two having been con- sidered to some extent during the last two days. Yesterday the work of the commit- tee was devoted almost exclusively to the free list and sundries, and the same pro gramme was continued at the morning session today lt is announced that a. large port of Friday’s and Saturday’s ses- sions will It: devoted to wool and sugar scllllllllll'il. 1).'11111- 111 lbw gangrrnrgmec for house and staTiulI-t buglslntloxu 21.1 -l.-.lxv. 31117111 session, whhh 11:111- 1-1111 1-1xllszsl.,e(1 1:1 lndorscd by (ll'1z11111.: .1- [linglu or his colleagues, and it was 111? until today that any of the real leach-rs 111" the nonunitlcc Would pre- tend to >::;.-' what the probable order of leg. lslutlon wrnolrl In: it now amn'm's that the ipiwlgrzuiinm 11- the. boll-so and, so far as the house Loom-.2 lllt'llllllnu Speaker Reed, can inflnm- 1 r1 it 11- tho so mite will be something-1s followed: “111121111111 bill will be really f1 1' 1111. printer Monday morning, when the first rough draft of the measure will be hurriml through for presentation to the house certainly by Wednesday morn- ing, when the now ways and means com? mittcvc will lmvo been appointed and the first necessary I'H'LfiilllYHl-lon amnpleteti by Speaker lived. Ilingley in inh'auinr-J ”1“ Bill. Chairman lhnglcy, who of course Will still be chairman. will introduce the bill. Unless some one should demand it, which is not regarded as likely, the pondcroue document will not be read, but will be re- l'orred immediately to the full ways and means committee. Then the Democratic members will- obtain their first look at the measure, and Mr. McMillin, whose reap- pointment to the committee is assured, will ask troublesome questions as the leader of the minority members. It is a foregone conclusion that his sug gestions or those of his colleagues will not be heeded. Chairman Dingley will have always in Inind the pressing needs of the national revenues and the oft repeated declaration of the administration leaders to force a tariff bill through congress as rapidly as possible. Firmness and expedi- tion in dealing with whatever opposition .may appear, either in the house or in the commit-toe, arc the watchwords. The Republicans-will take some little time in the committee room to arrange schedules which were imperfectly adjusted in the haste of preparation, but this work. and the complaints of the minority mem- bers are not expected to consume more than two days. The bill will then be re— ported to the house not later than Monday. March 2:3. The time allowed for debate in the house will be limited by the iron hand of Speaker Hood and the other strong Republican leaders, and it is the opinion of Chairman Dingley that not more than ten days should be allowed for discussion. In view of the repeated assurances of the Democratic leaders that no unneccssary obstacles will be placed in the way Of the carrying out of the administration pro- gramme, it is not expected that the minor- ity will be disposed to debate the measure at greater length than the Republicausare disposed to allow. It may be expected, then, according to this plan, that the bill will have passml tho house by April 2 or 3 It will be sent in the. senate without delay, and then all responsibility for a speedy, enactment will be placed on the upper branch of congress. The belief in some quarters, however, that it is the plan of Speaker ll ced and the other prominent Re- publicans of the house to coerce'the senate by withholding the appropriation bills 1111~ til the passage of the tariff measure. is laughed at as absurd by loading members of both branches. Appointment of Committees. The authors of the foregoing programme have further plans, of course, concerning legislation by the lower branch. While it is assured that Speaker Reed will appoint all of the committees at the extra session, it is certain that he will appoint only two or three of them at most until disposal has been made of the tariff bill. The up- propriations committee will be one of the early ones, and will be allowed thus to prosecute its work during the tarifi debate. Then, as soon as the tariff bill has been sent to the senate, the appropriations com- mittee will be expected to present the four hills which were allowed by Mr. Cleveland to die at the close of the late session. These are to be passed with all the facility possible. and in case the senate shows un- necessary dilatoriness in passing the tariff bill the effort will be made to show the much}: the s,,cctncle of the senate of the U nited Stat-cs ‘ ‘ holding up” the appropria- tions which will be needed at the opening of the fiscal year, July 1. To this extent, and to this extent only, it is planned by the hense leaders to “coerce" the upper branch of congress. It will be seen that if his programme is successfully carried out the session will be adjourned as early as the middle of June and the tariff and appropriation bills will have become law before July 1 It may be stated positively that while there is some doubt if the plans of the administra- , ion men can be carried out in the manner described there is no doubt whatever that this is the official programme itself as pro- posed bv them. No More Knockout Drops. ALBANY, March 11.