TH E VENIN GAz “‘ THE ONLY EIGHT-PAGE ONE-CENT DAILY IN THE WORWALKS. Vol. VII Whole No.1572’ Norwalk, Conn, Tuesday Evening, March 16. .1897. Price One Cent ’ NATIONA_L_O_APITAL Congress Met in Extra Session at Noon Yesterday. ,__.. Speaker Reed Applauded Upon Taking the Chair. GAZETTE’ s BUREAU, ) 709 EAST CAPITor. S'rn'nn'r, . WASHlNGrox. MARCH.15 I DEAR GAzann:—Congr ess met in the extra session at noon to-day at the call of the Pres1dent. The main. interest centered at the House end of the Capi- to], where the organization of the new House and the seat lottery were the drawing cards. Great crowds were at- tracted to the galleries hours before noon. ' Upon the formal announcement by the clerk that “Mr. Reed, having re- . ceived a majority of the votes, was elected,” the republicans applauded most vigorously. The oath of office was then adminis- teredto Mr. Reed by Mr. Harmer, the senior member in consecutive service. The appearance of the Speaker was the signal of a thunderous burst of ap- plause, which swept from the floor to the galleries. Several persons cheered loudly, The applause continued as the Speaker and his attendants marched down to the rostrum, and reached its climax as he mounted to his» place and faCed the members and crowded galler- ies. Speaker Reed then thanked the House in a short but graceful speech. This was followed by the ceremOny of swearing in themembers, and then a committee was appointed to wait on the president. 0 0 O The new Tariff bill was the next mat- ter of engrossing interest. It embodies the result of hard work by the Ways and Means Committee, ever since the meeting of the last session of Congress in December. It is intended to raise from $50,000,000 to $00,000,000 more revenue under the bill than is provided by existing law. ' Duties have been ad- vanced for the double purpose of pro- tection and revenue. 0 o 0 In the Senate prompt at noon Mr. Hobart ascended to the presiding offi- cers desk and called the Senate to order. The roll call disclosed the pres- ence of sixty—eight senators. o o , o The President’s message was sent to the Senate late this afternoon. In it the President reviews the financial sit- uation and says tariff legislation is needed for protection and revenues. o . o » o . There was no evidence apparant of early appointments anywhere, the as- sembling of Congress. the message and the tariff bill, engrossmg the attention of most people. 0 O 0 There have been comparatively few callers upon the chiefs of the up-town departments to-day. There were Sena- tors and Representatives at most of them, but not as manv us on each day of the past week. Our Representative E. J. Hill was at the postofiice department to-day pre- sumably looking after his district in- terests as to postmasterships. O 0 O J. N. Scott, of Port Townsend, Wash., is the only applicant for a De- partment position registered at the Treasury since the report of Saturday was published. Mr. Scott wants to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. He is a brother of ex-President Harris- son’s first wife, and held a. government position from 1889 to 1894. . 0 o o Mme. Ruiz, the widow of the dentist who was murdered in, a Cuban prison, was a center of attraction in the Capi- tol galleries. the Cuban revolutionists and with hu- man sorrow had a thought for her. 0 o o , Patent Commissioner Seymour par- ticularly desired Krelease from his of- ficial duties today. but no action as to the selection of his successor has been disclosed up to the close of to-night’s mail. To Stop Diphtheria’s Spread. County Health Officer Hoadley of, I New Haven went to Ansonia yesterday, and held a consultation with the local Board of Health which resulted in an order fromi’the board prohibiting the issuance or exchange of books at the Public Library from today until April 1. ’ This action is the result of the pres- ‘ ent diphtheria scare, in that city. ,_- <-- —Live Merchants keep their names before the Public. A11 Advertisement ...,in THE GAZETTE will be read. Every sympathizer w1th- (11111 A sound. But James Cullen Fired a Charge of Powder Into William Hyland’s Face. Exciting Scene at The Opera House Last Night. There was an exciting scene at thd Opera house last night, which was not down on the bills and which resulted in William l-lylandi~ wring his face full of powder by a she 1mm a. rifle in the hands of James Cullen. The Young Men’s Catholic club is to give “A Confederate Spy” at the Opera House to-morrow night, and last night was set apart for a rehearsal of the piece. _ James Cullen and William Hyland take part in the drama, both being as- signed to represent Union soldiers. James Sheehan is assigned the charac- ter of a villiau and is supposed to fire a. revolver in the third act. Last. night, however, he failed to biing his pistol and Cullen wasi selected to fire in his place. Cullen was armed with a r: iia belong- ing to Company D. He was given a blank cartridge and warned to shoot in- to the flies. At the critical moment, however, Cullen must have become ex- cited, for instead of firing into the air, he aimed the rifle at Hyland and pulled the trigger. The charge struck Hyland in the face, filling it with powder. His neck also received a quantity of the powden The wound while painful was not dangerous, and several of his friends succeeded in picking some of the pow— der out of his face, after which he went home. on» WAS NOT OLMSTEAD. Only a Fertilizer Drummer That Wilton Residents MiStook for the Missing William. The residents of Wilton were greatly excited on Saturday last, by a report that William Olmstead who had mys- teriously disappeared from his home in that town four years'ago, had returned. The report spread~rapidly and finally reached the ears of the Fakir, who dis- penses news from Norwalk to the 011t- side world, and an embellished story of Olmstead’s return was flashed over the wires. It now turns out that the man supposed to be Olmstead was only a fer- tilizer drummer, who had come totown to see the farmers, and Olmsteads mys- terious disappearance is still unsolved. rooo-—-——-——-——~— Training School. The annual catalogue of the State Normal Training School at Willimantic has just been received. Comparison with the catalogue of 1896 shows that there has been a gain in numbers of over thirty-three per cent. since last year. _ There are 19 instructors for the 119 students in the Normal department and the 547 pupils in the schools for obser- vation and training. The students in the Normal Depart- ment come from thirty-six towns. Every county is represented in the lists of towns. The course is arranged for two years. Of this time half a year must be spent in actual public school, work before a diploma can be granted. There would seem to be every in- ducement for ambitious young men and women of the State to avail them- selves of the advantages which the State ofi'ers gratuitously to those who intend to become teachers. 0. Council Adjourns. An adjourned meeting of the City coun'cil was held last evening. The Mayor and Councilmen with the ex- ception'of Councilman Boyer were present. The meeting was called to order by Councilman Tristram and on motion of Councilman Smith adjourned until Monday evening March 221. ———,———.oo . Hardly. A Wilton family were discussing the physical proportions of Err-President Cleveland when the infant terrible in- quired: “Mamma, is he as big as the Lord?” ———~—-A ————~—«< . ~H-.__,.__. St. Paul’s Church. This afternoon the Ladies guild is in session; other meetings are Ladies so- ciety, Wednesday afternoon; junior auxiliary, Thursday afternoon; confir- mation class, Thursday evening; choir rehears'a‘, Friday evening; Industrial school, Saturday afternoon. Q I FAMILIES IN PERIL l Narrowly Escaped Sufi’ocation Early This Morning. . , Fortunate Awaking of Mrs. Thomas Shan- Iey Saved Many Lives. 1 The families of Thomas Shanley and John~Horton, residing at 180 llairal avenue, Bridgeport, narrowly escaped suffocation in a fire at their home at. 2 o’clock this morning. .The fire was discovered by Mrs.