-——Governor Black to— day signed the anti knockout drops bill of Senator Martin. The bill makes ita felony for a person other than a duly licensed physician to have an anaesthetic on his person with the intention of administering the same to another person and makes the finding of the same on the person by any one presumptive evidence of guilt. City Disposes of a Railroad. PETERSBURG, Va, March 11. — At a meeting of the common council the city’s interest in the franchises and property of the Virginia and Carolina railroad were conveyed to Mr. Dewitt Smith of New York and his associates on condition that they complete the work. The city’s inter- est was the absolute ownershp. INCORPORA . ED. 1824. \ THE EVENING Itching, scaly, bleeding palms, shapeless nails,l and painful finger ends, pimples, blackheads, a oily, mothy skin, dry, thin, and falling heir, itch- . ing, scaly scalps, all yield quickly to warm baths with CUTICURA SOAP, and gentle anointings , with CU'rIcunA (ointment), the great skin cure. 111 sold throughouttheom world. Porrxn Dana Asp Cnru. Cour" Sole (“111): Q“ How to reduce toSoft, White Hands," free. chlllNll HUMORS ’u::12.1..u::ru.::y Window Glass. Odd Sizes Cut to Order. Putty in _ Bulk, and l', 3 8: 5 Pound Cans. Prepared Paint, Oils and Turpen- tine, Hardwareélr .Housefu rn 1 sh- ings. H. H. WILLIAMS ‘7 Main St. Suhullzei’ Mariel. 5 RAILROAD PLACE AND X X x X WASHINGTON ST. BRIDGE x X x A few of Our Bargains for This Week: Sirloin Steak...... . 14c Round Steak .................. . ......... 100 Rib Roast ..... . ................ S, 10 and 120 Rump Corned B -1 f” ....................... ' Sc Plate Rib. Fresh or Corned ............ 50 Buck Shad (this 1vclk)..................,1(lc Fresh Herring ............ . .................. 4c Cod Steak ..................................... 10c HIS IS NOT ALL, a visit to either of our Markets will confince you that we know what people want and our prices are always RIGHT. FRESH FISN OF ALL KINDS. .______11 Paul Schultze, Jr Falrlield county National Bank 4i Wall St, Norwalk, Conn. Capital, $10,000. EDWIN 0. Hanna, President. DAVID B. MILLER, Vice-President. L. C. GREEN, Cashier. MOSSES H. GLovEn. A. J. MEEEER.‘ TIIEODOEE ELSMIIH, CHAS. F..'l‘1115r11.1n. EDWIN O. KEELER, DAVID H. MILL an, F. Sr. 1 mm Loonwoon, IRA COLE, Accounts of Manufacturers, Merchants and Ind1v1duals SOIlClLtd. Sai‘e;Deposit Boxes fee lollcposilors. 1111111111 1111111111. 11111111. 26 IVALL $77., NORWALK, CURPORATED SEPT. 1. l8'76 CAPITAL, - - - - - - $100.00C GEORGE 111. HOLMES, President. E. L. BOYER.Vice-1’resident. WILLIAM A. Coarrs Cashier DIRECTORS : GEORGE M. HOLMES, P. L. CUNNINGHAM, E. L. Borax, H. E. DAEN, J. T. PROWIT'I S. H. HOLMES, J . Cousms. J n. Illscuunl llay, Salurdav. Rea Estate. 0 BENT. —— Apartments, Houses, Farms, Stores, Barns, etc. xxxxxxxx 0“ SALE, —— Dwellings, Farms, Many Places. xxxxxxxx NOW is the Time to Buy, as W hen Times Get Better, (which they will very soon) Prlces Will Go Up. 101111. 1111111, 5 MAIN STREET, - - NORWALK. Piano Lessons Ville". GEORGE W. 5“lllll.li l’, (dauphin Of thelatr l...111..\'11sl ‘echs (meant and ~111t1_sfactory lll'éll‘llC1ltf.Il.~ .111 the l 1111; a her home \‘0. 193?- 1111'” "In-cl. \ 1,1117. ETTE NORWALK. N. Y. OFFICE 4:42 BROADWAY: “DAYS SALE ON lllll I IINII llllllS flfllllll. as we did last spring, e We have made another important purchase of Lace Curtains and same will be 011 sa‘e at our counters during the next four days, at astonishingly low prices. an opportunity that every thrifty housekeeper will appreciate. Here is ‘1 LAGE CURTAINS. 10 pairs $1.25Lace Curtains". for this sale 750. 8 pairs $1. 39 Curtains, for lhis sale 980. ' 12 pails $1 98 Fish Net lace Curtains, $1.50 designs, $225- sold for $3.50, for this sale 32,50. 15 pails $1 75 Nottingham Curtains, for this sale $1. 25 15 pairs $2.75 Gessamer Lace Net Curt in with rich 18 pairs Ecru and White Lace Curtains, we always 6 Irish Point Lace 0111 tains $4.75, for this sale $3.00 SEPARATE SKIRTS. $2.25 Figure Mohairs. $2. 50 All Wool Serge. $1. 98 Mi: god Fancies. $6. 98 Large Figured Silk. Very handsome. On all Flannel and Flannelette Wrappers we shall take off 25 per cent of the marked price for the next four days. DRESS ”GOODS. pr0per weight for nice bicycle suitings, 50c. 10 pieces Silk and lVool, 40 in. wide, 25c. thing for tai or made Suits, 75c. 3 pieces Silk Grenadine, huge figures, 750. 4 pieces all wool medium weight Covert, that is the 3 pieces 40 in. Black Sicilian Mohair, 500 yard. 3 pieces Etrame Navy, black and green, 52 in wide, 75c 10 pieces 54 111. wide Ladies’ Broadcloth just the light LAGES. 3000 yaids White and Butter color Laces at 25 per cent. less than regular value. Lo‘t 1—4 to G In. Oriental Lace regu ar value 19c,315c. Lot" .1—5 to‘.) in. Oriental Lace, regular value from 330 to 380, 250. Lot 3— 10 pieces 4 1n. Linen Torchon, new patteins, regular pr ce 25c, special 12130. ] BOSTON STORE, CORNER MAIN AND WALL STREETS, NORWALK, GT. $00M. (1.. GAZETTE B1 'INSURE YOUR PLATE GLASS IN THE DING monwanx 11111111111111.11111111111111 Company OF CONNECTICUT, ' At HALF THE RATE charged by other stock companies W. H. E ENQEJQN,
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