‘Shanley,who awoke from a sound sleep to smell smoke, which had filled the entire building and was growing thicker every second. Mrs. Shanley awoke her husband and carried their three children, half clad, into the yard. The Horton children were taken out of the building by Of- ficer Quilty. On realizing that the house was afirc Mrs. Shanley jumped from her bed with her youngest child in her arms, and calling to her husband, carried the little fellow out of the house. All this time she was crying “Fire” at the top of her voice. The cries at- tracted the attention of Policemen Lar- kin and Quilty, who were on Pequon- nock street. They thaught that a fight was in progress and ran to the house. By this time the blaze had worked itself through a window, and the policemen easily learned the reason for Mrs. Shan- ley’s out'cries. While Larkin ran to an alarm box Quilty went into the building and roused the Horton family, who were sound asleep on the upper floor. The smoke was thick and andistifling, and it was with difficulty that the policeman made his way out of the building with his arms full of children, Mr. and Mrs. Horton bringing up the rear, each car- rying a half naked child. The air was piercing cold, and the little ones suf- fered terribly until the sounds of the fire engines awakened the neighbors, who gave them shelter. The firemen found quite a lively blaze in ahall leading from the base-~ ment to the apartments of the Shanley family. Three lines of hcse were laid in and the fire was soon drowned out. The house was damaged to the extent of $350. The origin of the fire was not known, but itis believed to have started in a closet at the head of the basement stair- way work_ing upward and downward. ————g+>— GRANTED HER DIVORCE Mrs. Howard Staples Granted Alimony of $35 a Month for Five Years. Judge Ralph Wheeler of the Superior court granted the petition of divorce of Mrs. ClarissaR. H. Staples against her husband, Howard Staples, who is sec— retary and treasurer of the Bridgeport Steamboat Co. The’alleged ground of the plaintiff is desertion. The first hearing of the complaint was heard several weeks ago, and the case was continued for further time. The case was again presented yesterday, and the plaintiff was given a decree. It was al- so ordered that-the defendant pay plain- tiff $35 a month for five years. The alimony being payable at. the endof every month. The couple were married Nov. 14, 1882. The plaintiff’s maiden name was Miss T.readwell ———————‘--—<o ENGINEER SANFORD’ S TRIP. 'He Will Inspect the Oyster Farms of the Sound. Engineer David C. Sanford of the Shellfish Commission leaves to-day for a long trip over oyster farms of Long Island Sound. His chief object is to inspect the natural beds and confer with the growers relative to innova- tions desirable for the culture of the Connecticut oyster The report of the Shell Fish Com- mission, recently issued, there are fewer back taxes on the books of the Commission than at any time in years. The present administration has been diplomatic in the matter of tax collecting and now only a few hundred dollars remain on the books to be se- cured. , ‘Patrick Wade’s Condition. There was a considerable improve- msnt 1n the condition of Patrick Wade, of Bridgeport, yesterday. although he. is still a very sick man, and is not yet out of danger. There is a congestion of the right long, which joined with an attack of - rheumatism, continues to make Mr. Wade’s'cqndition a matter of concern for his many friends. _—-—<’»——_ ——Advertiss in THE GAZETTE. shows that ~ HE WAS CAME. “Tip” Refused to Die by Tak- ing Knock-Out Drops. The Big Elephant Knew They Wanted to Kill Him. The obstinacy of. the big elephant “Tip,” who positively refused to die to make a Roman holiday, spoiled in a measure, the entertainment that had been provided by the only “Tody” Hamilton for the newspaper men of Bridgeport and New link, at the Bar- num & Bailey winter quartersyesterday. Elephants, of either sex, have the char- acteristic, distinctively feminine in the the human species, of suspicion and ob- stinacy in their make-up, and when "‘I‘ip” saw the crowd gathering in that corner of the elepha’ntbuilding in which "he was hobbled by all four legs, he scented danger in the air and declined the prussic acid cocktail which Trainers 'Conklin and Newman and Professors Wallace and Rowland had prepared for him. The executionersnried to make the elephant take other mixtures, the prin- cipal ingredient of which was cyanide of potassium, but he stoutly refused. “Tip” is an unruly beast and so dan- gerous that it has been decided to kill him. He will be shot, probably some day this week. \ A Venerable Odd Fellow. _ The Venerable James H. Taylor of Wilton attended the meeting last even- ing of Our Brothers’ Lodge of which he has been a member since 1845. cc. _ AMUSEMENTS. McCarthy’s Mishaps. For several years this clever comedy has convulsed the public. This year it comes with many new and fresh fea- tures,, with that exceedingly original comedian, Barney- Ferguson, in his original character of “Dennis McCar- thy,” which will be his first appearance in this city, which will occur at Hoyt’s Theatre, next Saturday afternoon and evening and should be welcomed by two large audiences‘on its merit. The name bf Barney Ferguson and McCar- thy’s Mishaps is familiar to the amuse- ment world "and has been acknowledged the comedy success for y'ears. Matinee prices, 10 and 25 cents; evening. ‘25, 35 and 50 cents. ——-.~———< .‘ ‘— ———~o~«.——~ ~—ST. PATRICK’S DAY. OFFERINGS. Boston Store, Norwalk. HOURLY SALES. 9 to 6 o’clock. Full bleached Muslin for (its. 9 to 10 o’clock. 19c Black Tafl‘eta Gloves. 90. .250 Coffee Pots, 16c. 80 Meat Broilers, 4c. 10 to 11.. o’clock. 2c Basting Cotton. per doz. spools, 50. 15c Linen Huck Towels, 8c. 5011 Tam-o-shanters, 250. 11 to 12 o’clock. 5c Ladies’ and Men’s Hdkfe , 33. 130 Ladies’ Hose, Sc. . 100 Writing Tablet, 5c. 1 to 2 o’clock. 100 box Bixby Shoe Blocking, 5c 133 Men’s socks, 9c. 2 to 3 o’clock. 100 large size wood band flour sieves, 50. 15c Silesia, 8c. 3 to 4 o’clock. 12c 3-quart tin pails, 60. 100 R. & G. best dollar corset, 75c. 4 to 5 o’clock. 4c pie plates, 2c. 31. 50, :81. 75I and $1. 98 Flannelette Wrappers at —, price, for this hour only. 5 to 6 o’clock. Silk Caps for Infants atl— o>o—————--—- _price. Time Diclii’tiniprO've the Price. John Mills, as administrator of his father’s estate,‘lias sold at Rome, (£11., =1 halo of cotton which his father raised in 1872. The father refused to sell it at 22 cents, deeming the price too low, and had held it for ,n. raise. it was sold at 5 4-5 cents—New York Sun. _ Boundless Affection. Tie—Sometimes I wonder if you real- ly love me. . She—As if I liadn' t pr ved it! Have- n ’t I called you “Dumpsy darling?” “Well?” . “And that is a name, Which, until i met you, I had held sacred to deer lit- tle Fido.”—Cincinnati Enquirer. —No claims, no affidavits, but a GAZETTE advertisement gets there every time. HERE my THERE. An Epitome of Happenings oi Interest to the Public} Garnered With Scissors and Pencil. The condition of William E. Dean remains about the same. He is a very sick man. Attorney E. M. Lockwood is in Hart- ford to- day. The board of meet to-night. school visitors will There were twenty-eight deaths in Norwalk last month. The Robert Emmett and the Catholic clubs met last evening. There is said to be a fairly good de- mand for rents this Spring. Mrs. A. M. Canfield of Merwin street is visiting friends in New Haven. ———All the Successful Merchants of this City Advertise in THE GAZETTE. given last Thirty-nine wanderers were lodging at the Hotel Howard night. The Willing Workers of theMetho- dist church will meet to-morrow after- noon. ' There will be two interesting basket ball games at the Armory, Thursday evening. ‘Washiiigton Lodge, I. O. G. T. will meet this evening, at the lodge room in Cranhurv. To-mm’row will be St. Patrick’s day. And don’tsome of, you wish that you were in Careor ? “Dick” Fitch, of Wilton, has a num- ber of excellent photographs of Prof. Lawrence Hutton’s death marks. The Elite Cribbage club will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Pierce in Winnipauk to-morrow evening. , Members'of Concord Division. S of T. arein attendance at a S. of T. dis- trict convention in New Canaan, to-day. “Uncle Waltei” Fitch is entertain- ing dear friends from Massachusetts at his hospitable home on Weitport avenue. The Washington social club met last evening and who is there that will say that the meeting was not conducive to anticipated pleasure? Harry Mitchell won the 86 pipe at George Denton’s store last night. It is a beauty and Mr. Mitchell proposes adding greatly to its lustre. The Ladies association of the Nor- walk Congregational church, will hold its eighty- -first annual meeting to- more row at 3‘ 30 o’clock in the chapel. According to the summarv of the Weekly Record there was but three real estate sales in Norwalk last week, and the mortgages amounted to $2,275. A “fireside” will be the occasion of a gathering at the Norwalk Club rooms to-night, that will be replete with en. joyment to those who may be present. Conducter Fred Sweet was given a surprise party at his home on High street last night. Fred is alive to-day and willing to make affidavit thgt he ' never enjoyed himself so much during his life. James Mitchell was 75 years old yes terday. Unfortunately he was ill and unable to celebrate the occasion as u.- wished. However, his friends will he glad to learn that he expects to be about again. Corporation Consel E. M. Lockwood and Councilmen A. B. Hill and C. F. Tristram are in Hartford today on} the city charter amendments. Mayor Wheeler it is expected will join the party at New Haven. ' George Smith of Spring Hill was giv- en a birthday surprise party last night. The visitors took possession of the house and there was a merry-go-round of singingyrecitarions, readings, etc. including an abundance of refresh— merits. John McDermott en route to Syra- cuse was gathered in and locked up at the station-house yesterday afternoon by Officer Morehouse. This morning Judge Hubbell, fined him 35 and sus- pended execution of sentence,on John’s promise to leave town. —-Advertise in the GAZETTE. ' DON’T MISS THEM. The Latest Ads. Received Be- fore Going to Press. By the People and For the People. I 1o RENT. 0 RENT—Store now occupied b T Wilmot Fawcett. in James’ BlohkMdh‘ Water street, on and after Api 11 1st. Also iilpziittsngntsdn the game buil ling. A] o apart en 11 ross s reet F. woon.Tr1 stee. ST Jom 1:Jriolcom- WA NEE n 1 ANTED ..—Mrg 11 7?. Doswel Em 'o ment Agenn: White oi cnlr‘ied Deli; sanilieil. Girls from Vi ginia for city 11' coun 1y first and thiid week of eveiy month. AddressAdanis awnue. St:'.imtoid Conn. 3-1w Hoyt’ 8 Theatre. SATURDAY, MARCH 20. MATINEE AND NIGHT. The Famous Irish Comedian BRITNEY FERGUSON “The Funny Little Man" as Dan McCarthy in McCarthy’s Mishaps The Record Breaker, with Clever Comedians, I Pretty Girls, Bright Music, Catchy Songs. Pi ces—llatiiiee 10111111 :5 0 nts; 3) and 50 cents. Sécule sea. ts eai ly at I’laisti (1’5 and l’iiiiieo‘s. Glosina Out Sale TO'FE— MILLINERY GOOD. ——AT-———— FAWCETT’S. 3 WATER STREET, NORWALK, CONN. Everything to Be Sold Regardless of Cost on Account of Removal Commencing Saturday. March 3, and Continuing Until Everything" Is Sold. More Open Every Evening Until 8 o’clock. RAYMOND Night. 25. DAVID w. Funeral Director and 11111111111 39 Washington Street South Norwalk Residence. Mahackemo Hotel. BealEstatE 0 RH". —— Apartments Houses, Farms, Stores, Bains, etc. xxxxxxxx on SALE. —— Dwellings , Farms, Many Places. xxxxxxxx ,, NOW is the Time to Buy, as “men Times Get Better, (which they will very soon) Prices Will} Go Up. JOHN T llAYES, 5 MAIN STREET,- - -NORVIALK. Piano Lessons, .\ RS.GEORGE W. BRADLEY. (daughter _ oi’ the late Wm. B. Nash.) gives eminent and satisfaétory instructions on the Piazza 11 her home No. 193 Main atreat”
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